I was in net for...Eric Desjardins's 1993 Stanley Cup hat trick | HOCKEY

In episode 4 of our new series, Rob Pizzo speaks to former LA Kings goalie Kelly Hrudey about the infamous Marty McSorley stick penalty that sparked a comeback victory for the Montreal Canadiens in the 1993 Stanley Cup Final.
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[@MrBruinman86]

Hrudy was about as honest and as humble as it gets. Good interview.

[@hardcoresports1]

I've known and worked with him for years, and this was the most honest/open I have ever seen him in an interview. For most of it I was just silent and shocked and what he was telling me. It was such a fun interview

[@CBCSports]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@LDehaut]

As honest as playing with an illegal stick for two periods everyday hahaha

[@MrBruinman86]

@@LDehaut and admitting it, which he didn't have to do.

[@briancusack4386]

@@hardcoresports1 Great interview, Rob. Yeah, Hrudey has always struck me as a class act. Damn, this video hurts!! I was cheering for the Kings to win. I wanted to see Gretzky bring a Cup to LA ...

[@deuceb8472]

Hard to think of any singular coaching move that completely changed the complexion of a SC Final more than this one; way to go Jacques Demers.

[@pondababa4197]

facts

[@justinuptonn261]

that it did. LA did not recover

[@pondababa4197]

Kids today will never know the greatness of Bob Cole and Harry Neale man. What an INSANE run by the Habs. Pure joy as a 13 year old.

[@CBCSports]

They don't make 'em like they used to...

[@erics8033]

Watching this video you can feel the magic that the Habs and Forum had. Little did the crowd in the Forum there know what waited for them in the years to come.

[@DanOCan]

It was the last hurrah for the Forum and for the Canadiens. It was like the building gave them one final gift by having Desjardin's first shot hit the stanchion instead of shooting off to the left point where that type of shot often goes when it misses high. The Habs left all the magic and tradition (Dare I say the "ghosts of the Forum"?) behind when they moved to the Molson Centre.

[@CheesePlow]

These videos are so good! Thanks for doing them! Also... Bob Cole's call on the hatrick goal is permanently cemented in my memory! Still gives me chills all these years later! "DES-JAR-DIIINS!!"

[@CBCSports]

Thanks for watching! Glad you’re enjoying them!

[@kierenfarrell4574]

Mine is the same for bob cole pisani's goal in 06

[@709mash]

This reminds me how the old school goalie style looks so foreign. Roy really changed the game. Hrudy was one of last of the really good old schoolers.

[@jpwjr1199]

BS. The modern equipment changed the game. Period.

[@SN-nh6pq]

@ jpwjr1199 So let’s get this straight. The 1930’s, 40’s, 50’s 60’s, 70’s 80’s basically had the same style of goaltending play. Equipment throughout those decades became “modern”. The style changed because of the advancement of a thing called COACHING & the style of coaching

[@jpwjr1199]

@@SN-nh6pq Bullshit. The modern style of coaching is too have the goalie equipment clog up as much of the net opening as possible all of the time. It's not about positioning to make a save/or an actual play on the puck per se, it's mostly just clogging the net opening almost like the Fat Albert/sumo wrestler joke. And this isn't just coming from me. Ken Dryden knows a thing or 2 about goaltending, don't you think? www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/02/hockey-goalies-are-too-big-now/618021/ And don't just read the headline, which is somewhat misleading - read the actual article. Did the coaching change during those decades you're talking about? Sure, the slapshot was invented, so goalies would have had to have adjusted; however, the hybrid stuff or literally being able to play the position of goalie from your knees would have been impossible in the 1980's. You read the article, yet? Don't take from me. Let the 6 time Cup champion in 8 years tell you.

[@SN-nh6pq]

Funny you mentioned Ken Dryden, my father was with him at Cornell

[@cjspillmann5576]

@@jpwjr1199 I agree with everything your saying except the positioning doesn't matter anymore bit. The modern style is all about positioning. Play solid positioning and fill the net with big gear. To me it's the athletic/reactionary saves that were a staple of the position prior to 2000 that aren't as common now.

