OT: On this day 22 years ago...
Steve Yzerman blasted his blue line slapper in double OT to beat the Blues. Hard to believe that was 22 years ago.
https://detroitsportsnation.com/videos/danielgarza2020/on-this-day-stev…
Figured since it was a slow day, this might be worth posting. Here's hoping the Wings are back in Cup contention sooner rather than later.
STEVIE Y! Glory days.
Gary Thorne is a fucking gem!
Doc Emrick will always be the best but we need some Gary Thorne calling playoff hockey in our lives again!
That may have been the most excited the Captain got after a goal. Slamming himself against the boards. Brings a tear to my eye. Hoping we can get back to the playoffs soon...
I have a sweet Red Wings DVD pack which includes five games in full, including this one. I've watched it a couple times. I can never really remember exactly when it was in 2OT that Yzerman scored, clock-wise (and I don't really want to), but I do know what's coming next when the Blues skate into the Wings' zone and Gary Thorne starts his call with "Gretzky had it, lost it....."
I can still hear, clear as day, Thorne making that call now.
The funny thing is --- Gretzky "had it" because Konstantinov (of all people) made an absolutely TERRIBLE pass trying to get the puck out of the Red Wings zone. There was some St Louis player who had to clear the zone, but Gretzky could have had a great opportunity himself. But Gretzky flubs the puck himself.
Yzerman sees that and you can't blame him for thinking "well, 2 straight bad plays, I'll just take care of this myself ..........."
And without that, Avs/Wings may have also never become a thing
I have that set too and it's my favorite DVD item I own! Great games included on that thing.
If anyone wants it...
https://www.amazon.com/Detroit-Red-Wings-Celebration-Champions/dp/B0143…
Easier to enjoy this given that the Wings won the Cup a year later. This particular playoff run did not end pleasantly, but the years following were oh-so-sweet.
I watched the CBC version of this live, if I recall correctly.
Bob Cole nailed the call in his own way. Bruce Martyn (Wings radion PBP) was pretty good. The clip on ESPN.com right now plays his call of the shot.
That's definitely Ken Cal. Martyn retired after the 1995 (no 94 component to that) season.
Bruce Martyn calling Wings games is how I fell in love with hockey in the first place.
Thanks for posting, my daughter also turns 22 today and I didn't realize the connection.
I was there with my brother ... great memory, even thought it was at the expense of my all-time hero, #99.
Hated Gretzky and Jordan. Wings couldn't get past Gretzky in the conference finals and Jordan was the Pistons chief rival in the late 80s/very early 90s.
If the Lions were any good, I would've hated Walter Payton.
I just posted this down in the Jordan documentary thread/Gretzky sub-thread. Didn't see this posted before I did that.
It took me years to realize that Gretzky was the last one to touch the puck before Stevie Y. I was too young to watch this game so I didn't realize until much later how big of an impact it had on the team and league.
Second to Ufer's Wangler/Carter call, this is the most impacting moment to the birth of my life as a sports fan.
Sidenote: my dog's name is Stevie, and obviously this moment had a big impact on that decision.
Chills. Every. Single. Time.
I lived in North Carolina but the next 2 years I had a contract in Toledo Ohio and was able to catch all the games of the back to back championship seasons. Damn, I'm old...
The last helmetless player in NHL history (Craig MacTavish) played in the game. He retired the following season, but you see his helmetless head about 5-10 seconds before the video ends. He played only one playoff game after this one.
Great fun fact and a good piece of sports trivia knowledge
I stayed up all night and screamed loudly when that happened. God I miss playoff hockey. Fire Holland!
One of the most memorable goals ever. God I miss being relevant.
Having said that, all aboard the Winnipeg bandwagon...Go Jets Go