Monday, October 17, 2005

 

Coffey is going up

The Edmonton Oilers are set to retire Hall of Famer Paul Coffey's No. 7 jersey in ceremony Tuesday when Wayne Gretzky's Coyotes visit. The Oilers are a classy organization who are rewarding the great Oiler teams of the 1980s.

Can Lee Fogilin's number 2 be far behind? What about Jaroslav Pouzar's number 20?

Also, Buffalo has announced that Pat LaFontaine and Danny Gare will have their respective numbers raised to the rafters later this year. This follows an announcement from Montreal to lift an additional three jerseys this year. It is hard to believe that Yvan Cournoyer won 10 Stanley Cups and they are just getting around to this now.

# posted by Shaky @ 12:44 p.m.
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This is well-deserved. Coffey was one of the most exciting and explosive players to man the blue line in the NHL. The best skater I've ever seen. Watching the highlights today was a thing of beauty. It made me miss the good 'ol days.

It's too bad that some of the younger hockey fans will only remember him as the journeyman who hung on to past glory just a bit too long.
# posted by Anonymous Anonymous : 10:10 p.m.
 
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