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POSITION: Goaltender, AGE: 30
HEIGHT: 5-foot-10
WEIGHT: 190 pounds
THE BUZZ: Born in the Southern Finnish city of Tampere (pop. 200,000) which is twinned with Saskatoon ... Played for his local club team Ilves between 1994-99 ... San Jose's fourth choice, 90th overall in 1995 ... Became an NHL regular on his third try in 2003-04, had a record of 23-7-4 in 2005-06 ... He and Evgeni Nabokov continued to split duties last season, with Toskala winning 26 games, recording NHL's ninth best GAA (2.35), but was not used in playoffs ... Has been bothered by groin problems the past few years ... Made Finland's 2004 World Cup team, but did not play ... Married, wife's name Marjo.
LIKES: Rap, rock, Will Ferrell movies, soccer, steak and seafood.
DISLIKES: Bad drivers.
MARK BELL
POSITION: Left wing/centre
AGE: 26
HEIGHT: 6-foot-4
WEIGHT: 205 pounds
THE BUZZ: Born in St. Paul's, Ont., near Stratford ... Had three seasons of at least 55 points with the Ottawa 67s, 1997-2000 ... Chicago's first pick, eighth overall in 1998 (two spots ahead of Leafs' Nik Antropov) ... Led Sharks last year in penalty minutes (83) and fighting majors (nine) and had 100 or more PIMs in his first five pro seasons ... Best year was 48 points with Chicago in '05-06, then joined Sharks in a trade ... Found out he was a Leaf yesterday on the ninth hole of the Canadian Baseball Hall Of Fame golf tournament in St. Marys where he was the celebrity guest ... Owns an English bulldog named Berkeley.LIKES: Pearl Jam, Oasis, Tragically Hip, Will Ferrell movies, European soccer.
DISLIKES: Arrogance.
