crobar Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 (edited) Right thread I hope. With the 2 or 3 death threads here the last couple of days I find it amazing I find no mention of Eddie Shacks passing yesterday. I remember his days with the leafs, was one of the greatest character to ever lace up the skates. Can remember him going full bore up the ice just to shower the opposition goalie in snow, loved to piss the other teams off. Dont remember which team but I can remember him being chased around the ice by all 5 of the opposition skaters. " CLEAR THE TRACK LORD, HERE COMES EDDIE SHACK ". RIP Edited July 26, 2020 by crobar wrong word 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUPERTKBD Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 One of the true characters of the game..... Legendary nose and 'stache and a high energy, entertaining player. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 A legendary performer of the 60s and 70s if I recall right. I would've loved to see him play back in the day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Heffy Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Larger than life player. Got the chance to meet him as a kid; great guy. RIP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Oh man, clear the track one last time. RIP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoKnows Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Sad. One of the few NHLers to come from my neck of the woods. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Damn, now I want a root beer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarcore Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 Met him when I was 4 or 5 yeara old back in mid 80s. He was amazing with all the fans at a charity game. Was my grandma and mom's fave player. RIP Eddie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabcakes Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 4 hours ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Damn, now I want a root beer. He's got a nose for the ages. I remember watching him on HNIC playing conductor on the bench with his hockey stick as the crowd chanted his name. Would have been 74 when he became a Leaf again at the end of his career. 17 years (58-75), 1047 games, 465 points, 1437 pims, 4 Stanley Cups. Clear the track! What a character! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herberts Vasiljevs Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 (edited) It's always a sad day when you lose a hockey legend. I'm only 25 but if I was alive and watching hockey in the 60's and 70's, I know I would have been a huge fan of his. RIP Edited July 27, 2020 by Herberts Vasiljevs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.I.A.H.N Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Well, my Pops loved him The Leafs played the old Canucks of the WHL in an exhibition game and my Dad went, all he could do was talk about Eddie Shack rushing up the ice and doing a spin-o-rama in front of the Canuck net, then fired it top shelf....... My Dad talked about it for years! Now, they are up there telling fishing stories! Eddie will like my Dad. A true entertainer! RIP Eddie! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollumpus Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I liked the anecdote about Shack that when Toronto games were going poorly, the crowd would chant, "We want Shack!" Word was that often the guy who started these chants was Eddie Shack who was riding the bench or was in the pressbox. It would be interesting (however unlikely) to hear Leafs fans give out that chant one last time. regards, G. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sockeye Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Rest in Peace Eddie Shack. Somewhere in the next world, someone is yelling "Clear the track, here comes Shack". I enjoyed the energy and personality that Eddie brought to the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psycho_Path Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Spittin Chicklets did a great interview with him on their podcast this past year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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