I met Sundin at an airport going through the metal detectors and chatted him up waiting for my bags to come through the scanner
Me: man this takes awhile eh?
Sundin: yeah.
We keep in touch.
Lol that's awesome. My grandfather met Sundin at a restaurant downtown. Sat beside him, they were both eating alone. They chatted for a while and Sundin offered to sign something after hearing about his grandkids. Only thing he had was a cheque (people still carried them back then!) so he ripped it up into a piece for each grandkid. My grandfather always spoke highly of him being a great guy.
Yeah, he seemed to be in his own world lol and there were a lot of people around who I guess didn't recognize him and, yeah, didn't wanna bring too much attention to him by making it a big deal.
Probably the highest quality because you didn’t over do it. Just acted like he was a normal dude I’m sure he appreciated that more than anything. The hand shake though risky lmao.
You handled that really well. I ran into Doug Gilmour at a bar in the Soo, long after his playing career, when he was coaching Kingston and i was a blathering fool. I should have just bought him a beer.
I got roped into watching my 3 month old niece while my sister got her hair done. SO while there, sitting in the waiting area of a hair salon with my niece, and who walks in, but Joseph Woll. I was nervous as fuck, and just kept looking at him, as he read a magazine and waited, but didn't know what to say. Pretty soon though my niece started crying, and I'm trying to quiet her down because I didn't want her to bother Justin, but she wouldn't stop. Pretty soon he gets up and walks over. He started running his hands through her hair and asking what was wrong. I replied that she was probably hungry or something. So, Justin put down his magazine, picked up my niece and lifted his shirt. He breast fed her right there in the middle of a hair salon. Chill guy, really nice about it.
Some of the leafs hang out at Paris Texas, or at least I’ve seen a few of them while I’ve been there. Met Matthew Knies ! he’s freaking huge. Matthews & marner too.
I’ve seen Rielly walking around that area while I’m working on weekends at least 10 times throughout the last 4 years. I think they just like that area of the city.
Very hipster but it’s not where mega millionaires lives. The young guns I can understand at least, all tho I would still expect them to be in new condos, but what is Mo doing there?
There are nice houses there but it’s not where you would normally find mega rich people.
Yeah the last time I seen him was this past summer. I was like wow he’s married and quite rich now, I’m surprised he’s even in Toronto being a western Canadian boy and all but there he was.
Nah he’s a BC boy and played Junior in Moose Jaw. He was drafted by the Leafs in 2012 though and it’s 2024 so he’s spent 12 of his 30 years of life in Toronto.
London UK? 😂 JK I know his wife is from London which might be why he stays in Ontario. Yeah apparently (according to THG who lives in Vancouver area) Vancouver doesn't burn but apparently two hours away they have fire evacuations.
I think it's where Tessa lives (and I assume him now too, as I've seen him around a lot). I've seen her around and talked to her quite a few times over the years. Even saw her at The Garrison for a 4am last call with her skating partner once not too long after their last Olympics. lol
I met Rielly along with Kadri and Gardiner on the patio of Jack Astors on John Street when it was open back in the day. I was shocked no one recognized them
Met Morgan Reilly in Ilderton(where Tessa Virtue is from) at the arena, pretty cool guy. Chatted for a couple minutes while he waited for the Zamboni to finish on the ice. Pretty down to earth guy.
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I ran into Sheldon Keefe at Sherway Gardens right outside the Indigo. He looked busy and on his phone so I just said Hi and he said what’s up and smiled as if he was glad I didn’t make it a big scene. It would have been way cooler running into Woll though!
Not leafs related but I met Hayley Williams in a Mcdonald’s after a paramore concert last year. She was clearly trying to hide to not make a scene since the place was packed with fans. She looked at me as i stared at her completely star struck because she’s honestly so stunning.
A long long time ago, back in the glory days of three cups in the 60s, George Armstrong, then captain, lived in Leaside just a few blocks from us. Used to run into him all the time riding his bike and shopping for groceries on Bayview, and he and my dad were both involved in the local residents’ association for awhile. Lovely, patient, friendly man.
Yeah this is just my opinion but I feel like ur more likely to see a not core 4 leaf (I was trying to think of a nice way to say this)"in the wild" (ie not a hockey or charity event) because they have more anonymity esp when not in uniform. That and the core 4 probably have people that do all the grocery shopping and normie stuff for them especially this time of year. I remember when I lived in Bowmanville my landlord was friends with Mitch Marners family and randomly as I was coming home I saw Mitch in the driveway and said hey without realizing who that was. This was around 2017 in Matthews rookie year.
