Let's hear it for this CAPE BRETONER!

in case you've been living under a rock and missed this :)

Al MacInnis- 2007 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee-

Slapping puck after puck at the family barn on Cape Breton Island as a youngster, Al MacInnis never dreamed his favorite summer pastime would ultimately land him in the NHL.
Using pucks he corralled all winter at the Port Hood hockey rink his father looked after, MacInnis developed a slapshot that not only opened the door for a pro career, but will land him in the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday. "As it turned out, it paid off," MacInnis, 44, said with a laugh, reflecting fondly on growing up with seven siblings on the family's oceanside farm in Nova Scotia.

The barn he used as a target is now gone, so is the sheet of plywood he used as a launching pad to the NHL. What remains is a Stanley Cup ring, an Olympic gold medal, a Norris Trophy, 15 all-star game appearances and a legacy as one of the game's classiest ambassadors.

This was taken from the Edmonton Sun....Sat Nov 10, 07.