That 3rd goal by Sakic was the sexiest wrist shot I've ever seen. Broduer was like, "wtf just happened????" And keep in mind Broduer is a top 10 goalie of all time too. Sakic had the dirtiest wrist shot ever.
I have watched this video about 50 times and i have gotten chills every single time. Gary Thorne's best call of all-time. "And after 22 years, RAYMOND BOURQUE" priceless.
Honestly, I got way more chills when Mike Haynes from the radio has his most famous of the Cup. ...the Stanley Cup to Joe Sakic - HE IMMEDIATELY TURNS AND HANDS IT TO RAY BOURQUE! WHO LIFT IT UP AND OVER HIS HEAD!!!! RAY BOURQUE! 22 YEARS, HAVE WAITED FOR THIS MOMENT!!!! SAKIC DIDN'T EVEN LIFT IT OVER HIS HEAD, HE GAVE IT RIGHT TO RAY BOURQUE, WHO KISSES THE CUP, AND THE CROWD AT THE PEPSI CENTER EXPLODES!!!! TEARS COMING DOWN THE EYES OF RAY BOURQUE! RAY BOURQUE HAS TEARS COMING DOWN HIS CHEEKS, HE HAS THE CUP OVER HIS HEAD, And now he takes a spin!
I still can’t believe we finally won it all. It took so long my 14th season as an Avs fan finally ended in the thing I waited my entire life for. Maybe I make this team too much of a personality trait and I really shouldn’t but like I love this team. Everytime we lost I came back to this magical moment in the year 2001. I wasn’t even thought of but I can’t imagine what it must’ve been like to win the cup for Ray
Two things stand out from this clip. 1) Gary Thorne was a awesome hockey announcer (People say he "pulled for Colorado in this game, but he was the Devils announcer back in the mid to late 80's) 2) Joe Sakic was a class act and a special player
@@lelouchvibritannia4028 I am a hug wings fan and I hated Colorado won but boutique was cool I respected him and sakic. Everyone else I wanted a beat down lol
I get chills and teary eyed every single time I hear Gary Thorne say "The Colorado Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup, RAYMOND BOURQUE A DREAM HAS COME TRUE!!!
Damn I remember watching this with my friends when I was 9 years old and we were screaming and yelling watching that cup getting raised up as we all teared up. Hopefully with all this young talent the cup will come back in the next couple of years!! :) Go Avs!!!!
Honestly that era was the most boring era in the sport's history. Most of the games were low-scoring, trap-dominated, clutch-and-grab garbage and there were only like 4 teams capable of winning the Cup. Also the rules sucked. You would hook and pull people down no problem, but god forbid you passed the puck over 2 lines. It's a shame that so many of the greats were forced to play with that awful strategy and rules. 2005-06 was the beginning of something wonderful. More goals, more speed and skill, more parity thanks to the salary cap, and no more clutch-and-grab BS.
When I was little, my dad and I were walking through the Pepsi Center before a midday weekend game. We were picking up our tickets at will call. I turned a corner and ran into a guy in a suit, I just said sorry. My dad stopped in his tracks, said "Hey Pierre." You can tell, simply by the success CO had while he was GM, he was one of the greatest of all time. If not the best at picking up big names.
irishwhip03 where was brodeur in gm 6 n 7?? No where to be found, Roy came through in the clutch not 1nce, but 2wice, both in elimination gms one of them on the road
My personal opinion: The greatest call ever by an announcer and you can pick either of them cause they both give me chills and I'm not an Avalanche nor am I a Bruins fan but there's something special about the following: 1.The Colorado Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup. Raymond Bourque. A dream has come true!!! 2. And after 22 years.... Raymond Bourque!!!
Never a better year... never a better team... Ray Bourque cool guy... Joe Sakic what a class act. There will be another team of superstars like the 2001 AVS. Thanks for uploading this... watching it never gets old.
The back to back Stanley Cups was definitely something special. It was a joy watching those two power houses in the Playoffs during the late 90's and early 2000's.
