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Update on game 900. Booter was out on IR after a surgery this summer returning back Dec 1st. He went 4 games with no fights, no one would fight him LOL. Well tonight game #900 he got to drop the gloves twice! Both resulting in 5 min majors. Darryl ended game 900 with 2 assists and 14 PIM.

When former Redwing, Darryl Bootland takes to the ice tonight. He will have appeared in his 900th game as a professional hockey player. This is an accomplishment very few players have achieved! Bootland currently plays for the Orlando Solar Bears in the ECHL, facing the Cincinnati Cyclones tonight. Darryl bounced back and forth between the Redwings and Grand Rapid Griffins from 2003 -2007 before being traded to the Islanders in 2007. Last season Bootland wore an A with the Colorado Eagles and won the Kelly Cup. Bootland came in with a real bang racking up 16 PIM in his first game in the NHL, with the Redwings including 2 fights, both for 5 minute majors. The following two years in Grand Rapid he racked up 726 PIM between the two seasons while still scoring 41 goals.

Your post was pretty informative and I appreciated it. I wasn’t his biggest fan because I personally didnt think he was that good of a fighter. But If you asked me years ago I would have never expected Bootland at 900 games. So props to the guy for being more accomplished than everyone on this forum.

Not that I care more about him, though he is a friend. Since he was a Redwing, just thought I'd share. Personally, last two years or so I've come to enjoy the minors more. NHL is becoming more whistles then shots at the nets, much higher percent of fights stopped etc. Also since moving here to Kansas City, there is no NHL team close as the Blues are a four hour drive and not worth the gas money as where an ECHL team, Kansas City Mavericks play less then3 miles away from my house, so yeah I've sparked a lot more interest in following the minors since moving here. The games are a lot of fun as to where it feels like 80'-90's hockey again.

Seattle Hipsters. The only beer they sell is PBR, fans wearing skinny jeans and glasses with no lenses get 25% off their admission, and they'll NEVER sell out, man!

https://www.tsn.ca/salary-cap-projects-to-rise-at-least-3m-for-2018-19-1.938437 Interesting.

This must have been back when the Wings actually had puck bunnies. Even recently divorced women don't want to be around this team.

That's a huge stretch. Are 900 career minor league games a huge feat if you are sitting in a room with NHLers...probably not. Is it impressive when compared to most of us? Probably. Its all relative. Bashing another person's accomplishments for no reason is not "keeping it real"

There's always a Negative Nancy in the bunch.

Cool story, bro.

I had no idea Bootland was still playing! Loved that guy back in the day.

"The Seattle Junkies" Has a good ring to it.