The Last Helmet-Less NHL Player - The Craig MacTavish Story
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- Опубліковано 3 чер 2020
- On April 20th 1997, Canadian Center Craig MacTavish played his final game in the National Hockey League. As the 17-year veteran of the league and 4-time Stanley Cup champion called it a day on his career, his retirement signalled the end of an era in the NHL, never to be seen again from that moment forward...
This is the story, of the last NHL player to play without a helmet.
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In Canada, not wearing a condom during sex is called MacT'n it, famously after Craig MacTavish being the last known NHLer to not wear a helmet. The more you know.
Maybe in the east
That's not true. No one cares enough about the guy to name anything after him.
Yeah never heard that out here in the west. But I have for motorcycle riding.
curmudgeonaf Yeah, I know right and it’s a trash joke even if people did say it.
@@deletetruth8771 u wildin that was beautiful joke
The last year Craig was with the Oilers, he was telling me how he was in contract negotiation. His contract had a bonus clause whereby he'd get a bonus if he scored between 15 and 25 goals; a bigger bonus if he scored between 25 and 30 goals; and an even bigger bonus if he scored over 30 goals. He told his agent to get the 15 moved to 10, the 25 moved to 20, and the 30 moved to 50!
Craig's sense of humour is legend in the league.
Hearing his name MAKES ME ILL! He is VERY FORTUNATE he only served a yr!
My first live NHL game was at the Buffalo Auditorium between the Sabres and the Nordiques. Guy Lafleur, with no helmet was amazing to as a 7 year old. I miss the magic of the old days.
guy def comes to mind as the last of the helmetless-- miss it
do "the longest NHL shift"
sounds pretty prettyyy gay
Crazy how he killed someone and pretty much just got a slap on the wrist for it ...... And like the guy in the video said, went on to continue his career as if nothing happened... SMH
A year in prison may not exactly be adequate punishment if you're looking for retribution but it's not a slap on the wrist.
Dany Heatley did kill the guy sitting next to him and just appologize to the Snyder family and basically got nothing, the games he missed was due to injury he got in the accident not even a slap on the wrist
@@joer8854 um yes it is a slap on the wrist since people usually get life for killing someone
@@jonathancote9372 shiiit. Had no idea about Heatley
King Rico people do not get life for vehicular manslaughter lol I’m pretty sure the max penalty is 10 years.
When ya don’t wear a rubber , it’s known as doing “ the Mac-T”
When you drive drunk and kill someone, it's known as the Crash MacTipsy.
homiedclown oooofffff he got off easy lol
@@JohnpaulDejoria666 he did,RIP,Kim!
Man, I knew about the grandfather clause... but I didnt realize it was so recent that someone was still going bucketless in the leauge. Just blew my mind lol.
I know. i couldn't believe it when i was recently watching the 94 New York Rangers & New Jersey Devils. My eyes were specifically on him to see how close he was too getting brain damage
there are still a handful of players with no visors too
@@aaronvivier8393 he started suffering brain damage in the80s!That’s why he was stupid enough to get drunk and kill Kim!
Cool story: I am named after Craig MacTavish. My dad was roommates with him at Umass Lowell, where I eventually graduated from as well. I have countless sticks, jerseys, etc from him from when we went to see him play whenever he came to Boston.
Does your dad still speak to him,& if so,does craig mention kim & does he seem to have ACTUAL remorse for his dastardly behavior,I hope so!
@@heavenismydomicile3280 apparently you don’t believe in second chances. He did his time, paid his debt to society. Obviously it won’t bring anyone back, but he accepted the responsibility along with the consequences
@@craigchiasson7749 not for that,the laws should be changed,lifetime in prison!he KNOWINGLY did something that COULD & DID cause a death!that is inexcusable & unacceptable!he is VERY LUCKY he got a year!
What the hell kind of name is Soap?
Soap McTavish
Soap! SOOOOAAAAAPPPP
Cause you gat that face wash.
Cod
I remember watching MacTavish on the Rangers as kid and he always stuck out because he didn't use a bucket. I had no idea about his DUI incident. He definitely made good on his second chance.
Yeah the rangers basically brought in the oilers in 1994
Too bad Kim Radley never got a second chance. She spent her last days in hospital bed suffering from her injuries before dying.
@@alexandergillis6276 I don’t buy that!i believe it was a PR move to avoid being perceived as “bitter”!he is VERY FORTUNATE he served a yr!what a piece of shit!RIP Kim!
