Darryl Sittler to get a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame

40 years later, through Wayne Gretzky, Mike Bossy, Mario Lemieux and even Sam Gagner, his record still stands. The Toronto Maple Leafs commemorated the 40th anniversary of the night Darryl Sittler made NHL history with a 10-point night.

TORONTO – Toronto Maple Leafs legend Darryl Sittler and actor/director Jason Priestley will be honoured with stars on Canada’s Walk of Fame.

Joining them will be fashion entrepreneur and journalist Jeanne Beker, musician Corey Hart, filmmaker Deepa Mehta and actor/director Al Waxman.

Sittler played in the National Hockey League from 1970 to 1985 for the Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings.

Mehta’s new film "Anatomy of Violence" will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month. Her adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s "Midnight’s Children" and her trilogy "Fire," "Earth" and "Water" also were screeened at TIFF.

Waxman, who died in 2001, starred in "King of Kensington" and "Cagney & Lacey." He also directed more than a thousand productions on stage, radio, television and film.

Priestley is known for "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Call Me Fitz" and "Tombstone" while Hart, who recorded "Sunglasses at Night" and "Never Surrender," has sold more than 16 million records worldwide.

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