+Alan Baker maybe the most humble player ever. although he had the best nickname among the press around here in Denver......"Quoteless Joe" That always made me laugh
Absolute best moment in hockey history. I am being biased as I live in Colorado and have loved the Avalanche since day 1, but even if I wasn't a Colorado guy, I would still rank this #1. Ohhhh, the good ol' days.
Your welcome boston/ray bourque fans for the avs granting one ever the greatest players ever biggest wish, that you couldnt achieve in 21 years with him. Sincerely, a die hard avs fan.
Sad part is, they were SO freaking close to a bunch more. 1997 Flyers? Would have crushed them. 1999 Sabres? Would have wiped the floor with them. 2002 Hurricanes? Puhleeze....the 1996 Finals would have looked competitive by comparison. The 2000 Devils were the only team that would have had a shot against the 1996-2002 Avs...the Avs would have wiped the floor with the 1998 Capitals as well, but I'm only counting the times they lost in the WCF to the Stars or the Wings. The "just one step short" years. Could have easily been 5 cups in 7 years.
Such an ecstatic moment for Boston fans. In 2001 it had been 15 years since Boston had won a sports championship so we were starving. Seeing Ray Bourque hoist that Cup made it feel as much a Boston championship as a Denver one. Bourque brought the Stanley Cup to Boston a week or so later, and thousands of fans showed up to celebrate. It seemed to renew a sense of optimism in the city which our other teams fed off of. The Patriots won the Super Bowl that following February, then the Red Sox broke the Curse in 2004. From then on, our teams began to have a lot of success which all seemed to start with this one moment.
I'm a long-time Avs fan from the late 90s but Boston has been my second team since the Bourque saga in 2001. Thank you to the Bruins for beating Vancouver when you guys were the last bastion of hope to keep them from winning the Cup.
I get teary eyed watching this shit. It was an amazing time to be a Colorado fan. I was only 7, watched every game of the playoffs that year. There was so many moments of that series that were incredible. Stephan Yelle and his overtime goal against the blues. Going game 7 against the kings and coming out as winners. And this. This was game 7- sudden death. They were down in the series 3-2 before game 6. It felt like they weren't going to win at times, but they pulled it off.
Gotta love Sakic's class as he passed the Cup immediately to Bourque. I may not be a Nordiques/Avalanche fan, but he is a brilliant player as well as a great man, and I look forward to seeing him in the Hall Of Fame!
Amazing story... the most influential hockey moment in my life. Can still remember watching that as a 9 year old. Arguably the best part is when Sakic just hands the cup to Bourque, not even lifting it himself first. Anyone who has ever played knows that level of respect.
Joe Sakic - my childhood hero (and my hero still) = by far the classiest professional athlete to EVER play ANY sport. He also had just as much talent and consistency as he had class and sportsmanship, a true legend and role model. I had tears in my eyes when he handed that cup to Bourque. We love and miss you, Super Joe!! Why oh why did you have to mess with that snow-blower?
I've been a diehard Bruins fan my whole life and when I look back on this moment I realize it gives me the chills more than the Bruins winning the cup did 2 years ago. Don't know if it's Thorne's call compared to Emrick sounding like he was going to fall asleep, or the fact that Vancouver's play completely cheapened the feel of winning, or what, but this moment is my favorite in the NHL.
I've got between 60 and 70 years left. That's a long. long time. Lots of time to see the Avalanche win a Stanley Cup. I just want to see one in my lifetime. Just one.
Great video. I still remember watching this live and it was an incredible moment for me as a hockey fan. Also, it makes me REALLY miss the commentary and play-by-play of Clement and Thorne. Not always my favorites, but 100 times better than the crap on the air at Versus and NBC during the playoffs.
The Finals two years ago is #2 behind this moment for me because the Bruins saved hockey by beating Vancouver. Have loved the Avs and Bruins since all the Bruins fans started rooting for Ray in Colorado all those years ago. Hopefully the Bruins can do the hockey world a favor again and beat Pittsburgh. I'd love to see a team win a second Cup in three years - would be unheard of in the modern era of hockey.
