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January 21, 2011

The Swiss Twist on the French Connection

Remember Richard Rugel, the two-time National Hockey League all star left winger on the Buffalo Sabres' French Connection Line?

Well, that's how Rick Martin would show up in the league record books had his grandfather not been a mysterious spy.

The Martin family history was unraveled several years ago when Montréal based agent Danny McCann set out to prove the Martins were of Swiss ancestry. Here's the full story.

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