Pound for pound, the city of Edmonton and its surrounding cities have produced some of the best hockey players the world has ever seen.

In fact, according to Quant Hockey, Edmonton has produced 208 players who have accumulated 22,610 points — the third-most of any city in the world. Not bad.

There are always the players who came through Edmonton and found success elsewhere, like two members of the St. Louis Blues, Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg, who, on Thursday, were officially named to the team’s leadership group as assistant captains.

The pair have fit in well since they joined the Blues by way of offer sheet two years ago. Holloway has appeared in 136 games, scoring 46 goals and 114........

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