The Deadly Demons of an NHL All Star
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Bill Goldsworthy was the first big star of the Minnesota North Stars franchise. An aggressive winger with a blistering shot, Goldsworthy was a four-time NHL All Star, who danced his way into fans' hearts with his patented “Goldy Shuffle”, which he performed after each of his goals scored on home ice.
But Goldy’s celebrations and aggressiveness didn’t end at the final buzzer. Away from the arena, Goldsworthy’s undisciplined and impulsive behaviour would eventually fracture his family, destroy his career and, ultimately, end his life.
Somewhere between being the celebrated face of a franchise and the unlikely face of a deadly illness, Bill Goldsworthy’s tormented Jekyl and Hyde existence is a cautionary tale of a life lived well over the edge.
This is the untold story of Bill Goldsworthy. His legendary career, his undeniable legacy -- and his deadly demons
Numerous sources were used for this mini documentary, including:
The Minnesota Star Tribune archives
Vintage MN Hockey, which curates Minnesota hockey history
The "Goldy Shuffle" a 1971 biography of Bill Goldsworthy
The National Hockey League
The LA Times
and many more.
#billgoldsworthy #MinnesotaNorthStars #TeamCanada72
Contact: prohockeyalumni@gmail.com
WILLIAM ALFRED Goldsworthy was born Aug 24 1944 in Waterloo, ONT the youngest of two sons of Art and Mannetta Goldsworthy.
Despite his angelic face, young Goldy would gain a reputation as a tough street kid and spent his teenage years causing mischief and mayhem in a gang called the Falcons.
As a young hockey player, Goldsworthy was a poor skater but his size (6-0, 175lbs) and his often over-the-top combative style attracted him to junior scouts.
In 1962, he was signed by the Boston Bruins organization and assigned to the fabled Niagara Falls Flyers, a powerful junior squad coached by Hap Emms and featuring future NHL stars Derek Sanderson, Bernie Parent and Jean Pronovost among numerous others.
In 1964-65 Goldsworthy scored 28 goals and piled up 165 penalty minutes as the Flyers won the 1965 Memorial Cup championship in a bloody series marked by numerous brawls and suspensions .
With big league jobs tight in the six-team NHL, Goldsworthy served a minor league apprenticeship the next two seasons, playing with the Oklahoma City Blazers of the Central Hockey League and the Buffalo Bisons of the American Hockey League between occasional callups to the NHL Bruins.
During this stretch, Goldsworthy impressed as a possible NHL prospect but, as one writer later noted, “His temper was vile, his judgement atrocious. Goldy agreed stating: “I lacked confidence and tried to cover up with aggressiveness. Stupidity really. I took all the stupid penatlies, made all the mistakes.”
In 1967, Goldsworthy was the beneficiary of expansion when the NHL grew from 6 to 12 teams. On June 6, 1967, he was chosen in round 9 by the Minnesota North Stars in the expansion draft. Looking back, with the exception of Bernie Parent, Goldy may have had the best career of any player chosen in the draft.
In the summer and fall of 1994, Goldsworthy began suffering from a series of physical maladies, and he was briefly hospitalized with a blood clot in his leg. On November 11, 1994 his health would take a life-altering turn.
By this point the blood clots had moved from his leg to his lung. Gasping for breath during a game in Memphis, he insisted on finishing the game. His face now purple in hue by game’s end, he was rushed to the hospital, straight to ER and on to intensive care where he was initially diagnosed with pneumonia
On November 14, three days after admittance, Goldy’s doctor delivered shocking news:
BILL GOLDSWORTHY HAD CONTRACTED THE HIV VIRUS AND NOW HAD FULL BLOWN AIDS.
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Wayne Gretzky did the Goldy Shuffle after scoring goals as late as 1984. He even taught people how to do it at his fantasy camps!
I played youth hockey in Minnesota in the mid-70s. I didn’t score often as a 6,7, and 8 year old, but when I did, I did the Goldy Shuffle. Thanks for the memories.
Thanks for watching and sharing Goldy memories
Same - although I wanted to be Drouin because he name was cool to say after a goal on the back rink in Virginia MN. I think we all tried the shuffle, even if we could hardly skate initially. My first goal I scored lying sideways and swinging my stick - scoring the goal with the shaft because I was like a new born deer with those skates that had zero ankle support. Coach called my Bobby Hull ❤️👍. Brings back memories of the North Stars for sure as well as many men drinking excessively in those days, especially on the Range.
