View From the Penalty Box (Classic Hockey Stories)
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With our 50th episode coinciding with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens finally meeting (after over 40 years in the playoffs), a lot of fans have remembered Cam Connor's double overtime winning goal.
We thought Cam would get candid with his time in Montreal and scoring that goal, including
-crooked agents that persuaded Cam to go to the WHA (instead of Montreal)
-signing the largest contract of a junior player coming out of Canada
-What was Cam's NHL salary and what did the WHA offer?
-How his guaranteed contract turned out not to be guaranteed
-Recalling his time spent being coached by Scott Bowman and why was he so nasty to Cam?
-Did Cam think he would play at all during the playoffs?
-Was that goal truly a fluke?
-What was Ken Dryden's role in having Cam play during the playoffs?
-What did Cam analyze about Palmateer?
-How does Cam feel about the polarizing feedback of this goal?
-Cam goes into depth about that controversial Dave Hodge interview on Hockey Night in Canada, does Cam wish he ended the interview instead of finishing it and why was Hodge so rude to Cam?
As always, Cam also makes his Stanley Cup prediction.
Connect with Cam Connor:
VFTPB 51: Cam shares when he spotted a UFO; What happened to the Oilers; Montreal/Toronto Game 6
VFTPB 49: Tom Wilson 'hit'; Cole Caufield comparisons & Remembering Bart Wilson
VFTPB 48: Remembering teammates that passed; Roddy Piper documentary; NHL/COVID
VFTPB 47: Cam Connor watches Slap Shot and provides a 2 hour commentary!
VFTPB 46: Why Cam had to turn off the recent Canada juniors game; Helping his friend get to play one pro hockey game
Podcast Episode 45: Did Mike Tyson inspire Cam to take a fight at age 65; Roddy Piper asking Cam to compete as a WWF tag team; Best hockey books
VFTPB 44: Cam's back to discuss NHL hockey during COVID, thoughts on Guy Lafleur and can hockey make it in the UK
VFTPB 43: Cam reunites with the toughest player he ever fought: Kim Clackson
VFTPB 42: Hockey in July; Scariest Stick Fight Cam's Ever Seen; Tributes to John Hughes & Tom Webster
VFTPB 41: Zamboni Driver plays in the NHL; Jets player gets robbed & stripped to his underwear and why the US winning a gold medal in hockey was bad for Cam's career
VFTPB 40: The Battle of Alberta and how Gary Bettman has taken the toughness out of hockey
VFTPB 39: Cam opens up about a health scare; Cheating in hockey; Kassian/Tkachuk fight
VFTPB 38: Bill Peters & Abuse in Hockey; A Coach Confronts Steve Durbano; & Taping Nickles to Your Knuckles?
VFTPB 37: Don Cherry's Firing; Why Cam didn't want to play in Winnipeg; Remembering Don Larway
VFTPB 36: Cam's Surprising Hockey Idol; Brashear Working at Tim Hortons and Survivor Snakes
VFTPB 35: Witnessing a Coach's drug bust; thoughts on Guy Lafleur/Larry Hale; and more classic stories
VFTPB 34: Cam recalls a fight he had that would have banned him for life (with today's rules) and new season predictions
VFTPB 33: Stanley Cup finals; Dave Tippett as Oilers coach & why Cam wears shoulder pads from 1980
VFTPB 32: Playoff update; More crazy Steve Durbano stories; & Ken Holland as the Oilers new GM
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