FarParker Interview with Chuck Arnason
For all of you die hard Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota North Stars & Colorado Rockies Fans, we're pleased to offer our own Aubrey Parker's interview with 'close personal contact' CHUCK ARNASON. From the best and worst arenas / fans to play in, to whether Peter Puck should be brought back to life, Chuck provides some great, to-the-point details about his former NHL career, spanning 1968 to 1980...
Enjoy!
AUBREY: SO CHUCK, WHAT WAS THE BEST THING ABOUT PLAYING IN THE NHL?
CHUCK: THE LIFESTYLE AND MONEY YOU MAKE NOW
AND THE WORST THING?
BEING AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY.
WHAT’S YOUR MOST MEMORABLE NHL MOMENT?
WHEN I WAS DRAFTED, AND A HAT TRICK AGAINST THE ISLANDERS
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE ARENA TO PLAY IN?
EASY - CHICAGO
WHICH ARENA HAD THE WORST FANS?
HA...PHILADELPHIA IF YOU ARE VISITING, THE BEST IF YOU ARE THE HOME TEAM!
SO WHO WAS THE BEST GOALIE TO SCORE ON BACK THEN?
BERNIE PARENT
FACE OFFS…LOVE ‘EM OR HATE ‘EM?
NEUTRAL ZONE LOVE ‘EM…DEFENSIVE ZONE HATE ‘EM
WHAT IS THE GREATEST PIECE OF ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER RECEIVED?
AL MCNEIL SAID, “AS YOU GO THROUGH THE GAME YOU WILL MEET MANY ACQUAINTANCES AND FEW FRIENDS”
HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU THING YOU TOSS OUT CURSE WORDS DURING A GAME?
CONSERVATIVELY? 7 TO 15...
ANY PRE GAME RITUALS OR SUPERSTITIONS YOU CARE TO SHARE WITH US?
YES, A FAIRLY SIMPLE ONE, BUT LEFT SKATE ALWAYS GOES ON FIRST
DID YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE OR "RITUAL" PRE GAME MEAL?
STEAK AND FRIES OR BAKED POTATO
HOW OFTEN WOULD YOU GET YOUR SKATES SHARPENED?
EVERY SECOND GAME DEPENDING ON CONSISTENCY OF ICE, IF SOFT NO SHARPENING.
DO YOU THINK THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG WITH WOODEN STICKS NOWADAYS?
NOTHING, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE BETTER FEEL, ALTHOUGH COMPOSITE YOU CAN SHOOT HARDER.
WHAT NEW NHL RULE DO YOU NOT LIKE?
ICING, WHERE THE PLAYERS CAN’T CHANGE,
PETER PUCK: GONE FOR GOOD OR BRING HIM BACK?
GONE
DO YOU THINK THE GOALIE PAD RESTRICTIONS MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE?
NO, I THINK THEY SHOULD PUT REALLY FAT GUYS IN NET AND JUST STUFF THEM ON THERE...THEN NOBODY COULD SCORE…HA!!!
SHOOT OR PASS?
SHOOT!!
CAN YOU SING ALL THE WORDS IN BOTH ANTHEMS?
NO - I DON'T KNOW THE FRENCH IN THE CANADIAN ONE…HA, HA
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING DURING THE ANTHEMS; WHY DON’T PLAYERS SING?
YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT THE GAME, ABOUT GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HOCKEY NOISE?
THE SOUND OF THE PUCK HITTING THE CROSSBAR AND GOING IN, MEANING THE SHOT WAS PERFECT!
OF ANYTIME IN HISTORY WHOM WOULD YOU PICK FOR THE ULTIMATE LINE MATES?
HOWIE MORENZ AND AURIEL JOLIET
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