Killion
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The Nagano omission is covered pretty extensively in the Team Canada thread we have.
Sometimes hockey is just the best.
..... yup, indeed it is and another Howe story which as a Goalie I'm sure you'll enjoy.... Back in the 60's, not much of a Christmas Break, teams playing Christmas Eve & so on.... This one recalled by Bryan Bugsy Watson... had a bar down in Alexandria Virginia post career, may still do so....
1965 in a game against the Leafs, Gordie by then losing his hair with an odd Cowlick hanging down that got in his eyes, blinding him at times.... skates in on Toronto Defenseman Kent Douglas, tying him up in knots, beating him twice, nothing between him & his good friend & fishing Buddy Johnny Bower....
... who... totally confused as Howe with one hand on his stick, the other trying to keep the Cowlick out of his eye sails in on him, couldnt get a read at all, proceeds bowl him over & one handedly puts the puck (on the backhand mind you) TOP. SHELF.
Howe, standing there looking at him, big grin... "Merry Christmas Johnny"..... turns, skates towards the bench.... Bower, incensed, angrier than a Hornet chasing him all the way to the Blue Line asking him what the Hell he meant by that, "Huh?!, Huh?!!, HUH?!!! show some respect. Just about killed me you old Bastid" & so on & so on....
So ya, all kinds of stuff that goes on at ice level that the fans really quite unaware of so to be harsh on an edgy guy like Messier, without the full context... well, not really on in my book but sure, I do get the dislike, enmities people, particularly Canucks fans harbored, still harbor towards him.
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