[@michaelgriffiths8068]

Had McSorely remembered to switch back to a legal stick in the 3rd period, as Gretzky had reminded him to do, the Kings would have likely won the Stanley Cup. Only a couple teams have ever come back from a 2-0 series deficit in the finals.

[@UnfilteredGolfer]

I was 12 years old and remember all of it...it was my first mtl cup and that team was A TEAM...incredible resilience

[@rulinghabs]

It was our last😢

[@tendresseak27]

Was our last indeed and never even got close since. 2 conference finals, lost the first one in 5 and the second one in 6. At the same time traded Roy a few years after this and he immediately won a cup and then won a second cup a few years after. In 20-30 years if things keep up and we still haven't won one they will start talking about that trade like they used to for the red Sox when they traded babe Ruth to the Yankees and then didn't win a world series in like 80 years. Curse of the Bambino will be called like Curse of the King or something.

[@codekhalil6437]

Good guy Kelly. Major props to Jacques Demers who was illiterate and had to get the players to write their own names on the chalkboard. But he found a way. It is rumoured that Denis Savard tipped him off about the illegal curve. Denis played with the Blackhawks for many years and he had always wondered about Marty's blade. One of the ballsiest coaching moves in sports

[@dangelo1369]

You mean besides the Graig Nettles pointing out the illegal pine tar on George Brett's bat to Billy Martin and getting the umpires to measure it? It's about the same thing.

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Not sure how ballsy it was. They were already losing the game,with less then two minutes

[@user-pm3bx2ee4q]

It was Carbonneau on the bench who tipped Demers off. Makes sense since he’s a centreman always looking down at guys sticks in face off. There are videos of it where you distinctly hear Carbo say “Robitaille puis McSorley”. Guess Demers didn’t want hang his fellow Quebecer out to dry and chose McSorley.😅

[@broadstreetbullies849]

I loved Desjardins and LeClair more in Philly personally

[@KINGDUDE74]

I was in my senior year in high school. Became a Kings fan in 88. This was so heart breaking for me. This was my Kings. Im I happy that the Kings finally won 2 cups in 12 and 14 yes. But I would trade them both for this Kings team to have won the cup that year.

[@justawinddown]

I remember as a kid crying after the Habs scored in OT in game 4.

[@detroitpolak9904]

Hey Kelly! I’m a Wings fan, but I was rooting for the Canadiens… you played your guts out! Thanks for being a good sport and analyzing this. I love hockey history and listening to you talk about it was great! Thank you!!!

[@shawnthompson2303]

Kelly was in front me in line once at Tim's. Really nice fella.

[@CBCSports]

☕️

[@jgagnier]

Goal 1: I screwed up. Goal 2: He recognized my pattern. Goal 3: He took my bait and outfaked me. Nice of Hrudey to give Desjardins credit on two of these. No excuses.

[@realalbertan]

#2 was 6 on 4

[@murray1978]

He was my favorite goalie growing up because of the long hair and bandana. However being older and watching clips of him, he lets in some real stinkers. He seems to let in one bad or cheap goal every couple of games. His memoir is pretty good though. Love him on HNIC. Surprised that they haven't done the Gilmour 2 OT goal on Joseph or Game seven vs Detroit in 93 yet.

[@CBCSports]

Not a bad idea...

[@rulinghabs]

That game was huge. If we lost that game it was over.

[@StFidjnr]

@Matt Joseph after all in 1993 the Habs were just AWESOME IN O.T.

[@gateguardian44]

Way to release this on my birthday. A huge Kings' fan... Well, at least I have 2012 & 2014...

[@CBCSports]

Happy birthday!

[@gateguardian44]

@@CBCSports I appreciate the wishes but my birthday is November 16, the same day you posted this video. I didn't mean the day I made the comment. :p

[@EmailBacon]

I like how even though these videos don't get allot of attention, you still put allot of work into it. That is commitment. Be proud of yourselves for what you do. We all love it!

[@CBCSports]

It’s done for the love, the views will follow!

[@nathanstevens5354]

This needs to be its own channel.

[@CBCSports]

Thanks for watching!

