whatsbruin
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Keep in mind they are both in the NHL, so not really sure you can say they suck.
Former Bruins Ex Bruin general discussion II
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whatsbruin
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I should have worded my response differently, apologies. Reading it, it comes off as standoff ish or some other bad adjective. Any how, I understand your opinion.
Peter McNab Tribute Story
The Peter McNab story begins when he was born May 8, 1952, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He inherited a history of hockey bloodlines as his father, Max McNab, won a Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 1950. At 14, McNab, a Canadian born American moved to the United States, where his father was the coach of the Western Hockey League’s San Diego Gulls.
McNab played center on the ice. However, he entered the University of Denver while playing on a baseball scholarship. As fate would have, McNab made the Denver Pioneers hockey team while attending the school. In his rookie season with the Pioneers, the 6-foot-3-inch centre scored 19 goals and 14 assists for 33 points in 28 games.
In his sophomore season, McNab nearly doubled his production as he scored 27 goals and added 38 assists for 65 points in 38 games.
A Lifetime Spent in Hockey: Peter McNab Story
We look at the Peter McNab story today. We remember McNab's 14 season NHL playing calling and his 33 years spent broadcasting.
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The Peter McNab story begins when he was born May 8, 1952, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He inherited a history of hockey bloodlines as his father, Max McNab, won a Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 1950. At 14, McNab, a Canadian born American moved to the United States, where his father was the coach of the Western Hockey League’s San Diego Gulls.
McNab played center on the ice. However, he entered the University of Denver while playing on a baseball scholarship. As fate would have, McNab made the Denver Pioneers hockey team while attending the school. In his rookie season with the Pioneers, the 6-foot-3-inch centre scored 19 goals and 14 assists for 33 points in 28 games.
In his sophomore season, McNab nearly doubled his production as he scored 27 goals and added 38 assists for 65 points in 38 games.
BostonBob
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A Forgotten Star: Sergei Samsonov
Sergei Samsonov was born on October 27, 1978, in Moscow, Russia which was at that time still known as the Soviet Union. Viktor, Samsonov’s father, was an electrician in Moscow however, he quit his job so he could dedicate himself to Sergei’s promising hockey career. Every day Viktor drove Sergei to the rink and he would drive a cab during the night to pay the family bills. “He pushed me, and he’s a big reason I am here today,” Samsonov said in a Sports Illustrated article by Gerry Callahan published November 16, 1998.
Samsonov first came to North America while playing in the prestigious Quebec International Pee-Wee tournament in 1992. As a young teenager, Samsonov drew comparisons to Russian superstar, Pavel Bure. It wasn’t until 1996 that Samsonov would be playing hockey full-time in North America.
A Forgotten Star: Former Boston Bruin Sergei Samsonov
One time drawing comparisons to Pavel Bure, Sergei Samsonov was a highly touted Russian who became a Boston Bruins fan favorite.
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Sergei Samsonov was born on October 27, 1978, in Moscow, Russia which was at that time still known as the Soviet Union. Viktor, Samsonov’s father, was an electrician in Moscow however, he quit his job so he could dedicate himself to Sergei’s promising hockey career. Every day Viktor drove Sergei to the rink and he would drive a cab during the night to pay the family bills. “He pushed me, and he’s a big reason I am here today,” Samsonov said in a Sports Illustrated article by Gerry Callahan published November 16, 1998.
Samsonov first came to North America while playing in the prestigious Quebec International Pee-Wee tournament in 1992. As a young teenager, Samsonov drew comparisons to Russian superstar, Pavel Bure. It wasn’t until 1996 that Samsonov would be playing hockey full-time in North America.
Ivo
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I’ve been wondering this myself. I checked how long it took to retire other numbers after they finished their careers and was surprised how long it took for some. Only Orr and Bourque had their jerseys retired immediately after they stopped playing. Bucyk had to wait 2 years and Esposito 6 years. Others even longer, but they were perhaps less obvious picks (Neely 8 years, O’Reilly 17 years and Middleton 30 years). I only looked at post-expansion players.
Wonder, if they make Z wait a couple years. I don’t see why they would, but there is a lot of precedent for something like that.
BruinsFanSince94
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my first favorite bruin and my first Bruins Jersey (still hanging in my closet 23 years later. What would his career have finished like if he never had that terrible wrist injury. never the same post surgery.A Forgotten Star: Sergei Samsonov
A Forgotten Star: Former Boston Bruin Sergei Samsonov
One time drawing comparisons to Pavel Bure, Sergei Samsonov was a highly touted Russian who became a Boston Bruins fan favorite.lastwordonsports.com
Sergei Samsonov was born on October 27, 1978, in Moscow, Russia which was at that time still known as the Soviet Union. Viktor, Samsonov’s father, was an electrician in Moscow however, he quit his job so he could dedicate himself to Sergei’s promising hockey career. Every day Viktor drove Sergei to the rink and he would drive a cab during the night to pay the family bills. “He pushed me, and he’s a big reason I am here today,” Samsonov said in a Sports Illustrated article by Gerry Callahan published November 16, 1998.
