Mike Richter & Glenn Healy Explain How Mike Keenan Drove Them Crazy! | New York Rangers

The Rangers' goalies on the 1994 Stanley Cup team, Mike Richter and Glenn Healy discuss the crazy times they experienced under coach Mike Keenan.
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[@codyi5232]

Pavel Bure on Mike Richter “ until that moment I scored at will- my will was unstoppable . Mike’s will on that day eclipsed my own. I looked back in his eyes and saw the resolve of a champion. He earned my respect.”

[@billlopez1636]

Cody AI wow that just might be the greatest show of respect I’ve ever seen from one player to another

[@codyi5232]

If any of you New York people want to see it for yourself Bure was asked if he held resentment for richter when he was traded to New York and that was his answer . You should read what Wayne Gretzky said about Bure and the nyr gm not telling him they were working at it. Gretz said he would have extended his career to play with Bure and Fluery.

[@Torgo1969]

@@codyi5232 Poor Gretz didn't have anyone to play with in his last year. But he and all the NYRs had a phenomenal run in 1997, especially Richter against the Devils, standing on his head.

[@codyi5232]

Torgo1969 the pass off the net still in memory in 97

[@MisterMister5893]

What a poet. His grasp of the English language surprises many.

[@samloomis6633]

Loved those 90s Messier era teams. Not only the 94 squad either. In 92 they won the Presidents Trophy and Leetch won the Norris Trophy, 96 with the awesome Verbeek-Messier tandem where Mess scored the most goals of his entire career, and in 97 we had a deep run with 2 Gretzky playoff hat tricks and Leetch won his 2nd Norris Trophy. Lots of great, fun teams from 92-97!

[@tomm3695]

I met Mike Richter in Lake Placid NY in 2007. My wife did the IronMan race and Richter did it too. I have a picture of he and I, arm in arm in a parking lot. Great guy.

[@marinalizzy]

I miss these guys. What a great team this was.

[@almo8989]

I'm a Vancouver fan. The 94 loss hurt way more than the 2011. The 94 series in my opinion is still the best Stanley Cup finals ever. Both teams didn't want to give up an inch. Game 7 ended in 3-2.

[@motogig7803]

Two of my favorite goalies. Mike and Glenn. Mike was great and Glenn was the insurance policy. One of the best tandems of all time in my opinion.

[@williamoleary9330]

Thank you Mike and Glenn for everything you both did to help win the Cup.

[@buckbuck9225]

Why am i getting all this mike keenan stuff?

[@trugrit7210]

lol, me too. It's weird.

[@kennymcdonald1592]

Yeah I’m getting them too

[@kylebarbisan7499]

Same

[@danhansson409]

My question also wtf?

[@chrisfrank6625]

Because I was looking up Mike Keenan stuff a few days ago......butterfly effect.

[@KaraMarisa]

These guys are just havin' a good time. Love it.

[@Classicrocker6119]

Great to hear Healy is working with NHL Alumni now. I hope that they're assisting Joe Murphy and providing him with the help and support he truly deserves.

[@LordStanley94]

@Classicrocker6119 so so sad the story with Joe Murphy. Saw it last week and could not believe it. The question I have: why won't his daughter or ex-wife help out?

[@bcharly1985]

Anyone in that situation is a sad story you wouldn’t wish on your worst enemy! But there is millions of ppl in his situation, why does Joe deserve more than others?

[@IhaveaDoghouse]

@@bcharly1985 The NHLPA has a support system and money to help it would make sense that they look after him. Crying what about the other people suffering when someone is getting help doesn't do anything productive at all.

[@bcharly1985]

Fertile Mistro you said the help he truly deserves! Just wondering why he deserves it so much.

[@IhaveaDoghouse]

@@bcharly1985 I wasn't the one who said the help he truly deserves but I do think he and everyone else struggling does deserve to be helped as much as anyone can. I didn't say he deserves it more than anyone else. What I am is saying that the NHLPA has support specifically for injured, retired, transitioning, drug addicted players and former players so therefore would make sense to help as much as they can. It would be like a veteran of the military not getting the help they need after serving when there is specific organizations put in place that receive funding for that exact reason. Make sense?

[@readyxxi]

glenn and mike have class THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES .1994

[@LeoWhalen1933]

My favorite goaltender of all-time. Glenn Healy was excellent as well.

[@Torgo1969]

I think of him whenever I see a goalie wearing 35.

