Wendel Clark Tribute Hero of the Day

[submitted via mapleleafs.com]

[@HigzyTeflon]

This video always manages to bring a tear to my eye. Wendel would score timely goals, and in bunches. He would elevate the play of his team mates, bring the fans to their feet, and BOY, could he scrap! He was a true brawler. He will always be my favourite Toronto Maple Leaf. The fact that he no longer plays saddens me greatly, but videos like this bring back some of that excitement. Thanks for all the really great memories. Big luv, Captain Crunch!

[@tkdamusicman]

What are big lessons I can take from wendel clark?

[@Brettsforehead]

Fkn right.

[@johngirdwood495]

Wendel did it all and with pride in the blue and white . He wore that jersey with honour and deserves our respect more than we can say about current leafs

[@uberpatty]

Damn right . More respect in general. He was truly one of the greats.

[@WanderingBrushArt]

Seeing he was one of the toughest gay athletes of all time, to say he did it with pride is an understatement

[@JimBic72]

Damn I miss this guy! Today’s players should have half the heart Wendel had!

[@GuitarLessonsBobbyCrispy]

Met Wendel today at a meet & greet in Brampton for a Christmas toy 'fill a cruiser' drive. Really nice guy. My favorite Leaf of all time.

[@Danfrombackhome]

My fave leaf too n i am not a leafs fan at all but love warrior players

[@conantroutman76]

i have been a bruins fan all my life, but wendel will always be my favorite player. NOBODY plays with his kind of heart anymore....

[@johnsantos6480]

I will never forget when I was entering my teens, I got "The Best Hockey Fights of 80s" on VHS tape. They would feature Kocur, Dave Brown, Probert, Nilan,etc. and they must have done a 15 minute feature of Wendell Clark's fights. Still stuck in my brain to this day. One of my very favorite hockey players of all time. A true swiss army knife who could do it all! Hes what i think a hockey player should be!

[@morebeer2008]

Met him tonight in Aurora Ontario at a Jr A game...could hardly speak....so much respect for the man

[@mckessa17]

Wendel says follow me boys, I will lead you to the promise land........

[@tcat992]

Any hockey fan should have this in their favorites, 1 of the best hockey players ever, even pounds 1 of his own at tryouts, gotta just love the heart.

[@melissamilne5013]

as a woman who has a great respect for not only the game but the players and what their bodies go through this is one of the toughest fuc--rs out there to ever play the game! not only a excellent player but excellent with them hands. much respect to one of the greatest of hockey's enforcers!

[@uberpatty]

I watch this video quite frequently. Tear to the eye indeed. Greatest leaf of all time. Love knuckles but couldn't believe that they didn't mention Wendal in gladiator movie. Wendal is and always has been an inspirational figure in my life. Score goals beat the s $@t outta people way bigger than him, an all round star. And just an all round class act. Thanks for putting this video up I hope it never goes away. Ask yourself this question: What would Wendal do?

[@JimBic72]

uberpatty The leafs need another Wendel! No leaf has ever played with so much heart since!

[@fishfire_2999]

Yah umm I'm just not seeing the class act part more like a band of toothless knuckle Buster's .

[@poofacejunior]

@@fishfire_2999 gtfo then

[@mikefromfargonodak]

So many of those hits would be penalties nowadays. Wicked goal scorer and a fierce competitor. The dream hockey player!

[@oldfatgoalie5092]

Jesus, that Bruce Bell hit...

[@ca77721]

There will never be another player like Clark! 17 !

[@toddsullivan6962]

Inspirational videos out there all over the place but none compare to this one.

[@Devlins10]

Clark said on OTR that he gave all he had every shift. I believe it 100 percent. Inspiring too watch for sure.

[@johngirdwood495]

Wendel was one of a kind and the kid could play fo sure

[@PianoMoverSmith1]

Can you imagine the Leafs with a 26 year old Wendel Clark in this Leafs line up for the playoffs? Lucic would be bloodied, Chara wouldn't know what hit him, and Thornton wouldn't leave the bench.

[@MAFIAndroid]

They need to play this at the start of every home game!

[@dvxdude12]

Still remember being like 4 years old and watching Wendel come back to the leafs for second time and his first shift. He was a possessed man!!! Just gave it all and hit everyone that touched the puck.

[@fiftymissioncap9045]

I fucken love this guy....number 1 in my books best leaf player ever

[@flaxy2727]

This is the guy we need, Marner and the boys should watch this before every playoff game.

[@JimBic72]

Damn Wendel, we miss you! As good as the modern Leafs are, they don’t have the heart that you played with!

[@droppedzombie]

Iv been watching thus vid since it was made and its still my favourite vid on youtube

[@Wintrz98]

Anybody else here cause of the Spittin Chiclets podcast?