As a Canadian who works for one of the biggest hockey academies in the world. lol Literally all my co workers are ex NHL players. I played major jr. Kamloops Blazer Alum. It was weird listening to a brit explain Canadian hockey history. But hey dude we actually have one of our academies in the UK. ;) I cant name drop but I'm sure I just gave it away lol. I also recruit players to our main location from all over the globe. You did an alright job mate ;) Much love from Canada
11:31. He’s so amazing he time traveled 100 years in the past just to coach 8 years in the KHL! 1920 lol
Even though I remember him from the later part of his playing career, likely due to his lack of a helmet, I think his most memorable moment came from his coaching career. While with Edmonton, there was one night when they were on the road in Calgary, when Flames mascot Harvey the Hound was trying to mess with MacTavish a bit. Unfortunately for Harvey, he leaned a bit too much over the glass, allowing MacTavish to put out his long cloth tongue, tossing it into the crowd in the process.
I know it's late, but I got you fam: ua-cam.com/video/8JeF271w2WE/v-deo.html
He’s an embarrassment!
awesome choice of video. i remember watching highlights of 1994 seein mctsvish on the rangers with no helmet and i kept sayin wow how doee this one dude KEEP losing his helemt on every shift. i had no idea it was still legal all the way in 94!....
Lol 😂
It was legal until he retired in 1998,honestly,he still should be in prison for that,i do understand the laws,but still stupid for dui to not be punished,1 yr is not punishment,NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS!
@4:15 he was charged with vehicular manslaughter not murder VERY different crimes with VERY different punishments.
Jewel Clark yes, but he didn’t go out to kill someone on purpose. He was negligent not motivated hence manslaughter not murder.
Too bad the punishment wasn’t more severe!legislatures need to harden these lax laws!RIP,Kim!
Can’t understand how people thumbs down odd mans videos. Top notch as per!
I don’t think it was because of odd man,it was obviously because craig is a FUCKING BASTARD!RIP,Kim!
Thats crazy i used to have his hockey card he was always my favorite card i didnt know he killed somebody though
You deserve over a million followers🙏 your stuff is amazing. Keep up the great work
My dad actually played with Craig Mctavish at a pro ambitions hockey camp a while back and played a few scrimmages on his line until he broke his knee.
Imagine a player not wearing a helmet in today's NHL.
Great vid, OMR. Tip: when saying Lowell, you gotta say it like "Lol-ll". That's how I learned how to say it, as I live near that campus
Mandatory visors is just dumb. Sticks get stuck up there and it can cut you if someone punches you. It should be up to the player
I don't what is more surprising? the fact that he played helmetless until 96-97 or the fact that a 9th round pick played 1000+ nhl games and won 3 stanley cup?
There's been quite a few very successful late round guys. Robitaille, Hull, Hasek, even Hornqvist today. He was the last player picked in 05.
But yeah I get your point lol
MacTavish was a beast I saw him play
He was on the Oilers that's why
@@hugh2hoob668 I believe that, even if your a role player and your on a highly skilled dynasty team, that you don't win a cup for no reason, he did won 4 cup
@@jonathancote9372 the only reason EDMONTON acquired him is because he was toxic in Boston & sinden & sather were long time friends!
Good seeing Blair Riley in the Spengler cup pic with this guy as coach!
Most players don't wear their helmets in pre-game warmup. They just grease up their hair and look good for the chicks.
Should helmets be mandatory in pre-game warmups?
I believe they should wear helmets. I wouldn’t wanna pay my player if they got hurt in warmups because they didn’t wear a helmet. It may save a life.
Some teams force their players to wear helmets during warmups, to protect them from errant pucks that might hit them in the head. I was at a game last season and a puck flew all the way up into the balcony at the TD Garden from on the ice. It was still pretty loud when it landed, so I can only imagine what it would feel like if it hit someone's head on the ice.
I know that the Rangers have a mandatory helmet rule during warmups(according to longtime ranger Ryan McDonagh) and there's probably some other teams that have a similar rule.
most players wear helmets even in warmups these days.
I think it's kind of risky not to. But no, they should not be mandatory for warm ups.
He may be responsible for someone’s death but he sure as shit isn’t a murderer. I’d consider correcting that at some point.