Being a lifelong Minnesotan and an original North Stars fan since their inception and ultimate desertion, I'm very familiar with Bill Goldsworthy's story of stardom and ultimate demise but you really did him and his memory honorably with this video. Nicely done.
Thanks, Curt ... I was walking a tightrope on this one but I'm glad you could see the balanced approach I was truing to take. I met Goldy when he was on a scouting trip in '91 and he couldn't have been nicer. Left a great family behind, as well.
These documentaries are so well-done. Thank you again.
Thanks, Larry! I've got an intelligent audience, which craves substance!
Really interesting...and sad. Listening to his former teammates talk, it's obvious that Goldsworthy had many wonderful traits. It's also clear that he was a violent and abusive alcoholic who inflicted great pain on his family.
Hockey in the 70's was full of characters and there must be so many of these stories to be told. I'm reminded of Derek Sanderson, another colorful and talented player who's career was destroyed by alcohol. Sanderson, like Goldsworthy, was given multiple "second chances" to pull himself together and while I suppose that's laudable on some level it also shows how alcohol abuse was often excused and even celebrated in that culture.
Thanks for putting this together. RIP Bill Goldsworthy
Thanks for the thoughtful comment ... you make some great points.
Hockey players sure like to drink
Thank you for this nice tribute. Your vids often mention little known players that I remember from the AHL in the 60's & 70's .
For the life of me, I don't understand how somebody gets drunk and then gets violent. I've always gotten happier and more laid back after getting drunk! I do not understand violent drunks! The person has to have a pre disposition for it or something.
I'm no expert but I suspect you are correct ... really wonder about the combo of concussions, alcohol and the hockey culture.
Same here...
I know some folks are just mean drunks. Underlying personality issues.
Yeah it's crazy how individuals have different reactions to different things. I even heard that some people can get depressed when they drink.. wild, eh? And I really can't comprehend how I know some people that love to be on the boat and on the water and they find peace there but I also know people that get sick on a boat and are scared of the water... I just don't understand!
Repressing your sexuality might have something to do with it...
This was excellently done! I watch a lot of documentary-type videos but this was one of the best. Goldsworthy started the goal celebration which made goals more exciting and I'm glad they mentioned towards the end that he played with Gretzky as they both played for the Pacers and Oilers. Never knew about his alcoholism and AIDS diagnosis though. Great piece. RIP
Thanks for watching. appreciate your thoughts!
My uncle took me and my brother to our first hockey game at the arena in st louis in 72.. against the north stars.. only thing I remember about Bill in that game was that something made him very angry and he threw his stick up in the air and it almost went over the glass and into the crowd.. like someone said.. we all have our flaws.. all of us.. I also want to thank pro hockey alumni for these revealing documentaries showing sides of players that no one would usually know about.. keep up the good work
Thanks SOG -- I greatly appreciate your thoughts.
Was that game where he attacked the goal judge by repeatedly banging on the glass?
Beating your wife and child are flaws? No, a flaw is someone who thinks like you
Great sense of humor. When he was named head coach of the San Antonio Iguanas, bringing pro hockey to the Alamo City, I remember when he came into the office. I was the team broadcaster and PR guy -- from Boston -- and was really looking forward to meeting him. I introduced myself to him and said "as a kid, I used to yell at ya, 'Hey Goldsworthy, you're a bum!'" Goldie just smiled and said, "Wow, that was you!" Too bad he got sick that first month of the season. He built a solid team at the CHL level. Enjoyed working with him for a short time.
Thanks, Tony ... Interesting first-hand experience.
A reminder of how complicated people can be. Full of anger and rage, and also capable of such compassion and love. Alcohol and concussions definitely triggered the former and hid the latter for parts of his life.
That was a very in depth piece. . Remember him as a back line player with my Bruins in mid 60s. Definitely had his demons, hopefully he made amends with his family. RIP Goldy 🙏
I’ve got a pair of his North Stars uniform socks that he signed. One of my North Stars treasures!
I'm 60 years old and still keep his hockey cards in a box of my favorite players. RIP
Great, I had his for that 48 goal season, don't know what I did with them
@@JRJunior8624 threw them out when you found out he beat his wife and kid?
Good one
That was cool to read. Stay young bro.
I still have all my old hockey cards from the late 60’s onward. His 1971-72 is a good one.
I hope he has found peace, and banished his demons at last. I was too young to see him play, but I was always a die hard North Stars fan, being a Minnesota native.
