The smartest man in hockey history... but that's not what he's headed to HHOF for.

The great Wade Belak. He was born in Saskatoon, and grew up in the Saskatchewan town of North Battleford. At an early age his goal was to become a lifeguard, but some extraordinary hockey skills lead him away from copious amounts of sunscreen and warm, heavily chlorinated H2O, and headed instead for the white frozen stuff. Unfortunately for him, he ended up with the Toronto maple leafs after stints with the Calgary Flames and the Colorado Avalanche. He was so depressed about his situation in T.O. that he was forced to aim low. Very low. Check out the video and see for yourself.

WADE BELAK ON SPORTSNET

Luckily for Wade, he recently was blessed with a trade to the Florida Panthers, where the hockey is not much better, but at least the winters are less frigid. And who knows how his career may go from here. Maybe he'll decide to try out that top line. Maybe he'll give that lifeguarding thing another shot. Maybe he'll choose a new dream to chase.

Whatever you choose to do Mr. Belak, Saskatchewan supports you. You may have caught some bad luck, accidentally scored a goal, and stopped your record-setting dreams in the their tracks, but know that we'll be right behind you when you decide it's time to go after it again. God Speed.