Bam!
That's how Darius Kasparaitis entered the league for the New York Islanders during the 1992-1993 season. He was selected by the Islanders as the 5th pick overall in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft and quickly made a name for himself as defensemen that did more than simply just play his position, he drove you nuts.
While many hockey fans are familiar with the stories about Slava Fetisov and Igor Larionov playing in Russia and what it took to play for the Red Army in their younger days, Kasparaitis had to be tough.