Ron MacLean

Almost all the guys wore hockey skates and Barb Underhill wore hockey skates.

But they were still scared skinny.

And we had to choose a male of the group of Probert and Domi and all these tough guys.

Who's going to go first so that we kind of get our feet under us?

And it was Claude Lemieux.

And he skated with Shailen Bourne.

And he was electric.

And he was great all through the competition.

But it was a really, really brave performance by Claude.

And they ended up second in the event.

Simmer won it.

And Marie Fronson and Stéphane Richer finished third.

But I'll never forget.

I'll never forget being in that room with Duque and all these, a lot of them lighthearted people, and they were just passion.

They were so terrified to go out that night at Maple Leaf Gardens.

And after, you know, the crowd was humming, the show got 2 million viewers, and we were on our way for six really successful seasons all because of Claude.

So that's one.

Right.

So he was money for that show, Battle of the Blades.

And now, you know, you go back to the rookie year, 86.