There was Marty McSorley’s stick, Patrick Roy’s wink, an impossible 10 consecutive wins in overtime, an exultant 24th Stanley Cup and a riot on Ste-Catherine Street.
Montreal Canadiens icon Guy Lafleur, who captured five Stanley Cup titles and was a hockey hero in Quebec long before his NHL playing days, has died. He was 70.
SUNDAYS WITH STAN: The Lemaire Love Fest
In his weekly column, The Maven Stan Fischler writes about the allure of Jacques Lemaire as coach of the Devils by Stan Fischler StanFischler / Special to NewJerseyDevils.com Jacques Lemaire was the best coach I ever played for
And nobody is in second place. Bobby Holik
Holik knows more than a little bit about major league coaching.
Bobby not only skated for the Devils but three other major league teams over an 18-year NHL career. There was something special about Jacques in every way, Holik added. I respected his hockey mind and the manner in which he handled us players.