14.11.2006, 18:06
Gestern abend wurden in Toronto, Ontario vier weitere Persoenlichkeiten in die Hockey Hall of Fame aufgenommen, Dick Duff, Harley Hotchkiss, Herb Brooks und Goalie Legende Patrick Roy. Herb Brooks (RIP) duerften einige noch kennen, er war der Coach des US Teams bei Olympia 1980, dem Miracle on Ice.
Im Mittelpunkt stand jedoch gestern ganz klar Patrick Roy, der viermalige Stanley Cup Sieger (1986 und 1993 mit den Habs, und 1996 und 2001 mit den Avs), der dreimalige Vezina Trophy Sieger, der dreimalige Conn Smythe Trophy Sieger, und der Goalie mit den meisten Regular Season Siegen (551) und den meisten Playoff Siegen (151). Roy gilt nicht umsonst als einer der groessten wenn nicht der besten NHL Goalies die es je gab. Etliche NHL Groessen erzaehlten gestern Stories ueber Patrick Roy.
Vincent Damphousse ehemaliger Teamkollege meinte:“He was the best player that I ever played with over the course of my NHL career and the one that made the biggest impact on our team. Patrick was always an excellent goalie but the one thing with him, the more the game was important, the better he performed. And I think that sticks with everybody he played with. He was very clutch. “
Bob Hartley der damals Head Coach bei den Avs war:”The ultimate winner, the ultimate winner. You looked in his eyes and you saw fire.”
Und Hartley erinnert sich an die Finale Series der Avs gegen die Devils vor Spiel 6 in New Jersey:”We're down 3-2 in the series at that point. We're on the bus coming into the parking lot. There were already tailgaters with signs, mostly nasty signs for Ray (Bourque) saying like `No Cup for Ray' and stuff like that. They had Game 6 in their building and probably thought it was over. There were also a couple of signs for Patrick. Suddenly Patrick just got up in the bus and started tapping on the window and screaming in French, `You can have your signs and say what you want but the Devils won't score a goal. Adam Foote looked at me and said `What the hell is he saying?' I said, `Don't worry for us, I think we're in good shape.' I think Patrick made like 18 saves in that first period. They could have had four or five goals in that first period and won the Cup. But I'll never forget that moment on the bus. Patrick looked like a tiger in a cage. He must have said four or five times, `You will not score a goal on us tonight.`” Roy hielt wort und Ray bekam seinen Stanley Cup Ring.
Joe Sakic meinte:“I'm telling you, you want nobody else if you're in a pressure situation with your backs against the wall. I couldn't think of anybody else you'd want ahead of Patrick. When he put his mind to something, that was it.”
Und dann erinnerte Joe Sakic sich an seinen ganz persoenlichen Lieblings Moment von Patrick Roy aus dem Jahre 1996. “The best one was the Jeremy Roenick thing. Roenick, never lost for words, taunted Roy between games, recalling a goal he scored on the great goalie.” Roenick meinte:“I'd like to know where Patrick was in Game 3, probably up trying to get his jock out of the rafters.” Daraufhin meinte Patrick Roy:”I cannot really hear what Jeremy says because I've got my two Stanley Cup rings plugging my ear.”
Manny Fernandez:”His style, when he brought in the butterfly, I think it changed everything. He changed the whole goaltending thinking. I would think he had an impact on every goalie in the world. When Francois Allaire changed Patrick to the butterfly style, that changed everything for everybody. Guys used to stand up in the past and get beat on the ice. Now every goalie has a butterfly base at least. And for us who lived in the province or Quebec or in Montreal and got to see him play up close, it really impacted us on the way we played.”
Und Roberto Luongo meinte:”For my generation Roy is definitely the greatest netminder. You can't take that away from him. What he did in his career, his wins, his Stanley Cups, Vezinas and Conn Smythes. I never saw any of the older generation goalies. He's really the one that's been the best I've ever seen.”
Hier ist die Hockey Hall of Fame Seite:
http://www.nhl.com/halloffame/index.html
Im Mittelpunkt stand jedoch gestern ganz klar Patrick Roy, der viermalige Stanley Cup Sieger (1986 und 1993 mit den Habs, und 1996 und 2001 mit den Avs), der dreimalige Vezina Trophy Sieger, der dreimalige Conn Smythe Trophy Sieger, und der Goalie mit den meisten Regular Season Siegen (551) und den meisten Playoff Siegen (151). Roy gilt nicht umsonst als einer der groessten wenn nicht der besten NHL Goalies die es je gab. Etliche NHL Groessen erzaehlten gestern Stories ueber Patrick Roy.
Vincent Damphousse ehemaliger Teamkollege meinte:“He was the best player that I ever played with over the course of my NHL career and the one that made the biggest impact on our team. Patrick was always an excellent goalie but the one thing with him, the more the game was important, the better he performed. And I think that sticks with everybody he played with. He was very clutch. “
Bob Hartley der damals Head Coach bei den Avs war:”The ultimate winner, the ultimate winner. You looked in his eyes and you saw fire.”
Und Hartley erinnert sich an die Finale Series der Avs gegen die Devils vor Spiel 6 in New Jersey:”We're down 3-2 in the series at that point. We're on the bus coming into the parking lot. There were already tailgaters with signs, mostly nasty signs for Ray (Bourque) saying like `No Cup for Ray' and stuff like that. They had Game 6 in their building and probably thought it was over. There were also a couple of signs for Patrick. Suddenly Patrick just got up in the bus and started tapping on the window and screaming in French, `You can have your signs and say what you want but the Devils won't score a goal. Adam Foote looked at me and said `What the hell is he saying?' I said, `Don't worry for us, I think we're in good shape.' I think Patrick made like 18 saves in that first period. They could have had four or five goals in that first period and won the Cup. But I'll never forget that moment on the bus. Patrick looked like a tiger in a cage. He must have said four or five times, `You will not score a goal on us tonight.`” Roy hielt wort und Ray bekam seinen Stanley Cup Ring.
Joe Sakic meinte:“I'm telling you, you want nobody else if you're in a pressure situation with your backs against the wall. I couldn't think of anybody else you'd want ahead of Patrick. When he put his mind to something, that was it.”
Und dann erinnerte Joe Sakic sich an seinen ganz persoenlichen Lieblings Moment von Patrick Roy aus dem Jahre 1996. “The best one was the Jeremy Roenick thing. Roenick, never lost for words, taunted Roy between games, recalling a goal he scored on the great goalie.” Roenick meinte:“I'd like to know where Patrick was in Game 3, probably up trying to get his jock out of the rafters.” Daraufhin meinte Patrick Roy:”I cannot really hear what Jeremy says because I've got my two Stanley Cup rings plugging my ear.”
Manny Fernandez:”His style, when he brought in the butterfly, I think it changed everything. He changed the whole goaltending thinking. I would think he had an impact on every goalie in the world. When Francois Allaire changed Patrick to the butterfly style, that changed everything for everybody. Guys used to stand up in the past and get beat on the ice. Now every goalie has a butterfly base at least. And for us who lived in the province or Quebec or in Montreal and got to see him play up close, it really impacted us on the way we played.”
Und Roberto Luongo meinte:”For my generation Roy is definitely the greatest netminder. You can't take that away from him. What he did in his career, his wins, his Stanley Cups, Vezinas and Conn Smythes. I never saw any of the older generation goalies. He's really the one that's been the best I've ever seen.”
Hier ist die Hockey Hall of Fame Seite:
http://www.nhl.com/halloffame/index.html