Hockey Legends with a Sense of Humor

**Corey** (0:00)
It's June 8th, welcome in. This is New York Rangers News Today, where your team meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. So there's this book out called Hockey Shorts, 1001 of the game's funniest one-liners, and it's got some gems from back in the day, specifically some New York Rangers stories. The main idea is that even the pros, the legends of the game, had their moments of wit and wisdom, sometimes delivered right after a big win or during a tough stretch. One of the stories features Harry Howell, a Hall of Fame defenseman. He won the Norris Trophy for best defenseman in the same year. Bobby Orr, who was a rookie, was also making waves. Howell apparently said something like, I'm glad I won the award now because I expect it's going to belong to Bobby Orr from now on. That's some real foresight or maybe just humility. Then you've got Gump Worsley, another Hall of Famer, this time in goal. There were rumors he was doing all his training in bars in St. Paul. His comeback, he supposedly said, not true, I've switched to Minneapolis. It's a classic deflection playing on the idea that if he's not training in St. Paul, the rumors are false.
For a behind the scenes look, Craig Patrick, who was both the coach and the general manager for the Rangers at one point had a pretty blunt take on the situation. He said, the coach makes mistakes and the general manager has to remind him of them.
That pretty much sums up the pressure and the dual role he was playing. These little anecdotes, pulled from a collection of hockey humor, show a different side of the sport.
It's not just about the goals and the say's, but the personalities and the quick minds that played the game. It's a reminder that even at the highest level, there's room for a good laugh and a sharp remark.