Wackiest/Weirdest Bruin ever

[mikelvl]

Joe Murphy was a short-timer in the 90's but I'm pretty sure he was a certified nut job. And who can forget John Grahame blowing the no.1 goalie job for the B's by getting knocked out in the middle of the street outside of Daisy Buchanan's one night, breaking his ankle.

 

[sarge88]

John Wensink looked like a bona fide maniac.. and acted like it too sometimes!!

There is an awesome 30 for 30 short video on the time he challenged the Stars bench.

As crazy as he presented when he played, he came across a relatively normal in the vid.

Here is the link.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cieSb1qiUMQ

 

[jgatie]

Schmautzie was supposedly certifiably crazy. Don Cherry tells a story about how Schmautz and O'Reilly were fighting over a vise in the stickroom in Montreal, and Schmautz went after Terry with a blowtorch he was going to use to "customize*" his stick blade. Terry countered with the hacksaw he was using to trim his.

*Customize for Schmautz meant to put on a curve that resembled the Storrow Drive Fenway exit. When Schmautz wound up at top of the circles, the first two rows of the balcony all ducked.

 

[sarge88]

Nevin Markwart certainly seemed crazy based on the way he played, but IIRC he was a very intelligent guy in the real world.

 

[BMC]

I still think outside of Boston, Tim Thomas's political stance wouldn't have made headlines or even articles.

That's because it wouldn't have

 

[jgatie]

I still think outside of Boston, Tim Thomas's political stance wouldn't have made headlines or even articles.

That's because most of the sports reporters in Boston make Bernie Sanders look like Glenn Beck.

 

[DKH]

Forgot about this guy

Here is a hint ?

He sang at the Edmonton Oilers reunion and Mark Messier on stage before introducing him runs through his accomplishments before he comes on to the stage - it's something and Messier gets quite emotional

(There is a video of it somewhere on YouTube)

Another hint

He only played for Boston

Final hint

He supposedly was Katarina Witt 'guy' when he was in Germany

The story Messier told puts this guy on the medal stand (no pun intended)

My money says Fenway gets this in 1 second

 

[trenton1]

Forgot about this guy

Here is a hint ?

He sang at the Edmonton Oilers reunion and Mark Messier on stage before introducing him runs through his accomplishments before he comes on to the stage - it's something and Messier gets quite emotional

(There is a video of it somewhere on YouTube)

Another hint

He only played for Boston

Final hint

He supposedly was Katarina Witt 'guy' when he was in Germany

The story Messier told puts this guy on the medal stand (no pun intended)

My money says Fenway gets this in 1 second

Kraig Nienhuis

 

[GoBs]

This is easy...Jim "Seaweed" Pettie

 

[BNHL]

Schmautzie was supposedly certifiably crazy. Don Cherry tells a story about how Schmautz and O'Reilly were fighting over a vise in the stickroom in Montreal, and Schmautz went after Terry with a blowtorch he was going to use to "customize*" his stick blade. Terry countered with the hacksaw he was using to trim his.

*Customize for Schmautz meant to put on a curve that resembled the Storrow Drive Fenway exit. When Schmautz wound up at top of the circles, the first two rows of the balcony all ducked.

O'Reilly says Schmautz scared him. Now that's saying something.

 

[jgatie]

O'Reilly says Schmautz scared him. Now that's saying something.

Someone told me Schmautz was the inspiration for Tim "Doctor Hook" McCracken in Slap Shot. He certainly had that look. Now whether Schmautz ever wielded his stick with scalpel-like prowess and "carved a man's eye out with a flick of the wrist", I don't know. Maybe in the minors.

 

[Gee Wally]

No politics rule means no politics.

None.

Zero.

Nada.

 

[Sheppy]

Eddie Shack. Most people agree he is the weirdest guy to ever play pro hockey.

Gilles Gilbert I guess was weird too.

I have a picture hanging in my room of my grandfathers softball after they won a tournament. Eddie Shack is also in the photo, he came to my home town in like 1975.

My grandfather died very young (47) in 1993, I was 3 so I never really remembered him. It's cool to have a photo like that, and i had no idea that it was Eddie Shack until years later.

 

[Fenway]

My money says Fenway gets this in 1 second

 

[Number8]

Schmautzie was supposedly certifiably crazy. Don Cherry tells a story about how Schmautz and O'Reilly were fighting over a vise in the stickroom in Montreal, and Schmautz went after Terry with a blowtorch he was going to use to "customize*" his stick blade. Terry countered with the hacksaw he was using to trim his.

*Customize for Schmautz meant to put on a curve that resembled the Storrow Drive Fenway exit. When Schmautz wound up at top of the circles, the first two rows of the balcony all ducked.

ha ha ..... isn't that the truth.

If the goals were placed in the balcony, old Bobby would have scored an extra 10-15 goals a year!