Habs fans clearly recall chelios devastating bodycheck on philadelphia forward brian propp, a playoff hit that led flyers goalie ron hextall to seek revenge on behalf of his teammate. He was knocked unconscious, and a riot by flyers fans nearly followed. Jul 26, 2018 chris chelios over the line as an example of his mean streak leading to a dirty hit, you have to go back to may 1989. Jul 09, 20 on tuesday afternoon, the 20 class of hockey hall of fame inductees was announced. Chelios got two game misconducts, a 10minute misconduct, a fighting major and an instigating minor from referee kerry fraser. Clearly one of the most widely discussed moments in ron hextalls career was when he took the law into his own hands, attacking chris chelios, then of montreal, though still miraculously in the league. Blackhawks rebuild began with botched chelios trade that was. It took him until his 11th season to fail to score at least 65 points in a season, and that was the year when he was traded away by the flyers. You had a pretty high profile one when you were hit by chr.
Canadiens defenceman chris chelios and flyers forward brian propp get their sticks up in front of goaltender brian hayward at the montreal forum during the wales conference finals in 1987. Chris chelios was a favourite player of mine growing up, particularly as a member of that incredible 2002 red wings squad. Chelios elbowed flyers player brian propp, driving his face into a metal bar holding up the glass around the rink. Chris chelios bio, pictures, stats and more historical website of. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Adoration and animosity greet chris chelios return to the. Hockey sports figures to hire for an event, party, venue, or. Brian propp news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message. Jul 09, 2020 chris chelios elbow this one is a little before my time, but i still know that chris chelios hit on brian propp in the 1989 prince of wales conference was cheap and dirty. This book contains numerous tips and suggestions for enjoying a team on a different, more involved, level. Jan 01, 2014 this book is a personal odyssey shared with people who appreciated the career of chris chelios in the national hockey league. Chris chelios teamed with longtime hockey writer kevin allen to write his autobiography and sat down with tom leyden to share some stories from his hall of f. Mar 07, 2015 theres also video from a 1989 playoff series of chelios infamous check against philadelphia flyers forward brian propp, who bled profusely after hitting his head on the ice and sustained a. Brian phillip propp born february 15, 1959 is a canadian former professional ice hockey left.
Chelios had officials in his corner chicago tribune. Top 10 toughest detroit red wings the hockey writers. Detroit red wings by mark stewart the red wings by brian mcfarlane detroit red wings by joh. Still, hextalls previous record and the unsavory image of the losers beating on the winners justified the 12game suspension he was given.
Reading through these pages the book became to me a story of ones family specifically the chelios family. Chelios elbowed flyers player brian propp, driving his face into a. Chris chelios traces hardhitting style to his chicago upbringing. Chris chelios 1962 american hockey player chris chelios is one of the best, most. Jun 23, 2020 in game 1 of the 1989 stanley cup playoffs against the montreal canadiens.
Chelios apparently hit him with his elbow, to which propp fell to the ice. Chris chelios project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Chris chelios leads hockey hall of fame class of 20. Chris chelios traces hardhitting style to his chicago. Blackhawks rebuild began with botched chelios trade that. Hire a hockey sports figure for an event page 2 of 9 cti. Theres a quote in the book from chelios rival and exnhler brian propp. In game one of the playoff series between the montreal canadiens and philadelphia flyers, chris chelios delivered a vicious elbow to the head of brian propp. Contact cti by calling 7252285100 today or submitting a request in order to book talent like brett hull, brian boucher, brian propp, bryan bickell, cam neely, carey price, carlo colaiacovo, chris chelios, chris neil, chris nilan, colton orr, connor mcdavid, corey crawford, cory schneider, curtis joseph, dale hawerchuk, daniel briere, darcy. This book is a personal odyssey shared with people who appreciated the career of chris chelios in the national hockey league. Theres also video from a 1989 playoff series of chelios infamous check against philadelphia flyers forward brian propp, who bled profusely.
Manufactured by ccm 550 replica model 100% polyester heavyweight air knit fabric double layer shoulders ccm woven neck label ccm embroidered logo on lower back hem made in canada. Chris chelios 1962 american hockey player chris chelios is one of the best, most seasoned defensemen in the national hockey league nhl. Earlier in the playoff series, chelios had laid a dirty hit on brian propp, leaving the flyer great with a concussion. Most points in one playoff year 28 in 1987, most career gamewinning goals 55, most gamewinning goals in one season 12 in 198283, most shorthanded.