[@bubbagump1395]

It is not the size of the man in the fight, it is the size of the fight in the man. I think this quote best exemplifies what Wendel Clark was and what the Toronto Maple Leafs currently lack. When was the last time you saw a member of the team weep at being traded? For the Leafs to ever be successful again, they need a player in the mold of Wendel Clark or Doug Gilmour. Someone who will leave everything on the ice. Marty Mcsorley - 6Ft1, 235 lbs Bob Probert - 6ft3, 225 lbs WENDEL CLARK - 5ft11, 195 lbs

[@iw714s]

Wadda beauty. Absolute beauty! If Linner sees this comment. Thanks for the best 4 minutes of my life

[@powerwise234]

RIP Bob Cole. 😢

[@lauriesummerfield6675]

Best Leaf Captain Ever. "AKA" "Captain Crunch"

[@adrianandreacavan1876]

I miss Wendel so much. Love this video. I watch it, well.......probably too often. Great music too and the Clark/probert montage at the end brings tears to my eyes.

[@adjkoh]

Toronto,s heart and soul

[@toumistra]

The guy carried the team, the city and his fans on his back. THANK YOU CLARKIE AND GILMOUR!!!!!! LEAFS 92, 93 best team ever!!!!!

[@jethandris]

Miss you brother. You fucking know who you are.

[@johnmontgomerie6612]

THE BEST CAPTAIN! CAPTAIN CLARK!

[@ryanrogers5663]

Wow. Pure heart. Best captain of all time.

[@wesneilson821]

3:39 Hey Fetisov, welcome to Canada

[@Panegyric123]

Good shoulder to shoulder hits. Lessons that modern era players could learn from.

[@prodogs]

they just don't make them like that any more. Pure desire to win!

[@dcollier7239]

My favorite Player

[@Meeks363]

I love watching this vid before a Leaf game..sadly players don't have the desire and heart like Clark and Dougy did..still my 2 all time fav players! Go Leafs Go!

[@m.j.p.1482]

There's that grit.

[@wildeirishpoet]

this is pure motivation!

[@hhhdabor]

I fucken love this video! And I love Wendel Clark!

[@ceeotter356]

Was a warrior.

[@diyer8787]

I wish this guy could get his hands on Marchand...

[@DreamAbroad]

I'm not an emotional guy but that brought a tear to my eye! Someone should show that to Phaneuf!!!

[@hhhdabor]

I love this video! I love Wendel Clark! Go Leafs Go!

[@jrc01718]

Fists of solid steel. Too bad he wasn't still playing today, he'd set a lot of these current douchebags straight.

[@SheafferGordon]

At 1:01 he wrecks Scott Stevens...give him a medal for that...

[@sleestac69]

Be careful what you ask for...Wendal will give it to ya.

[@kevindouglas7126]

I love Doug Gilmore, Mike Gartner, Mats Sundin, and even Anderchoke lol, honestly even number 94 Sergei Berezin(still don't know how to spell it lmao) at a time , but overall my favourite is the man who was drafted 1st overall 2 and half weeks before I was born (I was born July 8th 1985)..... The greatest player with the most heart, Captain Crunch! WENDEL CLARK! I mean we drafted him as a defencemen and turned him into a winger! SIMPLY AMAZING!

[@nrojb]

never played hockey, but this is my go to pump up video before races.

[@mckessa17]

buy some skates and play young man.

[@johngirdwood495]

this vid still bets me motivated i love it!!!!!!!!!!

[@lorenzosmeridian6575]

they dont make em like this anymore

[@billaroyamaha2]

add the 2011-2012 roster to that comment. i went back and took a look at the 92-93 roster. unreal what they achieved.

[@Fireproofretz]

I saw this when I was.... 17-18? and I cried... at 28 I still did and not ashamed to say

[@kenpeterson9248]

The best. The very best.

[@kevinmalone1048]

Wendel is still God!!

[@Maritimer]

Awesome tribute video, too bad the video quality wasn't better. Sure wish there was a Leaf now who had this much heart ! I Named my dog Wendel after Mr Clark. thanks for making the video !

[@randymarsh4182]

i pictured the face of david backes with every punch landed

[@ramonsuarez4389]

POWER!!!

[@PianoMoverSmith1]

If you want to see nuts, look at the fight card for Wendel from 1986-87. He fought anyone and everyone. All heavy weights. No one wanted to fight Wendel after that season, only his second.

[@randymarsh4182]

buds all day

[@PianoMoverSmith1]

Then he'd score a hat trick with that sick ass wrist shot.