Very classy of Sakic to immediately hand the Cup to Bourque. Those two guys were world class players. I remember watching this game and even though Im a Rangers fan, I was happy to see Bourque win it in his final year. The fact that the Devils lost was just a bonus =]
Wow, great job Tanguay. Never knew how big of a role he played in tht, but also Sakic. That was such a snipe. And such a selfless player, handing it to Bourque first. Well deserved.
It's amazing that the second after Sakic got the Cup in his hands he IMMEDIATELY gave it to Bourque, what an unselfish move by one of the games greatest players!
Everything was perfect. Facing the defending champs, how Sakic immediately turns and hands it off, and the best part "and after 22 years Raymond bourque!"
This is why I as a Wings fan have a lot of respect for the Aves. Out side of the wings players and Steve Yzerman I have never seen a team with so much class.
This is probably one of the best cup matchup we got. 2 of some of the best goalies in nhl history facing off and 2 of the best teams of the late 90s and early 2000s
Вот в этом видео собраны уникальнейшие люди того времени, аж слеза накатилась... И как комментатор в конце, внезапно выкрикнул имя Рея, прервав другой спич - это один из величайших и магических моментов :)
I am a life long Pens fan but man oh man, what the Tangiay did is something special. I love Sakic passing it to Bourque ruight away. I miss Gary Thorne and Bill Clement.
That second goal... You gotta know Sakic, with the greatest wrister in history, didn't just shoot it flat on the ice looking for a goal, you can see his eyes in the replay. That was a tape to tape pass off Brodeur right to Tanguay
Sakic is bar none one of the most skilled, intelligent, classy hockey players ever. He did so much for this franchise, just raising his number in the rafters won't be enough. Then there's St. Patrick. 'Nuff said. There may be a different type of skill/movement in hockey today, but if you watch highlights from this and highlights from game 7 of this years series w/out prejudice, I guarantee you will like these better.
That was a great moment! That shows you how much people like and respect Ray Bourque. Sakic immediately hand the Cup to him because he deserved to hold it over his head. If not for the tradition of the Captain accepting the Cup, Bourque would have been at the table with Bettman.
Sakic is a true gentleman, gotta love that. I kind of hoped Scott Niedermayer had done the same in 2007 when Selänne got his first after playing 15 years in NHL.
Joe Sakic immediately handing the cup to Bourque... one of the greatest moments in hockey history.
SPORTS history
"And after 22 years... RAYMOND BORQUE!!" Instant chills
The chills start for me at "the countdown.9,8,7,6...THE COLORADO AVALANCHE HAVE WON THE STANLEY CUP!!!!!!"
+BackwoodsHunter.243 It is so strange to see Bourque hug Patrick Roy of all people after the buzzer sounded.
He now has something in common with Leonardo Decaprio, they finally 1 the golden prize after 22 yrs
Yep, Bourque, Roy and Sakic all on the same team after being division rivals against each other for many years.
hwwhy?
Joe Sakic is a magnificent man.
He handed the Cup to Ray knowing how long he waited. Fast forward 21 years, he wins a Cup as a GM.
Good things happen to good people lol
That 3rd goal by Sakic was the sexiest wrist shot I've ever seen. Broduer was like, "wtf just happened????"
And keep in mind Broduer is a top 10 goalie of all time too.
Sakic had the dirtiest wrist shot ever.
Sakic did have a killer wrist shot-that made both Scott Stevens and Brodeur look silly!
Tyler Livingston Broduer is number 1 for me
Imagine what he could do in todays league
Top 10? Yeah a bit higher then that
Sakic fakes it, takes it, SCOORREEE!!!
Great call by Gary Thorne, miss him.
I wonder how moser would have announced it 😂 something along the lines of 7 stomachs, 3 cow hearts and the like 😂😂
Metalhead Col I think all we would have heard is a head physically exploding.
I have watched this video about 50 times and i have gotten chills every single time. Gary Thorne's best call of all-time. "And after 22 years, RAYMOND BOURQUE" priceless.
Same
I get chills during that, man...
Honestly, I got way more chills when Mike Haynes from the radio has his most famous of the Cup.
