dnasty312 never noticed that in so many replays of this, Adam Foote insisted Blake go next cause he waited 11 years to hoist the cup. Sakic's move brought out the best in everyone that night 😁
It was such a classy move by Joe Sakic... The captain always has first crack at hoisting the cup and for him to pass it straight over to Ray Bourque was extremely selfless. As a longtime Bruins fan I really appreciated the gesture and thoroughly enjoyed seeing Bourque raise the Cup at last...
Louis Warren He was a great announcer. He called some of the greatest moments in NHL history. ESPECIALLY in the 2003 Finals: "OFF THE FLOOR! ON THE BOARD! PAUL KARIYA!" Man that was an amazing moment. Scott Stevens ABSOLUTELY DEMOLISHED Kariya and Paul was unconscious on the ice. It didn't look good but when he came back from the dressing room though and scored that goal....... That was one of the greatest goals and most inspirational plays I've ever seen from a team captain. It's really just a damn shame he wasn't the same player after that.
The great goals that he called and the way he called them were beyond awesome. I was going to ask Bill Clement if he needed to get an EKG on a regular basis when I was at a Flyers function, but Bill had to leave early! :)
All class by Sakic, and what made it ever better was when Ray first wanted to give it back to him, he told him to skate with it. best moment in hockey history
Huge Boston fan and my all time favorite is / was Bourque. Too bad it didn't come with the Bruins but still one of my best sports memories, ever. ++ Joe Sakic.
I remember seeing an interview with Ray before his career was winding down, he was asked, if he would allow a trade to a contending team, in order for a chance to win a cup, he said "I want to win a cup, but I want to win a cup in Boston." but, time marches on, and it was apparent Ray was never going to win one in a Bruins sweater, and Boston fans gave their blessings, and Ray was sent to Colorado! just pure class, by everyone involved.
LedZiphell420 I don't think it was 100% perfect, but it sure was a lot more physical than anything we see today. That boring trap system that the Devils employ (then and now) kills me a little inside every time I see it.
The class of Sakic. The class of Bourque in him not wanting to skate with it until Sakic did out of respect. Sakic tells him to skate. Sportsmanship. Finest.
And what doesn't get mentioned often, they pushed Rob Blake to go after Sakic, he waited 11 years to win a cup himself. Sakic had that effect on the team clearly!
I'm glad that my Bruins let Bourque go to the Avs so he could finally win that Cup. Even if he's the one that requested the trade in the first place. He didn't deserve to retire without winning it.
@@michelnguyen4819 they traded two future hof'ers and ended up with Brian Rolson and three journeymen. I'd say Colorado made out better than Boston on this trade.
As a lifelong Bruins fan. I literally cried so hard watching this. Ray had a career like no other, and he was only missing one thing. A Cup. I'm so glad he got it. So glad.
As a life long Bruins fan my only regret was that I wish he could have won it as a Bruin but I tip my hat to Joe Sakic, the Colorado Avalanche and their fans. The amount of respect they showed Ray was nothing but pure class.
Ray was a class act warrior himself, a great player, teammate, human, and was a big part of the team. He deserves it and we Avs fans were so so happy that day
it does not matter what NHL team you root for or even what sport you play or is your favorite. this is honestly the best moment ever in hockey/sports. he worked his ass off to make it to the big leagues, and it payed off big time.
Even as a Pens fans, I get teary eyed at "After 22 years... RAYMOND BOURQUE!" His cousin Phil won two with us in the 90s, and Ray absolutely deserved to have his name on it as well.
Even in 2019, this moment is far from been forgotten. Joe didn’t even second guessed it, turned around and passed the cup to Ray so he could hoist it first. *A childhood memory that’ll never fade.*
@@lelouchvibritannia4028 I think he meant that were currently playing .... but I mean... 1 side had Stevens and Nidermayer while on the other side, they had Foote , Blake and Bourque ... And Roy vs Brodeur.
The Devils would later get redemption in the 2003 final against Anaheim. Nedermeyer, who I think never won the Cup, played on that team but he stayed on for at least a few more years before he was finally able to hoist the trophy. Temu Sellane had also spent a good deal of years in the NHL before he finally won the cup too. Then there's Ovie of course! 😀
this has to be one of the most emotional Stanley cup wins in history look at everyone on that his children crying for him you feel the chills down your spine and your tears water up no other sport is this emotional I love it.
17 years later Alex Ovechkin's raw emotion while holding the cup took Ray Bourque's down to 2nd best. It'll be a matter of months or maybe a year before Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau gets their emotional moment with the cup.
Game winner in Game 3 and lead all Avs defensemen in scoring that year. He probably could have played another season or two, but you can’t turn down a storybook ending like that.
My god the avalanche were so stacked back then. As a canucks fan, it was still a treat to watch the Avalanche and Red Wings crush my team. I was in awe of the talent this generation had.
Hearing that crowd go from a hum, while Sakic is holding the cup to an explosion the second that he hands it to Bourque is beautiful. Everyone in that building wanted to see him raise the cup after so many years of deserving it. Still get chills 19 years later.
