http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nhl/n ... id=5444276

Just heard about this. And so, history's first professional hockey player retires.

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Rest in Peace Nani. 10/3/10

Gerbacity



"Grier coming in over the line. He leaves it to Gaustad. The shot. THEY SCOOOREE!! RING UP ANOTHER ONE FOR THE GOOSE!!! HONK IF YA HEAR THE GOOSE!! 3-0 BUFFALO!"

He could be retired for ten years, but the old man jokes will never get old.

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mechaphil

Yeah. I just can't help myself. Also, I guess he may be taking some management position with The Red Wings (via the story I posted).

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Rest in Peace Nani. 10/3/10

Gerbacity



"Grier coming in over the line. He leaves it to Gaustad. The shot. THEY SCOOOREE!! RING UP ANOTHER ONE FOR THE GOOSE!!! HONK IF YA HEAR THE GOOSE!! 3-0 BUFFALO!"

This was the wrong way to do this thread. I wanted to, but the linky wasn't up yet.

Correct title:

Old Man in Detroit Hanging up the Skates

then in the thread:

and it's not Jimmy Howard!

Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all night.

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Sorry for stealing your thunder.

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Rest in Peace Nani. 10/3/10

Gerbacity



"Grier coming in over the line. He leaves it to Gaustad. The shot. THEY SCOOOREE!! RING UP ANOTHER ONE FOR THE GOOSE!!! HONK IF YA HEAR THE GOOSE!! 3-0 BUFFALO!"

Judging by his post, it wouldn't have been more then a whimper anyways...

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"Call a cop he robbed Delmore blind!!!"
Rick Jeanerette after Marty Biron's diving save back in 2000.

"I'm going to go to the spa and have a hot tub and massage and relax," Miller said. "That's it, and it's back to work tomorrow." Ryan Miller after clinching the North East division.

I'm still pissed Chelios got nominated for the Masterson over Teppo in 2009. What a fucking travesty.

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"Let's just trap Sekera in the caverns underneath HSBC arena." -BlueandYellow

Reporter: "Steve, you guys now lead the league in defensive scoring."
Montador: "It's probably because of how good-looking we are."

I remember way back in the day someone did an interview with Chelly while he was playing with the Canadiens. He said he would never play for the Red Wings and that he hated the organization a lot or something along those lines. However many years later he suited up for them and now he's gonna be working in their front office. Way to stay true to ur word Chelly.

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Eh

post your favorite Chris Chelios moments....

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WTF?

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"Call a cop he robbed Delmore blind!!!"
Rick Jeanerette after Marty Biron's diving save back in 2000.

"I'm going to go to the spa and have a hot tub and massage and relax," Miller said. "That's it, and it's back to work tomorrow." Ryan Miller after clinching the North East division.

he said that on a chicago show when he was a blackhawk, actually. it was literally 2 weeks before he was traded in march 99.

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I love that he dedicated his rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner to Probert

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mechaphil

1,651 games! +350!

Yowza!


Hall of Fame next.

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"I love that you know how to do that." Cheryl/Carol/Crystal

"And I love that I have an erection that doesn't involve homeless people." Kreiger

It's too bad that the very first person to ever play hockey is finally retiring.

I bet he had fun playing with Maurice Richard, Gordie Howe, and George Vezina in his earlier days.

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Wow, you just completely ripped off OP's joke. That's talent.

What trips me out about Chelios is he played his first professional hockey game two years before I WAS BORN.

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mechaphil

Cheli must have some hearty fucking parents. It's one thing to say you played when you're 40(+), but it's another to say you logged minutes the WHOLE time.

GB the cheli dog(new nick-name)

I didn't even read the first post again, and who cares, every joke is a rip off basically. Why point it out? Just to be an ass?

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It was his workout regimen. Him and Gary Roberts were two of the toughest motherfuckers in the game because they destroy themselves to keep in top shape throughout the year.

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mechaphil

Dude, it was blatant, and bad. Brush it off, sport.

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Because you did such a nice job of positioning yourself in a glass house, calling someone else out for ripping something off. (And you weren't even correct when you did it).

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