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Godspeed Probie
Bob Probert Was Many Things To Many People. But Above All He Was a Great Teammate To Family And Friends Alike.
When two of my hockey-playing sons were younger, they participated in a fundraising skate at South Windsor Arena for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Windsor Minor Hocke Association. Then, as now, the lads didn't need much coaxing to hit the ice; but their excitement this particular day in the spring of 2006 was tweaked even more so. That's because a former NHL player would be among those taking to the ice, but not just any NHL'er. As part of that vast segment of the younger Canadian hockey population that had Don Cherry's Rock-Em, Sock-Em video series to thank for their growing knowledge of the pro game, the boys knew one of the long-time stars of Grape's annual salute to the NHL was lacing them up.
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Bob Probert Was Many Things To Many People. But Above All He Was a Great Teammate To Family And Friends Alike.
When two of my hockey-playing sons were younger, they participated in a fundraising skate at South Windsor Arena for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Windsor Minor Hocke Association. Then, as now, the lads didn't need much coaxing to hit the ice; but their excitement this particular day in the spring of 2006 was tweaked even more so. That's because a former NHL player would be among those taking to the ice, but not just any NHL'er. As part of that vast segment of the younger Canadian hockey population that had Don Cherry's Rock-Em, Sock-Em video series to thank for their growing knowledge of the pro game, the boys knew one of the long-time stars of Grape's annual salute to the NHL was lacing them up.
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