Garry Unger looks back on his memorable career with the St. Louis Blues, including his Iron Man streak and the tragic accident involving Bobby Gassoff, in Episode 3 of Life as a Blue.
I feel Garry's pain when he's talking about Gassoff. I'll never forget that fateful day. When I heard it, I was in shock. Red was my first favorite as a kid but when he was traded for Garry he became my next favorite…
I was out at Unger's farm when Bobby passed, I was dating Red's daughter and was at the memorial day party, was so sad. went with Mrs B the next day to Bobbies house and was the week mind strong back cut her grass raked the yard, then Mrs Gassoff went into labor and Joy took her to the hospital and she had Bobbie Jr.. Sad time.
Someone, maybe Bruce Norris, hired Ned Harkness to destroy the Red Wings. Harkness was the mental deficient who traded Gary Unger to St. Louis for…. Red Berenson and Tim Ecclestone (NOT HOFers). One of many reasons cars in Detroit sported the bumper sticker “Darkness With Harkness!”
Former Blues defenseman Noel Picard used to do tv commentary on Blues game broadcasts following his retirement from hockey. He was a French Canadian who had some difficulty with English phonetics. When he would try to pronounce the word "third" as in "Sid the Third" he would invariably pronounce the initial consonant in "third" as a simple "t" as in "tunnel". "Sid the Third" of course referred to Sid Salomon III, one the original owners of the St.Louis Blues
Mr. Unger is the greatest inspiration to me and my wife. He coached us and gave us lessons and we became friends. It's because of Jesus and our relationship with God – that's the only thing that really matters in life.
Garry was a favorite of mine. I was a big Blues fan for many years and have some fun photos of Garry. Always wanted to use one of them as a cover on my hockey book published on Amazon but did not know how to go about getting approval for doing so.
Long time no see, Gary. Good to see you up and running. Met you a flight from Van to Edmonton back in about '84. You had just retired. I think Laurie Boschman was the guy to took your spot later .. Also a Christian, and a and he played tough. He was traded to Winnipeg, Then came Kevin McClelland.
Something interesting (at least to me) Other Iron men were Doug Jarvis and Mike Gartner.. both Christians.. and at age 43, Gartner was still the fastest skater on the NHL
Just loved that Ned Harkness story concerning the hidden headline. I sure laughed at that one. Some people are just born phony and sounds like he was one. Also the Gordie and Alex advice could not have been better for someone to become accepted as an equal in the league as it was then. I met Bob Gassoff during his Quesnel days and followed his career. He was a special person and after seeing this video I think you must be, too, Garry. All the best
Wonderful story about playing center with Howe and Mahovlich. Wow, what a moment that must have been. Thank you for your talent, and classy contributions to hockey! ✌️♥️
Five minutes talking about his Detroit days. A lot of time talking about a sad event. No discussion about his All-Star game MVP or other upbeat topics.
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Gary loves telling story’s.
I feel Garry's pain when he's talking about Gassoff. I'll never forget that fateful day. When I heard it, I was in shock. Red was my first favorite as a kid but when he was traded for Garry he became my next favorite…
As a kid, Garry Unger was the guy I wanted to watch.
What a great interview. Garry Unger will always be my favorite Blue of all time.
I was out at Unger's farm when Bobby passed, I was dating Red's daughter and was at the memorial day party, was so sad. went with Mrs B the next day to Bobbies house and was the week mind strong back cut her grass raked the yard, then Mrs Gassoff went into labor and Joy took her to the hospital and she had Bobbie Jr.. Sad time.
Garry Unger is very clean just like his brother Felix
One of my favorite Red Wings when I was a kid I sure hated to see him traded. Harkness really screw up Detroit the way he ran things.
Someone, maybe Bruce Norris, hired Ned Harkness to destroy the Red Wings. Harkness was the mental deficient who traded Gary Unger to St. Louis for…. Red Berenson and Tim Ecclestone (NOT HOFers). One of many reasons cars in Detroit sported the bumper sticker “Darkness With Harkness!”
Garry was a great player and I really enjoyed watching this video!
Sorry Garry. You accomplished a lot but you were never a fight threat in the NHL.
Life of a Blues fan: utter disappointment
16:51 broke me. I had to pause for a while.
Dundee legend
Gary Unger IS the St. Louis Blues.
Very well done piece. God bless, Garry.
Ned Harkness was college coach @ RPI in Troy,NY also.🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏒🏑🏑
Former Blues defenseman Noel Picard used to do tv commentary on Blues game broadcasts following his retirement from hockey. He was a French Canadian who had some difficulty with English phonetics. When he would try to pronounce the word "third" as in "Sid the Third" he would invariably pronounce the initial consonant in "third" as a simple "t" as in "tunnel". "Sid the Third" of course referred to Sid Salomon III, one the original owners of the St.Louis Blues
Mr. Unger is the greatest inspiration to me and my wife. He coached us and gave us lessons and we became friends. It's because of Jesus and our relationship with God – that's the only thing that really matters in life.
"Old Time Hockey!" Gotta Love it!!!
Garry was a favorite of mine. I was a big Blues fan for many years and have some fun photos of Garry. Always wanted to use one of them as a cover on my hockey book published on Amazon but did not know how to go about getting approval for doing so.
A great player…. I remember him well. Classic years before the eighties. He was a hero of mine….God Bless him.
Mr Unger, your story is very moving.
Long time no see, Gary. Good to see you up and running. Met you a flight from Van to Edmonton back in about '84. You had just retired. I think Laurie Boschman was the guy to took your spot later .. Also a Christian, and a and he played tough. He was traded to Winnipeg, Then came Kevin McClelland.
Wings were in the ditch for like what, 10 years?
Something interesting (at least to me) Other Iron men were Doug Jarvis and Mike Gartner.. both Christians.. and at age 43, Gartner was still the fastest skater on the NHL
A class act…got his autographed photo as a kid still a treasured piece of memorabilia..oh the good old days of hockey.
Just loved that Ned Harkness story concerning the hidden headline. I sure laughed at that one. Some people are just born phony and sounds like he was one. Also the Gordie and Alex advice could not have been better for someone to become accepted as an equal in the league as it was then. I met Bob Gassoff during his Quesnel days and followed his career. He was a special person and after seeing this video I think you must be, too, Garry. All the best
Wonderful story about playing center with Howe and Mahovlich. Wow, what a moment that must have been. Thank you for your talent, and classy contributions to hockey! ✌️♥️
Five minutes talking about his Detroit days. A lot of time talking about a sad event. No discussion about his All-Star game MVP or other upbeat topics.
Wow
I remember him between Gordie Howe and Frank Mahavolich