[@sacredalien8011]

McSorely using an illegal blade? Is that to have more of an effect on slashing or is that to help him with his 2 goals a year

[@CBCSports]

Ouch.

[@sacredalien8011]

@@CBCSports I’m just poking fun sorry I couldn’t resist lol. He’s still got more goals then me in the NHL so I can’t say much

[@classicontario1776]

@@sacredalien8011 gross reply to the government

[@classicontario1776]

@@sacredalien8011 gross reply to the government.

[@sacredalien8011]

@Matt Joseph I was just joking, he does have decent numbers. At the same time you have to remember he played with Gretzky a lot of his career. Would any players that played with Gretzky throughout their career be the same without him? Not very many

[@Grandizer8989]

Hard to believe that this is the last year that a Canadian Hockey Team won the Cup

[@MikePurdue-ky9pm]

Man I sure do miss hearing Bob Cole's voice. Nobody can do it like Bob Cole. 😢 and of course. Don Cherry. Hockey is just not the same anymore

[@eileener27]

Me to

[@freddycalipari4242]

Haha I miss goalies like kelly. Now we got 6’4+ robots who all play the same

[@aircanuck]

You know what, you're right. I've been trying to put a finger on how I played the position at a high level for years and couldn't pick my favourite modern goalie. They all look the same.

[@Davidjon1946]

there will never be any funny looking masks ( hasek hrudey soderstrom ) and there will never be another Dominic Hasek!

[@Tbiblaine23]

Juuse Saros is a different type of goalie to watch

[@codyhertzler2387]

Best defenceman flyers ever had including pronger

[@yannyburger]

From a Habs fan point of view that was a totally dumb ass trade. We gave you a freakin hero in Desjardins . Leclair was huge in 93 as well but Desjardins, he rates with the Big Bird Larry Robinson as one of my favourite Habs defencemen.

[@stinkfinger630]

Hrudy is a class act! Kinda sad he missed getting the cup in ‘93. Joined that Islander dynasty too late.

[@donluego9448]

For some stupid reason, I think McSorley used the illegal stick so he could wrap the puck around the glass. Should have thrown the stick away for the 3rd period. I wondered what Melrose said to him after the game.

[@brev5057]

What a cool guy. Hey he played in the Stanley Cup finals in the Montreal forum. Hallowed

[@allsystemsgo8678]

As an Isles fan I always liked Hrudey. Would have been great for him to get a ring. Desjardins is such a underrated player

[@mattanderson6336]

Then the Canadiens traded Desjardins and LeClair to Philadelphia where they both have their numbers retired. The beginning of the end for the Habs dynasty.

[@classicontario1776]

The Toronto series was all about Game 6 and the non called highstick/slash from Wayne Gretzky in overtime

[@CBCSports]

Speaking of which... kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqCzpp-jhdxjp7M

[@Worldsportstalk24]

@Matt Joseph Yeah but that game shouldn't have even happened, and the team was crushed after what had happened in game 6

[@chrisragona3945]

Kelly talk about the 4 OT game please.

[@alexlovelock4648]

It was bad enough that the Kings beat three Canadian teams before finally falling to the Habs. It could have been Leafs-Habs, Canucks-Habs, even Flames-Habs in the finals. I am not sure we can have that opportunity again. Sure, the Kings got lucky on the Kerry Fraser non-call vs the Leafs, plus a couple of lucky bounces of their own during that run. I am glad the Habs won the series in the end. I believe they wore the Kings down as the series went on, maybe the Habs come back from 0-2 down? The Habs were more rested and possibly rusty in the beginning of that series. Nice work Habs!

[@jonathanduplantis1403]

Kelly! Good man

[@CBCSports]

Agreed!

[@robins5798]

Kelly Hrudey was great in both those first two games in Montreal though, saving 31 of 32 shots in game 1 and 39 of 42 in game 2.

[@pondababa4197]

Gotta love Hrudey. Great guy. I saw him in preseason in Vancouver once. I went for Gretzky, we left talking about Hrudey.

[@brennangabriel1395]

He needed to be great in 4 games Not just 2

[@robins5798]

@@brennangabriel1395 True. But it's a team game. LA losing the cup finals wasn't on Hrudey.