I've lived in Virginia all my life, but I started following hockey in the 60's, and loved the CBS game of the week, with Dan Kelly. I quickly became a Bruins fan, and would listen to their games on WBZ radio. I remember Bill Goldsworthy well, mostly as a North Star. Those were really great days in the NHL.
Great comment … WBZ 50,000 watts with Bob Wilson
Im in Toronto, Hockey Night in Canada on Sat night, and Sunday CBS game, we got cable in 70,8 channels to 28,but listening to Dan was Gold,So i heard the top 3 , Hewitt, Dan, and Danny Gallivan,not in that order, im 61, the Leafs have there own station, and show old games, saw Minn,w Ceasar Maniago in net,brings you back.
@@ProHockeyAlumni The incomparable Bob Wilson. No hockey play-by-play announcer has ever been better than Wilson. Some AS good possibly, but no one better.
There is a UA-cam video of highlights from a game in 1969-70 of Goldsworthy scoring a hat trick off of Jacques Plante as the North Stars beat the Blues 5-2 at the Met Center. Dan Kelly is calling the action. I remember watching that game on TV. It was not a CBS game.
@@donhuber9131 so, that wasn't a CBS game. What's your point? Hockey went from CBS to NBC, in the late 60's early 70's. Since then it's been on numerous networks. Dan Kelly was actually the Blues announcer, but also did national televised games for CBS, and possibly NBC. Dan's son is now the Blues announcer.
What a great series. I love the fact so many of the subjects are "lesser lights" with fascinating stories. Great work.
Many thanks! ... Everybody's got a great story in them ... everyone has struggles, miss-steps and adversities. I've got a lot of respect for these guys and I am committed to sharing their stories. THX again.
What an excellent documentary. Thank you
Thank you for watching ... Greatly appreciated.
Great video, but I must correct one thing. Goldsworthy was not the first expansion player with 40+ goals. Rick Martin of Buffalo had 44 goals in 1971-72, while Rick MacLeish, Rene Robert, Garry Unger and Bill "Cowboy" Flett had 40 or more goals in 1972-73. Thanks for sharing the story.
Doesn’t matter who was the first, they were all great players.
you're right .... I meant to sat first North Stars player but thanks for the catch.
I think he might have been the first player picked in the 67 expansion draft to hit 40. Maybe that was part of the confusion. Please correct me if I'm wrong. I'm here to learn too :)
@@Pocketrocket-pj1us As someone pointed out above, they were all great players. As far as Goldsworthy being the first expansion draft player with a 40-goal season, that would be Cowboy Flett (43 goals for Philadelphia in 1972-73). The mistake was really very minor when considering the great job PHA did in putting together these discussions of players from the "glory days" of the 1970s.
Fantastic well done I was a kid at the time in Montreal but liked the Stars... would like to see one on Danny Grant
Thanks ... Love the North Stars of that era ... Danny Grant would be a good subject.
Great video as always!
Thank you very much!
I'm 58 and remember him in his prime. Very interesting biography.
Gosh, such a great documentary! Thank you
Back in the good days when NHL hockey was great (70s-80s) I watched him play. Being a big NY Rangers fan i want to a few games at MSG and so Bill play in a Rangers union. A very talented player on the North Stars! Thanks for sharing!
and thank you for watching! Bill struggled with NYR but it was an interesting NYR era for sure.
From the very highs to the very lows. A helluva player. Ashame his demons got the better of him. RIP Goldy.
Primitive days of helmets for sure
Sorry wrong post - u r right a very complex human story
Grew up watching the old North Stars and Goldy. Much like another Minnesota icon Kirby Puckett, Bill had his demons. In Bill’s case you wonder if the violence at home wasn’t early signs of CTE, from his concussions combined with alcoholism. His home life described by his daughter as the house of pain gives you a glimpse of what living in violence is like. If his wife and kids can forgive him as it seems happened before he died, who is anyone to judge.
As a player I had forgotten what a prolific goal scorer he was. Back when hockey was dirty physical and goal scorers were targets, Goldy put up some impressive numbers..Good doc..
excellent comments ... I think you are correct on all accounts.
Exactly
Plus maybe they were asking for it. Complaining an what not
@@rockybalboagaralhaoitalian4592 lol
Best channel on UA-cam great stories
thanks! Very much appreciated.
What an awesome documentary! Almost a similar story and outcome as Jacques Richard.
Thank you for this great documentary. Those were the days.
Glad you enjoyed it -- and thanks very much for watching.
