off-beat hockey players and personalities

[Heathen]

Originally posted by Leafs2089
How can you be both an Oilers fan and a Wings fan... sounds like a front runner to me after this year you'll be a Leafs fan when they take the cup where it belongs CANADA

What color is the grass in your world??

Leafs winning the cup....

[wingoilerfan]

#67. KENT "The Magic Man" NILSSON
The Magic Man was on BOTH sides of the Battle of Alberta, playing first for the Flames and then later for the Oilers. During the first period of one Flames game, the late Bob "Badger" Johnson told Nilsson that he was on pace to score the most goals in one game and break the record. Nilsson didnt do too much after that first period, saying that "If I did it once, you'd expect me to do it again.".

#68. RED HORNER
Horner was known for penalties, penalties, penalties. He led the league in penalty minutes for 8 straight seasons.

#69. TAFFY ABEL
Abel, at 260 lbs, probably resembled an offensive lineman for the Chicago Bears as he led odd-man rushes with Mush March for the Chicago Blackhawks. At that size, with opposing team's checkers draped over his back, he looked like a gorilla with humans on his back. When he got to the opponents' net, he'd pass the puck back to March, who'd fire it through Abel's legs into the goal. It's Abel and March marching into the End Zone! Here's a dumb question for you folks: Is Taffy related to Sid Abel? I honestly don't know ...

#70. HARRY MUMMERY
Mummery, at 240 lbs, was about as big as the afore-mentioned Abel. "Big Mum" ate himself out of the NHL and was signed by a minor league team out of Saskatoon. Because the equipment manager or whoever it is that makes the uniforms could not find a uniform that fit Big Mum, the team had a tentmaker tailor Mum's uniform, instead. Some teammates painted a smiley face on the backside of the tent uniform and from there, Mum because a fan favorite, a jolly giant, so to speak.

#71. LARRY "The Rock" ZEIDEL
Can you smell what the rock was cooking?? The Rock was cooking up some hicksticking penalties after a pair of stickfighting duels with Tex Evans and Eddie Shack.

[Leafs2089]

It was a joke Heathen but they have a better chance than the Flames

[wingoilerfan]

#72. RON HEXTALL
Hextall was the only goalie to score TWO goals in his NHL career. Not only was he known for that, but the familiar adage was that "if you end up in Hextall's net, bad things happen". Ask one of the Florida Panthers that in, I believe, early 1999 when he got trapped in Hexie's net and was bloodied up when he finally got out of there. The afore-mentioned Magic Man Nilsson got a Hextall paddling during the Stanley Cup finals which gave Oiler fans haunting memories of Billy Smith. Having your toe in the crease with Hextall in net ... that's a paddling. Getting in front of Hexie to screen him ... that's a paddling. Getting stuck in Hexie's net ... you'd better believe that's a paddling.

#73. BRUCE Bigbucks" McNALL
He could be a predeessor to John Rigas, but unlike Rigas, McNall actually spent on his tea, the LA Kings. However, Bigbucks mostly borrowed money to spend for the Kings, and couldn't repay his debts ... he ended up going to the slammer for fraud.

#74. IVAN "The Terrible" IRWIN
He was given that nickname for a reason. The late Rocket Richard would know ... he once got his head leglocked after Ivan grabbed him by the scruff of his neck.

#75. GLEN SONMOR
The quick-tempered Sonmor once, inadvertantly, stopped a becn-clearing brawl by having his eye popped out after he took a punch in the face. It was an artificial glass eye, but it stopped the fight.

#76. HOWIE MEEKER
Meeker, an NHL rookie of the year, was famed for the "Golly-gee willikers" commentary heard across the Great White North.

[wingoilerfan]

#77. MAX BENTLEY
Bentley's skating and puckhandling skills were so coveted that the Leafs traded five players to get him.

#78. TOMMY McVIE
With minutes to go before a meeting was suppoed to start and McVie stuck on his third floor balcony, he dove from the balcony into the hotel pool instead of waiting for the elevator.

#79. PETER PUCK
Peter Puck was the mascot for the education of Americans to the coolest game on earth. The NBC intermission Peter Puck animations worked ... resistance was futile and we've become asimilated into the hockey fan collective.

#80. GUY LAPOINTE
Lapointe conspired with customs officials to interrogate the Candiens' team trainer as a couter-joke to a joke the trainer pulled on him. I don't think that would go over too well with customs officials now ...

#81. BILLY SMITH
This battling goalie could, in today's time, be nicknamed Darth Maul. During the 1983 Stanley Cup finals, Smith hacked down two Oilers in one game, and threatened that he'd go after Gretzky if he got too close to Smith in the crease. Then-Oiler coach Glen Sather was enraged at these stick-swining incidents by Smith, saying that Smith "wields his stick like a hatchet".

[hockeybabe]

Shakey Walton is my cousin, and yes, although he was a bad boy then, he is a stand-up guy now. Just to let everyone know...his nickname is also used for his dad, my uncle, Robert Walton. We all called him Shakey when he was alive.

[Tarkus]

Welcome to the boards, HB...

Name droppin' in your 1st post.

Not a lot of hockey fans here but maybe you could give us a rundown of his career & also where he got the nic "Shakey". I know who he was but I'm sure a quick lesson'll help out those who don't know...

[Eternal Captain]

LOL @ Snoopy.

How about for current players?