[@brennangabriel1395]

@@robins5798 I can appreciate the sentiment....but how does that series go if the goalies are swamped? And as far as it being a team sport... that particular part of the team usually has to be specifically phenomenal to win the cup...just saw the boys last night in Phoenix by the way.. it was awesome

[@JP_HKY_777]

Hrudy is the best!

[@CBCSports]

Fact!

[@classicontario1776]

@@CBCSports Patrick Roy? ,as well as every other goalie that won a cup.

[@Herkyismyhomeboy]

Kelly Hrudy was a warrior in that net.

[@mactac25]

Kelly played for the Indianapolis Checkers for two seasons when he was in the Islanders’ minor league system. Led us to two straight championships, and he was league MVP in the 1982-82 season. Warrior is exactly right. I’m from Indy , and I saw him play a lot then.

[@juiceboxhero9147]

3:41 what a flow

[@thefozzybear]

0:37 Leaf fans hate it too. They can't stand the 1993 Leafs vs Kings series.

[@T-bone9]

would have been an epic final for the 100th anni of the Cup

[@alexlovelock4648]

@@T-bone9 Did McSorely use his illegal stick then, too vs the Leafs?

[@T-bone9]

@@alexlovelock4648 Never really thought of that but I wouldn't doubt it, Hrudey said he did it too

[@T-bone9]

I dislike the Habs but that Bob Cole call on Desjardins O/T goal was pretty special

[@wilnerolivier7971]

The illegal stick wasn't the reason why the Kings lost game 2 of the '93 final!! What cost the Kings game 2 was failing to capitalize on a 5 on 3 power play late in the game. Had they scored during the 2 man advantage then they likely would've won the game & at the same take a 2-0 lead back to L.A. for game 3.

[@CBCSports]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jonathanduplantis1403]

I met Desjardins when I worked at an Italian restaurant in Montreal. He ordered a mushroom pizza and a tomato salad

[@codekhalil6437]

Classic Desjardins

[@CBCSports]

Nice combo! 😋

[@v4v819]

If he had ordered pineapple on his pizza... He'd be CANCELED!!!!!

[@justinuptonn261]

@@v4v819 No. I believe it's 10 years in prison for pineapple on a pizza

[@v4v819]

@@justinuptonn261 “It wasn’t me, judge... It was the piNeApPlE”

[@simonjacques9641]

go watch the end of game-5 Kelly, the good guys WIN THE CUP!

[@yannyburger]

On my birthday no less the day Montreal clinched it. It just don't get any better than that eh.

[@TAFARN723]

The last time a Canadian based team won a Stanley Cup.

[@MikePurdue-ky9pm]

Strangely the same year Gary Bettman started.

[@justinuptonn261]

i like the old semi circle blue nets

[@CBCSports]

Classic.

[@justinuptonn261]

@Matt Joseph yes. by the 95/96 season they were gone (though i think remained in the AHL. The blue semicircle remained but the inside of the net was white. First year they did it was 91/92 apparently (the 75 anniversary patch season)

[@bb-gc2tx]

im long time isles fan as a kid in the 80s i hated hrudey for taking number 1 job from billy smith. every game hrudey played i wanted isles to win like 7-6 every game he played.🤣 feel bad now because hes a class act

[@JSN127]

FAH-Q Montreal then & FAH-Q Montreal now for this 2021 cup

[@kingchrisepoo]

guy in the crease evey canadians goal..godamn

[@garyelder4610]

Screw the Habs. To this day I still love when the Habs lose. That call pissed off the Hockey Gods and that’s why no Canadian team has won a cup in 27 years

[@jpwjr1199]

Ok, you're clearly a mark.

[@enzodellacorte1909]

you must be a leaf or bruin fan, its understanble cuz weve kicked your butts so often that its no longer funny

[@jpwjr1199]

@@enzodellacorte1909 I have no idea who you're talking to or what you're talking about.

[@a1driver982]

Its cause its a money grab. Why let the Leafs win when the money is there and probably always will be, just like alot of Canadian teams.

[@AntmeetsMelbourne]

Next up...I was in net for Gretzky 802nd goal. Guess who was the goalie?

