The Career of Ken Linseman

Meaning to do this for awhile now, I thought today was a good time.
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[@FalseCredential]

Hoping for Bobby Clarke and Bill Barber videos eventually!

[@aramondehasashi3324]

Marchand's idol, he probably had a poster of him on his bedroom wall.

[@benhoogenband8729]

I grew up in Kingston, Ontario and went to LCVI high school. Ken Linseman, Tony McKegney and Rob Plumb (who lived just up the street) were all at LCVI also, just a year or two ahead of me. Not that this means anything ... but kind of cool. I delivered newspapers, the Kingston Whig Standard and Rob Plumb's house - his parents house - was on my route.

[@kylestoddart]

That Tie Domi vs the penalty box fan was EPIC! My memory is fuzzy tho, but if I remember correctly a BRUIN beat a fan with the fans own shoe! I agree fans wanna chirp well they are fair game

[@mikekole]

How about the fan that got on the ice only to end up in front of the Buffalo bench and Rob Ray? Ray started the lawnmower on that goof.

[@aramondehasashi3324]

Domi vs a fan kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmPPi2CZeZuae5I Bruins fight in the stands kzbin.info/www/bejne/jH7Gk5d4jtp6iqc Rob Ray vs fan kzbin.info/www/bejne/jKGacqOPrZuEmMU

[@kylestoddart]

@@mikekole Oh shit! Good call! That was a good one too. Ray hit that guy a solid 20 times lmao.

[@original6hockey402]

Milbury, Bruin's in NY vs Ranger's.

[@MusicMentor]

This is Kenny’s first cousin, Peter Linseman “The Mouse”. Ken’s a great guy on and off the ice 👍

[@3lBR4V0]

Truly is I met once and he's solid such a Great Player even better person. GO Bruins

[@mcfleury]

Should do a video on players that lost in the finals a bunch of times

[@thomasdufresne2936]

you should do a video on Mathew Barnaby.

[@jameswiner5757]

Ken Linesman aka TheRAT. Loved him when he played for the Bruins

[@mikelynch7271]

James Winer ... me too. He was on the Bs back when I wee boy & just learning Hockey . The Rat was one of First favorites

[@charlieb308]

He scored cup winner goal for Oilers, he was great player

[@charlieb308]

BillHK just ok? He had 10 playoff goals in 19 games, more than Anderson and Messier that year, only Gretzky and Kurri has more. He definitely helped them win that cup, played a great role

[@andreaguglielmicellulare9906]

I saw him playing in Asiago all those 4 games + the 7 games of the playoffs.. .... was like watching the Hanson Brothers in Slapshot... against Bolzano he passed the stick on the helmets on the full lenght of the bench.... causing a major brawl ...

[@Bla_Razor]

Not surprised to see a Linseman video after a Marchand game

[@grendel0013]

Ken Linseman is my favorite hockey player of all time. My first NHL game I saw live wasn't until the end of his career but it was a memorable one. Edmonton at NJ and him and Peter Stasny were going at it the whole game. I loved his grit and modeled my own playing style after him.

[@trentthurow5696]

Looking at his stats, what amazes me is in 87-88 bob probert had 29 goals and 62 points along with 398 pim. That era produced some crazy stat totals when you start looking into them.

[@Shatamx]

Trent Thurow The 80s are indeed a crazy time in Hockey history.

[@mikekole]

The most fun era in hockey, by a country mile.

[@LegionOfEclaires]

Those 1980 Flyers If only...

[@mygirlpiper]

Jack Tripper the worst non call in Stanley Cup history ! The Islander guy was offsides easily by 2ft " both teams and the whole building saw it and knew it" EXCEPT for the linesman Leon Stickle who said after the Cup winning game for the Isles " Oh well I guess I blew it." BRUTAL BRUTAL that's the kinda call does not even get missed in a pre-season game - The Philadelphia Flyers of "1980" who went 35 games without a loss was clearly the best team in the league that year AND they were robbed !! " That's one I will never let go off as a Flyers fan We Got Jobbed in game 6 SCF "1980"

[@hondo3313]

@Willie Gordon loop

[@original6hockey402]

Story on goalie pads would be interesting. The size of their pads is insane compared to year's ago. You look at Ken Dryden who was huge, but took up little room in net compared to what goalies look like today.

[@mshat18]

Everybody loves these type of player on there team. Every fan would kill to a Marchand nowadays or a Kenny back then tho I don’t think Marchand is that dirty anymore.

[@RedBucket85]

One of my favorite players when he first joined the Flyers, aside from all the dirtyness which everybody always bring up, he was one of the fastest skaters in the league, nevermind that Clarkie thought he looked like a rat on skates lol... But also a very good playmaker. The real reason why the Flyers traded him was that he was dating the team owner, Ed Snider's 19 year old daughter Lindy, Kenny was 20 at the time, and that he brought her back after the 11PM curfew, sometimes around midnight. Papa Snider told him "I'm her father first, then the team owner..." so he acted as a father and not team owner, caring more about a relationship he wasn't approving then about trading away one of his best players. Linseman denied it was the reason for the trade but that's what happened.

[@PhilTeoli]

Good video.

[@chrisault4575]

Linseman was definitely not one of my favorite players but I did get to meet him at a Legends of Hockey game and he was an extremely nice and funny guy. One of the highlights of going to that game and completely changed my opinion of him.