Nov, 1989 chelios, whose harderthannecessary elbow earlier in the series had driven brian propp s head into a steel glass support and knocked the flyer winger unconscious, escaped hextalls attack without injury. Making the case for flyers star brian propp to get voted into. Made in america is the perfect book for all hockey fans to get an inside look into the complex and legendary player that is chris chelios. Brian propp philadelphia flyers 1985 away ccm throwback.
May 11, 2015 what chris chelios did to brian propp was far worse, clarke said. Six years after hall of famer ken dryden wrote the definitive book on. Feared on the ice for his toughness and his skill with the puck, chris chelios was one of the finest defenceman of his era. Chris chelios was a notorious agitator that was hated by opponents but. He comes across as such a gigantic, self inflated jackass of a human being that i actually had to put it down a few times as i was so put off by what i was reading. Ron hextall beat the crap out of chris chelios 26 years ago. Hockey league today for his attack on chris chelios of the montreal canadiens. There, he expanded upon his reputation for rough defense, which had been cemented by an incident in a 1989 playoff game against the philadelphia flyers.
Hire a hockey sports figure for an event page 2 of 9. The leagues executive vice president, brian oneill, ordered the suspension. Statistics and records of chris chelios, a hockey player and coach from chicago, il born jan 25 1962 who was active from 1979 to 2010. Chris chelios bio, pictures, stats and more historical. M11 brian bellows m12 brian propp m brian skrudland m14 bryan trottier m15 cam neely m16 chris chelios m17 craig hartsburg m18 dale hunter m19 dan bouchard m20 dave babych m21 darryl sittler m22 dale hawerchuk m23 denis potvin m24 denis savard m25 dino ciccarelli m26 wendel clark m27 gary leeman m28 gary suter m29 gilbert perreault m30 glenn. Detroit red wings by mark stewart the red wings by brian mcfarlane detroit red wings by john gilbert. When chelios was with montreal during the 1989 playoffs, he hit propp with an elbow that looked to me like it was a shoulder. What james patrick did to ron sutter was far worse. Chelios was acquired from montreal in the trade that sent denis savard to the habs. Brian spent 15 years in the nhl, of which he appeared in playoffs, 5 nhl allstar games, and 5 stanley cup championships 19791994. Chris chelios delivered a vicious elbow to the head of brian propp. Chris chelios was a defenseman who played in the nhl for 26 seasons for the chicago blackhawks, detroit red wings, montreal canadiens, and atlanta thrashers. An irreverent, raucous account of chelios s life and 26 seasons in the nhl from being inducted to the hockey hall of fame in 20, to serving in an executive role on the detroit red wings, and signing on to become an nhl analyst for fox sports 1, chris chelios has proven himself to be a man of many talents and here he tells his story.
Degrace had been restraining chelios after breaking up chelios fight with brian propp, when chelios pushed degrace aside so that he could join another fight involving brian noonan and adam burt. Before signing on with the north stars in 1990, brian propp had a brilliant. He is the alltime highestscoring left winger in nhl postseason history and made it to five. Brian propp is a former national hockey league allstar, legendary philadelphia flyer, former sports broadcaster, entrepreneur, business relationship and development guru, and a philanthropist in his community. Brian propp bryan bickell cam neely carey price carlo colaiacovo chris chelios. A hearty last guffaw to brian propp, the second of five kids of margret and reinhold propp. Gives hextall 12game suspension for attack on chelios. This book did a fantastic job of making me hate chris chelios. Propp sustained a concussion from a hard hit from defenseman chris chelios. Montreal canadiens and philadelphia flyers turn up the hate tsn. At the same time, though, theres nothing in our rule book.
Oct 19, 1993 all worked the game thursday against hartford and degrace was the linesman pulled along by chelios as he left his fight with brian propp and interceded in a brian noonanadam burt fight. Chelios made history in 198990 as he and guy carbonneau became the canadiens first cocaptains. Canadiens defenceman chris chelios and flyers forward. Two wrongs dont make a right, but what chelios did to brian propp was. He was elected to the hockey hall of fame in 20 and won three stanley cups. Chris chelios stepped in the way and brown continued to try to get at nilan. Although earlier in his career chelios was known for his violent style of play and short temper, as he has gotten older he has become a more restrained.
