Wayne is mine. Dude’s my adult idol. Hope he can somehow return to the Flyers organization.
LordOfTheWasteland6
Ed Belfour and Dominik Hasek
Cinnamon_Art
Jarome Iginla is and forever will be the goat
75Minnesota
Raymond and Cam
CCnCD
Wayne Simmonds is awesome, him, Richards and Giroux were so good on Philly
theinternetistoobig
Pk Subban and Carey Price.
merp_mcderp9459
Growing up in the San Jose area in the 2010’s, Patty Marleau and Joe Thorton were two of my favourite players. I actually got to meet Joe Thorton once (sat by him at an AHL game), and he’s a super nice guy. My family ended up running into him again a few months later at a restaurant, and he recognized us and came over to say hi. Absolute class act, I’m still sad he never got a cup
tavomcdouglas
Gretzky and Messier. The only reason I have a passion for hockey today.
Darenhayes1978
Roy
bacon205
Roy and Mike Richter
PhilG1989
Paul Kariya. Mainly because I’m from Maine and he was a key reason why the UMO Black Bears won the national championship and he was just a phenomenal player.
Throwaway1231200001
Sergei Samsonov and PJ Axellson
BND1354
Crosby
skyturnedred
Patrik Elias. I bet he gives the best hugs.
not-always-popular
Ryan Smyth for me. Amazing story and never said no to Canada
Ecstatic-Arachnid-91
Im with Wayne. I grew up with Fedorov as my favorite player. That guy was a treat to watch.
whyareucryan
Bryan McCabe
BoSocks91
Started watching the Bruins in the late 90s when I was 7/8.
I loved Sergei Samsonov, Joe Thornton and Byron Dafoe. I have a weird nostalgia for the late 90s/early 00s Bruins. I loved those rosters.
misterbobdobbalina
What an awesome quote. Wayne is an all-timer.
nrandall13
I *still* want to be Pavel Datsyuk.
twobeercheers
For me its Alexei Kovalev. Guy had some of the silkiest mitts in the league. I tried and practiced to emulate his style when I played…usually unsuccessfully lol
Clifford81
Brett Hull
Bobisburnsred
As a kid in the mid 90s and a Flyers fan, Legion of Doom for me.
Sad_Instruction946
Gotta be Jagr. Dude had the sickest mullet on those ’90s Pens teams!
400par4
Joe Sakic!!!
BruceWaynesWingSuit
Patrick Roy, I still use the number 33 for everything.
drdeimosoffice
Forsberg, Potvin
Ghost_Ride_the_Trip
Not my favorite team, but Jagr was always incredible to me.
SFCMHunt
Dominik Hasek. Nothing feels better than a sprawling save.
gentleman_bronco
I grew up feeling a pressure to like an original six team and i chose the Hawks because it was the coolest logo in the opinion of a nerdy white kid in the great plains. Loved that Blackhawk was a real person and that the logo was his depiction. And so it should go without saying that Chris Chellios was my idol. Right shot defenseman who would scrap and play hard but man was he loud about shit. And so of course I got to watch tons of Redwing games too and it was impossible to not notice Vlad Konstantinov. Another right shot defenseman who was quietly incredible. His quality allowed Lindstrom to activate into great plays. He was quiet and brutal. I’ve always liked that kind of defenseman. I never really wanted to score a ton but o always really loved breaking up plays. I think Big Byf was the last one like this that I’ve really paid attention to.
Chexlemineuax
Mike Modano was only slightly behind Jesus in my house as a kid. But that’s if you ask mom.
theelliottzone
rod the bod for sure
pineapple15200
Tomas kaberle for me lol
Valuable-Baked
Raymond J. Bourque
KeziaTML
Felix Potvin.
Septique
Well as a Finn born in the 80s the easy answer for me is Teemu Selänne. My dad took me to see him play here in Finland before he went to Winnipeg.
