Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted December 4, 2009 Nothing suprising here. Good news, here's hoping he'll overthrow Bettman one day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Statts 4 Report post Posted December 6, 2009 (edited) Nice article about Shanny and his time with the devils. This part is good for some LOL's: Brendan Shanahan tells a story, which he repeated Thursday on NHL commissioner Gary Bettman’s satellite radio show, about growing up as a Maple Leafs fan and meeting former Toronto captain Rick Vaive during the summer of 1983. “When I was 14 years old I was skating in the summertime at a rink in Toronto,†Shahanan recalled. “Rick Vaive happened to be skating at an adjoining rink and we were actually in dressing rooms that were right next to each other. “I went in when he was sort of settled and asked him for an autograph. I didn’t get the best response from Rick Vaive at that time.†It was not a moment Shanahan would forget. The Devils made him their first selection and the second overall pick in the 1987 entry draft and he went straight to the NHL as a rookie with the team in 1987-88. “Fast forward four years later and Rick Vaive is waiting for a meaningless faceoff in Buffalo,†Shanahan said. “He’s now playing for the Sabres. He’s lined up next to some 18-year-old kid from New Jersey. When the puck dropped, I attacked Rick Vaive. “It was a quiet, uneventful game. He couldn’t believe the rage I had, not only in attacking him, but it took two (linesmen) to restrain me afterwards and throw me in the penalty box.†Vaive was dumbfounded. “He said to one of my teammates at the time, Jim Korn, ‘By the way, what’s wrong with that kid and why was he coming after me?’ †Shanahan recounted. “Jim Korn said, ‘Apparently he asked you for an autograph when he was a little kid and you weren’t that friendly to him. So he’s harbored those feelings since then.’ †“Three years ago, he came up to me at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto and introduced me to his 14-year-old son,†Shanahan said. “I signed the autograph, took a picture and gave him a piggy-back. I didn’t want karma to come back and get me.†Edit: http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2009/12...calls_some.html Edited December 6, 2009 by Statts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cusimano_brothers 1,655 Report post Posted March 21, 2010 HNIC - Inside Hockey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superstarsingh 23 Report post Posted March 21, 2010 Good for Shanny! This is where he belongs(now). Hopefully this the first of many great steps made by Shanny. He can only bring positives to the table in this situation. The problem is, he is dealing with idiots such as Bettman. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
esteef 2,679 Report post Posted March 21, 2010 Good interview! Shanny's a sensible fellow but I still think Cooke should have been suspended regardless of an actual "penalty" being called. esteef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,804 Report post Posted March 21, 2010 Now I hope he can oust Buttman to become the new boss of the NHL in a few years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