Yeah its also really lame to hold someone's past against them. Obviously that was terrible and she shouldn't have lost her life, but he showed that he learned from his mistakes, and I don't know the exact circumstances of the accident but it could've been pitch dark outside in a snowstorm and she could've been wearing all black for all I know.
It is terrible regardless of the circumstances but he showed that he didn't let it consume him. He learned and at least tried to make the best out of what was left of his life.
Craig probably thinks about that fsteful event every night of his life.
This guy really has something against MacTavish it seems from how many times he calls him a murderer etc.
He voluntarily put himself in a position where he ended up ending kim’s life!stop minimizing drunk driving & start acting more mature & less like a childish,foolish buffoon who refuses to acknowledge reality!DO US ALL A FAVOR & WISE THE FUCK UP!
@@lemonator8813 r u sure about that?
@@heavenismydomicile3280 nah that's why I used qualifiers like probably
5:24 - nice old shot of Edmonton except for that bridge that opened in 2017 and the high-rises in the background.
I like these vids. And I always like to hear a non-North American accent from hockey fans. Good video (y) I always thought MacT taking his helmet off after the vehicular homicide was a form of penance.
Early rules of hockey did not allow the puck to come off the ice during play. The curved stick blade and slap shots came around in the 60's. And lightweight, stiff-bodied hockey skates were revolutionized by the Bauer Tuuk in the 70's: all increased the speed of players, the energy in the puck, the speed of the game, and the risks involved. Nice Patrick Roy ref there at the end.
crazy to imagine that I was alive when this happened, 6 days old tho...
Never knew of McT’s vehicular homicide conviction. I respected him. Now I don’t.
Even before I found out about this I wasn't that much of a McT fan ,after he found out about this I'm even less of a fan especially since he pretty much got away with what horrible thing he did , ranks right up there with what Chris Benoit did in 2007 only difference is that Chris Benoit was a top star in his profession and McT was pretty much medicore during most of his career...
Its not like he walked free. He served time.
You should respect him even more unless you think that someone should never get out of the penalty box for the rest of their lives. He served his time and, given a second chance, he quit drinking and turned himself into an exemplary citizen in every way. He married and adopted two beautiful baby girls. He inspired hundreds of young players and coached hundreds more both professionally and personally. Few players are given more respect than is given to MacTavish and he's earned every bit of it through hard work and genuine dedication to his fellow man. He made a terrible mistake and he's never, ever denied it. He knows it's part of his history and will never be forgotten. Despite having to wear that burden until he dies, rather than let it get him down, he's risen above it. He's a better man and he's a decent man. You may feel you owe him nothing and you don't but I can assure you that, even though he doesn't know you, he feels like he owes you something. That's just the kind of man he is.
@Eilliw Nodrog and will live with that guilt for the rest of his life
@@aaazzz090 well said,RIP,Kim!
He stayed in the dorm named after my great grandfather at ULowell 😂
I wish you could show footage!
Rememeber seeing him play in person, easy to remember the only guy not wearing a helmet
Ryan OReilly and Jamie Benn will prolly be the last to have no visor.
What about Andrew Shaw?
TylerZer0 even him
I thought it is mandatory and the players without them were grand fathered in?
@@DrFunk-rk6yl ur right. I believe it was post 2013 all incoming players were mandated visor. Prior no visors were grandfathered in.
it is always about who you know. I have experienced this personally
Always liked seeing the few remaining helmetless players back then. I'm glad he got a second chance.
What about the victim?
@@jukkaramo3351 what about forgiveness?
@@jukkaramo3351 shit happens. Live your life. Pay attention
@Jewel Clark That's your perspective.
@Jewel Clark Her family thought he was. They openly forgave him. Don't let resentment hold you back. You will do more harm to yourself.
What a beauty
I saw him play when he was with the blues, he stuck out to say the least
The blues just hired him as an asst coach
The 1980s Edmonton Oilers were such a strong dynasty that their players helped the Rags win a cup long after in 1994
MacTavish, Messier and Tikkanen that's why Gretzky had the stats he had he was always surrounded by the best.
Lemieux was better imo because he wasnt on a dynasty like Wayne
Jagr and the others didnt show up till like 7 years into his career and when they did he was out a lot too
Please add Grant Fuhr, Paul Coffee, Glenn Anderson and Jarri Kurri all of which are in the Hockey Hall of Fame. How could you not lose and score a ton of points. Andy Moog was the backup to Fuhr. Yeah, it sucked to be Edmonton!