Keep these up. Thank you
I'm not really a huge hockey fan , but I love these videos.
Thanks very much … that means a lot. 👌
Sitting in Northern Minnesota and this was awesome. Keep it up.
great player... great series... I grew up with all these guys on TV and spun their Hockey cards. Cheers from Vancouver!
He played in a charity game and afterwards I got his stick, still have it. If I remember correctly it was around 94-95. Was a nice man to me
JP Parisé - Cesare Maniago and Jude Drouin - big guys in those NHL days. Goldsworthy made an impression in his time.
Grew up watching him. Loved him
Every little kid did the Goldie shuffle after scoring a goal, in real games or pond pick up games
I hear of the older hockey and football players that struggled, like Goldsworthy, Doug Harvey, etc... the first thought that comes to me is CTE
I think you are probably right with your assumptions ... gotta be a big factor.
Well done. Great work. Very engrossing video.
Thank you very much! Greatly appreciate your kind words!
Your vidéos are all awsomes. Great and professionnal. Very impressive.
Thank you very much!
I used to help my sister vacuum and empty waste baskets for an insurance company she worked at. My first night I noticed a plaque on the office door that said Bill Goldsworthy.
I told my sister, you didn’t tell me you worked with Bill Goldsworthy. My sister said ya, what’s the big deal? She had no idea who he was…. Finally she said - stop by tomorrow during the day and I’ll introduce him.
Good story ... THX!
@Pro Hockey Alumni: These are excellent. Keep it up!!
Thanks! Will do. Appreciate your support!
Another banger!
thanks, my man ... looking forward to your next classic.
@@ProHockeyAlumni if YT would let me upload it it will be out tonight 😂. They’re too scared of Bob Probert tho lol
I remember Bill so well and the entire Minnesota North Star team. He was a great player and I left hockey as a fan when the team moved to Dallas….rip.
Why did they leave was attendance bad?
@@BillMorganChannel Yes, attendance was awful. First in the late 70's and then again in the late 80's/early 90's. My late grandfather and my dad had season tickets for the first 19 North Stars seasons. Everybody blames Norm Green, but the team almost moved to San Jose after the 89/90 season BEFORE Norm Green bought the team. A poll was taken by the Star Tribune & Channel 5 News before the 90/91 season asking people if they would care if the North Stars left Minnesota. Over 60% said they wouldn't care if the team left. If every single person who said "Norm Green sucks" would've bought tickets they would never have moved.
I still hove fond memories of being a little kid at the Met Center watching the North Stars.
good MN hockey history here ... thanks!
@@danbratten3103 I love old time hockey... and love the North Star uniforms!
Hockey is so huge in Minnesota, why did they not draw well? In Buffalo every game sold out. We had season tickets from 1970 to 1983.
@@BillMorganChannel Hi Billy. Well I don't know all of the excuses, but one that I heard was "why pay $20 & watch the Stars lose when you could pay $10 and watch the Gophers win (long time ago at those prices). I think Twin Cities fans are just far weather fans. The North Stars moved to Texas, the Twins were almost contracted, the Timberwolves almost moved after only 3-4 seasons. If the team is winning, they show up, if not, most don't bother to show up & support them.
And I love the North Stars jerseys too. I have replicas of every style they had including their rare inaugural preseason jerseys.
these are awesome videos! keep it up!
Great documentary about a player who I thought was just a sniper. But there is always so much more. I remember looking at his hockey cards and him getting those two penalties against Russia. Godspeed Goldy.
We all have our ups and downs, our rises and falls. He was an NHL great. Not many can say that.
right ... he was well-respected and helped many ... also had severe shortcomings like most of us.
He was on Team Canada in 72. He is legend.
Coach Ron Ingram was the 72-73 coach for the Syracuse Blazers. He lead them to the Walker Cup of the Eastern Hockey League to a 63-9-4 record. 36-0 at home. RIP coach Ingram
I have no idea how you get all this info... footage... great series and well presented!
Thank you very much! yes, a ton of time on research -- the fans deserve the best!
Very interesting. Never heard of him.
Thanks for watching!
A name like "Goldsworthy" is not much separated from perfection.
Did you miss the part where he beat his wife and kids? Geez...
@@sportsfix6975 Exactly... That's what I was thinking.
I remember watching him play, I don't fault him for his flaws- we all have flaws, greater or lesser. God Bless Goldy
right -- flawed man but basically good soul, who helped produce quality offspring.