[@stooch66]

Loved that Lowe quote, “if it wasn’t hard, it wouldn’t be so much fun when we do it.” Can’t get over how they transplanted the Oilers team to NY.

[@michaelfrazia4569]

as an islander fan...I loved I loved Richter...total gamer...heals was great on the island...great duo

[@sergiocalcio9481]

“ Hey man , we’re gonna be fine . If it wasn’t so hard it wouldn’t be so much fun when we do it “ - Kevin Lowe’s words to his speechless team during the first of what would be two intermissions in the locker room when the Rangers were heading into OT after Zelepukin only a few moments earlier had just tied the game 1 - 1 with 7 seconds to go in the 3rd. That’s leadership . That’s confidence . That’s a veteran presence . That’s how it’s done. They don’t make them like that anymore.

[@austinclark007]

The interviewer reminds me of J.K. Simmons.

[@jasonjtd79dunne88]

Al Trautwig worked for 30 plus years at MSG network and also did a litany of other sports as well olympics, auto sports and many other events in the broadcast industry, local and international coverage. He took time off in late 2019 for health reasons and his contract wasn’t renewed

[@IsiahTomas]

Make sure he gets pictures of Spider-Man

[@dyates6380]

Great interview.

[@Byzantine41]

Feeling old they won it 25 years ago.

[@stevedrums1675]

Healy! I always thought he was pretty funny. Couldn't imagine being in a locker room with him.

[@19trebor53]

1993-94 may very well be the greatest sports year of my life.

[@klunny998]

Rangers had a tough battle against vancouver

[@Torgo1969]

Understatement. Even harder with those sweet Vancouver uniforms that year, remind me of the Judas Priest album Screaming For Vengeance.

[@IntellectuallyEliteMedia]

Love those guys.

[@holaatyaboy6765]

Mike Richter was built for the big lights

[@timklay8540]

That was a great playoff year, maybe my favorite of all time…also makes me think about how great those 80s Oilers teams were, they provided a lot of seed stock for great teams of the 90s, Kings and Rangers, etc.

[@jimspadola]

That was worth watching.. two class acts... and trautwig is pretty cool too

[@198634]

Jim Spadola Healy is ALOT of things - class act he is not !

[@jimspadola]

Leafs Forever what am I missing on Healy?

[@198634]

Jim Spadola as a leafs fan it was brutal when he was calling games with hughson and Simpson - he bashed the leafs to no end and was negative w everything hence why he got fired . He rode the leafs bench as a back up who barely played cause he sucked thus why he’s so bitter.

[@jimspadola]

Leafs Forever thanks for info

[@Starace65]

What a great video.

[@FTulumello]

Love em both. They are the Laurel and Hardy of the Ranger team of that time and a BIG part of what won us the ultimate prize.

[@zachmalone428]

Crazy how Healey took a backup role after reaching the conference finals with the islanders the year before and beating the two time champion penguins.

[@slapshot68]

Keenan was the Giuliani of Ny coaches

[@TheMaestro116]

"See you at the party Richter!"

[@ryanfelber4699]

Why couldn't this interview continue for another, let's say, hour? These are two of the most well-spoken, intelligent, humurous guys you can find anywhere who just happened to be the goalie tandem for the '94 Stanley Cup Champs. This was great.

[@jean-paulmoreau7178]

Imagine being with these 2 guys in the locker room before a game 7? no stress..... If I had guys like these in my office, I would not have suffered a burnout 5 yrs ago. Why are these types of people only in sports?

[@tictok9972]

Jean-Paul Moreau Yes, you noticed that too!

[@njdevil8950]

Devils fan here but have to tip your cap to these guys. All timers.

[@brianswanson9881]

You guys were great between the pipes. You should become Goalie Coaches on how to stand up. The goalies today are getting beat over the shoulder, while they are on their knees.

[@dhennessey1970]

Richter and Healy are like Abbot and Costello. No wonder why they won the cup that year. They kept the team together.

[@mckessa17]

Two well spoken intelligent funny goalies on the same team. That's rare.

[@eldoabrahamson]

How do you know?

[@mckessa17]

@@eldoabrahamson I use to play hockey

[@paulesmond3713]

I'm an islanders fan and it was tough losing Healy. He was great and a big loss for the Isles.

[@briannoonan6985]

I think the islanders were the only team i know to have lost both starting and back up goalie. Healy, signed with the rangers and fitspatrick, was picked up by florida, in the expansion draft

[@briannoonan6985]

Funny how the islanders traded hrudey, to the kings and a year later, we have both kings goalies. Even billy smith, was a king, before a ny islander

[@jasonryan1942]

He's the coach he helps the team you won the cup I'm sure Vancouver would have been happy to win

[@CoconutsGlow]

They may had actually won better without him. At least it sounds like there is that much animosity...