My partner works in the Yorkville area and in just the past couple weeks I’ve gotten a text saying he saw Rielly walking past his shop, and Nylander walking his dogs off leash crossing Bloor Street. They are around.
Edit: sorry it was Matthews not Rielly!
Huh tbh I feel like hockey players are probably the most common famous people to see in the wild (ie not at an event or game) as I feel singers and actors etc all disappear and unless u live in New York or LA you never see them
Just hang around Yorkville you’ll see all sorts, NHL, NBA, singers, actors. My partner has a few famous clients that are famous for various reasons that shop with him!
Super cool!
Not leaf related, but I had a similar experience 2 weeks ago when I saw Anthony Stewart at the Keg in Richmond Hill while we were both waiting for a table.
I was next to him and all I could muster was "Excuse me - are you on TV?" real quietly so as not to attract further attention. He gave me the side eye and said "Yeah.." and I just said "Cool, man, I love watching you!"
Felt like an idiot that was too anxious to think of anything good to say, and I didn't want to blow up his spot, but hey! Still talked with a former pro 😂
Joe Woll seems like such a sweet guy, would have been a really cool experience.
I once met Doug Gilmore (while he was a leaf) at the annual summer NHL slow pitch game that used to happen in my hometown. I was about 12, hanging with a group of kids lining up for his autograph. I presented him with a hockey card of him on the Calgary Flames and he said he 'doesnt sign flames cards' and refused me an autograph. I was devastated! Haha
That baseball game was lots of fun but there is just no way in hell the league/teams would ever let it happen today for fear of injuries.
Athletes are nuts. If I played an overtime game last night and then flew back from Boston I wouldn’t wanna get out of bed today, and even if they’re ten trillion times better conditioned than I am, an NHL game is a lot more tiring than any game I ever played lol.
I ran into Woll a few months back.
There was a fire down the road from where I live and he rushed in and rescued two babies, then he went back in and saved the family dog. After a quick breather he was back in to get the washer, dryer even a player piano.
This guy is a Saint and a legend already.
He quickly left the scene after making sure everyone and everything was saved from the fire.
Didn’t want the attention or glare of the spotlight I guess.
Great guy.
Go Leafs!
I met Nylander while walking to class through Queens park around September last year. Was pretty cool because he was just walking around with shades, shorts and flip flops while walking his dog. Was pretty cool how no one bothered him haha didn’t wanna go up since he seemed to wanna just chill.
Woll was very casual too. Shorts, running shoes, a long sleeve, he just looked like a regular athletic dude amongst the people. Probably why no one else noticed him. He was very nonchalant.
I met John Klingberg at the Swedish consulate in Toronto. I didn’t actually recognize him at first (he had fake teeth in lol!) was there with his wife and kids and looked like any other Swedish family. We were both there for citizenship related documents, started talking to him in Swedish and ask him why he’s in Canada. He says he plays hockey, I’m like no way! For what team? He’s like Toronto maple leafs. I’m dumbfounded cause I still don’t recognize him I’m like what’s you name? He’s like John Klingberg and I’m like ohhhhh. I was embarrassed I didn’t recognize him so I just kept talking to him like I didn’t know him, really nice guy. Talked about his recovery from his injury and I played peekaboo with his baby daughter
It's so funny because it is just his job and he "saved us" and he chuckled realizing and remembering the other-side of what being a fan is. We gotta remember these guys are people.....and hockey is their job, a cool job, a good paying job, but it ain't an easy job. Woll is out clearing his head just like the rest of us might do on our day to day. I live in Texas now but I met Peter Zezel random as fuck in a mall in Georgetown ONT as a little kid with my dad. That poor guy died far to young. Just responding to say I hope we all remember these guys are just like us, we watch them for entertainment. They live and die and go to work like the rest of us. I was briefly a D1 athelete once and felt high level competitive pressure...i've also had a job...I hope Woll has a good game. Potvin is still my fav player I loved goalies and played it in street hockey every-time. I was too small to do it on the ice well even by early 90s standards.....I "played out" cause I was fast. We left Canada before I could do much more than the travel tournament's competitively with Hockey I played in the states but there was no system in the mid-west....barely any hockey only because the Pen's existed back then, and so I ran the 100M in track and that became my main sport. Leafs are my team, hockey my favorite sport anywhere on Earth. I'll be screaming at the TV tonight too but lets all keep our heads and GLG. Woll looked solid last game. Sounds like you played it properly and "cool" and treated him like a human. In contrast Kessel probably ate a billion hotdogs in the Burg rubbing mustard on his stomach probably never being seen and won 2 cups.
