Bill Guerin Talked About One Of The Craziest Tournament In Hockey History - 1996 World Cup of Hockey

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[@ElectricIRA]

This was the best hockey I’ve ever witnessed. Every shift mattered… Every inch of ice mattered… No one took a shift off and every puck was fiercely battled for every minute, of each game against Canada.

[@tristandeschamps8582]

Richter is the most underrated goalie in NHL history, and that's coming from a Canadian.

[@slimrick]

agreed also from a Canadian Stanley cup winner he's in the hof isn't he tho

[@tanderson6442]

He had 3 or 4 years where he was the best goalie in the world. Winning the world and Stanley cup in that stretch is the proof.

[@leafsfan1539]

???? Underrated 😂

[@leafsfan1539]

Mike Ricther was one of the best goalies in the nhl in his time hardly underrated

[@juleswinnfield6930]

Richter the best player on the team and the reason the Americans won.

[@Shatamx]

A guy named Dafoomie has all 3 games vs Canada on his channel. Highly recommend the watch when you have some time. Game 3 was insane.

[@radarrob1443]

After the 1980 Olympics this was without a doubt my all time favorite US team memory. Richter stood on his head

[@alelectric2767]

Stood on his head is putting it mildy.

[@jamesblair3722]

He really did. The US was good, but they don't win without Richter (or the fact MARIO didn't play)

[@user-dl3pe3nr1s]

Bill Guerin looks like Shooter McGavin

[@Nick-NY]

I had the pleasure of meeting Bill Guerin in Lake Placid years ago. It was during the USA National junior evaluation camp. He was as nice as can be talking to me for a few minutes. Very classy.

[@princeofpcos9804]

Richter for this tourney and Hasek carrying Czechs to Nagano gold were the two best best-on-best international goaltending ever.

[@derekporter2321]

Love having Billy G as a GM. Minnesota is trending in the right way for the first time in a long time.

[@pal4597]

I was at the final. Never forget it. When the US scored, the Bell Centre (that’s what it was called then) was insanely quiet.

[@pakoj68]

Molson Centre*

[@paulthomson2466]

My favorite Brett Hull story, Brett was playing for the Red Wings and he was griping at Datsyuk about "pass me the puck", Datsyuk said "You were covered!" Brett replied "I've scored over 400 goals covered!!!"

[@SonOfTamriel]

As a Canadian with a huge hockey family (players in the league) I've always rooted quietly for the Americans. We have a huge ego as being the best up here, but with family that have gone through the American college and even high school, they really have as much heart as we do, if not more. So happy to have many American players as my favs, Guerin, Lafontaine, Brian Boyle, Modano (Prince Albert Raiders rep!), some Whitney guy? etc etc. Great interview.

[@alyfarhat91]

What is your last name

[@leafsfan1539]

Turncoat

[@moappleseider1699]

@@leafsfan1539 LMFAO can't wait to see the leaves turn on each other in another 1st round exit

[@moappleseider1699]

@@leafsfan1539 LOL over your head;-)

[@leafsfan1539]

@@moappleseider1699 It was an absolutely stupid pun

[@brainbusterprowrestling4691]

I was at the MSG against Russia. The game was nuts and level of talent on both sides was awesome.

[@allahbama4209]

96 World Cup was no Miracle on Ice, but game 3 was one of the greatest games ever played. The Canada Cup Comeback of 92 is up there. I'm Canadian, so this is hard to say, but 96 was the better hockey game.

[@KMK7355]

There was no Canada Cup in '92, so I assume u mean '91? What comeback was there in '91?

[@tannermcgee3959]

This 1996 tournament displayed the best all around level of hockey in history hand down.

[@josephemerson2893]

Awesome tournament a ton HOF players

[@dontran1887]

The Miracle on Ice was before I was born, so the 1996 World Cup squad was my upstart American team that helped me further become a hockey fanatic. When I got my first Devils jersey, I debated getting Brodeur or Guerin. If Guerin had a different number I might have opted for him. Guerin broke out offensively afterwards and I always had that itch to have a Guerin jersey. Years later, my friend gave me a blank 2002-04 era Team USA jersey which I eventually had customized with Guerin. As part of my silly vacation in 2015, I went to the NHL Awards show and NHL Draft. I saw that Guerin was one of the presenters, so I ended up packing that jersey with me. I accidentally ended up backstage afterwards but didn't run into him. Then I only saw him from afar at the draft. The next stop after the draft was Pittsburgh where I was meeting up with a buddy to see a Pirates game. To my surprise, the entire Penguins staff was slumming it on Southwest with me. Eventually I worked up the nerve to ask Billy G to autograph the jersey and he couldn't have been more accommodating (my Sharpie died and he had a staffer dig one out). Chatted with him a little bit more at baggage claim. He mentioned that his Salt Lake Olympic jersey had been stolen, so part of me was irrationally worried that he thought I somehow ended up with it.