Sure, Lemieux did without a fantastic team around him, but I don't think he was better. Look at their point totals? It's not even comparable.
@@demitriusrawluk5747 Mario played 915 regular season games, Gretzky played 1,487. Before Mario's first retirement in 1997, his point per game average was even above Gretzky's (it later dropped just below Gretzky's when he came back into the league as a 35-year old and played for 5 more seasons). So yes, you are right - it is not comparable because Lemieux played almost 600 games less than Gretzky, but it is absolutely comparable when looking at scoring efficiency. In fact, no other player even gets close to Gretzky and Lemieux (with Lemieux clearly out-perfoming Gretzky in goals per game with 0.75 vs. 0.60).
@@chrisduhamel6858 they weren't on the Rangers in 1994 genius I meant Oilers the Rags picked up
@@demitriusrawluk5747 put Wayne on the 1979 pens he'd get crushed put Mario on the 1984 oilers hed crush Wayne's stats
I played hockey with a guy names Craig MacTavish in the late 70's and early 80's....used to bug him about it but he never seemed to get the joke.
Mactavish IS a joke,what a scumbag!RIP,Kim!
To be fair, curved blades elevated the puck which is a more recent modification to sticks. Rumor has it that players did have teeth which is just as good.
Anyone can return to work after they have served their sentence. Why did you make such a big point about this?
Drunk drivers shouldn’t,but I understand your point
So he did wear a helmet when he started.
Oh dear, he was even dumber than I thought.
He’s actually a well educated man. Do some research.
In Hockey it's all about what works for you comfort wise within the rules and usually some superstitions thrown in. If a guy's contributing, scoring and winning Stanley Cups without a helmet then he's probably gonna go without it.
Having to live in edmonton was the real punishment
@Eilliw Nodrog no hes right, edmonton would be a nightmare to live in, its very nice to visit though
@@leanone64 he least he could live & function!edmonton is better than a cemetery ,RIP Kim
he killed someone and only spend a single year in prison? wtf he should have spent his whole life in prison
he was born in London ontario Canada! nice!
Although MacTavish was the last player to not wear a helmet, he wasn't the last eligible player with the option. Mark Messier signed his first contact in 1978 and could have played without a helmet. He retired in 2004.
@Jewel Clark I was talking about Mark Messier
Mark Messier wasn't eligible not to wear a helmet because he signed his contract after 1st June 1979!
No, he played professionally the year before@polemopoleno7104
Looking solely at MacTavish’s point total shows quite a lot about this dude’s severe lack of hockey knowledge. This guy didn’t play an important role on 4 Cup winning teams with sub 50 point seasons.
Craig was drunk but he didnt mean to kill anyone. He deserved a second chance.
He KNOWINGLY did something that COULD & DID kill a person!RIP,Kim!
DUI wasn't the ONLY crime he committed. In 2003, he committed the crime of animal cruelty.
he should have spent rest of his life in prison
I love how he says National Hwockey League
i believe the visor rule is a joke. im 40 and still old school. even player that wear a visor still get high sticks and cuts to the face because every injury come from up under. the visor should not have been mandatory, just make the player wear fun cages then. i still believe visors and helmets should be to the player discretion. shots are harder yes but the respect level is gone. people had more respect back in the day. you implement for safety but players take less regard for safety. all in all visor rule is pointless. just my opinion
A Puck once hit the crossbar, and struck my visor directory over my eye, saving it. The visor rule has saves many, many players over the last decade. I've seen like 5k hockey games in my life and that's just a snapshot.
Chris Pronger may have extended his career had he worn a visor.
Wow I didn’t know Craig MacTavish was a murderer.
You do now!RIP Kim!btw,craig was just hired as a blues asst coach
Used to be able to kill someone and still play in the NHL now you can't even bully someone
Yep,he played 3 days after killing kim!
I thought Andy Brown was the last player to play without a helmet playing goal!.
That has to be the most Scottish name I ever heard
This may be controversial but I think MacTavish deserves his number retired by the Oilers.
He easily gave the Oilers the push in 1990 to win the cup, not to mention he helped them in still having strong playoff runs even when they had mucky seasons.
I personally respect him for the 2006 run, probably one of the best cup finals I've ever watch imo.
Why don’t you just retire every Oilers’ number? 1-99. Make it a clean sweep, and just let everyone wear MacTavish’s number.
I agree,but,to me,it would be a disgrace to kim’s family!