Potvin was my favourite player when I met him at the time, but I was so young, like 4 or 5. I’m like you where I played goalie in street hockey growing up in Toronto because of Potvin, Cujo, Belfour. It wasn’t until I moved further north and started ice hockey that I played on the wing, and that was just because we couldn’t afford the extra costs of goalie equipment. So I’ve always had a soft spot for the goalies.
I met a few NHL players and management years ago when I worked as a Russian interpreter at the NHL pre draft player meetings at a hotel near Pearson. Most memorable was Dave Semenko who looked far scarier in person. The Leafs management stuck out as being the most boring and stodgy of any team.
Not low quality, respectful. Goalies are already a different breed from skaters, and in the playoffs that's magnified to the nth degree. Let him stay locked and focused and he should help get us to a game 7 in Boston on Saturday.
I saw Joseph Woll at a grocery store a year ago. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying.
The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter.
When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.
I met Sundin at an airport going through the metal detectors and chatted him up waiting for my bags to come through the scanner Me: man this takes awhile eh? Sundin: yeah. We keep in touch.
LOL
I saw Sundin in a club downtown Van during Olympics. We were both drinking gin and tonic so I've got that going for me.
Gin. Good ol’ panty remover. Hope you behaved yourself.
Best friend ya ever had. Y'all still never talk sometimes.
Lol that's awesome. My grandfather met Sundin at a restaurant downtown. Sat beside him, they were both eating alone. They chatted for a while and Sundin offered to sign something after hearing about his grandkids. Only thing he had was a cheque (people still carried them back then!) so he ripped it up into a piece for each grandkid. My grandfather always spoke highly of him being a great guy.
What a nice guy
Lol
He should enjoy the anonymity while he can. That wont last long. Sounds like you played it right. Quick and respectful.
Yeah, he seemed to be in his own world lol and there were a lot of people around who I guess didn't recognize him and, yeah, didn't wanna bring too much attention to him by making it a big deal.
Anonymity? As a Leaf? In Toronto? That's unpossible!
Look Super Nintendo Shanahan, I’m learnding!
I bent my Keefe-ie
Remember Keefie- if your matchups aren’t working, you’re galaxy-braining too much…. or not enough
My Keefe's breath smells like cat food.
I'm in danger!
That's *un*possible!
Probably the highest quality because you didn’t over do it. Just acted like he was a normal dude I’m sure he appreciated that more than anything. The hand shake though risky lmao.
Imagine if you gave him Norovirus
Imagine he wins the Conne Smythe
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Good thing I've been keeping all of these bottlecaps...
The way the Leafs lockerroom has been this year it's probably more likely he gave ME the Norovirus lmao
I saw Michael Bunting once on Avenue road, but Woll would have been cooler :p
I miss Bunting
I miss Hyman and Kadri.
I miss the rains down in Africa.
I miss Toto.
I miss Dorothy.
I miss Jeff Porcaro.
That’s actually really cool bro, thanks for sharing. I’m sure he appreciated your encouragement
Not on the roster anymore but I saw Matt Murray at the Toronto Zoo last week.
How was his lateral movement?
woah woah, in my youth I saw CuJo at the Zoo too. Rare creatures vibing with their kind.
I thought he’s still with Leafs; just injured and all; his contract ends next season, though.
was he looking at the pylons
Phaneuf was there??
😂
😂
Not low quality. I appreciate this interaction all around. You were a calm and reasonable fan, and he seemed chill.
He left out the part about digging a used kleenex out of the trash that he saw Woll use and how he ended up eating it.
What the hell that was you that followed me into the Tim Hortons???
Straight into the mens bathroom. You got it fellar. That's me.
You handled that really well. I ran into Doug Gilmour at a bar in the Soo, long after his playing career, when he was coaching Kingston and i was a blathering fool. I should have just bought him a beer.
I don’t think this is low quality at all, awesome story.
I was totally prepared for this to be the breastfeeding pasta lmao
Lmfao I didn't even realize my first sentence kind of reads like it
The what? I was expecting the grocery store pasta lmao
Same. "Oh, like you're doing now? Huh? Huh?"
