Former Oiler, Wing, Coyote and Leaf Boyd Devereaux talks about his time in the game, winning the cup, those Red Wing teams, being coached by Wayne, Mats, Scotty Bowman and much more.
Monthly Archives June 2016
TSN’s Ray Ferraro comes back on the pod to talk about the Sharks/Pens cup final, his time in Russia covering the World Championships, Auston Matthews, Stamkos and more.
“He got religion”
Read an excerpt from our Laurie Boschman POD
“I was a first round draft pick in 1979 by the Toronto Maple Leafs, ninth overall, and I had a very good first year. As that second season went on I had this emptiness that was very prevalent, even though I was 19 and in the NHL. I was making good money back in the day, it was six figures. Had a car, had a cottage, all that kind of stuff, and yet I wasn’t happy.
I had a teammate on my team by the name of Ron Ellis. There was something different, something good about Ron. When I say he had his life together, he was really a consistent individual, both on and off the ice. There was something about his life that really made all of my teammates take notice, and myself as a 19 year old...
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