All The Kings Men: Bernie Nicholls

This is Bernie Nicholls - the Pumper-Nicholl Kid.

This three time all star was one of the NHL's best kept secrets for much of the 1980s as he played in relative anonymity in Los Angeles until Wayne Gretzky's arrival. He clicked with The Great One for one of the greatest seasons in NHL history, but then was surprisingly traded to Manhattan. The long time Californian fan favorite became Broadway Bernie.

Here's the full Bernie Nicholls biography.