People in Canada get to see this schlub Saturday nights on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada. Luckily, he's on the late crew. Nobody seems to care much about the late game. East Coast biased much? Of course. I could care less about the western Canadian teams.
As for Kelly Hrudey, he was a decent 'tender. Was 3rd stringer on the 1987 Canada Cup team, played in the infamous 'Eastern Epic': a game that went in to 4th OT as he set a playoff record with 73 saves. Most importantly, he was part of the '93 L.A. Kings that took on Patrick Roy and the Montreal Canadiens in the Cup finals. Of course, '99' per cent of the credit deserves to go to Gretzky for getting them there. Although they didn't win, it was somewhat of a turning point in the NHL. It was the first southern U.S. team to make it that far into the post-season. And although they didn't win the Cup, Hrudey's ugly eastern-European-esque goalie mask will forever remain etched in the heads of hockey fans everywhere. Thanks Kelly.
(Photo courtesy: Straight Cash Homey.net)
Thursday, March 06, 2008
Obscure Jersey Thursdays: Kelly Hrudey
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You're forgetting the most memorable part of Kelly Hrudey's career. The quasi-mullet and Bandana. I will taje a stab and say that Kelly popularized the Doo-rag before any NFLer.
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