...the Stanley Cup to Joe Sakic - HE IMMEDIATELY TURNS AND HANDS IT TO RAY BOURQUE! WHO LIFT IT UP AND OVER HIS HEAD!!!! RAY BOURQUE! 22 YEARS, HAVE WAITED FOR THIS MOMENT!!!! SAKIC DIDN'T EVEN LIFT IT OVER HIS HEAD, HE GAVE IT RIGHT TO RAY BOURQUE, WHO KISSES THE CUP, AND THE CROWD AT THE PEPSI CENTER EXPLODES!!!! TEARS COMING DOWN THE EYES OF RAY BOURQUE! RAY BOURQUE HAS TEARS COMING DOWN HIS CHEEKS, HE HAS THE CUP OVER HIS HEAD, And now he takes a spin!
deep
When Bourque was handed that trophy, you bet your ass I got teary eyed. Who didn't?
Me
I hated Ray that day. Pure 23 year old anger!
Even if you've never been a Bruins or Avs fan, everything just felt right in the world on this day.
Joe Sakic showed true class in letting Ray Bourque skate with the Cup first. That's one of many reasons why he's in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
RE-watching this in 2022 after AVs just won Cup #3. INCREDIBLE
I still can’t believe we finally won it all. It took so long my 14th season as an Avs fan finally ended in the thing I waited my entire life for. Maybe I make this team too much of a personality trait and I really shouldn’t but like I love this team. Everytime we lost I came back to this magical moment in the year 2001. I wasn’t even thought of but I can’t imagine what it must’ve been like to win the cup for Ray
The Colorado Avalanche wins the Stanley Cup
RAYMOND BOURQUE: A dream become true!
After 21 Long Years we are STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS AGAIN
Two things stand out from this clip.
1) Gary Thorne was a awesome hockey announcer (People say he "pulled for Colorado in this game, but he was the Devils announcer back in the mid to late 80's)
2) Joe Sakic was a class act and a special player
MattyIceDog78 everyone not in the state of New Jersey was pulling for Colorado that night. Who are you kidding?😂
@@Shadow-jw1kt Except for Detroit and Vancouver.
@@lelouchvibritannia4028 Well detroit won it a year later and won more cups so, let Bourque have his moment!
@@matturibe1954 Forgot to add Dallas to that list as well as St Louis, and I say this as a huge Avs fan, but yeah lol.
@@lelouchvibritannia4028 I am a hug wings fan and I hated Colorado won but boutique was cool I respected him and sakic. Everyone else I wanted a beat down lol
I get chills and teary eyed every single time I hear
Gary Thorne say "The Colorado Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup, RAYMOND BOURQUE A DREAM HAS COME TRUE!!!
who’s here after they just won the stanley cup??
Me
Me
You know the three peat is over for tampa
Patrick Roy, my idol when I played goalie growing up.
yes! Patrick Roy made me want to become a goalie!
That wrist shot is 2nd to none. The release. Sakic has the GOAT wrister.
Always shed a tear when watching this. "Raymond Borque, A dream, Has come True!"
Damn I remember watching this with my friends when I was 9 years old and we were screaming and yelling watching that cup getting raised up as we all teared up. Hopefully with all this young talent the cup will come back in the next couple of years!! :) Go Avs!!!!
Its coming I can really feel it this year or maybe next will be back up and challenging for the title again
I was almost 2 years old when this happened, so I obviously don't remember it. Hopefully, I can finally see us win the Cup.
I was 15, i teared up then and i still do. Every. Time.
i’m almost certain that the avalanche is gonna win the cup. they are crushing it in the playoffs right now. they deserve to win.
And after 21 years....... 🏆
21 years later
oh man i miss Gary Thorne :(
Patrick Roy. The GOAT.
This gm n this series decided it, Roy is 1, Brodeur is 2
especially in a game 7, i want #33 on my side.
The last Stanley Cup finals game nearly 3,000 people would see :(
Wish hockey had the same feeling as it did back in these days. Just not the same.
It was an amazing time for hockey. So many talented players.
Lots of sports have lost that kind of feel. different times.
