dog_party wrote:
eyehatetofu wrote:
linewarbr wrote:
dog_party wrote:
Since then it's been hard to explain the fact that I love the Avs and I still love the Wings. But, when they're playing, I'm wearing my Adam Foote, Avs jersey. My old Paul Coffey, Wings jersey stays in the closet.
Right on man, Paul Coffey!! How old is that guy now, like 84? Still smokin' the slap shots from the blue line, too. Skating with a walker but still getting the job done.
Paul Coffey is great! I went to school with his Niece, and she had him come to our class in like 4th or 5th grade, it was pretty sweet. He talked about being a pro hockey player and following dreams and what not, and before he left he signed a bunch of cards for everyone in the class. I still have the autograph somewhere at my mom's house. It was the coolest school day ever.
Edit: The Av's suck and so does Foote

Paul Coffey was born in 1961, so he'd be 48 now. Man he was great! Retired in 2001 after too many years of being traded all over the country. Sad to see the end of a great career go like that. But MAN it was fun to watch him play!!!
That's cool that you got to meet him. I only saw him in person once at a Wing's game way back when...before Scotty Bowman pissed him off.
Foote hasn't been the same since the trip to the Bluejackets, but he's still one of my favorite defensemen. And now he's team captain since Joe Sakic retired.

Paul Coffey and Al Macinnis retired around the same time, and were still using wood sticks, not the 1 piece stuff.
Hockey is my main sport, I have met more pro players than any other sport combined..
Vladislav Tretiak
Jocelyn Thibault
Evengi Nabakov
Ed Belfour
(All the current hawks)
Matts Sundine
Pavel Bure
Mark Messier
Wayne the great
Cujo
and my favorite...Chris Chelios
if you have not guessed already, I play goalie

went to Toronto for 4 years to get taught by Vladislav Tretiak, and all those goalie pros were there too