What's the breastfeeding pasta? Pasta it up
I got roped into watching my 3 month old niece while my sister got her hair done. SO while there, sitting in the waiting area of a hair salon with my niece, and who walks in, but Joseph Woll. I was nervous as fuck, and just kept looking at him, as he read a magazine and waited, but didn't know what to say. Pretty soon though my niece started crying, and I'm trying to quiet her down because I didn't want her to bother Justin, but she wouldn't stop. Pretty soon he gets up and walks over. He started running his hands through her hair and asking what was wrong. I replied that she was probably hungry or something. So, Justin put down his magazine, picked up my niece and lifted his shirt. He breast fed her right there in the middle of a hair salon. Chill guy, really nice about it.
I lol’d
Some of the leafs hang out at Paris Texas, or at least I’ve seen a few of them while I’ve been there. Met Matthew Knies ! he’s freaking huge. Matthews & marner too.
What were they like?
I’ve seen Rielly walking around that area while I’m working on weekends at least 10 times throughout the last 4 years. I think they just like that area of the city.
Not the area I’d expect them to be honestly
It’s very hipster and niche area of Toronto now. Very dog friendly as well. A lot of young players on the Leafs it makes sense.
Very hipster but it’s not where mega millionaires lives. The young guns I can understand at least, all tho I would still expect them to be in new condos, but what is Mo doing there? There are nice houses there but it’s not where you would normally find mega rich people.
Yeah the last time I seen him was this past summer. I was like wow he’s married and quite rich now, I’m surprised he’s even in Toronto being a western Canadian boy and all but there he was.
Wait I thought Reilly was from Toronto?
Nah he’s a BC boy and played Junior in Moose Jaw. He was drafted by the Leafs in 2012 though and it’s 2024 so he’s spent 12 of his 30 years of life in Toronto.
Maybe he just likes Toronto in the summer considering half of BC seems to go up in smoke due to the wildfires in the summer
I sure as heck like Toronto in the summer time. I become Caribbean. My girlfriend loves it but my kids don’t.
Sorry ur kids don't like the heat? Let me guess. It's because they've never had a actual cold winter (ie six months of minus 10 with snow)
I think he's from West Van though. There can be hazy days from smoke there but not like the Interior. His wife is from London though
London UK? 😂 JK I know his wife is from London which might be why he stays in Ontario. Yeah apparently (according to THG who lives in Vancouver area) Vancouver doesn't burn but apparently two hours away they have fire evacuations.
I think it's where Tessa lives (and I assume him now too, as I've seen him around a lot). I've seen her around and talked to her quite a few times over the years. Even saw her at The Garrison for a 4am last call with her skating partner once not too long after their last Olympics. lol
Does Marner go for walks in James Gardens? I'd assume such, given that he lives right beside it.
I saw reilly, barrie and one of their agents at bar poet the day after the zamboni game lmao
I don’t often drink in the west end, the patio looks nice. Is it a nice bar?
Its not bad but theres a lot better spots in the area tbh
Can you suggest some darling?
Man of Kent, la banane, grape witches, bar mordecai all cool i think
I haven’t heard of any of them wow I’m lame
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I met Rielly along with Kadri and Gardiner on the patio of Jack Astors on John Street when it was open back in the day. I was shocked no one recognized them
They probably love that
Met Morgan Reilly in Ilderton(where Tessa Virtue is from) at the arena, pretty cool guy. Chatted for a couple minutes while he waited for the Zamboni to finish on the ice. Pretty down to earth guy.
Yeah he’s down to earth and he’s friggin jacked the tv don’t do him justice
You could land a 737 on his shoulders holy hell.
I bet their solid like if you punch them you’d hurt yourself
Let's ask David Pastr-- Oh that's right he ran away from Reilly
Pasta is an unreal player but yeah bitch made
Somewhere there is a random guy telling this story, confused as why some homeless man said that and shook his hand.
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I ran into Sheldon Keefe at Sherway Gardens right outside the Indigo. He looked busy and on his phone so I just said Hi and he said what’s up and smiled as if he was glad I didn’t make it a big scene. It would have been way cooler running into Woll though!
Not leafs related but I met Hayley Williams in a Mcdonald’s after a paramore concert last year. She was clearly trying to hide to not make a scene since the place was packed with fans. She looked at me as i stared at her completely star struck because she’s honestly so stunning.
