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from Greatest Hockey Legends,

Hockey and baseball have had some cross-over stars. Baseball stars Tom Glavine and Kirk McCaskill were both drafted by the NHL. On the other hand, Wayne Gretzky has said repeatedly that as a youth baseball was the sport he was most passionate about.

Here’s a few examples of NHLers who dabbled in baseball at a serious level:

Kevin Stevens - the son of a former minor league baseballer, Kevin Stevens was a heck of a high school ball player who was recruited to play at Boston College.

Paul Ysebaert - Played on Canadian national baseball team in summer of 1985.

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didn’t pierre turgeon play in the little league world series?

Posted by Chris from Boston, MA on 07/15/08 at 08:42 AM ET

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didn’t pierre turgeon play in the little league world series?

You must have missed this:

Pierre Turgeon - competed in the 1982 Little League World Championships. In 2007 he was enshrined in the Little League Hall of Fame.

I think Brian Leetch was a serious baseball player too...I remember always hearing about how he had a 90+ mph fastball when he was in high school.

Posted by K24 on 07/15/08 at 08:26 PM ET

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