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Post by Tater on Dec 20, 2020 10:39:21 GMT -6
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Post by galaxytrash on Dec 23, 2020 17:43:41 GMT -6
gretzky was good at so many things but fighting wasn't one of them.
gretzky's gloves hit the ice, followed by gretzky himself a couple seconds later.
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Post by galaxytrash on Dec 30, 2020 18:08:57 GMT -6
i have a hunch hossa's p/s goal might have been a slapper. : )
edit: i lied. it was a wrister.
the game was january 23rd 2011 but we lost 4-1.
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Post by hsbob on Dec 31, 2020 9:20:32 GMT -6
i have a hunch hossa's p/s goal might have been a slapper. : ) edit: i lied. it was a wrister. the game was january 23rd 2011 but we lost 4-1. Big Hoss did like the slapper but that was silky smooth my friend! |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jan 1, 2021 19:33:13 GMT -6
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Post by galaxytrash on Jan 6, 2021 2:16:40 GMT -6
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Post by hsbob on Jan 6, 2021 10:19:39 GMT -6
One of the guys doin' the game last night(Starman?) mentioned how some coaches didn't like their D-men 'laying out' on a 2 on 1 after a US D-man broke up a break and went on to say how good Q was at it when he played. It's probably why Keith,Seabs and Hammer were good at it too! |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jan 16, 2021 21:59:17 GMT -6
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Post by vadarx on Jan 16, 2021 22:56:40 GMT -6
I was at that game. man, were the wings fans pissed about that call..... |
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Post by Tater on Jan 17, 2021 2:17:01 GMT -6
I was at that game. man, were the wings fans pissed about that call.....
Anyone have the gif of Frolik skating in front of the Det. bench with his arms up? That one always cracks me up.
Edit: Found it, but there is a better slo-mo version of it somewhere out there.
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Post by hsbob on Jan 17, 2021 10:05:06 GMT -6
I was at that game. man, were the wings fans pissed about that call.....
Anyone have the gif of Frolik skating in front of the Det. bench with his arms up? That one always cracks me up.
Edit: Found it, but there is a better slo-mo version of it somewhere out there.
Looks like Babcock's about to pinch a loaf!LOL! |
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Post by vadarx on Jan 17, 2021 14:22:43 GMT -6
Anyone have the gif of Frolik skating in front of the Det. bench with his arms up? That one always cracks me up.
Edit: Found it, but there is a better slo-mo version of it somewhere out there.
Looks like Babcock's about to pinch a loaf!LOL! I sure he had his sphincter squeezed tight there with his team just giving up their third in the third period when they were 20 minutes away from a huge upset.... |
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Post by vadarx on Jan 17, 2021 14:23:36 GMT -6
I was at that game. man, were the wings fans pissed about that call.....
Anyone have the gif of Frolik skating in front of the Det. bench with his arms up? That one always cracks me up.
Edit: Found it, but there is a better slo-mo version of it somewhere out there.
ha! yeah that is a good one. always loved that one. Datsyuk's reaction is my favorite. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jan 19, 2021 16:47:26 GMT -6
what a moment in time.
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Post by T-man2010 on Jan 19, 2021 18:03:48 GMT -6
Remember it well, it was my last year as a season ticket holder.
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Post by galaxytrash on Jan 19, 2021 18:10:08 GMT -6
Remember it well, it was my last year as a season ticket holder. were you there? |
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Post by T-man2010 on Jan 19, 2021 18:29:12 GMT -6
Remember it well, it was my last year as a season ticket holder. were you there? 2nd balcony, front row at the faceoff dot Hawks end. |
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Post by Tater on Jan 20, 2021 1:36:45 GMT -6
2nd balcony, front row at the faceoff dot Hawks end. Cool! Are you in that video? |
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Post by shooter61 on Jan 20, 2021 14:41:05 GMT -6
Hey I was there in 92, Rick Vaive got my wife and I the tickets, even though he had been in Buffalo for a couple years, still got the tickets somewhere, and that was my 1st game at the UC, went back the next year, and met the whole team, that was another funny story, Frantisek Kucera's brother went to UNB with his Brother, He tells me that his brother man the All Canadian Defense team . We had gotten passes to the practice, so when we get there I shout down the news he comes over and asked me all about it, in broken English, lol and then invites me to stand in the hall way while he brings out each player for a picture, from Goulet,Hasek, JR Larms and Keith Brown, what a wide load he was lol
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Post by Tater on Jan 21, 2021 2:10:28 GMT -6
Hey I was there in 92, Rick Vaive got my wife and I the tickets, even though he had been in Buffalo for a couple years, still got the tickets somewhere, and that was my 1st game at the UC, went back the next year, and met the whole team, that was another funny story, Frantisek Kucera's brother went to UNB with his Brother, He tells me that his brother man the All Canadian Defense team . We had gotten passes to the practice, so when we get there I shout down the news he comes over and asked me all about it, in broken English, lol and then invites me to stand in the hall way while he brings out each player for a picture, from Goulet,Hasek, JR Larms and Keith Brown, what a wide load he was lol
Great story shooter.
