Harold Druken Harold Druken ( born January 26 , 1979 , in St . John ' s , Newfoundland and Labrador ) is a Canadian senior - level ice hockey centre for the Deer Lake Red Wings of the Newfoundland West Coast Senior Hockey League ( NWCSHL ) . Currently a free agent , he has played professionally most recently for EHC Basel of Switzerland ' s Nationalliga A in the 2005 – 06 season . Druken was drafted in the second round , 36th overall , by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft . He spent the majority of his NHL playing time with the Canucks , while spending most of his professional career in the minor leagues with the American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliates of the Canucks , Toronto Maple Leafs and Carolina Hurricanes . Playing career . Druken enjoyed a prolific three - year Ontario Hockey League ( OHL ) career , spent with the Detroit / Plymouth Whalers franchise , during which time he was named to the OHL All - Rookie Team in 1997 and OHL Second All - Star Team in 1999 His most productive season in the OHL was a 58 - goal , 103 - point effort in 1998 – 99 , which was good for seventh in league scoring . Druken was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks 36th overall in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft following his OHL rookie season . He turned pro in 1999 – 00 and split the season between the Canucks and their AHL affiliate , the Syracuse Crunch . He tallied 45 points in 47 games with the Crunch , earning him AHL All - Rookie honours , while also appearing in 33 games for Vancouver and recording 7 goals . The following season , he spent time with the Canucks ' International Hockey League ( IHL ) affiliate , the Kansas City Blades , but spent the majority of the campaign with the Canucks , a season in which he appeared in an NHL career - high 55 games and registered 15 goals and 30 points . Druken ended a 13 - game scoring drought late in the season when he recorded a 2 goals in a crucial game for the Canucks on April 6 , 2001 against the Los Angeles Kings . He scored his second goal of the game just outside the lip of the crease to beat Felix Potvin in overtime , securing a 3 – 2 win and a Canucks ' playoff berth for the first time in four years . The Canucks finished the season as the eighth and final seed in the Western Conference and were swept in the opening round by the Colorado Avalanche . Druken contributed 1 assist in the series , the only NHL playoff appearance of his career . Following Druken ' s breakout 30 - point campaign of the previous season , he suffered an ankle injury on November 30 , 2001 , in a game against the Colorado Avalanche and missed the majority of the 2001 – 02 season . As a result , Druken appeared in just 27 games for the Canucks and managed just 8 points . He was also sent down during the season to the Canucks ' new AHL affiliate , the Manitoba Moose for 11 games , in which he produced at a point - per - game pace with 2 goals and 9 assists . The injury seemingly derailed Druken ' s NHL career as he was subsequently bounced around the NHL for the next several seasons in a series of transactions . He was traded from the Canucks on November 1 , 2002 , to the Carolina Hurricanes along with forward Jan Hlavac in exchange for defenceman Marek Malik and forward Darren Langdon . Little more than a month later , he was placed on waivers by the Hurricanes on December 11 and was picked up by the Toronto Maple Leafs . A month later , he was waived once again and was re - acquired by the Hurricanes on January 17 , 2003 . Druken played the remainder of the season for the Hurricanes ' AHL affiliate , the Lowell Lock Monsters then was traded back to the Maple Leafs in the off - season on May 29 , 2003 , in exchange for defenceman Allan Rourke . With the exception of 9 games with the Maple Leafs in 2003 – 04 , Druken spent the rest of his North American professional career in the minor leagues with the St . John ' s Maple Leafs with 51 - and 38 - point seasons in 2003 – 04 and 2004 – 05 . In 2005 – 06 , Druken went overseas to Switzerland to play for EHC Basel of the Nationalliga A , but appeared in only 18 games , registering 10 points . Druken now plays in the Newfoundland West Coast Senior Hockey League , for the Deer Lake Red Wings .