tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982498312482355038.post6103744068663563697..comments2024-01-10T08:22:23.539-08:00Comments on St. Louis Blues Legends: Connie MadiganJoe Pelletierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01906327400250923397noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982498312482355038.post-18858141663245944472018-03-18T12:25:26.478-07:002018-03-18T12:25:26.478-07:00Yes, I remember Connie too. My dad and I took in a...Yes, I remember Connie too. My dad and I took in a San Diego Gulls-Portland game many years back in the 70's at the San Diego Sports Arena, Buckeroos vs Gulls, a lot of very hard hitting going in that game and a Seattle player slammed a Portland Player into the boards........(should have been called, but was not)..........so Portland returned the favor and they got called. Madigan and Rick Foley were on defense and when Madigan saw that Portland got called and San Diego did not........well he went nuts.........as a former high school and college player myself out of Minnesota, THAT was the first tine I ever saw a player hit a referee, and with the butt end of his stick and knocked the ref out face down on the ice......my dad was so pissed he got out of his chair and started to climb pver the glass to get Madigan, but street shoes don't work well on ice like skates do, and the usher pulled my dad down off the glass.the 32 ounce beers were just a flying on Madigan as he left the ice for the locker room.........he got doused........and I think he was trying to get up in the stands after the folks who did that too him...........and from that game on, he was suspended for the rest of that season and a good part of the next one...first time I have seen a player do that to a ref no matter what legit sport it is and also the last time too. He was a decent player in general, but he sure could get the crowds excited with his antics at times, and he did have a hard shot. But sure was well known as the ultimate bad guy in the sport I would say. Maybe only ones who may have compared might be the old Broad Street Bullies from the Philadelphia FlyersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982498312482355038.post-11626930524502255852016-05-11T10:11:28.096-07:002016-05-11T10:11:28.096-07:00I was working in the St. Louis Blues press box whe...I was working in the St. Louis Blues press box when they brought Connie up. I commented to Dan Kelly and Gus Kyle, "i guess he's getting some tips from Barclay Plager." They both started laughing so hard they could barely stand up. They said Connie made Barclay, then the toughest guy in the league, look like a sissy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982498312482355038.post-7880828767831373622012-02-22T16:37:56.143-08:002012-02-22T16:37:56.143-08:00I was a Seattle Totems fan when Madigan played for...I was a Seattle Totems fan when Madigan played for the Buckaroos & we tried to never miss that matchup. In one game while players were jockeying for position prior to a faceoff a fan threw a salmon which hit Madigan in the back at neck level. He picked up the fish & threw it back into the stands. His aim wasn't as good as the fans though & it landed in the lap of a woman in a fur coat. It has always been one of my most memorable hockey moments!Larry T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982498312482355038.post-48049713900737566202011-10-22T20:33:47.839-07:002011-10-22T20:33:47.839-07:00I just finished working a pipeline job with Connie...I just finished working a pipeline job with Connie...He's as tough out there at 76 as any of the guys who are many years younger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2982498312482355038.post-76028957275150670962010-02-07T11:21:58.055-08:002010-02-07T11:21:58.055-08:00Connie was, no doubt, the biggest drawing card in ...Connie was, no doubt, the biggest drawing card in the WHL - the guy everybody loved to hate.K.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08061647393441365525noreply@blogger.com