Honestly that era was the most boring era in the sport's history. Most of the games were low-scoring, trap-dominated, clutch-and-grab garbage and there were only like 4 teams capable of winning the Cup. Also the rules sucked. You would hook and pull people down no problem, but god forbid you passed the puck over 2 lines. It's a shame that so many of the greats were forced to play with that awful strategy and rules. 2005-06 was the beginning of something wonderful. More goals, more speed and skill, more parity thanks to the salary cap, and no more clutch-and-grab BS.
Avalanche They Did It Again
Those were the days,,Joe Sakic was awesome
This gm is why ROY is the best goalie of all-time
When I was little, my dad and I were walking through the Pepsi Center before a midday weekend game. We were picking up our tickets at will call. I turned a corner and ran into a guy in a suit, I just said sorry. My dad stopped in his tracks, said "Hey Pierre." You can tell, simply by the success CO had while he was GM, he was one of the greatest of all time. If not the best at picking up big names.
Brodeur and Roy equally tie in my opinion
Really? 1 game proved that? If Marty had anywhere close to the offense that Roy received during his career, he would've won 8 Cups.
Stop the nonsense.
If but didn't.
irishwhip03 where was brodeur in gm 6 n 7?? No where to be found, Roy came through in the clutch not 1nce, but 2wice, both in elimination gms one of them on the road
My personal opinion: The greatest call ever by an announcer and you can pick either of them cause they both give me chills and I'm not an Avalanche nor am I a Bruins fan but there's something special about the following:
1.The Colorado Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup. Raymond Bourque. A dream has come true!!!
2. And after 22 years.... Raymond Bourque!!!
What if Alex Tanguay got the hat trick in that game. Oh man that would be sweet.
Tanner Moore TAAAAANGS
But then we miss Sakic making broduer look like a fool
Would be the first ever final finals hattrick
Never a better year... never a better team... Ray Bourque cool guy... Joe Sakic what a class act. There will be another team of superstars like the 2001 AVS. Thanks for uploading this... watching it never gets old.
The back to back Stanley Cups was definitely something special. It was a joy watching those two power houses in the Playoffs during the late 90's and early 2000's.
21 years ago, and it still leaves me breathless.
Well XXI years later YOUR THE STANLEY CUP CHAMPS
Just watched this on here, remember watching it live as well 13 years ago, however it still gives me chills to watch this.
Is Joe Sakic the classiest player ever?
Alan Baker I don't know but he certainly has one of the sweetest wrist shots I've ever seen.
SeminoleRail Not to mention that one timer while gliding backwards vs Detroit in the '96 playoffs. I busted a nut when I saw that live.
+Alan Baker maybe the most humble player ever. although he had the best nickname among the press around here in Denver......"Quoteless Joe" That always made me laugh
On the same step as Gretzky, Béliveau, The highest step
Well, Bourque himself set a pretty high bar when he gave Phil Esposito his number back
They did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Absolute best moment in hockey history. I am being biased as I live in Colorado and have loved the Avalanche since day 1, but even if I wasn't a Colorado guy, I would still rank this #1. Ohhhh, the good ol' days.
That was such a beautiful moment I almost cried when Sakic gave the cup to Borque
Your welcome boston/ray bourque fans for the avs granting one ever the greatest players ever biggest wish, that you couldnt achieve in 21 years with him. Sincerely, a die hard avs fan.
I like the 2001 Colorado avalanche. 2nd cup in 6 years.
Sad part is, they were SO freaking close to a bunch more.
1997 Flyers? Would have crushed them.
1999 Sabres? Would have wiped the floor with them.
2002 Hurricanes? Puhleeze....the 1996 Finals would have looked competitive by comparison.
The 2000 Devils were the only team that would have had a shot against the 1996-2002 Avs...the Avs would have wiped the floor with the 1998 Capitals as well, but I'm only counting the times they lost in the WCF to the Stars or the Wings. The "just one step short" years.
Could have easily been 5 cups in 7 years.
Such an ecstatic moment for Boston fans. In 2001 it had been 15 years since Boston had won a sports championship so we were starving. Seeing Ray Bourque hoist that Cup made it feel as much a Boston championship as a Denver one. Bourque brought the Stanley Cup to Boston a week or so later, and thousands of fans showed up to celebrate. It seemed to renew a sense of optimism in the city which our other teams fed off of. The Patriots won the Super Bowl that following February, then the Red Sox broke the Curse in 2004. From then on, our teams began to have a lot of success which all seemed to start with this one moment.
