My First Hawks Hero: Rick Vaive

As you know, August is the doldrums of the hockey year. Nothing happens, and though we still hold out hope we'll have a trade to discuss soon, the CBA negotiations are probably going to keep that at bay. So we've decided to run this feature for the next week or two, which will include contributions from you, dear reader. But I'll kick things off with my first favorite Hawk.

I honestly couldn't tell you why Rick Vaive became my first favorite Hawk. He was only around for a season and a half. He did score 43 goals in his only full season in an Indian Head. But this was the 80's, when pretty much everyone had at least a 30-goal season on his resume at some point. Maybe it was because he was traded for my brother's favorite