It’s just sad because the guy had so much raw talent that the booze strips away as the years go by.
Wow! Sorry, but beating your wife and daughter are not flaws? Man, or should i say guy ('cause he ain't no man) should have been jailed. He was a pos.
I didn't know about Goldy's life. Thanks for sharing.
Excellent documentary.
Many thanks!
Watched him play in the early 70's
Very sad ending, but at least before he died he reconciled with his family. Alcohol and drugs have ruined so many lives and families, if anyone reading this is battling addiction problems, please reach out for help, there will be people to help you.
thanks -- great insights.
Thanks
The PHA has done it again. I wasn't expecting a greater love for "minor league" hockey but through the sadness of this story, hockey history came alive for me: Names familiar and new; the origins of teams and the tragedies that thread their way through history. It wasn't until I saw this video that I realized just how many lives a hockey player under scrutiny (or the spotlight) really has. Goldworthy's story is one that leaves me speechless, not in judgement of his mistakes but in sadness of humanity and it's fight for the top spot on and off the ice. Sometimes both leaves one bruised and injured but never forgotten...Thank you PHA!
one of the greatest comments we've ever received ... thanks so much for your in-depth analysis! awesome!
I met Goldy once; we took on two wrestlers in a bar one night because they thought they could handle hockey players; well..they thought wrong.
rip thank you
Had his hockey card back in the 60's
I remember Bob Goldsworthy when the North Stars would play my Black Hawks. I can still hear Lloyd Pettite calling his name as he'd cross into the Chicago zone, setting shop. I also remember the headlined sports-page Masterson tragedy. Sad. Maybe that's what led to Robert's demise......? You never want to lose a team mate.
Miss watching the Goldie Shuffle. R I P.
That WAS 40 some years ago
@@threatassessment606 So what !! It's still a good memory. Back when Hockey was enjoyable to watch.
I can remember watching him , when he played for the Niagara Falls Flyers . Powerhouse team .
Team was nearly NHL caliber
@@ProHockeyAlumni - Look at all the players that did go on to play in the nhl . Pretty impressive .
Can't believe all the high praise for this guy. So he could play a sport really well? Big deal, he was a wife beater and his own daughter called her upbringing as the 'house of pain'. This guy is no hero and should have been jailed. If i had his hockey card i would burn it.
The problem with booze is that you can drink the same amount of booze,under the same circumstances,for 7 straight days,and you'll get 7 different responses. Some anger,some silly,some despondent.......
Interesting 🤨…. In the end, best to avoid
Excellent video! I love these videos about the lives of players from the past.
Did every player from the 70's NHL look 40+
Funny enough, Goldsworthy looks like musician, singer & songwriter Stephen Stills in some of these photos....
🚬😎
Concussions take a toll.
10:00 - Praying and going to see her pastor?
That's all the proof you need to know she was beyond desperate.
I was too young to remember his playing days, but I do remember when this happened. It's always a little more surprising when pro athletes get terminally ill, specifically HIV/AIDS. Boys and young men, look up to sports stars and top athletes, as something to strive for, a level to reach, or hope to reach. And when this happens, it's very sobering. Another shocking case for me, was probably Tommy Morrison. Similar to Goldsworthy, substance abuse played a major part in his sickness. What an insidious disease it is. For everyone.
Excellent thoughts -- very much appreciated.
I Remeber him finishing his career with Rangers in NY in the 70's, but I dont think he lasted a full season
Not a memorable stint in NY for sure
6:38...sported a helmet...albeit without a strap and made of packing foam..!..:-) back in the the days when hockey players were ultra tough..!!
Maybe, but multiple concussions could have contributed to his downfall. No more of a man because he wore a helmet, foolish talk
I watched Goldie at Met Center many times RIP
Thank you for this fine documentary. That huge 5 year contract Goldy signed in 1974 was one of the reasons why the North stars declined so rapidly. Team got worse the following year attendance declined and the team was losing money. Midway thru 74-75 they literally gave away Fred Stanfield to the Sabres, Parise and Drouin to the Islanders and Barry Gibbs their best Defenseman to the Flames. That is why the team had no scoring behind Hextall and Goldy.
You are correct ... It was a depressing time for the North Stars ... "youth movement" didn't yield much ... it was great when they pulled it together late in the decade.
I loved watching Barry Gibbs with the OKC Blazers. Probably the toughest player that no opponent wanted to mess with.
I've got nothing nice to say about someone who beats women. Alcohol is no excuse.
