During the late 1990s and early 2000s, undersized Mighty Ducks of Anaheim forward Paul Kariya defied the conventions of his era and wowed fans around the National Hockey League with his incredible skills.
Kariya led the Mighty Ducks to the 2003 Stanley Cup Final and was a force to be reckoned with throughout the Dead Puck Era, even as he was constantly targeted with hits that would result in 10-game suspensions today.
In 2011, Kariya retired after sitting out the entire 2010–11 season as a result of lingering post-concussion syndrome. He departed the NHL with 989 points in 989 career regular-season games.