Samsonov first came to North America while playing in the prestigious Quebec International Pee-Wee tournament in 1992. As a young teenager, Samsonov drew comparisons to Russian superstar, Pavel Bure. It wasn’t until 1996 that Samsonov would be playing hockey full-time in North America.
BruinDust
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I'd like to see them wait for every player personally. Like at least 5 years. Makes it seem more special and absence makes the heart grow fonder. I think waiting your more likely to get a bigger reaction to the ceremony. I always felt doing it right away cheapened the whole thing.
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He had 40 points his final NHL season, 14 in 20 games after the Panthers got him at the deadline in 2011. I think he was offered a PTO with the Red Wings after but opted to retire.
I still wonder "what if" with regards to his wrist injury. It hindered what was arguably his best skillset, but he still showed flashes of brilliance in Carolina when he was playing in a top six of Ruutu, Staal, Brind'Amour, Whitney and Cole.
He haunted us in the 2009 playoffs. It was bittersweet as a huge fan of his.
Tomorrow’s Globe:
Mark Recchi’s final NHL shift in a stellar 22-year career was with the Bruins, June 15, 2011, the night capped with a jubilant shake of the Cup over his head following the 4-0 blanking of the Canucks in Game 7 of the Cup Final at Vancouver.
“I enjoyed being in Boston right from the start,” Recchi recalled this past week, reached by phone at his home about an hour north of Pittsburgh. “Right from the git-go, the things we went through together as a group, and, ultimately, to get to that final pinnacle was incredible.”
Recchi, 54, will return to Causeway Street Wednesday night, to be honored by The Tradition, the annual fund-raising gala by The Sports Museum. The Hall of Fame winger will be among the headliners, along with former Red Sox outfielder Johnny Damon, marathon man Bill Rodgers, and ex-Patriots great Lawyer Milloy. (For information and tickets: sportsmuseum.org).
Ever-understated off the ice, Recchi posted prolific numbers across his two-plus decades, including 577 goals (21st all time), 956 assists (15th), and 1,533 points (13th) in 1,652 games (eighth).
A reflection of the time in which he was drafted, Recchi was chosen 67th in 1988, the Penguins taking a flyer on an undersized (5 feet 10 inches, 185 pounds) kid who that season piled up 154 points for WHL Kamloops — the junior club he now owns with another ex-Bruin, Jarome Iginla, and others.
Recchi was passed over in the draft as an 18-year-old, in part because he produced only a 61-point season that first year of eligibility. Size mattered a lot more in the late-’80s NHL than it does today.
“Exactly, size was always a big thing, even when I was getting passed up in those years before — it definitely had a huge part in that,” he said. “I don’t know if I would have been drafted [if not for the 154 points in 1987-88]. It was so different. Size was everything to scouts, so not many guys were willing to take a chance on a smaller guy.”
Over the last 10 years, the model has shifted considerably. A big player with big numbers remains a valued commodity, but so too is a downsized player with abundant skill and robust numbers. The 154-point Recchi model would be a sureshot first-rounder today.
“Absolutely, which is great, to see how that’s evolved,” he said.
Recchi will attend The Tradition soiree with his wife, mom, and dad. Melvin Recchi once owned the Kamloops Daily News, the hometown paper, and his son delivered it, making his way on foot to deliver to the rows of townhouses in the center of town.
“Loved it,” he said. “Used the money to buy candy. For 25 cents, you got a handful of it.”
Recchi, a year after Boston’s Cup win, hooked on with the Penguins in a player development role. He left a job he loved in 2017-18 when the Penguins asked if he’d fill an open coaching vacancy when Rick Tocchet left for Arizona. He coached three years there, followed by the last two years in New Jersey. Now he’s actively looking for his next gig, ideally in a front office.
“That’s where my passion is,” he said. “I loved the coaching, too, but I want to be in a front office, whether it’s player development or whatever, helping to build a team.”
also………..
According to Mark Recchi, the Bruins’ Cup-winning 2010-11 team finally will meet for an in-person reunion next summer, convening in Las Vegas in late July or early August. He expects 100 percent attendance. “No excuses now,” he said. “There’s only a few guys still playing.” Still gainfully employed: Milan Lucic (Calgary), Tyler Seguin (Dallas), and hometowners Brad Marchand, David Krejci, and Patrice Bergeron. Your faithful puck chronicler scoffed when Recchi said “we’re all getting too old” to cause any mischief in Vegas. Sure. “Yeah, OK,” he conceded, “I guess you’ve been around too long to fall for that one.”
HONORED GUEST
Recchi’s return to Garden worthy of celebration
Mark Recchi’s final NHL shift in a stellar 22-year career was with the Bruins, June 15, 2011, the night capped with a jubilant shake of the Cup over his head following the 4-0 blanking of the Canucks in Game 7 of the Cup Final at Vancouver.
