Brian Propp

Brian Phillip Propp (born February 15, 1959) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League, from 1979 to 1994. He featured in five Stanley Cup Finals with three different NHL teams and won the 1987 Canada Cup with Team Canada.

At the age of 20, Propp was drafted by the Flyers in the NHL draft. He immediately started playing in the league that year, and he recorded 34 goals and 75 total points in his rookie season. Propp would become a mainstay with the Flyers for eleven seasons, which saw him reach the Stanley Cup Finals three times (1980, 1985, 1987) while averaging over a point a game in 790 total games with the Flyers. In the middle of the 1989-90 season, Propp was traded to the Boston Bruins and recorded 12 points in the last 14 games of the season as the team made a run to the Stanley Cup Finals. Propp became a free agent and signed with the Minnesota North Stars, reaching the Stanley Cup Final again in 1991 after recording 23 points in 23 games. He played two further seasons but declined in play to where he moved over to HC Lugano of the National League A in the middle of the 1992-93 season. He played one last season in the NHL with the Hartford Whalers in 1993-94, recording 29 points in 65 games that saw him become the 41st player to record 1,000 points for a career. He then closed out his career with HC Anglet of FFHG Division 1 in 1995.

In total, Propp scored 425 goals and recorded 579 assists for a total of 1,004 points in his NHL career that saw him play in the NHL All-Star Game five times. He reached the Stanley Cup Finals five times and lost each time, but on the international stage he was on the winning rosters for the 1987 Canada Cup and the 1992 Spengler Cup. In 160 Stanley Cup playoff games, he recorded 148 points, which is 34th best all-time in NHL history. Until 2025, his playoff points for a left winger was the most in NHL history.