[@vous_avez_ete_jokes1113]

I was there in game 1 in Montreal. Awsome game. I was 16. That loss hurted real bad. I never understood why that U.S. 🇺🇸 team never got their grove back in the 98’ Olympics which ended with Chelios and Tkatchuk trashing their hotel room. 💪

[@intheworldofaj]

Bill Guerin is a great story teller 👌

[@jamiekoh6113]

I go back and watch that series all the time. Super fun hockey and something we'll need to look forward to here soon without Olympic hockey.

[@willrothfuss1130]

I had no idea that the Pics started in the Big E ice area. I played for them when they were playing out of enfield. We brought a team to the Quebec peewee tourney and Billy graciously met our entire team when we had a game at the Hartford Civic Center. We our all forever grateful for his visit and words of wisdom.

[@KMK7355]

You from Western Mass or Conn? My son played against good what was then Cathedral teams in 2001-02 and 2002-03.

[@raymondmma51]

Billy is our guy!

[@mrsensei3614]

As die hard rangers fan hearing leetch and richter name I feel lik3 jumping out my window 🪟

[@manchillaification]

was at msg for the usa russia game. Sat right behind jeremy roenick in the nose bleeds. Got an autograph

[@Gravy_Jones22]

It's crazy how most guys on that team are hall of famers.

[@KMK7355]

Best group of US players ever. The current group of players including still Patrick Kane, Eichel, Matthews, Hughes, Larkin, Kreider, Tkachuk, McAvoy, Swayman still have to win either Olympics or Canada Cup\World Cup.

[@commguy7331]

I wonder if he ever played in Cali?

[@marcpell133]

5:50 I guarantee Hull wants a different olympic medal though.

[@tanderson6442]

My favorite part is Hull being shunned by Canada so having duel citizenship he plays for USA and beats the team that shunned him. That had to feel pretty damn satisfying.

[@alelectric2767]

Still a trader. No one shunned him. He wasn’t good enough to play for Canada. But that’s all water under the bridge now.

[@tanderson6442]

@@alelectric2767 I think he proved he was good enough in the tourney there bud.

[@Deenaziamazinjg14]

@@tanderson6442 he wasn’t good enough years before and that’s why he left… don’t act like he was shunned that tournament and it was revenge lol that’s just lying

[@94champs]

2:15 Everyone who played with Leetch says this lol. That dude was sooooooo underrated. He was scary good not only offensivley, but defensively as well. I put him in the class of Ray Bourque and in some ways, Leetch was above him during that time period.

[@KMK7355]

Leech was 7 years younger and was 28. Bourque was 35 and while still a top 10 D man past his peak. Prime Bourque was better than prime Leetch, but not a lot. 2 HOF players.

[@Sin.Atonement]

I'm a little pissed off because Brett Hull was born in Canada, he should of played for Canada

[@jessewahwah]

That was the first year they played with NHL rules so fighting was allowed.

[@jamesblair3722]

It was a great tourney, and the US deserves credit (Richter for sure), but let's not forget, there was no MARIO for Team Canada. The Finals end in 2 and Richter gets lit up with the GOAT was there

[@94champs]

Excuses. Take the loss like a man and quit whining. Mario was too chicken to play along with Bourque, so the REAL MEN like Hull and Leetch stepped up. Not USA's fault Mario and Ray were both gutless and too scared to play.

[@KMK7355]

James Blair count your blessings Hockey is the 5th most popular team sport in the USA. Lacrosse and soccer are more popular. If hockey was as popular in New England, New York and Maryland as Lacrosse, we would be every bit as good as Canada.

[@StonedSpagooter]

You can have 1 or 2 a decade, America ;)

[@KMK7355]

We'll take 2 and that's ok.

[@forfardewitt2492]

Suspect Canada was hampered by some political decisions. They put Gretzky with Damphousse and C. Lemieux. Probably also why Odeliein was picked (played for the habs). But really when you have Gretz, Messier, prime Yzerman, Lindros, Sakic, down the middle, there should be no excuses. Though I think Lindros got injured at some point. I'm American but I have to admit I was going for Canada at the time because I hated a lot of the American players especially Suter and Derian Hatcher. But I was 8 so not sure how much of that was irrational.

[@Shatamx]

Hatcher was a bad man in the 90's. Its why I laugh at ppl complaining about Marchand. Yea he's a rat. The guy didn't send everyone to the hospital like Hatcher did when they crossed the blue line night in an out.

[@ahginga]

@@Shatamx yes but u were allowed to back then

[@zachdale7008]

Bullshit icing call.

[@Sin.Atonement]

I'm a little pissed off because Brett Hull was born in Canada, he should of played for Canada