VIDEO: Happy Birthday Rob Blake!

On this day in 1969, Hall of Fame defenseman Rob Blake was born in the small town of Simcoe, Ontario. A fourth-round draft pick of the Los Angeles Kings in 1988, Blake recorded 240 goals and 537 assists in 1,270 career regular season games. Additionally, he registered 26 goals and 47 assists in 146 playoff games. He won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's top defenseman in 1998 and lifted the Stanley Cup as a member of the Colorado Avalanche in 2001. He played in 3 straight Olympics (1998, 2002 and 2006) and captured Gold for team Canada in Salt Lake City. Happy Birthday to this Kings great!