RIP Probie
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fredthefalcon
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RIP Probie
Former Wing Bob Probert passed away at 45 today from a massive heart attack. Another Wing, Willie Huber, died last week at 52. Seems like only yesterday that they were skating and in Probie's case fighting.
Re: RIP Probie
My first hockey game, I was 8. The Pens were playing Detroit in Pittsburgh. I could not believe how tall Huber looked. As a kid he seemed like a gaint on skates.
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Flipper
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Re: RIP Probie
Probert wasted so much talent...he could have been a real force like a Brendan Shanahan, Forsberg, Lindros or Clark Gilles but instead he settled for booze, drugs and the job of "enforcer"...RIP....
It's not the fall that hurts...it's when you hit the ground.
Re: RIP Probie
Flipper, you are right on about Probert.
Gillies was tough. I remember when he pummeled Ed Hospodar, when Hospodar was with the Rangers.
off the subject, wasn't Hospodar from BG?
Gillies was tough. I remember when he pummeled Ed Hospodar, when Hospodar was with the Rangers.
off the subject, wasn't Hospodar from BG?
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Falcon Fanatic
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Re: RIP Probie
Never heard of him, so I looked him up! You are correct.tiznow wrote:off the subject, wasn't Hospodar from BG?
Born in BG: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Hospodar
Back on the subject. Here's Mitch Albom's article on Probert:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/arti ... ullarticle
"Regarding BGSU, I would think their biggest strength is that they never give up, They never slow down and they battle hard even after the other team scores. We have to be on our game and never, ever take the foot off the gas for a second."
~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
#NeverGiveUp
#NeverSurrender
#Relentless
#Resiliant
~~USCHO Poster
"BG was relentless. It's like they know that a good first pass on the breakout from a defenseman will almost always result in an odd-man rush against them - but they go in anyway and dare you to make that pass. All three of their goals were just grit and effort. That's a team any fan can be proud to support...they give all they've got."
~~USCHO Poster, AFTER Tech beat us
#NeverGiveUp
#NeverSurrender
#Relentless
#Resiliant
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Flipper
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Re: RIP Probie
I've seen that fight on youtube...IIRC, he busted Hospodar's face up pretty badly...broke his jaw or his cheek. Gillies was very tough but he also had a string of 30+ goal seasons. He and Bob Nystrom definitely made sure guys like Trottier and Bossy had space to operatetiznow wrote:Flipper, you are right on about Probert.
Gillies was tough. I remember when he pummeled Ed Hospodar, when Hospodar was with the Rangers.
off the subject, wasn't Hospodar from BG?
It's not the fall that hurts...it's when you hit the ground.
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jpfalcon09
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Re: RIP Probie
Probie's story is sad and serves as an example of what drugs with fame can bring you. He did much too young and left behind a family who is now fatherless. He tried to clean up his act the last ten years or so, and I heard he was progressing well, but I can't help to think the cocaine, alcohol and other narcotics Bob took were a major contributor to his death. As a Wings fan, he will be missed and he'll undoubtedly be one of the most popular Wings of all time.
The longer the walk, the farther you crawl.
