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wingoilerfan · 02-11-2003, 06:14 PM

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#26. FRED "The Fog" SHERO
Shero was the coach of the famed Philadelhpia Flyers "Broad Street Bullies" teams of the mid 1970s. When he coached his first-ever NHL game, an exhibition game, he locked himself out of the arena when he snuck outside to smoke a cigarette. Because of that, he was unable to address the media after the game.

#27. ED LEBEC
A Boston Bruins goalie in fiction who married Carla the barkeep from Cheers. He masqueraded in an ice show as a mascot and was mowed down by a Zamboni. I hope, though, that the Zamboni mowdown didn't really happen, seeing as how ebec was described as "fictional".

#28. RON CARON
Caron was the fiery-tempered former St. Louis Blues GM who was known for throwing chairs around in the press box whenever refs called penalties against the Blues. He was banned from press boxes because of this. Hmm ... if he and Robbiw Ftorek ever teamed up behind a bench, might we be seeing entire table sets tossed onto the ice ...

? I couldn't resist ...

#29. JACQUES PLANTE
His name is Jacques Plante ... but you can call him "The Wanderer". He patented the technique of wandering out of the goal crease to play the puck, which Patrick Roy has adapted. He had also invented the first goalie mask. Off the ice, Plante would knit sweaters ... reminds me of Weezer's "Sweater Song"!

#30. "Cowboy" BILL FLETT
Flett wasn't just nicknamed "Cowboy" for nothing ... he actually looked like a cowboy, complete with a full beard and hat. Flett wanted to implement the cowboy look for hockey, as he would wear a pair of cowboy boots with skate blades fastened onto them for old-timer hockey games (e.g. The Heroes of Hockey games on the evening of the All Star skills competitions, which I always enjoy watching). Also known for his practical jokes, he put the joke on teammate Ed Mio when he put a snake in his goalie mitt and a mouse in one o his skates.

#31. JIM RALPH
Known as a goalie, but even better known as a storyteller. In a minor league hockey game, it took 8 goals against him before Ralph was upset enough to take his net off its moorings and push it against the endboard, with the net pointing outwards. He then dared the opponents to score a 9th goal ... COME ON, JUST TRY TO SCORE ANOTHER ONE!

#32. MAJOR FREDERIC McLAUGHLIN
Before Bill Wirtz as Chicago Blackhawk owner, there was Major Fred. During the 1936-37 hockey season, near the end of it, he had tried to pull a Don Cherry, USA style when he attempted to ice an all-American lineup. His plan did not work.

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wingoilerfan Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 113	More stories, folks!! #26. FRED "The Fog" SHERO Shero was the coach of the famed Philadelhpia Flyers "Broad Street Bullies" teams of the mid 1970s. When he coached his first-ever NHL game, an exhibition game, he locked himself out of the arena when he snuck outside to smoke a cigarette. Because of that, he was unable to address the media after the game. #27. ED LEBEC A Boston Bruins goalie in fiction who married Carla the barkeep from Cheers. He masqueraded in an ice show as a mascot and was mowed down by a Zamboni. I hope, though, that the Zamboni mowdown didn't really happen, seeing as how ebec was described as "fictional". #28. RON CARON Caron was the fiery-tempered former St. Louis Blues GM who was known for throwing chairs around in the press box whenever refs called penalties against the Blues. He was banned from press boxes because of this. Hmm ... if he and Robbiw Ftorek ever teamed up behind a bench, might we be seeing entire table sets tossed onto the ice ... ? I couldn't resist ... #29. JACQUES PLANTE His name is Jacques Plante ... but you can call him "The Wanderer". He patented the technique of wandering out of the goal crease to play the puck, which Patrick Roy has adapted. He had also invented the first goalie mask. Off the ice, Plante would knit sweaters ... reminds me of Weezer's "Sweater Song"! #30. "Cowboy" BILL FLETT Flett wasn't just nicknamed "Cowboy" for nothing ... he actually looked like a cowboy, complete with a full beard and hat. Flett wanted to implement the cowboy look for hockey, as he would wear a pair of cowboy boots with skate blades fastened onto them for old-timer hockey games (e.g. The Heroes of Hockey games on the evening of the All Star skills competitions, which I always enjoy watching). Also known for his practical jokes, he put the joke on teammate Ed Mio when he put a snake in his goalie mitt and a mouse in one o his skates. #31. JIM RALPH Known as a goalie, but even better known as a storyteller. In a minor league hockey game, it took 8 goals against him before Ralph was upset enough to take his net off its moorings and push it against the endboard, with the net pointing outwards. He then dared the opponents to score a 9th goal ... COME ON, JUST TRY TO SCORE ANOTHER ONE! #32. MAJOR FREDERIC McLAUGHLIN Before Bill Wirtz as Chicago Blackhawk owner, there was Major Fred. During the 1936-37 hockey season, near the end of it, he had tried to pull a Don Cherry, USA style when he attempted to ice an all-American lineup. His plan did not work. __________________ Let's go Red Wings! Long live the Oilers!