They are in the Finals!!!!!
I'm a long-time Avs fan from the late 90s but Boston has been my second team since the Bourque saga in 2001. Thank you to the Bruins for beating Vancouver when you guys were the last bastion of hope to keep them from winning the Cup.
I get teary eyed watching this shit. It was an amazing time to be a Colorado fan. I was only 7, watched every game of the playoffs that year. There was so many moments of that series that were incredible. Stephan Yelle and his overtime goal against the blues. Going game 7 against the kings and coming out as winners. And this.
This was game 7- sudden death. They were down in the series 3-2 before game 6. It felt like they weren't going to win at times, but they pulled it off.
just beautiful. one of the best playoffs the nhl has ever seen.
This just makes me even more hype for the finals LETS GO
Gotta love Sakic's class as he passed the Cup immediately to Bourque. I may not be a Nordiques/Avalanche fan, but he is a brilliant player as well as a great man, and I look forward to seeing him in the Hall Of Fame!
who's here after the Avs won it all in 2022
Me.
Me
I was fortunate to be there.... brings me to tears of joy....
I still remember this game like it was last Tuesday. Great games. Goodder memories lol. Raymond Bourque
Not a Avs or Bruins fan but I remember that game and I remember cheering the Avs on for Bourque. Such a great game.
Great game, possibly the greatest single shot I've ever seen by Sakic. Truly a remarkable season, great playoffs.
20 years after we will do it again
totally get the chills from that goal. i also get major chills watching ray hoist that cup
God Gary Thorne rules.
Absolutely. Great hockey announcer
brings on chills EVERY time i watch this as a Bruins fan!
Who's watching 21 years later as we gear up to play for the Stanley Cup once again?
Amazing story... the most influential hockey moment in my life. Can still remember watching that as a 9 year old. Arguably the best part is when Sakic just hands the cup to Bourque, not even lifting it himself first. Anyone who has ever played knows that level of respect.
Joe Sakic - my childhood hero (and my hero still) = by far the classiest professional athlete to EVER play ANY sport. He also had just as much talent and consistency as he had class and sportsmanship, a true legend and role model. I had tears in my eyes when he handed that cup to Bourque. We love and miss you, Super Joe!! Why oh why did you have to mess with that snow-blower?
I've been a diehard Bruins fan my whole life and when I look back on this moment I realize it gives me the chills more than the Bruins winning the cup did 2 years ago. Don't know if it's Thorne's call compared to Emrick sounding like he was going to fall asleep, or the fact that Vancouver's play completely cheapened the feel of winning, or what, but this moment is my favorite in the NHL.
I've got between 60 and 70 years left. That's a long. long time. Lots of time to see the Avalanche win a Stanley Cup. I just want to see one in my lifetime. Just one.
Great video. I still remember watching this live and it was an incredible moment for me as a hockey fan. Also, it makes me REALLY miss the commentary and play-by-play of Clement and Thorne. Not always my favorites, but 100 times better than the crap on the air at Versus and NBC during the playoffs.
This was one of those magical moments in sports. When your eyes tears up and you realize the greatness of it all.
Brought tears to my eyes.I loved Bourque.Too bad he could not win it when we played on the Bruins.
The Finals two years ago is #2 behind this moment for me because the Bruins saved hockey by beating Vancouver. Have loved the Avs and Bruins since all the Bruins fans started rooting for Ray in Colorado all those years ago. Hopefully the Bruins can do the hockey world a favor again and beat Pittsburgh. I'd love to see a team win a second Cup in three years - would be unheard of in the modern era of hockey.
I love the Avs. I love this series and I love Ray Borurque is was and still is one of the true gr8s of NHL hockey. I LOVE THE AVS!!!!!!
Very classy of Sakic to immediately hand the Cup to Bourque. Those two guys were world class players. I remember watching this game and even though Im a Rangers fan, I was happy to see Bourque win it in his final year. The fact that the Devils lost was just a bonus =]
That fucking goal by joe is all time. The snap and speed is so good. What a fucking player.