[@CBCSports]

None other than Kirk McLean!! Thanks for watching!

[@StFidjnr]

in game 1 of the SCF Kelly Hrudey's shutout is foiled but the way it did it was deceptive

[@songohan2222]

thank you Marty McSorley 😂😂😂

[@cowetascore8476]

Kelly should have been playing the Isles in the finals. Damn Habs and their OT wins that year. lol. Could. Not. Lose.

[@brennenbutler3371]

Sidney Crosby's golden goal

[@semmcstevenson]

The Kings shouldn’t have been there in the first place. Glad they got SMOKED. Montreal / Toronto would have been THE series. Nobody cared about this series. NOBODY. Ratings went way down because nobody watched it.

[@ericdesjardins3301]

My name is exactly the same as this guys lol

[@CBCSports]

Cheers Eric!

[@frankfossella6863]

There should have been better leadership from Gretzky when the Canadian tie the game before they went in ot .

[@yannyburger]

Why the hell Montreal traded a dam hero in Desjardins will never make sense to me. One of the worst trades ever in Montreals history

[@MikePurdue-ky9pm]

Always been a Habs fan, and I agree. My only beef with Montreal, is they always throw away their best man. All the time. That year they ditched Subban pissed me off. And then he went all the way to the finals with Nashville

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

@@MikePurdue-ky9pmWeber wasn’t to terrible tbf and Subban hasn’t really been the same since.

[@citylims]

Cup hasnt been back to Canada since.

[@vanillagorilla8236]

Then they traded him to the flyers with leclair for Mark Recchi and then the flyers get him back.

[@a1driver982]

They deserved it after what Gretzky got away with in Game 6 against Toronto.

[@MisterMister5893]

We all know Gretzky robbed us (Leaf fans) a Stanley birth since '67. Can't explain it but dominant teams sometimes buckle when they face certain teams and Montreal sure did that when they faced the Leafs. Or more correctly, both teams seem to elevate their play on par with each other making the game(s) electrified. It's still true today between these two clubs. I would have put my money on the Leafs taking it in 7.

[@sweiland75]

Since then, LA Kings won 2 Stanley Cups and Montreal won 0.

[@charlesdansereau-menard3347]

and since LA joined the league?

[@smithryansmith]

Im sure that makes Hrudy feel better, eh? You know none of the players were the same.

[@politicalbandwagon4989]

20 years later yeah. How many players from this team do you think were on those 2012 and 2014 teams.

[@qualityman1965]

That's life. What ifs are illogical, and a stupid way of looking at how things work out. It's are way of trying to justify fate and pretend that we are in control when in fact we control NOTHING.

[@bb-gc2tx]

bush league move by habs

[@aggoldstein]

Hey Kelly you didn't deserve to be in the finals. Gretz should have gotten a high sticking penalty the game before

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

Very true... Kerry Fraser and Wayne had a friendship going on. Wayne was protected by the league anyways, he was the poster boy.

[@hehmtube]

But...how about Game 7 played in Maple Leaf Gardens. How come Leafs lost that one ? You know...a loss..just like the one to the 42 year old Zamboni driver, who works for them.

[@PRYVTgomerPYLE]

@@hehmtube you’re trying too hard... WAY too hard. 🤣😂👌🏻

[@t3jf]

Leaf fans always whining lol

[@aggoldstein]

@@hehmtube lol it still hurts

[@day1avsfan907]

Man Hrudy is full of excuses lol

[@CBCSports]

And charm! Don’t forget charm!

[@JohnSmith-zu5zx]

So Hrudey admits he cheated by using illegal sticks.

[@Rick-pq8dv]

Most goalies did.

[@shawnthompson2303]

Islanders and Oilers were walking 100 kg packs of cocaine in the 80s. Your point?

[@cowetascore8476]

@@shawnthompson2303 STFU. What a BS statement

[@35jigganator]

Just a reminder that the goaltending in this era was awful lol

[@ThisHandleFeatureIsStupid]

Wow. Kelly is a lot less of a douche when he's at home. On CBC he's an insufferable, arrogant, and abrasive loudmouth...but here he's super chill and honest.