[@doctorx3]

So you've covered Linseman, Tikkanen, and Claude Lemieux. How about Jim Peplinski?

[@Thenorthelect]

No ones gunna say it? Alright I will .. he should have been a linesman instead

[@quincee3376]

LOL.

[@joec318]

He spent over 34 games (reg + playoffs) in the penalty box during his career. That is almost a half a season.

[@MrHunterbg]

807 points in 860 games with 1,725 penalty minutes. That’s actually kind of impressive.

[@kakarroto007]

Sounds like they broke the mold, after this guy. I can live with that.

[@anthonycomer8410]

Thanks for making this video! I knew the player but not the story behind him.

[@plainbagel9192]

I’d like to see an expo on the 96 blues , a fascinating roster

[@pumpkinking5174]

Shannon mentioned Brian Propp.......5 trips to the finals.....0/5. Highest scoring LW of the 80s, highest scoring LW in playoffs, 1k games played, 1k points. Hall of Fame worthy IMO

[@johnwisniewski2042]

He ran into the Isles Dynasty. I Love the Flyers and he was a great one! If Pelle Lindeberg hadn't been killed in a car crash, they would have won a Cup.

[@timothyflanigan1777]

a couple years in boston, he played on a line with keith crowder and charlie simmer. it was a good line when all were healthy.

[@mazukakai]

Loved that guy

[@MrLuridan]

The "Rat" I grew up with!

[@ozy75]

Funny nobody is talking about Dino Ciccarelli a fav of mine (and yes he was cheap). In many fantasy leagues, we had awards for players high in penalties and points. Always loved Linseman on the Oilers both times and was sad with the Boston trade (I followed Western teams back then and with a bedtime less chances to catch his games).

[@AustinLCampbell]

And younger fans will only think of the 1996 Florida Panthers when they hear "The Rat"...

[@dmgreenberg]

The Rat played in an Italian city best known for its cheese? How appropriate!

[@ryguy6577]

So close to 90k

[@MrRp25]

Played against him as kids. Nobody could catch him. Even in minor hockey he always had protection on the wing. Mostly Mike Simurda all the way through junior.

[@darrylcalder]

Amazingly, 275 doesnt crack the top 100 pim in a season. In 74-75 Dave Schultz averaged 6.2 of pim every game over 76 games for a total of 472.

[@martylaquidara7272]

He bit his own lip after being high sticked to draw blood and get the extra 2. Love the Rat. Go B's

[@deborahshort5124]

My dude

[@quincee3376]

" He's rawt cuz Sonny Black sez he's a rawt" . 5 bucks to anyone who gets that reference .

[@pumpkinking5174]

Donnie Brasco You owe me :-)

[@quincee3376]

@@pumpkinking5174 damn you! 5 Canadian dollars. That's what u get, lol.

[@pumpkinking5174]

@@quincee3376 next time you are at the local convenience store, buy the persons coffee in front of you and we'll call it even :-)

[@quincee3376]

@@pumpkinking5174 hey man,, i like the way u think. Seriously. You're cool. What i will do is give a 5 dollar tip next time i see a tip jar. For real. Or give 5 bucks to a homeless person next time i'm downtown . I was actually downtown yesterday but didnt think of this. So cool. I like your style. Btw, who is your favourite nhl team ?

[@alexdrella8620]

DAM...This guy spent like a full day and a half of his life sitting in a NHL penitently box(34 Hours)

[@mikelynch7271]

I loved Kenny The Rat

[@lojzek91]

I must be the only hockey fan that hates it even when players like this are on teams I cheer for. I like Bertuzzi (Tyler), but I'm not a fan of his agitation. I hated Avery when he played in Detroit. I don't know, it looks absolutely unsportsmanlike.

[@edalder2000]

Ahhh The Rat!!

[@JHockeyFan]

Stanley Cup Final, the term is singular not plural. There's not multiple final rounds played at once.

[@johngiglio7327]

Linesman probably the dirtiest player ever! Had problems in the minors with lawsuits due to his dirty style. With Flyers it seemed like when there was a bench clearing brawl you could pick out Linseman as he would be the only one not to drop his stick. Offensively he had talent but his dirty style cost him he did more stick work on players than anyone I saw. Teams could only put up with him for so long reason he move around a lot.

[@mrgiraffe2702]

Early squad

[@PancakesAndHammers2426]

Marchand is not Kenny. I loved to dislike Linseman.

[@patch8376]

Marchand: on top of everything else he's unoriginal.

[@cantthinkofaname7247]

Lmao he played for Philly and Boston, no wonder they're labeled as dirty teams

[@original6hockey402]

Nor sure how Boston is a dirty team.

[@cantthinkofaname7247]

Boston Bruin’s Hockey Chara could’ve killed Max Pacioretty, Marchand is Marchand, McAvoy just recently got suspended for head hunting. Need I say more?

[@mikelynch7271]

CANT THINK OF A NAME ... Chara has played dam near 20 years in the NHL & have never been suspended. Idk how one check constitutes a player as “dirty “. Again you’re judging McAvoy to be dirty due to 1 hit ... as for Marchand, he was definitely a Rat his first few seasons in the NHL & while I would argue that for the most part that’s not a big part of his game anymore his reputation as a “dirty” player isn’t going away . In short you obviously know not of what you speak 🤙🏿

[@justinwalters7953]

Gee. Go figure. Another piece of garbage that played the majority of his career in Boston. Shocker.