Die meisten Spieler wünschten nichts, mit einem elephantine goalie zu tun. Defenseman Ben Clymer was so ashamed of being associated with the tub that he tried to identify himself with a fake name (he used center Kris Beech’s). Winger Dainius Zubrus put it bluntly: “It would be embarrassing if there was a goalie that big.” Defenseman Steve Eminger confirmed my worst fears about how our big man would be received when he said opposing teams would simply try to run him over in the net. The Real Kris Beech had an even more depressing comment for our new star: “You might spear him and see if chocolate came out.”

The excerpt is a great read, and while this may be the only hockey reference in the book, it is one I look forward to reading.

Our thanks go out to Ted for the heads up.

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One Comment

  1. pepper wrote:

    With all the tired, worn-out, never- funny-to-begin-with potshots at the NHL (and Canada, for that matter) littering this excerpt, it was a difficult read, to say the least. And making light of the Beltway sniper incident was a class act too. Did Tony K assist in writing this?

    Monday, October 8, 2007 at 3:37 pm | Permalink

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