The D.A. Show: Gerry Cheevers On Bruins 2011 Cup Win
The Boston Bruins drafted Cheevers in 1965. He was a member of both the 1970 and 1972 Stanley Cup winning teams. In 1972, he went undefeated in 33 consecutive games which is a NHL record that still stands.
Cheevers was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.
Cheevers will be part The Legends Lunch on Thursday, March 1st at 11:30am at Morton's The Steakhouse at The Seaport. Click here to find out more about The Legends Lunch and for information on how to buy tickets.
As a player who got to raise the banner twice as a member of the Bruins how did he feel watching the Bruins 2011 Stanley Cup run culminating in a Game 7 triumph?
"I thought it was great, I really enjoyed it and even when they came out of Vancouver two down I kinda thought they would win it."
Tim Thomas' performance had a lot to do with why the Bruins won it all last season. Cheevers knows what it takes to play goal at that point in the season. What were his thoughts watching Thomas play in the Finals?
"I sort of described it as I think one of the best goaltending series I've ever seen."
"I think Timmy's performance in last year's Stanley Cup Finals was as brilliant as I can ever remember a goaltender playing in the Finals."
The Bruins are trying to repeat this year, but are not playing great hockey right now. What type of toll does that deep playoff run take the following year?
"It's not easy to win the Stanley Cup it's the most trying, demanding championship to win in all of sports as far as I'm concerned. That takes a lot out of you and when it finishes in June you go back to work in September."
After the 1972 Cup win Cheever left the NHL for the World Hockey Association. How difficult a decisions was it at the time to make the jump?
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