Hockey Fans...

godabandonedme - 8-20-2006 at 03:59 AM

So, I stop by my localing water hole and bam a man named Larry Zeidel (sp?) is chillin there. This guy is about or 70's early 80's. Turns out, he played for the original first year Flyers (*1967) fucking nicest guy I've ever met in my life. Wrote me a personalized letter and everything. Is on the cup in 52' with the Redwings and back when the kept a +/- with defensive men had a +17! Seriously, awsome awsome nice guy. Still there an kicking at his age. After he explained to me what he wrote on the letter (almost a full 6x9 notebook page) he fucking checked me out of my chair!!!!

from the letter:

"offense wins games"

"defense wins CHAMPIONCHIPS"

for a Philly kid this is seriously to good to believe.

XHonusWagnerX - 8-20-2006 at 08:59 AM

Awesome man.... Very cool to meet someone famous but when they are THAT nice of a person it makes it SO much cooler!!!

XHonusWagnerX - 8-20-2006 at 09:02 AM

This is awesome..... OLDE TYME HOCKEY!!!

"After breaking their sticks on each other, they continued to attack with the splintered shafts in a bloody brawl that left each with forty stitches. 'Evans hacked me,' remembers Zeidel, 'but I hung in there and battled him. He could'nt put me away. I was swinging and missing. He was swinging and hitting. He carved me up!" (a recounting of a minor league brawl between Jack Evans, and future Hershey Bear tough guy -- Larry "The Rock" Zeidel)

JawnDiablo - 8-20-2006 at 09:49 AM

cool as hell

Discipline - 8-20-2006 at 05:12 PM

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Originally posted by XHonusWagnerX
This is awesome..... OLDE TYME HOCKEY!!!

"After breaking their sticks on each other, they continued to attack with the splintered shafts in a bloody brawl that left each with forty stitches. 'Evans hacked me,' remembers Zeidel, 'but I hung in there and battled him. He could'nt put me away. I was swinging and missing. He was swinging and hitting. He carved me up!" (a recounting of a minor league brawl between Jack Evans, and future Hershey Bear tough guy -- Larry "The Rock" Zeidel)

That's fuckin cool as hell.

CR83 - 8-21-2006 at 08:56 AM

So great.

Voodoobillyman - 8-21-2006 at 09:30 AM

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fuck army hats and karate kicks and jeresy sportin yo yo boys thuggin it at shows.................this IS hardcore.

Voodoobillyman - 8-21-2006 at 11:35 AM

I used to work for Frank Bathe of Philly Flyers defensive fame back in the day. He owns a gas station in South portland, Maine and I was a register lacky for him. Real nice guy, had some cool hockey stories and a real brawler as well. He played when helmets were optional and he opted not to wear one. Surprisingly he dosent look too beat up these days.