Joe Zanussi
Joe Zanussi was born in Rossland in 1947. Joe excelled in hockey and was a member of the Estevan Bruins which won the Memorial Cup in 1968. He played for the Fort Worth Wings of the Central Hockey League in the 1970 - 1971 season and was selected the League’s Most Valuable Player and Best Defenseman and a member of the League’s second team All-Star team.
He played for Providence Reds of the American Hockey League for the 1974-1975 season and was selected the League’s Best Defenseman, runner-up for the Most Valuable Player award and was a member of the League’s 1st All Star team. He played for the Salt Lake Golden Eagles of the Central Hockey league for the 1977-1978 season and was named the team’s Best Defenseman and was selected to the League’s 1st All-Star team.
Joe played in the NHL with the New York Rangers (1974-1975), St. Louis Blues (1976-1977), Boston Bruins (1975-1977) and in the WHA for the Winnipeg Jets (1972-1974).