[@viktorkozlov7827]

Keenan looks great

[@lanceblackwood2659]

Mike Keenan, Oakland seals and the Philadelphia flyers and Mario lemeiux

[@mariobuttino6095]

Thank you Richter,for stopping the penalty shot by Pavel Bure,I will never forget that moment.

[@DeadHeatHipHop]

i miss al trautwig. i hope he's ok

[@MrChinbaca]

Hate the rangers.. But these two were great, respect.

[@DD-fm7xb]

Keenan wasn't brought in to be Mr. nice guy...He was brought in to kick ass and hold players responsible..And players on that 94 team had career years that year...Richter and Leetch being at the top of the list and they were the 2 who whined most about him...Bottom line is he got results that they failed to get with Neilson !!

[@amazinmets8439]

Leetch credits Keenan for making him a better player so he hardly "whined" about him. Neilson was a pussy, they needed Keenan to kick them in the ass. That's what the Mets need, they've had too many "buddy" managers. As good as Keenan was he wasn't without his faults. Benching Leetch in the playoffs was a really stupid move. Pulling Richter Game 4 etc. but at the end of the day he got the job done.

[@ncvman]

Mike with the same haircut. Classic. Sounds like trautwig still smoking 2 packs a day

[@thenatureboy1837]

Heals is a great second banana.

[@steveernest6287]

I was a big fan of Healey until I met him in person.

[@natronbetticus]

Steve Ernest he seems like a total knob

[@v4v819]

What he do? Don't leave us hanging...

[@jamesanthony5681]

Healey told the story a few years ago about how Mark Messier was instrumental in getting Roger Neilson fired as Ranger coach, because Roger liked to match his lines and Messier wasn't getting the ice time he felt he deserved, wanting to play against the other teams' best players. "We can't win with this guy," Messier told senior management. Roger was out, and Messier's friend, Mike Keenan was in as coach.

[@slapshot68]

@@jamesanthony5681lol so fake news! The coach was horrible end of story! Messier won 4 cups! He knows how to win! Neilson doesn’t kno cause he hasn’t won nothing!

[@jamesanthony5681]

@@slapshot68 What fake news? Glenn Healy (goalie on the '93-'94 Ranger team) told that story on Bob McCown's Sports Radio show (The FAN 590 Toronto) around 2016, saying that Roger liked to match lines and Messier didn't like the fact he was NOT getting the ice team he wanted, and was NOT getting matched up against the other team's best players. He complained to senior management, and Roger ended up getting fired. Messier WAS friends with Keenan, going back to the '87 Canada Cup Series, and perhaps even before that. They later hooked up together (disastrously) in Vancouver. Roger Neilson was a good coach (20+ yrs in NHL) and a smart hockey guy, getting to the finals once, I believe. Keenan won exactly 1 Cup.

[@Torgo1969]

Richter sporting a beard!

[@ElectricBlarz]

Healy is such a cool guy.

[@r.edward5701]

Always found Heals hilarious. Rubbed a lot of people the wrong way

[@moonlightmelodrama]

Were they dissing Keenan? They played the best hockey of their career under him. Any comment about that?

[@ryanfelber4699]

It was tongue in cheek, as is most of what these 2 say!

[@timburr4453]

Bugs me for whatever reason but when they honor ex players...could you at least get them the proper era jersey? The 1994 Rangers had the classic collar not that red ring, and the striping on the arms and bottom of the jersey was different. Those two deserve at least their true jerseys to wear at functions

[@moonswan7587]

Tip of the hat to the greatest goaltender of all time and a Hank Hill "not bad" to you as well Richter

[@tww1478]

Even after all these years it still doesn't make any sense Glenn Healy in a rangers uniform.. it's absolutely senseless.. and I will never ever get used to it. Thanks for nothing don Maloney

[@amazinmets8439]

He was a great backup for the Rangers in 94.

[@mml1224]

Beezer's 96 florida panther nhl final run wld pee in both of these guys coffee cup..........!

[@robbrown4621]

Does anyone know what happened to Al?

[@sweiland75]

Fucking Squarespace is everywhere on KZbin.

[@loumnar54]

Did not speak much about Keenan in this video. What's the fuss about?