Wow, great job Tanguay. Never knew how big of a role he played in tht, but also Sakic. That was such a snipe. And such a selfless player, handing it to Bourque first. Well deserved.
Cheers, From a Colorado fan from Sweden!
i am from boston and i remember this game like it was yesterday, ive been both a bruins and avs fan since
It's amazing that the second after Sakic got the Cup in his hands he IMMEDIATELY gave it to Bourque, what an unselfish move by one of the games greatest players!
tears to my eyes every time I watch this ... And Joe Sakic ... what a nice guy ... unbelievable
as a Bruins fan, this STILL gives me chills and gets me choked up
This was the best series I've ever seen, I was only 6 when this happened...
there's a level of emotion that winning a stanley cup nothing else can ever bring. truly amazing.
I'm a diehard sharks fan but that moment at 3:43 is something that I'll never forget.
This Show's how Classy Sakic is to Not Even lift the cup to just hand it over is true sportsmanship
hats off to Joe and Ray!
"And after 22 years...RAYMOND BOURQUE!"
22 years later, that call from Gary Thorne still gives me chills
Everything was perfect. Facing the defending champs, how Sakic immediately turns and hands it off, and the best part "and after 22 years Raymond bourque!"
I don't know why i'm watching this now. I'm in love, Ray Bourque 22 years waiting for that moment.
This is why I as a Wings fan have a lot of respect for the Aves. Out side of the wings players and Steve Yzerman I have never seen a team with so much class.
This is probably one of the best cup matchup we got. 2 of some of the best goalies in nhl history facing off and 2 of the best teams of the late 90s and early 2000s
I'm not an Av's fan but that was amazing...seeing Joe hand Bourque the cup before even lifting it himself. Epic.
Вот в этом видео собраны уникальнейшие люди того времени, аж слеза накатилась... И как комментатор в конце, внезапно выкрикнул имя Рея, прервав другой спич - это один из величайших и магических моментов :)
I am a life long Pens fan but man oh man, what the Tangiay did is something special. I love Sakic passing it to Bourque ruight away. I miss Gary Thorne and Bill Clement.
Back when my hockey Idols were Roy and Sakic, I remember this day like it was yesterday.
That second goal... You gotta know Sakic, with the greatest wrister in history, didn't just shoot it flat on the ice looking for a goal, you can see his eyes in the replay. That was a tape to tape pass off Brodeur right to Tanguay
Seeing Ray's son in tears on the ice actually brought tears to my own eyes. Such a great moment in hockey history.
That is the greatest moment of all sports history.
That is probably the greatest thing ive seen in my life
Not even an Avs fan, but it doesn't get much better than watching Bourque hoist the Cup.
Sakic is bar none one of the most skilled, intelligent, classy hockey players ever. He did so much for this franchise, just raising his number in the rafters won't be enough. Then there's St. Patrick. 'Nuff said.
There may be a different type of skill/movement in hockey today, but if you watch highlights from this and highlights from game 7 of this years series w/out prejudice, I guarantee you will like these better.
That was a great moment! That shows you how much people like and respect Ray Bourque. Sakic immediately hand the Cup to him because he deserved to hold it over his head. If not for the tradition of the Captain accepting the Cup, Bourque would have been at the table with Bettman.
This still bring a me to tears.
still makes me cry evry time i se this
Even as a die-hard Wings fan i still get a bit choked up when Bourque raises Lord Stanley, he deserved it and I"m glad they won it that year.
Joe most classiest player ever Sakic. God bless you! You will be missed dearly. What a classy act!!
Joe Sakic and Ray Bourgue two of the classiest guys to ever play the game!
what an ubeleivable moment. probably the greatest game in NHL history. and i am a canucks fan.
Sakic is a true gentleman, gotta love that. I kind of hoped Scott Niedermayer had done the same in 2007 when Selänne got his first after playing 15 years in NHL.
well i'm not an avs fan but i watched it, i'm a bruins fan but this is still one of the greatest sports moments i've ever seen