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Hullie took it out of the air like it was a one-timer on the ice, top corner, beautiful goal.

The pass is a foot and a half out of the air. Pierre’s got it again, the D slides, so Pierre throws the puck over the D. Mike Keenan, Blues coach: He would not hesitate to tell others, “Get me the puck and we’ll score and we’ll win.”Ĭonroy: In the third period, they go back down on a two-on-one. We’re all like, “Oh, geez,” and Pierre is shaking his head. He goes, “572 goals.” And then he said like “380” for Pierre. Not a big deal we don’t think anything of it. For some reason, Pierre has the puck and shoots it. It’s the first period and they’re coming down on a two-on-one. (Photo by Michael Desjardins / Getty Images)Ĭonroy: We were playing San Jose, and he and Turgeon were on a line together. Make a fucking pass.” Then he walked away.īrett Hull and Wayne Gretzky. They were like, “Oh, Hullie, thanks, that’s nice.” He goes, “Not only do you shut down the other team’s top offensive line, you also shut down ours.

Turco: In a very sincere or real tone, he told two of our defensemen who ate the most minutes, played against the top lines, he’s like, “You know, you two together deserve to win the Norris Trophy.” It really sounded like a compliment. Geoff Courtnall, Blues forward: Hullie was just classic.īrian Engblom, Flames defenseman: A beauty. And they’re all singing, “You’re a clown Charlie Brown!” They can’t hear me, so I go walking down the stairs, and when I get to the bottom of the stairs, there’s Brett on one side and Chaser on the other side, and they’ve got their arms around this great big man sitting in the sectional. I went, “Well, this is weird.” We’re talking about 3 o’clock in the morning or later.Ĭhase: The cab driver came in the house and Hullie was like, “C’mon, can you sing?”īutcher: I’m yelling downstairs and I can hear the karaoke machine going. I came out of the washroom and saw there was a cab, so I walked out front and there was no driver. I went upstairs, looked for the cab and didn’t see him so I used the washroom. I looked at my watch and went, “Oh man, I’ve got to get out of here,” so I called a cab to Brett’s house. Garth Butcher, Blues defenseman: It was quite late and Chaser and I were at Hullie’s, singing karaoke in the basement.

Susie Mathieu, Blues PR director: Yeah, I did cringe every time he did an interview. Kelly Chase, Blues forward: Someone is saying something and, watching his mind operate, I’m just like, “This fucking guy is going to say this …” and it just comes out. Or, to the earlier comment, he doesn’t give a fuck. Marty Turco, Stars goalie: What really makes Hullie funny is he says stuff so seriously. Pierre Turgeon, Blues forward: The first thing he said to me was, “I don’t think I’ll go to dinner with you.” I go, “What are you talking about?” He goes, “You wouldn’t pass me the salt anyway.”