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Postby RonnieFranchise » Fri Dec 01, 2017 11:51 am

Scott Bailey is a guy I remember.

Scott Bailey played in a total of 19 games with the Boston Bruins in the mid-1990s, compiling record of 6-6-2. He was the starting goalie for their Providence affiliate in 1994-1997.

Drafted by the Bruins in 1992 he was first sent to play for the Johnstown Chiefs going 13-15-3 during his time in Western PA.

Upon retirement Scott Bailey went on to become a biblical scholar https://scotteriology.wordpress.com/about/

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Postby Gaucho » Fri Dec 01, 2017 11:53 am

I did not remember Maxim Galanov.

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Fri Dec 01, 2017 1:42 pm

I remembered Maxim Galanov. I also remember Tuomas Gronman. And Greg Andrusak.

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Postby Gaucho » Fri Dec 01, 2017 1:49 pm

Gronman won bronze with Finland in 98.

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Postby mikey » Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:51 pm

Was Galanov the guy we lost to Minnesota in the expansion draft...? I don't really recall what type of player that was...

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Postby Gaucho » Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:57 pm

I think it was some Finn. Jussi something or other.

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Postby Gaucho » Fri Dec 01, 2017 6:59 pm

Jonas Junkka. No, he was picked by Columbus. Didn't they claim Tyler Wright?

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Postby Gaucho » Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:00 pm

We were so bad, Minnesota didn't want any of our trash.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_NHL_Expansion_Draft

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Postby mikey » Fri Dec 01, 2017 7:03 pm

Cbus got Wright I thought...but we did lose Junkka somehow...did we lose both to Cbus and no one to Minnesota, was that a possibility?

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Postby slappybrown » Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:46 pm

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I remember Kelly Kisio because (1) his name is funny to say and (2) he was one of the guys on the inaugural 91-92 San Jose Sharks team that was very bad. Kisio spent 13 years in the NHL with the Wings, Rangers, Sharks, and Flames. An 8-time 20-goal scorer (!!!), Kisio put up a career line of 229-429-658 in 761 games.

While I recall him as a member of the Sharks, I learned today that he wasn't actually selected by the Sharks in the 1991 NHL Dispersal and Expansion Draft (which draft probably deserves its own thread because of how bonkers insane the entire thing was), but rather was initially selected by the soon-to-depart Minnesota North Stars:
Shane Churla, selected by San Jose in the Dispersal Draft, was traded back to Minnesota for Kelly Kisio, whom the North Stars had selected in the Expansion Draft, on June 3, 1991
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Postby Gaucho » Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:32 pm

An 8-time 20-goal scorer (!!!)



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Postby mikey » Tue Dec 05, 2017 7:33 pm

Yeah, I remember Kelly...but 8x 20 goalman...didn't remember all that...

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Postby Dickie Dunn » Tue Dec 05, 2017 8:48 pm

Tim Hunter is a guy I remember because in NHLPA 93 I wanted to get into fights and he had the highest fighting rating.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Wed Dec 06, 2017 10:47 am

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I don't remember much of this guy, other than I had his trading card. Seeing the name made me think it read Mario Marios, and was a very strange name indeed. This was before I knew anything about France (except it was where the naked ladies danced) or what a French Canadian was.

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Postby slappybrown » Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:07 am

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Let's keep the alliteration going after Kelly Kisio and Mario Marois, and remember my main man Tony Twist. Twist is best known for his time with the Blues, and in particular the Mike Keenan mid-90s era Blues. He also spent 4 seasons with the Nordiques.

Tony was the quintessential enforcer of NHL past. Twist put up a sparkling .06 points per game with a line of 10-18-28 over 445 NHL games. The Twister, of course, is not known for his scoring, but rather his heavy right hand and willingness to destroy souls. Here's a piece from 1998 describing his reputation:
He is 6' 1 1/2", 240 pounds of pure deterrence. Thanks to the Twister's lurking presence, Blues snipers such as wings Brett Hull and Geoff Courtnall enjoy much more elbow room. "The respect he gets on the ice for our team is huge," says Courtnall. The momentum swing that a Twist ass-whuppin' can bring is, likewise, considerable. "When there's a good fight,everybody on both benches is standing up watching," says Courtnall.

"But with Twister," Hull interjects, "the fight's over beforeyou get a chance to stand up."

"He throws hammers," says San Jose Sharks right wing Owen Nolan,who also played with Twist on the Nordiques in the early 1990s."He throws to kill. I've seen him crack a helmet with a punch.If I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't have believed it."

"It's not complicated," says St. Louis right wing and fellow tough cookie Kelly Chase, of Twist's fighting style. "He holds you at arm's length and rocks you with big, hard rights."

"You don't want to see him looking at you the wrong way," admits Los Angeles Kings heavyweight Matt Johnson. "No one in the league matches his pure punching power. He's an honest player but as tough as they come."
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Postby mikey » Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:27 am

From a pronunciation standpoint, this is sort of alliterative...

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Juha Ylonen. Defensive forward and good penalty killer...smart. Seen above in that legend sweater. Also played in the first best-on-best Olympics for Finland in 1998. And the appetizer for that, the 1996 World Cup.

Juha's son, Jesse, is projected to be a top-50 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft. :idea:

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Postby Troy Loney » Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:32 am

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Postby Factorial » Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:33 am

guy I remember, guy I hated.

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Some of my early flyer hatred - that one playoff series I believe in 88-89 . f-ing flyers and Tim Kerr .
:thumb: One of the more hateable Flyers from that era.

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Postby robbiestoupe » Wed Dec 06, 2017 12:08 pm

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Alliteration (cont)

Tony Tanti is a Penguin I remember as having a very nondescript type impact for the team. He only scored 20 goals for them between the 89-90 and 90-91 seasons. However, he averaged 40 goals a season for the Canucks in the mid 80s.

Tony Tanti now owns a floor company in Vancouver called Tanti Interiors.

Tony Tanti is a player I remember.

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Postby slappybrown » Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:09 pm

Tony Tanti is a three time 40 goal scorer?!?!?!?! With two more seasons of 39??? Man, the 80s were the best.

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Postby mikey » Wed Dec 06, 2017 2:13 pm

He received some scant RW All-Star votes in his prime...he was legitimately a top-10 RW in the league* in his prime...


* - I said this without fully thinking it out...

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Postby columbia » Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:03 pm

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Taken in the 9th round by the Flames. My sense is that teams were hesitant to pluck him, in that Euros weren't so common in the league at the time and/or had a bad rep.

The dude knew how to play and put up some good numbers in his 6 years in Calgary, including a 50 goal season.

This is a player I remember.

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Postby columbia » Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:05 pm

Also, I need to see if my parents still have my Sherwood wood stick, from street hockey days. :)

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Postby slappybrown » Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:10 pm

Great guy to remember imo

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Postby columbia » Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:14 pm

To whatever extent hockey talk existed on Pittsburgh radio at the time, Hakan Loob was definitely discussed on Savran's show on WTAE. I was...younger....then, but he was on the radar of the common fan, as someone of interest. Clearly, way too many teams were frightened off by him and for too long in the draft.

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