I take issue with something in the video, perhaps its just semantics but these sort of things matter to me. McTavish was not a convicted murderer. That is the word you used and it is slander. The word murder has a specific legal meaning, and it pisses me off royal when ppl ignorantly use words in order to be dramatic or hyperbolic.
This article contains a few inconsistencies and inaccuracies. MacTavish spent the first three seasons or so wearing a helmet, but then discarded it in about 1981-82 during a stint in the minors. At the time, many on the Bruins did not wear helmets at all (same as with many other teams in the league) and many more did not bother with them in the warm ups or practices, therefore MacT simply signing a waiver to go bareheaded really was not that sort of an issue at the time. He, like that number of other veterans in the league who elected to continue playing without a helmet, were quite well aware of how helmets may offer that protection from an awkward fall or errant puck or stick, but still encouraged more careless or deliberate behaviour. This is why as helmets and shields became more commonly worn, that's when the stickwork and blindside hit offences got far, far worse than ever before. And this is why ones like Joe Murphy and many others have had these very serious problems related to brain damage and related injuries as they were far more likely to take these sorts of hits than someone like MacTavish or Guy Lafleur or Rod Langway and other such players.
While it was common to see players without helmets in 81-82 it wasn't all or most of them. It was more like 70-30 wearing helmets.
Joe murphy is ALMOST as tragic as Kim!too bad craig got a yr!he skated on the dui manslaughter conviction,NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS!RIP,Kim!
Whoa, I watched him play many games as a Blue there near the end, never knew he killed a guy until today.
@Narf my thoughts
Pay attention man
A girl!
He is now a blues asst coach
In Canada, anyone who wears a helmut is known as "a little girly man".
4:17 He was NOT convicted of Murder. He was convicted of Manslaughter. Meaning he has no intent to kill the person... where if he had the intent and motive to... then THAT is murder. I get so tired of people not knowning the damn difference. There is also involuntary manslaughter (which is pretty much what he did) where you accidently killed someone. And there's manslaughter where your intent was to hurt the person... but you had no plan to murder/kill them. There's other types too but im too lazy to google them right now.
You pee on pigs
This guy knows where some dead bodies are buried or something! People just love giving him opportunities
He knows where is kim is buried!poor kim!RIP,beautiful lady!
This dude played in the 1920 season what a g
My wife and I were coming home from visiting late one night and went by a bad accident just after it happen. We both rubber necked to see what was going on and found out the next day it was the crash of Mactavish on the northshore of boston we were amazed to had been there just after it happen. It was as we say " wicked".
the players had a code where you dont go for the head, or so they said :P
It’s not like he did it with a gun. How many young people drink and drive. Not caring about the consequences that could happened. If I took a poll I bet it would be 95% even though it is illegal. Everyone should get a second chance. Ray Lewis did. He did his time. Paid his debit to society as to the courts.
Fine, but he should’ve been banned by that gutless john ziegler in 1984!
Best insult,
”Hey MacTavish! Your helmet needs a haircut!”
"Hey Richard! Two minutes for looking so good!" - you might get that one....
Worst joke ever ....
The theory is that he took off the helmet after getting out of jail because initially he didn't really care if he lived or died, then after a while he became known as the no helmet guy and just kept doing it.
Please see my earlier comment. He discarded the helmet during a stint in the minors in about the 1981-82 season (well before the accident) as many players on the Bruins did not wear them at all and almost no one bothered with them in the practices or warm ups. He wore one in 1988-89 but then took it off the next season (and the remainder of his career) as he noticed that he was going into situations that he would likely not have had he not been wearing a helmet. He was probably that good deal less likely to be victim of a cheap shot or blindside type of hit when not wearing a helmet, compared to players like Joe Murphy or Eric Lindros or Paul Kariya and many others whose pro hockey careers were threatened or ended by head injuries despite wearing headgear.
I now know why I hated this guy so much. He played for Boston and the New England area. They seem to get away with everything including murder in this case.
Ikr!RIP,Kim!
The side effects of him playing without a helmet were the poor decisions behind the bench and in the front office for the Oilers
& getting drunk that night!RIP,Kim!
Making helmets mandatory was a great move. I understand the logic for not wearing a helmet, but it doesn't wash; helmets made the Game safer. There's no way we could tell how many head injuries were avoided because of mandatory helmets, but there are A LOT of players who are healthier after their NHL careers were over because they wore a helmet.