Ya know, it seems like a lot of us have great stories of meeting players years ago, and look how close we still follow the team. It's a shame that younger people these days can't get experience anymore. Or have to pay a lot for it.
I remember meeting Magnusson, yelling at B. Wirtz at Ohare airport to put the games on TV (he was driven past us twice in a golf cart while waiting in line), talking to players at Stanley's, going to practices with hardly any fans there and players mingling with fans...
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Post by galaxytrash on Jan 21, 2021 5:19:48 GMT -6
Hey I was there in 92, Rick Vaive got my wife and I the tickets, even though he had been in Buffalo for a couple years, still got the tickets somewhere, and that was my 1st game at the UC, went back the next year, and met the whole team, that was another funny story, Frantisek Kucera's brother went to UNB with his Brother, He tells me that his brother man the All Canadian Defense team . We had gotten passes to the practice, so when we get there I shout down the news he comes over and asked me all about it, in broken English, lol and then invites me to stand in the hall way while he brings out each player for a picture, from Goulet,Hasek, JR Larms and Keith Brown, what a wide load he was lol right on! that is so cool. how did you know rick vaive? i loved him for his short time as a hawk. he was like an al secord, jr. i took a leak beside billy derlago once, he was in a knee cast. no words spoken, just a shy nod from me. i met brad mcrimmon (RIP) when he played forthe brandon wheat kings after a game once. we spoke just a few words but he was so nice. then immediately after i met ray allison, another wheat king. he went on to have a decent nhlcareer. i stuck out my hand to meet him and he said "who's this punching bag?" oh well. and i met marion gaborik many years ago but it's not like you think. i think i did about a 8 weeker offshore, it was maybe 20 years ago. there was no such thing as internet on the rig so even though it was summer i was starving for anything hockey. this was the only time my company flew me home through minneapolis. firstand only time. so i'm in this airplane lounge sucking down a couple coldies before my flight to calgary, for sure i got a hawks ballcap on and 90% sure a hawks t-shirt...there's this guy in the empty lounge (just me and him and his g/f) and i asked him "you a minnesota fan?" (never even recognized him) he only said "i am gaborik." i'd only had a couple beer at that point so i just clammed up. i think i told these incredible stories on the old boards so i apologize for the repetition. |
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Post by vadarx on Jan 21, 2021 7:14:03 GMT -6
Hey I was there in 92, Rick Vaive got my wife and I the tickets, even though he had been in Buffalo for a couple years, still got the tickets somewhere, and that was my 1st game at the UC, went back the next year, and met the whole team, that was another funny story, Frantisek Kucera's brother went to UNB with his Brother, He tells me that his brother man the All Canadian Defense team . We had gotten passes to the practice, so when we get there I shout down the news he comes over and asked me all about it, in broken English, lol and then invites me to stand in the hall way while he brings out each player for a picture, from Goulet,Hasek, JR Larms and Keith Brown, what a wide load he was lol right on! that is so cool. how did you know rick vaive? i loved him for his short time as a hawk. he was like an al secord, jr. i took a leak beside billy derlago once, he was in a knee cast. no words spoken, just a shy nod from me. i met brad mcrimmon (RIP) when he played forthe brandon wheat kings after a game once. we spoke just a few words but he was so nice. then immediately after i met ray allison, another wheat king. he went on to have a decent nhlcareer. i stuck out my hand to meet him and he said "who's this punching bag?" oh well. and i met marion gaborik many years ago but it's not like you think. i think i did about a 8 weeker offshore, it was maybe 20 years ago. there was no such thing as internet on the rig so even though it was summer i was starving for anything hockey. this was the only time my company flew me home through minneapolis. firstand only time. so i'm in this airplane lounge sucking down a couple coldies before my flight to calgary, for sure i got a hawks ballcap on and 90% sure a hawks t-shirt...there's this guy in the empty lounge (just me and him and his g/f) and i asked him "you a minnesota fan?" (never even recognized him) he only said "i am gaborik." i'd only had a couple beer at that point so i just clammed up. i think i told these incredible stories on the old boards so i apologize for the repetition. lol....... I am Gaborik..... awesome. should have preemptively kicked him in the nuts for that bs goal he scored in 2014...... |
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Post by jaty84 on Jan 21, 2021 8:25:37 GMT -6
