Saint John Sea Dogs Miracle On Ice
No the Saint John Sea Dogs did not win Olympic Gold in 1980. Do you believe in Miracles?
Last night my son and I watched the #1 junior team in Canada, the Saint John Sea Dogs host the Shawinigan Cataractes. From the drop of the puck you could see the 47-10-1 Sea Dogs did not bring their A game, with giveaway after giveaway. After trying to make a mends in the third period with a barrage of shots on former Sea Dog goalie Marc-Antoine Gélinas, the Sea Dogs would eventually lose the game 3-1.
But Chris, how does this relate to the Miracle on Ice? After the game, my son and I were traveling back home in the car and we were listening to the post game wrap up and while going through the game summary, the announcers broke for a moment to announce that the Sea Dogs coach, Gerard Gallant was sending the boys back out on the ice with their gear in. Sound familiar?
I can hear Gerard saying, "You guys don't want to work during the game, no problem, will work now....Goaline!"
Sounds like Gerard Gallant was taking a page out of former coach great, Herb Brooks' notebook. Now we all know what happened to Team USA after this coaching move.
Do you think this move will help the Sea Dogs regain their form? Who knows, but the message Herb Brooks sent to his team was certainly well received. "Win, lose or tie you play like champions"
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