[@manitobamania8563]

Heels is a funny dude

[@bb-gc2tx]

I love the fact that ranger fans point to this team as their greatest moment The fact is it was a rented team most players only played 1 or 2 seasons with the rangers. Hell the coach left after 1 season . What a joke 79 years 1 Stanley cup and they had to buy it. I'll take my isles dynasty 4 cups 19 straight series wins 16 players on all 4 cup teams all true islanders all part of the greatest team not only hockey history but greatest team in the history of sports

[@robins5798]

Oh look, another old Islanders fart who feels the need to discredit the 1994 Rangers, talk about their one cup since 1940 and bring up the Islanders 1980's dynasty. How original. Just a tip from someone (a Stars fan) who is neutral to NY sports rivalries: Nobody cares about your old dynasty or about the Islanders. Montreal and Edmonton had better teams in the 70's and 80's anyway.

[@amazinmets8439]

Messier, Leetch, Graves, Richter, Kovalev, Zubov, Tikkanen, Nemchinov all core guys that played for the Rangers for years and/or were drafted by the Rangers, so give it a rest. The other guys on the team were acquired through shrewd deadline deals to solidify the team. At least the Rangers have had some great seasons the past 25 years, unlike the Islanders who have made it past the 1st round exactly ONCE in that span.

[@samiam261]

Last I checked 1994 is more recent than 1983 dickhead. Why don't you concentrate on where your going to watch your teams home games. Talk about a joke, you don't have to look very far than right in front of your hook nose.

[@metfan099]

The Rangers made it to the Cup finals not but 5 years ago, in 2014...they have the more recent track record of success, by far.

[@sandman6617]

The debate could last forever about great teams. Can’t forget to mention Montreal, Edmonton, or Detroit in the conversation.

[@christhornycroft3686]

The 1994 Finals is a stark reminder to me that nice guys finish last. It doesn't matter how hard you work, it's about what you're willing to do to another team's players in order to win. It's one thing if you're both in a puck battle and someone gets hurt as a result, but when some guy is crawling to the bench because he's already injured, if you're first thought is, "I'm going to chop at this guy and injure him some more," that's not a hockey play. It's embarrassing to the game. And then Mark Messier came to Vancouver and tarnished his reputation further by demolishing the team and then suing them on the way out. Greatest captain in NHL history? Because he deliberately injured the captain of another team in the Finals after winning 5 already? There's being competitive, and there's being an embarrassment to the game. I'll never look at hockey the same way again because we all know what happened in 1994 and it's been all downhill ever since. Looks like the Rangers are working on a new curse.

[@noluck9679]

I think Lundqvist is Better than Richter. Just Rangers bought the cup in 1994.

[@goalie2998]

It's a 100% different game now. I would say Richter was way more athletic at his peak. Also unbelievable glove hand. Nothing against hank. As today's goalies have to be big, play the positioning 100% , and rely more on blocking than reflexes.

[@noluck9679]

@@goalie2998 Agree.

[@ryanblaney2193]

I disagree Richter was much better

[@NastiMarvasti]

Fun fact: Jonathan Quick modeled his style after Richter who was his childhood hero.

[@topperharley3363]

See there buddies lol

[@198634]

Still sickens my stomach that Healy has a Stanley cup ring for riding the bench .....

[@roachmasterflex8002]

You clearly do not understand the importance of a backup goalie.

[@harm04]

ignorant

[@robins5798]

Ok, so every backup goalie on cup winning teams must sicken you then?

[@qdog568]

Wow, Healy had a pretty good season being the backup. Dope

[@analogkid4957]

Same with backup QB’s in the NFL for Super Bowls. Look at Jared Lorenzen who just died for the NY Giants he has a Super Bowl ring under Eli Manning. Also Jeremy Lin in the NBA has a championship ring in the NBA for the Raptors even though he was on the bench the entire series.

[@nemonucliosis]

Healy's a maggot. He dissed Keenan for how he couched and wasn't proud that he won a Stanley Cup under him, yet any chance he gets to talk about winning the cup he's the first one there,

[@CoconutsGlow]

It could be argued that, just because Mike Keenan has a Stanley Cup, doesn't mean that he was/is a great coach. Many players that have cup rings, don't deserve them. Mike Keenan is a top notch ass wipe, and he's the only one to blame for a legacy that overshadows his stats as a coach.

[@nemonucliosis]

@@CoconutsGlow 54 years prior to Keenan and now 24 years and counting after Keenan.

[@franktheo2055]

Goaltenders make such interesting people. 🏒