Hey I was there in 92, Rick Vaive got my wife and I the tickets, even though he had been in Buffalo for a couple years, still got the tickets somewhere, and that was my 1st game at the UC, went back the next year, and met the whole team, that was another funny story, Frantisek Kucera's brother went to UNB with his Brother, He tells me that his brother man the All Canadian Defense team . We had gotten passes to the practice, so when we get there I shout down the news he comes over and asked me all about it, in broken English, lol and then invites me to stand in the hall way while he brings out each player for a picture, from Goulet,Hasek, JR Larms and Keith Brown, what a wide load he was lol right on! that is so cool. how did you know rick vaive? i loved him for his short time as a hawk. he was like an al secord, jr. i took a leak beside billy derlago once, he was in a knee cast. no words spoken, just a shy nod from me. i met brad mcrimmon (RIP) when he played forthe brandon wheat kings after a game once. we spoke just a few words but he was so nice. then immediately after i met ray allison, another wheat king. he went on to have a decent nhlcareer. i stuck out my hand to meet him and he said "who's this punching bag?" oh well. and i met marion gaborik many years ago but it's not like you think. i think i did about a 8 weeker offshore, it was maybe 20 years ago. there was no such thing as internet on the rig so even though it was summer i was starving for anything hockey. this was the only time my company flew me home through minneapolis. firstand only time. so i'm in this airplane lounge sucking down a couple coldies before my flight to calgary, for sure i got a hawks ballcap on and 90% sure a hawks t-shirt...there's this guy in the empty lounge (just me and him and his g/f) and i asked him "you a minnesota fan?" (never even recognized him) he only said "i am gaborik." i'd only had a couple beer at that point so i just clammed up. i think i told these incredible stories on the old boards so i apologize for the repetition.  great stories Mr Trash. Do you have any in which you did not embarass yourself? By the way... regarding Gaborik... currently he's having a popular podcast over here in Slovakia with another former player Boris Valabik (10th pick overall many years ago but not so shiny NHL career) ...lots of fun |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jan 21, 2021 17:11:12 GMT -6
right on! that is so cool. how did you know rick vaive? i loved him for his short time as a hawk. he was like an al secord, jr. i took a leak beside billy derlago once, he was in a knee cast. no words spoken, just a shy nod from me. i met brad mcrimmon (RIP) when he played forthe brandon wheat kings after a game once. we spoke just a few words but he was so nice. then immediately after i met ray allison, another wheat king. he went on to have a decent nhlcareer. i stuck out my hand to meet him and he said "who's this punching bag?" oh well. and i met marion gaborik many years ago but it's not like you think. i think i did about a 8 weeker offshore, it was maybe 20 years ago. there was no such thing as internet on the rig so even though it was summer i was starving for anything hockey. this was the only time my company flew me home through minneapolis. firstand only time. so i'm in this airplane lounge sucking down a couple coldies before my flight to calgary, for sure i got a hawks ballcap on and 90% sure a hawks t-shirt...there's this guy in the empty lounge (just me and him and his g/f) and i asked him "you a minnesota fan?" (never even recognized him) he only said "i am gaborik." i'd only had a couple beer at that point so i just clammed up. i think i told these incredible stories on the old boards so i apologize for the repetition. lol....... I am Gaborik..... and he said it with the same emotion as when schwarzenegger said "i'll be back" in terminator. : ) |
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Post by vadarx on Jan 21, 2021 18:51:22 GMT -6
lol....... I am Gaborik..... and he said it with the same emotion as when schwarzenegger said "i'll be back" in terminator. : ) that is pretty much how I was picturing it! 😅 |
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Post by shooter61 on Jan 26, 2021 9:45:55 GMT -6
I met Rick through a friend of mine, old boss actually, he played for, Amhurst Ramblers, in Nova Scotia , and went out with sandy Polly who my boss later married, so they stayed close , my boss had a horse farm and rick and a couple of his friends , would come down in Haying season , this was when he was a Maple Bud, we were haying one day and he ripped his shirt, I had an old phil russel sweater in the truck so he wore it , we joked about how better he looked, and John , my Boss took a picture , well Rick didn't like that Idea ,,,, at all warned us about the shit storm that would come if we ever showed any body the pic, then a couple summers later when he came down, he said we could show who ever we wanted, he told us their was a deal in place to go to the Hawks, then after he retired he coached the Saint John Flames in the AHL, nice guy but god was he cheep, in the many time we went out for drinks, I think he only payed maybe a couple times lol, the bastard would sit there with a beer with a mouthful left, and as soon as you said you were going for a beer , he would speak up , , he would always say ,,,,, well I'm not used to paying, never payed for a car or his condo in TO, as long as he let them put his picture up in the place of business
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Post by galaxytrash on Jan 26, 2021 16:42:34 GMT -6
...the bastard would sit there with a beer with a mouthful left, and as soon as you said you were going for a beer , he would speak up is it really that obvious?? maybe i need a new tactic. way better than my gaborik story, thnx for sharing it. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jan 27, 2021 22:58:26 GMT -6
happy birthday to the man, to the legend.
the joy he brought me as a 12 year old, which has lasted my lifetime, will never be forgotten.
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Post by galaxytrash on Feb 2, 2021 16:58:37 GMT -6
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Post by hsbob on Feb 4, 2021 9:19:14 GMT -6
'Frank the tank' tied it up!LOL! One of the brightest spots of the Hawk's run was gettin' 'Razor's' name on the cup,he and CC were an awesome tandem! |
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great stories Mr Trash. Do you have any in which you did not embarass yourself?