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Re: Amusing hockey stories « Reply #16 on Mar 12, 2010, 3:28pm »
Two about former Blues D Bob Plager:
Speaking of C Vaclav Nedomansky, who was the first Czechslovakian player to defect to the United States, and apparently had a very dour personality: "A bar in St. Louis asked him to leave so that they could start Happy Hour."
One day, Plager went into Scotty Bowman's office and said, "I just got suspended by the league for a high-stick last week." Bowman: "I heard." Plager: "But it wasn't me... it was Al Arbour!" Bowman: "I know." Plager: "Well, tell them they made a mistake!" Bowman: "No fucking way. I'd rather lose you for two games than Arbour."
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Re: Amusing hockey stories « Reply #18 on Mar 13, 2010, 3:58pm »
At the 2008 awards ceremony, Detroit's Pavel Datsyuk won the Lady Byng for the third time. His speech, "Thank you. I wish I could talk longer, but my English is short." Shortly, he was called back after winning the Selke. "I wasn't expecting to be back here so soon. I don't have a speech prepared."
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Re: Amusing hockey stories « Reply #20 on Mar 14, 2010, 3:40pm »
During the '93-94 season, Detroit acquired D Mike Ramsey from Pittsburgh. Since his usual #5 was unavailable, Ramsey was given #15, which rookie LW Tomas Holmstrom had worn before being sent back to the minors.
Upon Holmstrom's reall, he asked for #96. One day, Scotty Bowman asked him, "Why #96?" Holmstrom: "I'm eligible to become a US citizen in 1996." Bowman: "1996? Well, that's also the year you'll be back in Sweden if you don't start playing better!"
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Re: Amusing hockey stories « Reply #21 on Mar 18, 2010, 6:58am »
Stan Smyl, discussing the debut of the Canucks' black-orange-yellow Flying V sweaters in 1978: "I've never been embarrassed to be a Canuck... but that night, no one wanted to leave the locker room."
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Re: Amusing hockey stories « Reply #24 on Mar 21, 2010, 5:36pm »
During one of Ken Hitchcock's Stars practices, he emphasized to the team that they needed to skate hard, stay in position, and goals were not important.
On his next two shifts, RW Brett Hull skated down the rink and unleashed two shots against the end boards. Hitchcock blew his whistle and screamed "What are you doing?"
Hull: "What are you complaining about? I skated hard, I stayed in position, and you said goals weren't important."
Hitchcock sent him to the locker room for the remainder of the practice.
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Re: Amusing hockey stories « Reply #25 on Mar 21, 2010, 10:56pm »
Dave Poulin, while playing for Team Canada during Rendez-vous '87: "You play your best hockey because you are afraid to tell Mark Messier why you didn't."
During the '93-94 season, Detroit acquired D Mike Ramsey from Pittsburgh. Since his usual #5 was unavailable, Ramsey was given #15, which rookie LW Tomas Holmstrom had worn before being sent back to the minors.
Upon Holmstrom's reall, he asked for #96. One day, Scotty Bowman asked him, "Why #96?" Holmstrom: "I'm eligible to become a US citizen in 1996." Bowman: "1996? Well, that's also the year you'll be back in Sweden if you don't start playing better!"
Useless trivia: Ramsey was partnered on the blue line in Detroit with Viacheslav Fetisov... they had played against each other in the Miracle on Ice game.
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Re: Amusing hockey stories « Reply #28 on Mar 23, 2010, 6:46am »
Dennis Hull, Brett's uncle and Bobby's brother, had a decent career with the Blackhawks and Red Wings. In 1998, he wrote a biography entitled "The Third Best Hull (I Should Have Been Fourth But They Wouldn't Let My Sister Maxine Play)".
Re: Amusing hockey stories « Reply #29 on Mar 23, 2010, 5:11pm »
Haha, that reminds me of the Granatos. The year he retired, Tony Granato admitted that, at that point, his sister was probably a better hockey player than he was. It was on FSN Rocky Mountain about 7 or 8 years ago, back when they still carried Avs games.
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