He's already won six Stanley Cups as a player, one more as an assistant coach, and garnered top trophies such as the Calder, Art Ross, Hart and Conn Smythe.

He finished an 18-year NHL career in 1994, finished sixth overall on the all-time scoring list and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997. There's not much else left on the list for 49-year-old Bryan Trottier.

So why not come to Whitehorse?

That's exactly what the former NHL great is planning to do, as he suits up for this year's addition of the Oldtimers' Hockey Challenge Classic, which will be held at Takhini Arena on March 20.

Trottier will be joined by a star-studded lineup which will include; former Winnipeg Jets super star Dale Hawerchuk, Dave Tiger Williams, Bobby Bourne, Doug Bodger, Larry Melnyk, Gaston Gingras, Gary Nylund and Jimmy Mann, as well as goaltender Richard Brodeur and referee Ron Hoggarth.

Possible additions to the lineup include former Edmonton Oilers great Glenn Anderson, with the final roster confirmed over the next couple of weeks.

'We're really excited,' said Cathy Sproule, the media director for Xentel, the company which organizes the event. 'This is the first time we've been (to Whitehorse) in a year and a half.'

Some Yukoners may have been a bit confused last fall, as the oldtimers' challenge is usually held in November of every year in the Yukon capital.

But this time, Xentel decided to switch Whitehorse to the last stop on the tour rather than the first one, which is good news for fans. The spring date generally means more stars are available.

In past years, some of the former NHLers who were booked to play at Takhini Arena have pulled out at the last minute. That won't happen this time, Sproule assured fans.

She said Trottier and Hawerchuk will 'for sure' be in Whitehorse, with more big names possibly added prior to the event, such as Anderson.

'It's a win-win-win for everybody with this event. The players get to be back hanging out with the boys' on the ice, the fans are entertained and a portion of the proceeds goes to charity.'

The Sport Yukon Kids Recreation Fund is the charity of choice this time around. Last time, a portion of the tickets sales went to the Whitehorse General Hospital.

As was the case in the previous two years, the Yukon Selects hockey team has been chosen to face off against the former NHLers. Well-known local players such as Blaine Demchuk, Barry Blisner, Jay Glass and Darrell Sturko will be coached by Art Birss.

'(The Selects are) kind of a travelling team put together that goes to tournaments, out of the (Whitehorse Oldtimers Hockey League),' explained Birss, adding nearly every member of the team, if not all of them, will be over the age of 35.

In 2003, the Selects shocked the NHLers by claiming victory in a rough game. Last year, the NHLers brought some reinforcements such as Hawerchuk and Kirk Muller, to show the Selects they wouldn't be beaten again. Birss expects it will be a close game once again next month.

'I think they'll probably up the ante a little bit. You'll probably see better players for them each year, because the competition is getting better. That's great for the fans.

'It's great for people to actually see these guys that used to be big-time NHL players in action. And it's especially great because of our geographic location. It lets people that probably couldn't afford to go down south see them.'

Birss grew up in the same area of Saskatchewan as Trottier and has many memories of watching him during his four consecutive championships with the New York Islanders in the early 1980s.

Trottier was the league's top scorer in 1979 and took home the Hart Trophy as the most valuable player that same year. In 1980, the Islanders won the Stanley Cup and Trottier was the star of the show, leading all playoff scorers with 29 points and earning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most outstanding post-season performer.

Trottier played for Team Canada in the 1981 Canada Cup and led his Islanders to three more Stanley Cup wins to begin the new decade. He scored 50 goals in 1981-82 and was again the top playoff scorer that season. In 1984, with another Canada Cup on the schedule, Trottier stunned the hockey world by declaring that he would play for the United States instead of Canada.

Trottier spent six seasons in New York following the Canada Cup, and in 1990, the Pittsburgh Penguins signed the veteran to bolster their playoff chances. Trottier was an important part of the Penguin team that won two Stanley Cups in 1991 and 1992. He retired following the Penguins' second Cup victory and spent one year in the Islanders' front office.

But he was soon bored with his desk job, and returned to the league as a player in 1993 at the age of 37. He played 41 games with the Penguins while acting as an assistant coach, a job he continued after finally hanging up his skates at the end of that season. Trottier remained with the Pens until 1997, at which time he took the coaching reigns of the Portland Pirates of the AHL.

He returned to the NHL within a year, this time as an assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche, helping the Avs claim their second Stanley Cup championship in 2001, adding yet another ring to his already impressive haul. Trottier was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1997.

Hawerchuk came into the NHL with Winnipeg at the age of 18, leading the Jets to the largest single season turnaround by one team in NHL history a 48-point improvement. He shattered 17 club records in the process and became the youngest player in league history to reach the 100-point plateau, finishing with 103.

Other than a slight slump during his sophomore season in which he recorded 91 points, he would reach the 100-point mark for five consecutive years, including a career-high 53 goals and 130 points in 1984-85, becoming the third youngest in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season.

During the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, Hawerchuk was traded to the Buffalo Sabres. Over the next five years he led the Sabres in scoring three times, recording no fewer than 86 points. Included in his totals was a 98-point campaign in 1991-92 in which he was also a member of Team Canada's entry at the Canada Cup tournament.

Hawerchuk announced his retirement from the game following the 1996-97 season at age 34. His final career totals included 518 goals, 891 assists and 1,409 points, placing him 10th on the NHL career points list.

The Oldtimers Hockey Challenge Classic will return to Whitehorse Monday, March 20 at 7 p.m. at Takhini Arena. Tickets are available at the Hougens Centre ticket office.

'We bring all kinds of entertainment into,' summed up Sproule. 'We like to make it a really fun, family event.'