[@whancock6115]

Can you imagine this beauty let lose in today's NHL? Honestly did anyone in the day actually want to fight him? You see guys try and jump him and get 4-5 quick shots in while he's setting up then the jackhammers would start to fly. He threw so many short quick punches but for effs sake what is the PSI of this guys punches??? His jabs hit guys like full on hay makers. Laws, yes! M-O-O-N spells Wendel!

[@KingOFMisFits]

BEST QUOTE OF DON CHERRY "Wendal Clark hits harder at half-back, than most guys do at full-back"

[@coreythompson143]

Wendel cark is a better player with half a back than most guys is with a full back.....

[@torontosssss]

Every Leaf should be forced to watch this tribute before donning the Blue 'n White. Mandatory. Period.

[@bizbazboz]

Legend, nuff said

[@Danfrombackhome]

I miss these days of the nhl

[@tehborga]

The interesting thing is, I met Wendel a couple years ago at ACC. I'm 6'1" and I towered over him. There is NO way he's really 5'11". Maybe 5'9" on a good day.

[@thebiscuitpodcast]

I love this.

[@PianoMoverSmith1]

Everyone else tried to defend against Probert when the were unlucky enough to have to fight him. Wendel jumped at him and threw absolute bombs that knocked people out. No shit Kocur the knock out king is his effing cousin. Hard ass Prairie boys that dont eff around. "I'd say he lost the decision to the farmer from Saskatchewan". Everyone did. It's fucking Wendel.

[@wilbsmacdonald9240]

Can you name a #1 pick that did any of this...watta player..

[@johngirdwood495]

yes Wendal Fucking Clark the best leaf to come down the pipe in many a year and still inspires me to this day

[@gerrymartin9887]

@Genuine Ostrich Lindros.

[@gerrymartin9887]

@Genuine Ostrich All I’m saying was Lindros was also a number 1 overall pick that was a tremendous power forward.

[@friedblowney]

Take notes, Dion.

[@discoveryman59]

Nuts and Guts!!!

[@markwilliams2620]

From a Red Wing fan.

[@123Lucuzz]

i love wendel clakre, but he was more than just fighter like this video shows, he was a leader that stood up for his teammates.. thats the way a captain should be... a skilled player that isnt afraid to stick up for his players!

[@mckessa17]

Luke Pilon Kinda like Phaneuf, not really.

[@terinstatton7279]

I wanna fight Wendell in today’s day and age

[@littlelaurahapydance]

Hi niki Just want to say merry Christmas do you have a beautiful day

[@jamesanderson849]

Fuck that's good

[@andrewdrost2544]

Can we get him in for game 6?

[@99browndog99]

@tehborga. When they measure hockey players, they do it on skates. So you're right he is 5' 9". Skates put 2 inches on you

[@ChicksWSticks772]

I got your 100thsub

[@jeffells6586]

Does anyone know if there is a better version of this? The original perhaps? It's still great, I just wish there was a clearer version to watch.

[@mckessa17]

Nope, we take what we can get.

[@billaroyamaha2]

Maybe Clark should be the next coach?! with dougie as assistant?

[@bleafer4life]

I own one hockey card its Wendel Clarks rookie card nuff said

[@LifeRewindedNYC55]

Stephanie browns going live now 1/3/ ar 3:30 about Kay limon can you come by

[@SweetPea69867]

sweet :-)

[@Pocketpets13]

toughest player ever !

[@danlaman1000]

All hits. No cups. Back of the line please

[@fabiomendonca749]

+Robert Ruggiero deserves alot more recognition than you think, hes all heart, fights, scores and loves the game. grow up.

[@danlaman1000]

Leafs suck. Eat shit. New England Patriots rule.

[@danlaman1000]

My father and mother raised two successful boys. My family is very successful. You are a loser. Leafs suck. New England Patriots rule. Dont be in denial.

[@PianoMoverSmith1]

Honestly...fighting Wendel Clark made no sense at all. Anyone who made McSorley and Probert nervous is just insane. He is 5'11" and 200lbs. If he was in the league today he would have destroyed everyone. No one fights the way he did. They wouldn't even know what to do. You look at the stories of Kocur and Twist and all the boys who were Blades at that time or Saskatchewan boys and Wendel was their Alpha. Any era, any tough guy you couldn't fuck with Wendel. It's just how it is, Its Wendel.

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[@downtherabbithole7775]

Punctuation is a real thing....

[@JoshyP744]

Stop being a jimmer dog. Robbie and Space monster answer to jimmer you dont have to Nikki FREE YOUR SELF FROM HIM!

[@BATHURST65]

If only he could have been traded to Montreal so he would have a Stanley Cup. But because he played for Toronto, he only won a crotch cup.

[@oriondensmore4455]

BATHURST65 fuck you

[@ceeotter356]

Was a warrior.