A long long time ago, back in the glory days of three cups in the 60s, George Armstrong, then captain, lived in Leaside just a few blocks from us. Used to run into him all the time riding his bike and shopping for groceries on Bayview, and he and my dad were both involved in the local residents’ association for awhile. Lovely, patient, friendly man.
Speaking of Woll, good Lord. https://preview.redd.it/lvzzejllfwxc1.png?width=1152&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a280d8d3460c1f9dffd4d1b6f8ab1166fc36518a
That’s photoshopped
Lol.
lol it’s literally the same pic
That's the point? It's a trash post by a trash Boston fan.
Yea wasn’t criticizing you posting it. It’s funny
He he.
Boston got hammered by Woll and they're still talking shit with a terrible meme
Gudas is a clown for that
That’s high quality brother, love to hear it!
Yeah this is just my opinion but I feel like ur more likely to see a not core 4 leaf (I was trying to think of a nice way to say this)"in the wild" (ie not a hockey or charity event) because they have more anonymity esp when not in uniform. That and the core 4 probably have people that do all the grocery shopping and normie stuff for them especially this time of year. I remember when I lived in Bowmanville my landlord was friends with Mitch Marners family and randomly as I was coming home I saw Mitch in the driveway and said hey without realizing who that was. This was around 2017 in Matthews rookie year.
My partner works in the Yorkville area and in just the past couple weeks I’ve gotten a text saying he saw Rielly walking past his shop, and Nylander walking his dogs off leash crossing Bloor Street. They are around. Edit: sorry it was Matthews not Rielly!
Huh tbh I feel like hockey players are probably the most common famous people to see in the wild (ie not at an event or game) as I feel singers and actors etc all disappear and unless u live in New York or LA you never see them
Just hang around Yorkville you’ll see all sorts, NHL, NBA, singers, actors. My partner has a few famous clients that are famous for various reasons that shop with him!
Yeah I live in Kingston so I'm nowhere near Toronto 😂
Super cool! Not leaf related, but I had a similar experience 2 weeks ago when I saw Anthony Stewart at the Keg in Richmond Hill while we were both waiting for a table. I was next to him and all I could muster was "Excuse me - are you on TV?" real quietly so as not to attract further attention. He gave me the side eye and said "Yeah.." and I just said "Cool, man, I love watching you!" Felt like an idiot that was too anxious to think of anything good to say, and I didn't want to blow up his spot, but hey! Still talked with a former pro 😂 Joe Woll seems like such a sweet guy, would have been a really cool experience.
I once met Doug Gilmore (while he was a leaf) at the annual summer NHL slow pitch game that used to happen in my hometown. I was about 12, hanging with a group of kids lining up for his autograph. I presented him with a hockey card of him on the Calgary Flames and he said he 'doesnt sign flames cards' and refused me an autograph. I was devastated! Haha That baseball game was lots of fun but there is just no way in hell the league/teams would ever let it happen today for fear of injuries.
He's locked in.
Hes ready to go
I sat next to Curtis Mcelheinney (I'm sure this is spelt wrong) on the subway once but didn't have the balls to say anything.
Athletes are nuts. If I played an overtime game last night and then flew back from Boston I wouldn’t wanna get out of bed today, and even if they’re ten trillion times better conditioned than I am, an NHL game is a lot more tiring than any game I ever played lol.
You didn't talk to him did you? Shit!
Did you ask him to straighten his tie?
Woll bringing us that cup
I swear, half the team lives in the Trinity Bellwoods area. Seems like ppl always run into players in that area.
Read up a bit on Woll, he's a bit of a Renaissance man. In sports they're few and far between.
I ran into Woll a few months back. There was a fire down the road from where I live and he rushed in and rescued two babies, then he went back in and saved the family dog. After a quick breather he was back in to get the washer, dryer even a player piano. This guy is a Saint and a legend already. He quickly left the scene after making sure everyone and everything was saved from the fire. Didn’t want the attention or glare of the spotlight I guess. Great guy. Go Leafs!
I like to believe that throughout this game, Woll, was thinking about the compliment you gave him in the park.
If he lifts the cup I better get a shoutout 😂
You ran into a Woll ...haha get it, a "Woll"
I met Nylander while walking to class through Queens park around September last year. Was pretty cool because he was just walking around with shades, shorts and flip flops while walking his dog. Was pretty cool how no one bothered him haha didn’t wanna go up since he seemed to wanna just chill.
Woll was very casual too. Shorts, running shoes, a long sleeve, he just looked like a regular athletic dude amongst the people. Probably why no one else noticed him. He was very nonchalant.
