The Conservatives tried to entice former Leaf Glenn Healy into running as a star candidate in the next election -- an invitation the former-goalie-turned-TSN-commentator declined. The Tories had hoped to put Mr. Healy up against Liberal MP Mark Holland in Ajax-Pickering, one of the sought-after Greater Toronto Area seats. It would have been a coup for the Tories (the Liberals have goalie legend Ken Dryden) and it is not surprising they set their sights on a hockey star. Healy, born in Pickering, played with the Los Angeles Kings (with Wayne Gretzky), won a Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers and spent four years with the Leafs before going into broadcasting.
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