In 1989, Brian Burke and Dave Nonis helped the Vancouver Canucks scouting department move away from mailing in their scouting reports to submitting them online using their 35-pound laptops, makeshift software, and hotel internet.
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20 Comments
The lazy pheasant isely suck because mouth interstingly heal worth a dazzling pansy. eight, statuesque knight
Love to see people repping the Bridge City Bunch backpack
These are awesome
I can't be the only one cracking up from that dial-up internet imitation by Burkie am I? LOL
Tangerine
I love these stories but I have to say Dave Nonis would not have found you that 55 Impala as the Chev Impala started in 58. I think Burkie meant a Belair instead of impala what every still love the stories!
I wanna know how much the scouts were getting paid at the time. Compare that to the laptop cost.
Not sure I'd trust what a lawyer says when it comes to the truth but it sure makes for great stories…
Revolutionary stories
I like that they could splurge on $8,000 laptops but made their scouts wait until after 11:00 for a little bit cheaper internet rates.
what was the language in the end?
Too modern Windows for the late 1980s in this video.
apparently those laptops didn't help with their drafting.
Hey whoever in charge of these from Sportsnet, please promote these asap, this will be 5% of your revenue in the long run.
There was no internet in 1989.
I just discovered these, and I'm addicted. I guess I need to buy Burke's book now.
Pat Quinn didn’t know to get to the arena? Amazing! I love Burkie’s stories! Hope to see more on here
A 35 pound laptop…the irony.
i luv burkie because he can tell the best patty q stories that are left after the big irishman passed away
God out of all of the things in these videos that Chrysler van out of all of the deals and blah blah blah just anything else that you can think of those Chrysler vans was the true downfall. I can't even mention the fact too that the wood paneling just..
Dave Nonis, the original PirateBay