Doug Wickenheiser (born March 30, 1961 in Regina, Saskatchewan - January 12, 1999 in St. Louis, Missouri) was an NHL player who was drafted first overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 1980.
Wickenheiser would become one of the biggest busts in league history. Not helping his status was that the player drafted third, Denis Savard, would become a superstar with the Chicago Blackhawks. Many Canadiens fans (Especially French Canadian fans, who mostly wanted Savard because he was from Quebec) resented him, and media attention soon turned negative.
He was later traded to the St. Louis Blues. Probably his most famous moment with the Blues was the "Monday Night Miracle" on May 12, 1986, when after St. Louis made a large comeback, Wickenheiser scored the overtime winner to force a Game 7 in the Campbell Conference Finals. Unfortunately, the Blues lost 2-1 in Game 7.
During his NHL career, Wickenheiser also played for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, and Washington Capitals. In 556 games, he scored 111 goals and 165 assists.
Wickenheiser was diagnosed with cancer in 1998. He died from the disease in January 1999.
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