Why are head injuries more common now, than when the league was helmetless?
Next last goalie without a mask plz
Kobe James Andy Brown of the Penguins was the last goalie to play without a mask.
@@TheBassplayinggoalie what year?
Wow dude was just lucky he didnt get seriously injured... and I'm surprised that the NHL players dont have face masks like Football players.
Flyers had the last 2 players to be helmetless. MacTavish and Brad Marsh.
@Jewel Clark saw that. Sad to hear.
Excuse me , but the CM Story is far beyond playing without a helmet. He was figuratively doing that way back. Lets start with the dead people and work our way to the cup, ok?
I'm just glad that I grew up a hockey fan when there were players that didn't wear helmets. As insane as I think that is, I appreciate the balls of steel required to do it.
It also takes balls of steel to NOT DRINK & DRIVE!RIP,Kim!
1:39 ,,pick143 Rick Simpson is from hay river n.w.t
I can't take this guy seriously with the accent. That's like a Canadian guy talking about footy.
You should do a video on Billy Tibbetts, the first convicted rapist to sign an NHL contract.
Who is the guy on the right at 1:14? He looks like he's 60!
Phil Esposito. Played most of his career as a Bruin, alongside Bobby Orr.
What did he mean by no touch icing?
No touch icing happen when there's two opposing players in a race for the loose puck flung down the ice from the other end and it is going to be close. The ref/linesman will either call or not call icing based off of which player crosses the lower faceoff dot first. If the player for the team that iced the puck beats his opponent to the faceoff dot then the icing call should be waved off and play allowed to continue. If his opponent gets to the dot first then icing is called, play is stopped, and the faceoff moves back down to the other end where it was shot from. However, It used to not be this way. Instead of a race to the faceoff dot it was a race to first touch the puck which could and often did, result in some pretty bone-jarring hits.
I know this was the same guy who yanked the tongue out of the Flames mascot.
hahahaaha
He enjoyed a great life after killing someone
The fucker most certainly did!RIP KIM
Who will be the last player without visor?
Thats why soap McTavish doesn't where helmet in military missions
Why all the hate? He served his time..
365 days for vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated? LMFAO! Try getting that sentence today.
The system failed kim!
Nick Fotiu never wore a helmet until 1989.
Hockey with hockey be like: dude I think you just killed a man yeah he’s dead welp that my 3rd this game bro.
Goes to jail
Next year:F@ck this helmet.
Should still be in jail!RIP Kim
I hate to be that guy but it’s not Umass “Low-el” you pronounce like saying “lawl” but replace the a w an O
I'm so old, I remember when Apocalyptic Pandemics were called flu season, Climate Change was called Seasons, and forced Diversity was called an "Invasion".
Are you senile?
How is this relevant to the video?
Damn, some people do not get sarcasm.
@@och70 Racist and stupid, sarcasm, tomato tomoto.
Young people are very stupid and have no idea what's coming. History will be erased and they'll have no clue what was really before them. 🤷♂️
Thank god i'm on the back 9
Wtf? Convicted murderer? Seriously? If you accidentally kill someone in a car crash, DUI or not, it never can be murder, as there was no intent to kill someone, so it'll be manslaughter ... I'm kind of surprised you didn't get sued over that 'convicted murderer' line of yours tbh
If craig sued odd man,he would have to sue millions of people for doing the same thing!he is a murderer!fuck craig’s “feelings”!RIP Kim!
What could he do in the KHL? Did he think he can earn something else there besides money?
You do realize he isn’t a murderer right? I mean cmon. That isn’t fair to say.
What a scumbag. Didn't realize he killed someone.
Wow I did not know he killed somebody before watching this video. I’m a Blues fan, and I always thought it was a cool bit of trivia that the Blues were the last team to have a helmet-less player. But now this taints that cool bit of trivia. He should have spent a LOT more time in prison.
Life in solitary confinement !RIP,Kim!
He is now a blues asst coach!
Judging by what he did to the oilers as coach/gm he probably should have wore one.
What he did to the Edmonton oilers is NOTHING compared to what he did to kim!
It just goes to show you that if you give people a second chance and encourage them to be a better person then they will be a better person! Shame on you people that are so unforgiving! I bet none of you could throw the first stone! ?
Fine!he got his second chance!i blame the system for failing kim as much as craig!
It is possible that he would not have been charged with the homicide had he not been drunk at the time!
If he was sober,kim would be alive!