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This week in hockey history sees the birth of plenty of future Hockey Hall of Famers and significant trades and signings. Here’s what happened the week of July 6-12 in hockey history:

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July 11, 1963: Former Flames defenceman, Al MacInnis was born in Inverness, Nova Scotia. The Flames selected MacInnis 15th overall in the 1981 Draft and he would later help them to their first and only Stanley Cup victory, where he would also win the Conn Smythe Trophy. He would be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2007.

July 8, 1995: Jarome Iginla was drafted 11th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1995 Draft.