DonChronleone
Bondra. Every kid I the dc area wanted number 12
lageymeister
I was told in 5th grade I couldn’t do a report on Willie oree for black history month because “ he wasn’t important enough”
MagnustheJust
People are gonna hate me for this one, and l don’t care…
Scott Stevens
the_clarinet_squid
Marty St Louis.
zsert93
Yzerman
TheRedScarey
Mario Lemieux
brechbillc1
Eric Lindros. I was always a big kid growing up and Lindros, being a big dude who was also super skilled as a player was someone I tried to emulate when I was on the ice.
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Wayne is mine. Dude’s my adult idol. Hope he can somehow return to the Flyers organization.
Ed Belfour and Dominik Hasek
Jarome Iginla is and forever will be the goat
Raymond and Cam
Wayne Simmonds is awesome, him, Richards and Giroux were so good on Philly
Pk Subban and Carey Price.
Growing up in the San Jose area in the 2010’s, Patty Marleau and Joe Thorton were two of my favourite players. I actually got to meet Joe Thorton once (sat by him at an AHL game), and he’s a super nice guy. My family ended up running into him again a few months later at a restaurant, and he recognized us and came over to say hi. Absolute class act, I’m still sad he never got a cup
Gretzky and Messier. The only reason I have a passion for hockey today.
Roy
Roy and Mike Richter
Paul Kariya. Mainly because I’m from Maine and he was a key reason why the UMO Black Bears won the national championship and he was just a phenomenal player.
Sergei Samsonov and PJ Axellson
Crosby
Patrik Elias. I bet he gives the best hugs.
Ryan Smyth for me. Amazing story and never said no to Canada
Im with Wayne. I grew up with Fedorov as my favorite player. That guy was a treat to watch.
Bryan McCabe
Started watching the Bruins in the late 90s when I was 7/8.
I loved Sergei Samsonov, Joe Thornton and Byron Dafoe. I have a weird nostalgia for the late 90s/early 00s Bruins. I loved those rosters.
What an awesome quote. Wayne is an all-timer.
I *still* want to be Pavel Datsyuk.
For me its Alexei Kovalev. Guy had some of the silkiest mitts in the league. I tried and practiced to emulate his style when I played…usually unsuccessfully lol
Brett Hull
As a kid in the mid 90s and a Flyers fan, Legion of Doom for me.
Gotta be Jagr. Dude had the sickest mullet on those ’90s Pens teams!
Joe Sakic!!!
Patrick Roy, I still use the number 33 for everything.
Forsberg, Potvin
Not my favorite team, but Jagr was always incredible to me.
Dominik Hasek. Nothing feels better than a sprawling save.
I grew up feeling a pressure to like an original six team and i chose the Hawks because it was the coolest logo in the opinion of a nerdy white kid in the great plains. Loved that Blackhawk was a real person and that the logo was his depiction. And so it should go without saying that Chris Chellios was my idol. Right shot defenseman who would scrap and play hard but man was he loud about shit. And so of course I got to watch tons of Redwing games too and it was impossible to not notice Vlad Konstantinov. Another right shot defenseman who was quietly incredible. His quality allowed Lindstrom to activate into great plays. He was quiet and brutal. I’ve always liked that kind of defenseman. I never really wanted to score a ton but o always really loved breaking up plays. I think Big Byf was the last one like this that I’ve really paid attention to.
Mike Modano was only slightly behind Jesus in my house as a kid. But that’s if you ask mom.
rod the bod for sure
Tomas kaberle for me lol
Raymond J. Bourque
Felix Potvin.
Well as a Finn born in the 80s the easy answer for me is Teemu Selänne. My dad took me to see him play here in Finland before he went to Winnipeg.
Bondra. Every kid I the dc area wanted number 12
I was told in 5th grade I couldn’t do a report on Willie oree for black history month because “ he wasn’t important enough”
People are gonna hate me for this one, and l don’t care…
Scott Stevens
Marty St Louis.
Yzerman
Mario Lemieux
Eric Lindros. I was always a big kid growing up and Lindros, being a big dude who was also super skilled as a player was someone I tried to emulate when I was on the ice.