The Esso Medals and Certificates of Achievement program has supported the growth and development of many young players who have gone on to achieve greatness playing in the NHL® or for Canada's national men's and women's teams.

The Esso Wall of Champions was launched in the Esso Theatre at the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1998. It represents an honour roll of NHL® players and National Women's team players who were recipients of an Esso Medal of Achievement as young players and who continued on to fulfill their hockey dreams.

The Esso Wall of Champions inspires young people to shoot for their own personal goals and "dream big."

A young star out of Montreal, Brodeur was acknowledged early in his career by Esso as a player who would be something special. In 1994, Brodeur won the Calder Trophy as the league's best rookie. The New Jersey Devils' first pick in the 1990 Entry Draft, Brodeur played in 77 games in 1995-96, just his third full NHL® season. He would play in at least 70 games in five of the next six seasons. Martin has been successful in leading the Devils to three Stanley Cup victories, in 1995, 2000 and 2003 and backstopping Team Canada to the gold medal in Salt Lake City in 2002.

This former Esso Medal of Achievement winner has developed into one of the game's elite goal-scorers. The Edmonton, AB, product was drafted eleventh overall by the Dallas Stars at the 1995 NHL® Entry Draft. Iginla won the Art Ross Trophy, Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy and Lester B. Pearson Award in 2001-02 with the Calgary Flames, scoring 52 goals, dishing out 44 assists, while playing all 82 contests. In 2003-04, Iginla was named captain of the Calgary Flames and led the team to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals.

A two-time gold medal winner with Team Canada at the World Junior Championship, the Lloydminster, SK, product and Esso Medal of Achievement winner has gone on to eight successful seasons on the Ottawa Senators blue line. An assistant captain with the Senators, Redden participated in the NHL® All-Star game in 2003 and 2004.

As a young, prosperous star coming out of Banff, AB, Smyth was recognized early in his career through the Esso Medals and Certificates of Achievement program. As a player who exemplifies dedication, effort and fair play, Smyth has carried these attributes on to a successful career in the NHL® and with Team Canada.

Edmonton selected Smyth sixth overall in the 1994 NHL® Entry Draft after the winger notched 244 points in 188 games during three seasons with Moose Jaw of the Western Hockey League. In 1996-97, Smyth tied for 13th in the NHL® with 39 goals, netting 20 with the man advantage. That total earned him a spot in the Oilers record book with Wayne Gretzky for most power-play goals in a season. The 2005 Men's World Hockey Championship marked the tenth time Smyth has represented Canada internationally and fifth consecutive year he captained the squad.

In 1994-95, Theodore carried the Hull Olympiques to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League title, and in 1995-96, he led the Canadian National Junior Team to a gold medal at the World Junior Championship. In 2001-02, Theodore's second year as a full-time starting goaltender in the NHL®, the Esso Medal of Achievement winner had the kind of season netminders dream of, winning the Vezina Trophy, as the league's best goalie, and the Hart Trophy, as its most valuable player.

After winning his Medal of Achievement, it wasn't long before the London, ON, native was being tabbed the top rookie in all of Canadian Junior Hockey. During his OHL career with Sault Ste. Marie, the towering centre scored 71 goals and 127 assists in 125 games. Thornton was the first selection of the 1997 NHL® Entry Draft, selected by Boston, and the youngest member of Team Canada's 1997 gold medal-winning World Junior Championship team.

By the age of 12, Heaney had started playing for the Toronto Aeros and worked her way up, contributing to the team's six provincial championships. In 1990, she joined the Canadian National Hockey Team, which was the start of a tremendous 13-year career. In 1992, she was voted the Most Valuable Player, and in 1993, Most Valuable Defender. In 1999, she was the leading scorer for Team Canada.

Not content to simply excel in hockey, Heaney was also a member of the 1992 World Champion Roller Hockey team and in 1994 was a World Roller Hockey silver medalist. She has been a pioneer for women's hockey in Canada and has been called the Bobby Orr of women's hockey. Her dedication to Canada's women's hockey program over the past 13 years has established a standard of excellence to which young players can aspire for years to come.

A graduate of the Kingston Minor Hockey Association, Hefford captained Team Ontario to victory at the 1995 Canada Winter Games. In 2004, Hefford won the World Women's Championship Directorate Award as Top Forward and was Canada's top scorer at both the 1999 and 2000 World Women's Championships. Winning gold was nothing new for Hefford when she won gold for Team Canada in Salt Lake City in 2002.

Kellar received her Esso Medal of Achievement at the age of eight, while playing ringette. The Hagersville, ON, native's love for hockey led her to accept an invitation to join a girls hockey team in Glanbrook, Ontario. Later, she was recruited by Brown University, where she was named MVP and won several conference awards in 1994-95. Kellar's Esso Medal of Achievement remained important to her - it was by her side as inspiration during the 2002 National Team Training Camp in Calgary. Kellar went on to patrol Canada's blue line in Salt Lake City, where she won a gold medal.

St. Pierre has achieved quite the collection of medals since receiving her Esso Medal of Achievement. Born in Chateauguay, QC, she has played in four World Women's Championships, winning four gold medals and backstopping Canada to the gold medal in Salt Lake City in 2002. St. Pierre made history by playing for McGill's men's team in a CIS game on October 3, 2003, becoming only the second woman to play for a men's hockey team in the CIS.

Upon receiving her Esso Medal of Achievement from the Scarborough Minor Hockey Association, Sunohara never looked back. She registered 4 goals and 2 assists in Salt Lake City in 2002, leading Canada to a gold medal victory. She has played in six World Women's Championships and has been an assistant captain with the National Women's team since 2001. Sunohara won a provincial championship and a silver medal at the Esso Women's Championship with the Brampton Thunder.

After winning her Esso Medal of Achievement, Wickenheiser went on to assist Team Canada in winning gold in Salt Lake City in 2002, where she was named MVP. Wickenheiser has been an assistant captain with Canada's National Women's team since the 2001-02 season and has been part of five gold medal-winning teams at the World Women's Championships. She started the 2003-04 season with HC Salamat, in the Finnish Division I Men's Professional League, after spending the 2002-03 season with HC Salamat in Division II. In January 2003, Wickenheiser became the first woman to score a goal in a men's professional league.