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The primary goal of this site is to provide mature, meaningful discussion about the Vancouver Canucks. However, we all need a break some time so this forum is basically for anything off-topic, off the wall, or to just get something off your chest! This forum is named after poster Creeper, who passed away in July of 2011 and was a long time member of the Canucks message board community.
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Meerschaum
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by Meerschaum » Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:13 pm
The only man to have sustained more injuries over his lifetime than Canuck's defenceman Sami Salo died today at the age of 69.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... ional/home
I'll always remember the debacle that was the Snake River Canyon jump on ABC's Wide World of Sports. The agony of defeat indeed . . .
Modo vincis, modo vinceris.
Cornuck
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by Cornuck » Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:15 pm
In spite of the Snake Rive 'debacle'
- he was a great showman! Truly one of a kind.
Doc: "BTW, Donny was right, you're smug."
Cookie La Rue
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by Cookie La Rue » Sat Dec 01, 2007 5:52 am
Interesting article, i never knew that he was playing hockey too.
ps: As a kid my friend had an action doll with a crossbike of him and we played all his stunts. RIP.
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tey
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by tey » Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:45 pm
Meerschaum wrote: The only man to have sustained more injuries over his lifetime than Canuck's defenceman Sami Salo died today at the age of 69.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... ional/home
I'll always remember the debacle that was the Snake River Canyon jump on ABC's Wide World of Sports. The agony of defeat indeed . . .
Sorry, Sami has had more injuries then Mick Foley? dude suffered like 20 different injuries in that one hell in a cell match