GLENDALE, Ariz. – Both hockey in general and the NHL in particular are chock full of outstanding people. And they don’t get much better than Toronto Maple Leafs pro scout Mike Penny, who is celebrating 50 years in the game this season.
Mike Penny discovered Pavel Bure. He doesn’t go around bragging about that, even though it’s one of those career-defining achievements. The 72-year-old was working as the chief scout of the Vancouver Canucks at the time and it’s interesting to note that, like Penny, the Canucks are celebrating their 50th anniversary. While it’s acknowledged that both Henrik and Daniel Sedin, and a number of other players, had better careers as Canucks, Bure is the most dynamic, superstar level player ever to don a Canucks uniform.