OT: RIP Jaroslav Holik (Father of Bobby Holik)

[Doshell Propivo]

Jaroslav Holik, father of former NHLer Bobby Holik died yesterday. Not known to many North American hockey fans Jaroslav is a legend of Czechoslovak hockey. One of the greatest to ever play. My father actually played with him in the Czechoslovak army in the late 50's. RIP.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=763762&navid=nhl:topheads

 

[beLIever]

Jeez Louise, I misread the title of this thread and almost had a heart attack. You almost had to add an "RIP beLIever" thread.

 

[Kevin27nyi]

Very sad, I was a big fan of Bobby.

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Jeez Louise, I misread the title of this thread and almost had a heart attack. You almost had to add an "RIP beLIever" thread.

Oh, didn't even think about that! Holik/Halak...

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Very sad, I was a big fan of Bobby.

Yeah, Bobby was one of the few Eastern Europeans that came over during the early 90's that really had a North American/NHL style game right from the start. And he was part of one of the greatest WJC lines of all time: Jagr-Reichel-Holik.

 

[isles31]

Jeez Louise, I misread the title of this thread and almost had a heart attack. You almost had to add an "RIP beLIever" thread.

Yea youre not kidding...that was a freaky few seconds

 

[2ndGenIslander]

welp this scared the crap out of me. just thought our goalie died.

What's next? John Tavaras gets in a car accident?

 

[SLAPSHOT723]

I too freaked out but quickly realized I read it wrong.

Damn, too bad for Bobby.

 

[IceAce]

Please change the title of this, you're going to give everyone a coronary.

 

[Doshell Propivo]

Please change the title of this, you're going to give everyone a coronary.

I did. What else do you want me to do?

 

[CodeE]

welp this scared the crap out of me. just thought our goalie died.

What's next? John Tavaras gets in a car accident?

Travis Harmonic needs to watch his back.

 

[IceAce]

I did. What else do you want me to do?

probably should've just been a post in the "Around the NHL thread." Holik was never an Islander.

For time being you might just want to take his name out of the title

 

[YearlyLottery]

This is like that old thread "John Tavares Shot" a while back.

 

[Lame Lambert]

Jeez Louise, I misread the title of this thread and almost had a heart attack. You almost had to add an "RIP beLIever" thread.

That's exactly what I thought

 

[The Underboss]

Thoughts & Prayers to the Holik Family.

 

[Crispy385]

Our goalie was Bobby's father?! And he's dead?!