Oh! He’s a hometown boy😎
I wonder when Mike Modanos #9 is going to join those 3 in the rafters, I actually thought it already was for some reason.
It's been retired and hanging from there rafters since March 2014. Probably didn't show it since Goldsworthy, Masterson, & Broten's banners have the North Stars logos on them N* and Modanos has the Stars logo on his.
Goldsworthy is the reason even now, that Minnesota Hockey Players for good and bad that there are expected to be Sharpshooters and the Goldy Moniker and name is a Gift and Curse to Minnesota Sports Lore, namely when Minnesota was memorialized their Golden Voice in College and later remarked as the Golden Gophers and not just the Gophers.
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look up ex nhl player brian spencer that would be a great doc
Spinner Spencer, an original NY Islander taken in the 72 Entry Draft
Spinner Spencer has been done, I like that he does ones few have heard about..
@@sportsfix6975 I hope he does a documentary on Morris Titanic!
Perhaps if I do “greatest hockey names for draft busts”.
30 seconds into this a commercial???
J.P Parise went on to win cups with the great Islander teams,and his son Zach played with the Devils and now the Islanders like his Dad did,small world.
J.P. never one a Cup with the Islanders. He was traded halfway through the 78-season to the Cleveland Barons, which after that season merged with the North Stars. So he didn't win a Cup with the Islanders, but he had a HUGE influence on the Islanders players that did win those Cups.
He was still playing in the 90s ....? WOW.... Didn't know that .......
I misread that ..... whoops....he was working different jobs in Hockey- just not a player.
Life is always more than one factor. It’s clear that he was loved as well as had demons. Welcome to the real world. God is forgiving and loving friends are as well.
You got it right, friend. Thanks
These are great little videos! Just the music is so cheesy when the story turns to the dark side....other then that these rule haha
LOL! It's difficult to contain my cheesiness ... Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Obviously his off ice issues were a result of the concussions.
You don't think it had anything to do with the fact that his father was an alcoholic as well ❓❓
@@Wayne_155lotsa alky's dont beat the shit out of thier wife & kids . But an alcoholic with numerous concussions? Different story wouldn't you say ?
@@daveyboy_ you're telling me you know the complete story ❓❓
@@Wayne_155 He beat his wife and kids , he had numerous concussions put 2+2 together
yes, CTE almost certainly a factor ... add booze and his two alcoholic parents and it's a toxic mix ... ended his life on good terms with his family and, by all accounts, was never physically abusive to his kids (although they observed it) .... tough story to tell but hopefully folks also recognize his positive attributes. Thanks, Davey!
who can judge him?
He was Hockey he may not have been a gretsky but how many are there?
He had his ups and downs, who doesnt, look at Tiger Woods, still the best of all of them.
He has a legacy that demands respect.
Big Money and Hookers anyone here that says they could resist is liar
CTE all the way period!
little doubt about that ... agree
Teammate of Bill Masterton.
Yes he was a serious womanizer the truth hurts.
Team Canada member..special player RIP
All the 72's have a special place in the heart of hockey fans
I wouldn't be surprised if Bill Goldsworthy had gotten CTE at some point. It doesn't justify his abusive behavior but it does help explain why he went that route.
agreed and well said. thx!
Guy looks he could be Zach Kassian's grandpa...
Just as fucked up.
No Sister Golden here,lol.
Seems Boogaard got lost in new York too. Erie connection huh
Great video! Terrible guitar music in the background!
Damn, I laid down my best picks, too. THX for watching.
@@ProHockeyAlumni LoL!
2:46 That is the worst Ranger logo I have ever seen.
didnt he coach his son here in san antonio? sean i think?
Yes u r correct
@@ProHockeyAlumni our first team ever lol ❤ link gaetz came through one year. all I remember is alot of fighting I got to meet a bunch of those guys all real nice I met John Torchetti too also nice.
What's up with the goofy helmets ?
Very early days if helmets - only 6-7 players wire them in 60s.
This is absolutely disgusting. Why are we celebrating a man who harmed his own family. It's one thing to have an addiction, (that is a sickness) but to have his violence unchallenged and only briefly spoke of, is tragic. I know former players and it's awful how society looks up to sick men just because they played a sport at a top level. I just can't stand these celebrations of sick individuals. Awareness of his violence and sickness not his goals or coaching should have been the focus here.
Hope his wife could move on and found some measure of happiness . The fact that there children didnt harbor hate towards him says alot about the kind of person she was. Admiration for her and family.