Ron MacLean
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Absolutely.
Reminds me, Bob, a little bit, maybe wilder, but like 1987 was my first Stanley Cup at Hockey Night in Canada.
And in that series, six times the winning team had trailed in the game they won.
So there were a lot of lead changes back in 87.
Ron Hextall won the consmith, unlikely.
So it was kind of a wild ride back in 87, and it's definitely a wild ride.
Just before we get rolling, I want to thank you for being my...
intel on uh the keaton verhoff injury or interview that we did uh when the prospects came through the other night i thought he was incredible but you gave me kirby doc access uh you helped me i obviously had craig simpson son dylan as a right as an informant as well but you did a great job of kind of helping me to understand keaton he was so comfortable uh he looked just like a million bucks so uh good for him and thank you
Well, not only that, I was lucky because I was the regional host of the Calgary Flames.
So Brendan Parker's got the job now, but I was that guy in 1984-85, so 85-86 year.
I was covering the final as the regional host of the Flames broadcast, and it was Montreal.
It was a quick five-game series, sadly, when Brian Scruton got the OT winner nine seconds in.
Everything kind of turned on a dime, and they were done.
They had gone Calgary 7 against St.
Louis in the third round, and it killed them.
And then we get to the Edmonton, as you say, that juggernaut, I think kind of like the Rangers in 94, they're up 3-1 in a position to win it at home.
And it just kind of got away on them.
The Flyers had great goaltending, tenacious, you know, young team that didn't know any better.
And although they were up against, I will say that the Glenn Anderson clincher in that seventh game,
For me, Bob, there's been three over the 40 years of Stanley Cup finals, three incredible crowd reactions.