Rick Foley
Can just barely remember him from when I was a tyke. He looked like John Kruk on skates, but hell, at least Kruk could actually play his sport!
Ed Van Impe
Nasty S.O.B., but slow as molasses
Willie Huber
You could time him with a sundial
Brad Marsh
All heart and a great shot blocker, but man was he slow
Dave Hoyda
Hard to really tell how slow he truly was, he was rarely on the ice for more than a few seconds before getting into a fight
Dave Brown
Thankfully, it's not necessary to skate to beat the crap out of people
Glen Cochrane
Pairing him with Mark Howe (yes they actually played together for a while) was like pairing the roadrunner with Foghorn Leghorn
Michael Handzus
Zus had a lot of great attributes and skills, however skating wasn't one of them.
Keith Jones
Jonesy was so slow, that he didn't make it off the ice after his final shift until halfway through the next season
Scott Hartnell
Yeah, he's not really that bad a skater, but man, the guy goes down more than a Kardashian sister. - BiggE
don't recall that at all about Huber. I remember him being more than adequate.
it was always fascinating to me when they used to have the waiver draft. he was always unprotected many many years after he was already out of the nhl. good stuff.
don't recall that at all about Huber. I remember him being more than adequate.
it was always fascinating to me when they used to have the waiver draft. he was always unprotected many many years after he was already out of the nhl. good stuff. - rinaldo
Him and Reijo Routsalainen. Guy was 45 years old and in the waiver draft, because Edmonton still owned his rights. Huber passed away awhile ago.
Him and Reijo Routsalainen. Guy was 45 years old and in the waiver draft, because Edmonton still owned his rights. Huber passed away awhile ago. - Jsaquella
Rick Foley
Can just barely remember him from when I was a tyke. He looked like John Kruk on skates, but hell, at least Kruk could actually play his sport!
Ed Van Impe
Nasty S.O.B., but slow as molasses
Willie Huber
You could time him with a sundial
Brad Marsh
All heart and a great shot blocker, but man was he slow
Dave Hoyda
Hard to really tell how slow he truly was, he was rarely on the ice for more than a few seconds before getting into a fight
Dave Brown
Thankfully, it's not necessary to skate to beat the crap out of people
Glen Cochrane
Pairing him with Mark Howe (yes they actually played together for a while) was like pairing the roadrunner with Foghorn Leghorn
Michael Handzus
Zus had a lot of great attributes and skills, however skating wasn't one of them.
Keith Jones
Jonesy was so slow, that he didn't make it off the ice after his final shift until halfway through the next season
Scott Hartnell
Yeah, he's not really that bad a skater, but man, the guy goes down more than a Kardashian sister. - BiggE
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We need another. "Moose" type player to patrol the blueline - 3flyerkids
Moooooooose.
I was actually at the game against STL when Pierre Plante and Brent Hughes traded locker room with Dupont. Before the game an announcement was made so not to confuse the crowds after Moose skated on the ice in O&B.
Dave Hoyda
Hard to really tell how slow he truly was, he was rarely on the ice for more than a few seconds before getting into a fight
- BiggE
I seem to recall seeing him (it was on TV, so it had to be a road game) on a partial breakaway (amazing, huh?) and from about 10 feet out, he shot it into the left corner.
Not the corner of the net. The left corner boards, like where a zamboni would come out.
I don't remember gino being that bad at all to be honest.
brad marsh - rinaldo
Maybe not a bad skater, but he just looked awkward skating. It always seemed like he was on the verge of going down or accidentally veering off to the side, but he never did. Just always bothered me.
Hockey trivia: Who shot the puck for the Stanley Cup-winning goal in 2007? - jmatchett383
Television ratings[edit]
"The 2007 Stanley Cup Final was also notable for its exceptionally poor television ratings in the United States.
Games one and two were carried by cable channel Versus, then a new and little known player on the sports television scene.
Game one produced a 0.5 national rating or 523,000 households. It was the 58th best rated program of that day. Game two produced a 0.4 national rating or 446,000 households, lower than the 2006 WNBA All-Star Game on ESPN which drew 447,000 households. It was the 74th best rated program of that day."
This is off Wikipedia re the 2007 scf. Interesting tid bit about the wnba having better ratings at one point lol
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Jul 27 @ 4:10 PM ET
Television ratings - benjichronic[edit]
"The 2007 Stanley Cup Final was also notable for its exceptionally poor television ratings in the United States.
Games one and two were carried by cable channel Versus, then a new and little known player on the sports television scene.
Game one produced a 0.5 national rating or 523,000 households. It was the 58th best rated program of that day. Game two produced a 0.4 national rating or 446,000 households, lower than the 2006 WNBA All-Star Game on ESPN which drew 447,000 households. It was the 74th best rated program of that day."
This is off Wikipedia re the 2007 scf. Interesting tid bit about the wnba having better ratings at one point lol
thats what happens when no one has the damn channel.
The Philadelphia Phillies have traded Cole Hamels to the New York Mets in exchange for 3 street hot dog stand vendors and a player to be named later. When asked for comment, GM Ruben Amaro replied, "We really would have loved to keep Cole, but we felt that it was best that we move on. We wish him all the best in the future. We now feel that we are set up well for the future in our perimeter vending. We feel that this trade should create friendly competition for Dietz & Watson and we expect to have the best1-2 hot dog punch in baseball for years to come."
The Philadelphia Phillies have traded Cole Hamels to the New York Mets in exchange for 3 street hot dog stand vendors and a player to be named later. When asked for comment, GM Ruben Amaro replied, "We really would have loved to keep Cole, but we felt that it was best that we move on. We wish him all the best in the future. We now feel that we are set up well for the future in our perimeter vending. We feel that this trade should create friendly competition for Dietz & Watson and we expect to have the best1-2 hot dog punch in baseball for years to come." - jmatchett383