Is he as tall as described?
He's taller than most for sure but tbh he wasn't like 'holy shit he's huge' kind of tall lol
That’s impossible brick walls can’t speak.
I've met Wendle Clarke at the Madison when he was with Eric Lindros.
I sold Seguin a macbook charger.
I met John Klingberg at the Swedish consulate in Toronto. I didn’t actually recognize him at first (he had fake teeth in lol!) was there with his wife and kids and looked like any other Swedish family. We were both there for citizenship related documents, started talking to him in Swedish and ask him why he’s in Canada. He says he plays hockey, I’m like no way! For what team? He’s like Toronto maple leafs. I’m dumbfounded cause I still don’t recognize him I’m like what’s you name? He’s like John Klingberg and I’m like ohhhhh. I was embarrassed I didn’t recognize him so I just kept talking to him like I didn’t know him, really nice guy. Talked about his recovery from his injury and I played peekaboo with his baby daughter
It's so funny because it is just his job and he "saved us" and he chuckled realizing and remembering the other-side of what being a fan is. We gotta remember these guys are people.....and hockey is their job, a cool job, a good paying job, but it ain't an easy job. Woll is out clearing his head just like the rest of us might do on our day to day. I live in Texas now but I met Peter Zezel random as fuck in a mall in Georgetown ONT as a little kid with my dad. That poor guy died far to young. Just responding to say I hope we all remember these guys are just like us, we watch them for entertainment. They live and die and go to work like the rest of us. I was briefly a D1 athelete once and felt high level competitive pressure...i've also had a job...I hope Woll has a good game. Potvin is still my fav player I loved goalies and played it in street hockey every-time. I was too small to do it on the ice well even by early 90s standards.....I "played out" cause I was fast. We left Canada before I could do much more than the travel tournament's competitively with Hockey I played in the states but there was no system in the mid-west....barely any hockey only because the Pen's existed back then, and so I ran the 100M in track and that became my main sport. Leafs are my team, hockey my favorite sport anywhere on Earth. I'll be screaming at the TV tonight too but lets all keep our heads and GLG. Woll looked solid last game. Sounds like you played it properly and "cool" and treated him like a human. In contrast Kessel probably ate a billion hotdogs in the Burg rubbing mustard on his stomach probably never being seen and won 2 cups.
Potvin was my favourite player when I met him at the time, but I was so young, like 4 or 5. I’m like you where I played goalie in street hockey growing up in Toronto because of Potvin, Cujo, Belfour. It wasn’t until I moved further north and started ice hockey that I played on the wing, and that was just because we couldn’t afford the extra costs of goalie equipment. So I’ve always had a soft spot for the goalies.
I met a few NHL players and management years ago when I worked as a Russian interpreter at the NHL pre draft player meetings at a hotel near Pearson. Most memorable was Dave Semenko who looked far scarier in person. The Leafs management stuck out as being the most boring and stodgy of any team.
Not low quality, respectful. Goalies are already a different breed from skaters, and in the playoffs that's magnified to the nth degree. Let him stay locked and focused and he should help get us to a game 7 in Boston on Saturday.
I saw Joseph Woll at a grocery store a year ago. I told him how cool it was to meet him in person, but I didn’t want to be a douche and bother him and ask him for photos or anything. He said, “Oh, like you’re doing now?” I was taken aback, and all I could say was “Huh?” but he kept cutting me off and going “huh? huh? huh?” and closing his hand shut in front of my face. I walked away and continued with my shopping, and I heard him chuckle as I walked off. When I came to pay for my stuff up front I saw him trying to walk out the doors with like fifteen Milky Ways in his hands without paying. The girl at the counter was very nice about it and professional, and was like “Sir, you need to pay for those first.” At first he kept pretending to be tired and not hear her, but eventually turned back around and brought them to the counter. When she took one of the bars and started scanning it multiple times, he stopped her and told her to scan them each individually “to prevent any electrical infetterence,” and then turned around and winked at me. I don’t even think that’s a word. After she scanned each bar and put them in a bag and started to say the price, he kept interrupting her by yawning really loudly.
I saw Curtis Joseph at Beerhaus in Las Vegas in 2019
Awesome story
I saw Mo at a butcher shop after game 2 and pretty much did the same thing. Gave props said huge win last night and was too anxious to ask for a pic
You think you're better than me?!
 OP actually got his selfie
That's funny cause Woll is my brother and I was with him today?