Maple Leafs Hold 21-Second Moment Of Silence In Honour Of The Late Borje Salming
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- Опубліковано 29 лис 2022
- Watch as the Toronto Maple Leafs hold a moment of 21-second moment of silence for the late legend Borje Salming, after he lost his battle with ALS.
Proud to be a Swede and proud to see how Maple Leafs and Canada represent them selves.
RIP Salming. You'll be remembered as the greatest Leafs legend of All time! Gone but not forgotten!
Could have heard a pin drop - total silence. Leafs fan since the 60s and played minor hockey during his early years - as a defenceman I wanted his number but it was spoken for. This clip took me back to that time - deeply moving and I am so glad that the Leafs and the fans were so respectful. His salute just a short time before when he came to drop the puck broke me down. That night Keefe's starting line-up from forwards back to the goalie were all Swedes. It is no lie to say that it was Salming that made that possible - in no small way.
Life is short my friends. Enjoy it to the fullest!
A gesture of respect from Maple Leafs and Canada worthy a standing ovation on its own from all of us Swedes who cherish all the memories that Börje gave us throughout the years. Well Done Leafs & Canada - Well Done! 👏👏👏👏👏
RIP Salming. You will be missed.
i had the pleasure of meeting Borje, while drunk at real sports, he grilled me a bit, but signed a doug gilmour jersey i was wearing after i had a chat with him, and told him how he was my dad's favourite player and i heard about him all the time as a kid.
Thanks folks for sharing this with us he will be missed but not forgot
Sincere condolences to the Salming family.
i went to toronto and his stuff wasnt there yet. but before i left, i saw a puck with his face on it, i bought the puck and gave it to my dad. He was close to sheddig tears as memories watching his came and flashed before his eyes. watching him as a child skating on the ice and help give the maple leafs history
It can't be overestimated how hard it was for Swedes to adopt to American hockey, they were used to "the play" and not at all with the physical parts as means of winning. As such, a lot of Swedes got the hell tackled out of them over and over, especially as outsiders, to peg them down. He had over 116(!) stitches done in his FACE from all the injuries. But Börje was of the old guard, the greater generation, so he just sucked it up and kept moving forward. He had such work ethic, team-comradery and principles that even his opponents ended up respecting and venerating him. There's a reason this village-guy from tiny Sweden is being honoured halfway across the globe: He earned every part of it.
Pure class Toronto/Canada - from a fellow Swede
Having his number at half mast, while a small gesture, is something I hadn't seen done, yet its meaning carries so much.
Legends don't die. Their presence lives forever. Thank you Borje. We all pretended to be you at one time or another playing road hockey as kids.
One of my favourite hockey players- RIP #21
I was there , so touching !
As a Habs fan he was a maple leaf player I really liked 😀 ALS is tough saw my mom battle this 😢
Class act by the Leafs, this is why hockey is Canada. Did not expect less from you guys though, but still! /Fellow Swede
They were talking about him on the red wings game cuz he played his final pro season in Detroit, & Mickey Redmond who’s not much of an emotional guy was trying hard not to cry cuz he knew Borje played against him and everyone in hockey considered him a friend because he was the ultimate team player but Mickey said he spoke with idk if it was shanahan or sittler it was someone popular within the leafs organization, and they said when he got diagnosed it was uncontrollable like it was one of those rare ALS cases where it went to his lungs immediately and that’s why he didn’t live for 2 to 4 years. At least he’s not suffering anymore though he went home to be with the lord, and with some of his colleagues that played in Toronto, korolev, Armstrong, coach punch imlach guys that he played with or knew off the ice. I think he’s professional hockey’s first ALS casualty sadly, just I want everyone to know that ALS right now theirs no cure will their ever be one I think eventually their will be, but it really is sad though, I hope Borje has found peace in those pearly gates.
Once a leaf always a Leaf 🍁🇨🇦❤️