Sergio Momesso Sergio Momesso ( born September 4 , 1965 in Montreal , Quebec ) is a retired professional ice hockey player who spent 13 seasons in the National Hockey League between 1983 and 1997 . Playing career . Blessed with size and a mean streak to go with a soft touch around the net , Momesso played his junior hockey for the Shawinigan Cataractes of the QMJHL , and was drafted 27th overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft by his hometown Montreal Canadiens . He made his NHL debut the following season at the age of just 18 , playing a single game for the Canadiens , but remained in junior for most of the following two seasons , during which time he began to dominate the QMJHL and establish himself as a blue - chip NHL prospect . In 1984 – 85 , he recorded 56 goals and 146 points in just 64 games , along with 216 penalty minutes , and was named QMJHL Player of the Year . For the 1985 – 86 NHL season , Momesso made the Habs ' roster out of training camp and meshed well on a line with Brian Skrudland and Mike McPhee , recording an impressive 8 goals and 15 points in his first 24 games to start his career . However , he suffered a knee injury in December 1985 against the Boston Bruins that shelved him for the rest of the season ; it also cost him an opportunity to engrave his name on the Stanley Cup as Montreal went on to win that season . Montreal still include Momesso on the 1986 Montreal Canadiens team winning picture , and gave him a Stanley Cup ring . Momesso would spend two more seasons in Montreal but never recaptured the form of his rookie year , battling injuries and frustrating the team with his inconsistency . At the conclusion of the 1987 – 88 season , he was dealt to the St . Louis Blues in a multi - player trade . After a mediocre first season in St . Louis during which he recorded 26 points in 53 games , Momesso ' s career took an upward turn in 1989 – 90 when he was placed on a line with superstar sniper Brett Hull and playmaking centre Adam Oates . Spending much of the season on the Blues ' top line , Momesso turned in the most productive year of his career , finishing with 24 goals and 32 assists for 56 points , along with 199 penalty minutes . However , he would lose his spot on the top line in 1990 – 91 , and recorded just 10 goals through his first 59 appearances . At the trade deadline in 1991 , Momesso was dealt to the Vancouver Canucks in a monster six - player deal along with Geoff Courtnall , Cliff Ronning , and Robert Dirk for Garth Butcher and Dan Quinn . The deal would prove to be a heist in favour of Vancouver , as all four players they acquired would be significant contributors for several seasons , and is still regarded is perhaps the best trade in Canuck franchise history . Momesso got his Canuck career off to a fine start , recording 6 goals in 11 games to help the team on a successful late - season push to qualify for the playoffs . Momesso ' s stay in Vancouver , although up - and - down at times , would be the longest stop of his career . He continued to show glimpses of his ability to be an above - average power forward , but would frustrate with stretches of ineffective , uninspired play and was prone to undisciplined penalties . Through his first two seasons in Vancouver , he played largely on a line with Jim Sandlak and his former St . Louis teammmate Cliff Ronning , with the two large wingers used to create space for the diminutive Ronning . ( As a result , the line would be known as ' the Twin Towers ' ) . In 1991 – 92 , he played some of the best hockey of his career to finish with 20 goals and 43 points despite missing 26 games due to injury . In 1992 – 93 , he had another solid year to finish with 18 goals and 38 points , as well as a career - high 200 penalty minutes . 1993 – 94 would be a struggle for Momesso , as he struggled and finished with just 27 points , his lowest total since 1989 , and was a target for substantial criticism from Vancouver fans and media . However , he redeemed himself in the 1994 playoffs , as his strong physical play on a line with Martin Gelinas and Nathan LaFayette was one of the catalysts for Vancouver ' s run to the Stanley Cup finals . Along the way , he scored what was probably the biggest goal of his career , an overtime winner against the Dallas Stars . After a solid performance during the lockout - shortened 1994 – 95 season with 25 points in 48 games , Momesso was dealt to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Mike Ridley . However , his career would go on a downward spiral after leaving Vancouver . He never found his legs in Toronto and was dealt after only 54 games to the New York Rangers , finishing the season with just 11 goals and 23 points in 73 games . In 1996 – 97 , his production dried up completely ; dealt mid - season back to the St . Louis Blues , he finished the year with just 1 goal and 4 points in 40 games . Unable to get another NHL contract , Momesso signed in Germany and enjoyed four successful seasons there before retiring in 2001 . He finished his NHL career with totals of 152 goals and 193 assists for 345 points in 710 games , along with 1557 penalty minutes . He never missed the NHL playoffs in his career , and recorded 18 goals and 26 assists for 44 points in 119 postseason games . He returned to North America to act as an assistant coach at Concordia University and for Shawinigan .