Tom Laidlaw played for the New York Rangers for seven seasons with a reputation as a sturdy, stay-at-home defenseman. He was the last player to wear number two before Brian Leetch. Ranger fans who are also fans of the reality show “Survivor” were probably surprised to find the 60-year old on the show as the first Canadian-born competitor in the show’s history.
Laidlaw played ten years in the NHL and was part of a trade for future Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne. He didn’t exactly dent the twines a lot, scoring only 25 goals in 705 games. He was an ironman, missing only two games out of the first 320 games of his Rangers career.