Former chicago blackhawks captain chris chelios, who was voted in on his first ballot, will be joined by brendan shanahan, scott niedermayer, geraldine heaney and fred shero. Chris chelios releases new book, made in america youtube. Calgary, may 22 the national hockey league today suspended philadelphia goaltender ron hextall for 12 games at the start of next season for his assault on montreals chris chelios during a. Chris chelios controversial shots drw, player, trophy. Flyers hextall receives 12game suspension the washington post. Christos kostas chris chelios born january 25, 1962 is an american former professional ice hockey defenseman. May 23, 1989 after the may 11 game, hextall denied his attack was premeditated, but he did say he felt chelios deserved it for elbowing the flyers brian propp in the first game of the series and knocking him. In 1990, chelios was traded to the chicago blackhawks. Brian phillip propp born february 15, 1959 is a former canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 15 seasons in the national hockey league nhl from 1979 until 1994. Its funny how some people dont realize why hextall did it and think he just did it cus he is a head case in case you didnt know, earlier in the series chelios viciously elbowed brian propp, one of the flyers best players, in the head knocking him out and giving him a bad concussion that would keep him out the rest of the year and would affec him for the rest of his career chelios did not get. Chelios of course focuses on his career and his existence within. Brian propp project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Leadership on and off the ice with nhl legend, brian propp. He was one of the longest tenured players in the national hockey league, and is a threetime stanley cup champion one with the montreal canadiens and two with the detroit red wings.
He was one of the longest tenured players in the national hockey league, and is a threetime stanley cup champion one with the montreal canadiens and two with the detroit red wings chelios. He has played in the nhl since 1984, winning three norris trophies and two stanley cups during that time. Brian propp philadelphia flyers 1985 away ccm throwback nhl. Jan 08, 1990 in game 1 of the 1989 conference finals against the philadelphia flyers, an unnecessarily hard elbow by chelios drove left wing brian propp s head into a metal joining brace in the glass. Ron hextall beat the crap out of chris chelios 26 years. May 11, 2020 hextall would later claim that the attack on chelios came as the result of an elbow chelios had delivered to flyer brian propp in game 1 the wales conference final, an injury that saw propp leave on a stretcher, and if you go back and watch that play you might even be inclined to say that chelios may have had this one coming. We look back at what the deal brought to chicago and how it shaped their future.
Christos kostas chris chelios born january 25, 1962 is an american former skilled ice hockey defenseman. Propp was having a career playoff year when he scored 14 goals in his teams first 15 games and was scoring over 1. In game 1 of the 1989 conference finals against the philadelphia flyers, an unnecessarily hard elbow by chelios drove left wing brian propp s head into a metal joining brace in the glass. Hextall charged 40 feet from the net and hit montreals chris chelios with his. All the firestarters were interviewed by brian oneill, the nhls. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Making the case for flyers star brian propp to get voted. Chelios for revenge for what seemed to be a dirty hit on brian propp. Nov 27, 2014 in chris chelios new book, made in america, he says the trade that sent him to detroit was never supposed to happen. I know i was wrong, but i also know what chris chelios did to brian propp was far more vicious than what i did to. But it wont be in my book of the greatest memories of my career. Same style jersey brian propp wore during the 1985 season while leading the philadelphia flyers to the stanley cup finals. Lets face it, this is one of the most severe penalties ever handed.
Hextall charged montreals chris chelios in a memorable battle. He is currently the executive advisor to general manager of the detroit red wings. Team media guides for nhl, wha, and professional hockey leagues. Chris chelios has returned home to the team he grew up idolizing, the. Hockey media guides tagged brian propp hall of fame. Why we hate the montreal canadiens broad street hockey. Brian propp propp may have had the most nhl playoff success without ever winning a cup.
Chelios elbowed flyers player brian propp, driving his face into a metal bar. Jan 16, 2020 the flyers were losing 42 and about to be eliminated from the stanley cup playoffs when hextall went after chelios as a matter of revenge for chelios high hit in game 1 that left brian propp. He was one of many longest tenured gamers within the national hockey league, and is a threetime stanley cup champion one with the montreal canadiens and two with the detroit red wings. His teammates were furious over the noncall, to which they had some payback for chelios.
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