Old Goalies Never Die

What becomes of old hockey goalies when their skills diminish and the sport no longer has any use for them? Some of them are content to simply fade into the background of normal life after a stellar career, while others are bitter and try in vain to stay or get back in the game as in this example:

Goalie Gets Job As Cab Driver


"Old goalies never die, they just get pulled from life"
Classic Retro Goalie Masks


Which one is your favorite?

Sticking with the Halloween theme (well, sort of, there's a guy wearing a mask anyway) here is a sequel to the Nike commercial featuring Montreal Canadiens' goalie, Francois Dupuy.

Die, Maple Leafs! Die!

The Hab Cab

This is one from a series of commercials that Nike had done several years ago. I had forgotten all about these and now I am reminded of how hilarious they were.

The premise of the commercial is to illustrate that former Montreal Canadiens' goalie Francois Dupuy (look really quick and you'll see it on his cabbie's license) was forced out of the league because Mats Sundin, with his Nike skates, exposed his weakness which was a weak stick hand. As a result, he had to get a job as a cab driver, although he has trouble letting go of his past, not to mention his equipment but still being in denial he would say, "What mask?"



Footnote:
After watching this a couple times, I think I just noticed something. I could be wrong, but the male passenger who says he is from Indiana looks a lot like one of my favourite comedians, Jim Gaffigan, who happens to be from Indiana. Have a look for yourselves and please let me know if you think this also.


Habs



Nike


Jim Gaffigan