Who is the best former NHL player to play in British league

Kevlar68

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I was just browsing through some NHL stats and came across British players who play or have played n the NHL.
Three i noticed were from Wales:-
Wilf Cude from Barry - 1930 till 1941 - Philadelphia Quakers
Cy Thomas from Dowlais - 1947 till 1948 - Chicago Black Hawks
Jack Evans from Morriston - 1948 till 1963 - New York Rangers

So it got me thinking. Who do you think is the best former NHL player to grace the British League?
It can be or former Devils player or another.
 
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matbur

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Tim Tomos??

Seriously though, the Eastern Conference trophy is called the Prince of Wales trophy!
 
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tim78

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Theo Fleury seemed to walk it though we did see Glenn Anderson in Devils Jersey who could have arguably been as impressive if stayed.
 

Temme

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#17
Best NHL player to play in our league - Theo Fleury, by a very very long distance.
Over 1000 NHL points to his name.

The best PLAYER ever to play in our league is obviously Fife's Tommy Muir.
 

Temme

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Also, there are more recent players that have played in the NHL from Britain that you may/may not have known about:

Brendan Perlini (Current Panther Brett Perlini's brother) - born in Guildford, currently playing for Arizona.
Nathan Walker - born in Cardiff
Steve Smith - http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=21557 born in Glasgow
Alex Gray http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=159218 - born in Glasgow
Andy Aitkenhead - http://www.eliteprospects.com/player.php?player=152643 many moons ago won a Stanley Cup! - also from Glasgow.
 

Wannabe2

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Theo Fleury by a country mile, there have been a few very good players to grace our shores, but Fleury most certainly has done it all.
1084 NHL GAMES
455 NHL GOALS
633 NHL ASS
1088 PTS
1840 PIM.
Says it all really
Games for Belfast
34 GAMES
22 GOALS
52 ASS
74 PTS
270 PIM.
 
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