Posted on 05/04/2023 8:11:45 PM PDT by george76
Klima scored the triple-overtime goal in Game 1 of the 1990 Cup Final
...
just months after being traded to the Oilers from the Detroit Red Wings.
Klima netted the goal against the Boston Bruins, which was the start of Edmonton winning the series in five games.
...
The forward scored one of the most iconic goals in team history, tallying the triple-OT winner in Game 1 of the 1990 Stanley Cup Final vs. Boston."
"The NHL mourns the passing of Czech legend Petr Klima, who scored 313 goals across 13 NHL seasons
...
The cause of death was not immediately known.
Klima was the first player to defect from then-Czechoslovakia and join the NHL, making his debut in 1985.
The Red Wings helped Klima get to the United States after he met with team brass and was in hiding with them for several days. The plan had been derived about a year and a half earlier. He wore the No. 85 throughout his career in honor of the year he defected to the States.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Spontaneous combustion
Not for a guy whose name literally means “air conditioning”. I remember that goal. He wasn’t well known in the NHL before that! That changed quickly! RIP!
Longhorn basketball star Lance Blanks, who played with the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons passed away this week at age 52. No cause of death. But there seems to be so many dying mysteriously, famous and not-so-famous.
Klima was benched for long stretches of that game because the Edmonton coach didn’t want him on the ice in overtime. He was a very talented player but was also notorious for being lackluster at best when it came to defensive responsibilities.
This particular news broke 21 hours ago.
Still no updates on COD.
Loved him as a Red Wing.
He, and Bob Probert were brothers in trouble.
Some of the early building blocks of an impressive hockey organization.
I believe he was the first player to come from behind the old Soviet Block countries.
Czech Republic if memory serves.
Peter Stastny later became the answer to a great trivia question: Who was the #2 scorer in the NHL during the 1980s (after Wayne Gretzky)?
Thanks. Forgot all about the Stastny Brothers. Loved watching them on CBC Hockey Night in Canada. The Quebec Nordique. The “White Outs” for Nordique home games was very Cool.
Toronto drags out the process a few more days.
Soon, the Impy Cup will be presented to the last Canadian team to be eliminated.
I’ve never seen a picture of The Cup
:-)
I don’t want to jinx it.
In other news BEDARD IS A BLACKHAWK
Edmonton takes a big step forward toward winning the Impy Cup.
Toronto out of the competition. Oilers only contender remaining. Sunday, the Cup will be in waiting ...
30 years now and counting since a Canadian team hoisted the Cup.
Stars, Baby! Onto Vegas!
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
