Podcast (Audio) Mike Keenan - SportsLit

[SportsLit]

Hello Blues fans,
I am the co-host of SportsLit podcast. Spoke with former St. Louis Blues coach Mike Keenan ahead of the release of his new memoir Iron Mike which will come out on Oct. 1st. Here is the conversation. Keenan coached in the NHL at a consistent rate from 1984-2009 and he says he could have coached for another 10 years.

Thanks,

Neil Acharya

Iron Mike

Mike Keenan is a madman. Mike Keenan has a method. All things considered, both descriptions are part and parcel of a coaching career in which he angered many, and accomplished a great deal. 30 years ago he won the Stanley Cup and then abruptly parted with the New York Rangers, the team he l

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[Bye Bye Blueston]

Hello Blues fans,
I am the co-host of SportsLit podcast. Spoke with former St. Louis Blues coach Mike Keenan ahead of the release of his new memoir Iron Mike which will come out on Oct. 1st. Here is the conversation. Keenan coached in the NHL at a consistent rate from 1984-2009 and he says he could have coached for another 10 years.

Thanks,

Neil Acharya

Iron Mike

Mike Keenan is a madman. Mike Keenan has a method. All things considered, both descriptions are part and parcel of a coaching career in which he angered many, and accomplished a great deal. 30 years ago he won the Stanley Cup and then abruptly parted with the New York Rangers, the team he l

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[Blanick]

KEENAN!!!!!!!!!

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Listened to a podcast with Mike Keenan awhile back. This story might've been well-known to Blues fans but I'll share in case I wasn't the only one who hadn't heard it.

It's the summer of 1995 and Mike Keenan and the Blues have decided to move on from Curtis Joseph after another disappointing playoff exit. Keenan and assistant Bob Berry are sitting at a local St. Louis restaurant on the patio when they see a nice car pull up and roll down the window. It's Wayne and Janet Gretzky who had a house in town. Wayne asks them if they're going to be there awhile and Keenan tells him they'll wait for him to join. They drive off but return a short while later.

They're in the middle of discussing what the hell they're going to do for a goalie for the upcoming season. Names are thrown around when Janet chimes in and says she knows someone who would be perfect, Gretzky's long-time teammate Grant Fuhr.

Long story short, the Blues sign Fuhr shortly after and deal Joseph's rights to the Oilers. Keenan, unconvinced the Blues other goalies are worth a damn, agrees to let Fuhr golf whenever he wants instead of practicing in order to keep him fresh for what would end up being a 79 start season in 1995.

 

[Drubilly]

Listened to a podcast with Mike Keenan awhile back. This story might've been well-known to Blues fans but I'll share in case I wasn't the only one who hadn't heard it.

It's the summer of 1995 and Mike Keenan and the Blues have decided to move on from Curtis Joseph after another disappointing playoff exit. Keenan and assistant Bob Berry are sitting at a local St. Louis restaurant on the patio when they see a nice car pull up and roll down the window. It's Wayne and Janet Gretzky who had a house in town. Wayne asks them if they're going to be there awhile and Keenan tells him they'll wait for him to join. They drive off but return a short while later.

They're in the middle of discussing what the hell they're going to do for a goalie for the upcoming season. Names are thrown around when Janet chimes in and says she knows someone who would be perfect, Gretzky's long-time teammate Grant Fuhr.

Long story short, the Blues sign Fuhr shortly after and deal Joseph's rights to the Oilers. Keenan, unconvinced the Blues other goalies are worth a damn, agrees to let Fuhr golf whenever he wants instead of practicing in order to keep him fresh for what would end up being a 79 start season in 1995.

I've never heard this story before and Fuhr is one of my all-time faves.

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

I've never heard this story before and Fuhr is one of my all-time faves.

Same here. My personal Mt. Rushmore of Blues goalies is Liut (thanks Dad), Fuhr, Binnington, and the guy featured in my avatar, who makes it on a technicality.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Same here. My personal Mt. Rushmore of Blues goalies is Liut (thanks Dad), Fuhr, Binnington, and the guy featured in my avatar, who makes it on a technicality.

Brodeur?

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

Brodeur?

Yes. He was my favorite keeper growing up as a goaltender. Despite being in the twilight of his career, seeing him join the Blues was a childhood dream come true.

 

[joe galiba]

Same here. My personal Mt. Rushmore of Blues goalies is Liut (thanks Dad), Fuhr, Binnington, and the guy featured in my avatar, who makes it on a technicality.

Liut is SO underrated

 

[LogosBlue]

Mt. Rushmore of Blues goalies: Hall, Binnington, Cujo, Fuhr

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Liut is SO underrated

Not by me and my brothers. Liut was a god in our house.

 

[SirPaste]

Yes. He was my favorite keeper growing up as a goaltender. Despite being in the twilight of his career, seeing him join the Blues was a childhood dream come true.

It was the same for me, I was obsessed with Brodeur when I was growing up so seeing him on the Blues was amazing

 

[Snubbed4Vezina]

It was the same for me, I was obsessed with Brodeur when I was growing up so seeing him on the Blues was amazing

One of these days I'll actually get around to buying a Brodeur Blues sweater.

 

[CaliforniaBlues310]

Yes. He was my favorite keeper growing up as a goaltender. Despite being in the twilight of his career, seeing him join the Blues was a childhood dream come true.

I remember being super excited we signed him, as he was also one of my favorites growing up. Got to catch his last NHL game in Anaheim.

 

[TheDizee]

Mt. Rushmore of Blues goalies: Hall, Binnington, Cujo, Fuhr

Brian Elliott homers are not going to like this

 

[LogosBlue]

Brian Elliott homers are not going to like this

I really liked Elliot alot. But you can only pick 4. I'd install Plante if there were 5 lol.

 

[ChicagoBlues]

Mt. Rushmore of Blues goalies: Hall, Binnington, Cujo, Fuhr

I like that list, but, for me, it would be Plante, Liut, Cujo, Binnington.

 

[SportsLit]

Brian Elliott homers are not going to like this

An aside....Keenan writes a bit about former Blues goalie, Greg Millen in the book, he had him in Chicago

 

[Stealth JD]

My favorite quote about Mike Keenan from a Blues player:

“I wouldn’t piss in his ear if his head was on fire” - Brett Hull on Keenan