Legendary hockey reporter Stan Fischler writes a weekly scrapbook for NHL.com. Fischler, known as "The Hockey Maven," shares his humor and insight with readers each Wednesday. This week compares a pair of Winnipeg Jets icons: Dale Hawerchuk and Mark Scheifele .

At the rate Mark Scheifele's career has orbited it wouldn't surprise if a second iconic Winnipeg Jet had a statue erected for him across from Canada Life Centre, where a life size replica of Dale Hawerchuk now stands.

The late Jets captain, Hawerchuk was the Gibraltar of his rising team during the 1980s, roughly equivalent to Wayne Gretzky helping the Edmonton Oilers win the Stanley Cup four times between 1984 and '88. Those who knew Hawerchuk best and know Scheifele, like Paul Maurice, see the similarity.

Maurice, coach of

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