Worst part is that it was their own Zamboni driver š
Nothing quite like reminiscing on the time the Toronto Maple Leafs lost to a 42 year old Zamboni driver, who works for them. Always a good time.
Also known as the night Steve Dangle's life changed forever
Fun fact, the gear he was wearing Kasimir Kaskisuo's equipment, and he was wearing a Marlies T-shirt underneath š
I was there. I couldnāt believe how lucky I was to witness a historic game.
EBUG's are one of those aspects of Hockey that makes it's such an amazing sport and IMO the best of the big four.
What a great story. Never gets old. I remember cheering myself silly for this game.
Amazing video love your content man
āYou werenāt fond of just losing to backup goaltenders, but you lose to a 42-year old Zamboni driverā¦on your home iceā¦after both Hurricanesā goalies were injuredā¦and you employ said Zamboni driver.ā - UrinatingTree in his āToronto Maple Leafs: A Half-Century of Failureā video (itās just before the 36 minute mark in the video)
Two and a half years later and weāre still talking about thisā¦legendary
I love Steve dangles reaction at the end š
It happened again with the canes January 15, 2024 I was at this game. His name is Yaniv Perets. The starter was Antti Raanta. He didnt havebthe best game so Perets got his debut
And just when you thought that the Leafs couldn't possibly sink any lower....
Fort Wayne Komets had their equipment manager have to take over for a shootout back in like the early 2000s or something. He had just ate a hot dog and 2 mountain dews before they put him in. He ended up stopping all 3 shots he faced and the Komets won
Stories like this are why I love hockey. There's no sport like it.
I was at this fkn game. I remember after a long delay seeing ayres come out to the ice. I looked up his name to see if he had ever played a game before or anything. Then i looked to my dad and said "this is crazy hes the zamboni driver". I thought this was about to a joke of a game, turned out i was right but not how i thought. It was quite the train ride back home with the rest of the fans. Nice vid btw
I dont how many time i replay the end of this video but its so hilariours to listen (from a canadien fan)
I can hear Steve Dangle's cries of anguish.
Once again you did an amazing job with another banger of a video. Good job.
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