“I enjoyed being in Boston right from the start,” Recchi recalled this past week, reached by phone at his home about an hour north of Pittsburgh. “Right from the git-go, the things we went through together as a group, and, ultimately, to get to that final pinnacle was incredible.”
Recchi, 54, will return to Causeway Street Wednesday night, to be honored by The Tradition, the annual fund-raising gala by The Sports Museum. The Hall of Fame winger will be among the headliners, along with former Red Sox outfielder Johnny Damon, marathon man Bill Rodgers, and ex-Patriots great Lawyer Milloy. (For information and tickets: sportsmuseum.org).
Ever-understated off the ice, Recchi posted prolific numbers across his two-plus decades, including 577 goals (21st all time), 956 assists (15th), and 1,533 points (13th) in 1,652 games (eighth).
A reflection of the time in which he was drafted, Recchi was chosen 67th in 1988, the Penguins taking a flyer on an undersized (5 feet 10 inches, 185 pounds) kid who that season piled up 154 points for WHL Kamloops — the junior club he now owns with another ex-Bruin, Jarome Iginla, and others.
Recchi was passed over in the draft as an 18-year-old, in part because he produced only a 61-point season that first year of eligibility. Size mattered a lot more in the late-’80s NHL than it does today.
“Exactly, size was always a big thing, even when I was getting passed up in those years before — it definitely had a huge part in that,” he said. “I don’t know if I would have been drafted [if not for the 154 points in 1987-88]. It was so different. Size was everything to scouts, so not many guys were willing to take a chance on a smaller guy.”
Over the last 10 years, the model has shifted considerably. A big player with big numbers remains a valued commodity, but so too is a downsized player with abundant skill and robust numbers. The 154-point Recchi model would be a sureshot first-rounder today.
“Absolutely, which is great, to see how that’s evolved,” he said.
Recchi will attend The Tradition soiree with his wife, mom, and dad. Melvin Recchi once owned the Kamloops Daily News, the hometown paper, and his son delivered it, making his way on foot to deliver to the rows of townhouses in the center of town.
“Loved it,” he said. “Used the money to buy candy. For 25 cents, you got a handful of it.”
Recchi, a year after Boston’s Cup win, hooked on with the Penguins in a player development role. He left a job he loved in 2017-18 when the Penguins asked if he’d fill an open coaching vacancy when Rick Tocchet left for Arizona. He coached three years there, followed by the last two years in New Jersey. Now he’s actively looking for his next gig, ideally in a front office.
“That’s where my passion is,” he said. “I loved the coaching, too, but I want to be in a front office, whether it’s player development or whatever, helping to build a team.”
also………..
According to Mark Recchi, the Bruins’ Cup-winning 2010-11 team finally will meet for an in-person reunion next summer, convening in Las Vegas in late July or early August. He expects 100 percent attendance. “No excuses now,” he said. “There’s only a few guys still playing.” Still gainfully employed: Milan Lucic (Calgary), Tyler Seguin (Dallas), and hometowners Brad Marchand, David Krejci, and Patrice Bergeron. Your faithful puck chronicler scoffed when Recchi said “we’re all getting too old” to cause any mischief in Vegas. Sure. “Yeah, OK,” he conceded, “I guess you’ve been around too long to fall for that one.”
I can’t think of where else to put this, but since everyone in this video are “ex Bruins,” I thought here might be a good spot. I’ve never seen actual film of most of these players. A real treasure.
Definitely worth a look.
Anyone else here never heard of a “hook check?”
Definitely worth a look.
Anyone else here never heard of a “hook check?”
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Chara/Bourque pair is arguably an all time top dream pairing
The Andy Moog story continued following his time in the WHL; he was selected in the seventh round, 132 overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. After playing in just 15 games through his first two seasons with the Oilers, Moog spent most of his first two professional seasons with the Wichita Wind in the Central Hockey League.
Moog broke through and became a full-time NHL goalie during the 1982-83 season. He played 50 games for the Oilers, who played in their first-ever Stanley Cup Final, losing to the New York Islanders that season. Moog earned the starting role over Grant Fuhr, posting a 33-8-7 record.
Moog broke through and became a full-time NHL goalie during the 1982-83 season. He played 50 games for the Oilers, who played in their first-ever Stanley Cup Final, losing to the New York Islanders that season. Moog earned the starting role over Grant Fuhr, posting a 33-8-7 record.
Behind the Mask: The Andy Moog Story
A fan favourite goaltender for the Boston Bruins. Today we take a look at the Andy Moog story: the Man Behind the Mask.
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Ex-NHLer John Blue Shares His Journey from the Crease to the Church - CaliSports News
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I'd be more shocked if they got Horton and Seguin in the same room TBQH
Horton skipped the virtual reunion they did during COVID Times
Really good read, thanks smittyEx-NHLer John Blue Shares His Journey from the Crease to the Church - CaliSports News
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Righteous bucks!
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