Francis retires

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:36 pm

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=136299

Hats on to Ronny Franchise and all of the other greats that have hung it up before this year. We're bound to lose a few more legends after next year. This is another facet of the NHL...a changing of the guard. I wish some of these guys could play forever but they've given us a lot of great memories. I'm looking forward to a new era of the NHL.

AcidQueen · Post by **AcidQueen** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:58 am

Most underrated player ever.

Ronnie was to hockey what Edwin Moses was to the 400m hurdles--he wasn't the greatest pure scorer, and he wasn't the fastest skater, but he was possibly one of the best students of the game. I always considered it a privilege to have him playing for the WhalerCanes, and I'll certainly miss seeing him out there on the ice.

Hapday · Post by **Hapday** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:08 pm

He'll go into the Hall a Leaf. :twisted:

JD · Post by JD » Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:30 pm

Hapday wrote:He'll go into the Hall a Leaf. :twisted:

Or as Ron Francis.

Dear Maple Leaf Management,

Why don't you retire Ron Francis' number?

Sincerely,
Pierre Lacroix

Hapday · Post by **Hapday** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:40 pm

JD wrote:
Hapday wrote:He'll go into the Hall a Leaf. :twisted:
Or as Ron Francis.

Dear Maple Leaf Management,

Why don't you retire Ron Francis' number?

Sincerely,
Pierre Lacroix

Cross Traffic · Post by **Cross Traffic** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:56 pm

What was the organ tune that the Whalers used to play all the time?

JD · Post by JD » Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:42 pm

Cross Traffic wrote:What was the organ tune that the Whalers used to play all the time?

It wasn't an organ tune, it was the BRASS BONANZA!!!!

Cross Traffic · Post by **Cross Traffic** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:54 pm

We didn't get too many Whalers games on the west coast, so the only time I ever heard it was playing NHLPA 93-NHL 97

Nice website dedicated to the Whalers and Brass Bonanza...

http://www.brassbonanza.com