- At the 1997 All Star Game In San Jose, he pointed to the right top corner of the net saying he was going to score top corner, he was successful.
- Grew up playing baseball and soccer and didn't start skating until his mother bought a pair of second-hand skates when he was 9 years old for $10
- Moved from Ireland to Thorold, Ontario when he was seven months old
- Nominated for an ESPN ESPY Award for his famous "called shot" during the 1997 All-Star Game
- One of six players in NHL history to be born in Ireland or Northern Ireland (Sid Finney, Bobby Kirk, Jim McFadden, Sammy McManus and Jack Riley)
- Runner-up to Mark Recchi for the 1997 All-Star MVP Award
- Selected as the first overall pick in the 1990 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques
- Traded to San Jose on October 26, 1995 from Colorado in exchange for Sandis Ozolinsh
- Was on the cover of EA Sports' NHL 2001 video game
- Traded by the San Jose Sharks to the Toronto Maple Leafs for C Alyn McCauley, prospect Brad Boyes and a first-round draft pick [5 March 2003]
- He and his wife have two children, a daughter Jordan (b. 2003) and a son Dylan (b. 2007).
- Owns two restaurants in San Jose, California.
- Toronto Maple Leafs (2003)
- (July 6) Signed a two-year, $5.5 million contract with the Minnesota Wild. (2008)
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