The Avs of the late 90s were so good, and to win 2 Stanley Cups in 5 years, in this era of the NHL, is a great accomplishment. They were a great team back then.
I've been a Devils fan all my life so losing game 6 & 7 in this series definitely stung. But damn if it wasn't awesome seeing Ray Bourque hoist that cup. Also points to Joe Sakic to hand it off rather than as captain to hoist it first.
5 music companies refuses to sign The Beatles 12 publishing companies refuses to publish Harry Potter It took 22 Years to Ray Bourque to win the Stanley Cup NEVER GIVE UP !!!!!!!!!
a few years before the trade a journalist asked Ray if he could be traded to a team that was assured to win the cup would he go? he said, he wanted to win the cup with Boston, I think that stuck with Boston fans, time marches on, and as it became apparent, that the Bruins were not going to win a cup, while Ray was still playing, Boston fans knew, this was Ray's last shot at winning, and they supported his decision.
I lived in Boston in 2001 and the 1986 Celtics won the last championship in Boston at this point. It was like a Boston team won a championship. People forget how in the 90s and early 2000s, people thought Boston would never win a championship.
3 years later ,another player waited 22 years to get his hands on the Stanley Cup,Tampa Bay's Dave Andreychuk. 2008,Dallas Drake, after 19 years, finally got a Stanley Cup.
This moment is what made me a hockey fan. I'm in India and here nobody watches the NHL. I slowly got a casual interest in the sport in the year 2000 and watched some of the stanley cup. Saw most of the final game and when I saw Ray Bourque hoisting the cup - it was very emotional.
It looks like Sakic didn’t even want to take the picture, wanted to hand it to Bourque as quickly as possible. Then looks for Blake. That C isn’t stitched on his jersey, it’s a birthmark.
Sakic accepted it and immediately gave it to Ray. When he tried to give back , it was like “ No, you waited too long for this. Take and lap and enjoy it!” That’s sportsmanship
I wanted that 2001 cup so bad! I was at game 6 in NJ. Seeing the tears of Bourque has me feeling that I would never change it if I had the power. If I could take a loss back it would be to the Kings in 2012. I have too much respect for Sakic and I just luv seeing his eyes water out with happiness. For the luv of the game we all luv!!
My top three hockey moments.....#3, The New York Rangers winning the Cup in 1994-95, # 2 The Miracle on Ice in the 1980 Olympics, and # 1 in a landslide, Ray Bourque lifting the cup for the first time in a storied 22 year career.
Lifelong Redwings fan since late 80's ....so yeah, lived thru all our Detroit-Colorado stuff :) Still not totally over it lol :). BUT - tons tons tons of respect for Sakic.....this transcended his awesome hockey talent. And I'm pleased to see him as a successful GM.
I’ve met lots of Red Wings fans over the years, and all of them had one thing in common: they all had a phenomenal and profound amount of respect and admiration for Joe Sakic. Just like with Avalanche fans, the same was mutual for Steve Yzerman.
As a Wings fan, I put aside my bias towards the Avalanche that day and enjoyed it for what it was. An amazing hockey moment. “And after 22 years RAYMOND BOURQUE” still gets to me every time.
...And that's why they all referred to him as "Mr. Sakic". One of the classiest men to ever lace them up - 21 years later, this moment still makes my eyes water.
Holy.... The chills i get whenever i watch that video is something i will probably never experience again in sports! This exact moment is why Joe Sakic is the classiest man to ever play the game🤝
Tyler, I could have written this comment myself. This was my exact scenario at the time, too. Living in the Boston area, I made it a point to go downtown to see Bourque's day with the Cup. Bourque and the Avs' win is one of my all time favorite sports memories.
Ray Bourque made his best decision of his whole career by staying one more year with the Avs instead of retiring or returning to Boston, the year that he officially put his name on thr StanleyCup by contributing to it efforts instead of just riding it. He was constant the whole year through in and out every night. Its a pleasure to see him on the power play unit with top players like Sakic, Forsberg and Blake, all of them deserved their place on the power play unit. And it was scary for all opponents to see them on the ice at once. And Bourque didn’t just contribute, he led by example too and he volunteered for th3 challenge as it arised. Such a special talented player.
I still have the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post papers from when they won this. Best photo is Bourque hoisting the cup while his son is in tears in the background.
This is why Sakic was the single greatest leader of men in NHL history. One of the greatest players ever, just a monster two way player, but his name stands alone as the archetype of leadership. The Best Ever.
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Best pass of Sakic's career.
and that's saying a lot.
Even with Rob Blake, Joe says, "Take it."
dnasty312 never noticed that in so many replays of this, Adam Foote insisted Blake go next cause he waited 11 years to hoist the cup. Sakic's move brought out the best in everyone that night 😁
Damn straight!
Not really, such an obvious and lame pr stunt, so cringy 😂😂😂
The C on Sakic's jersey stands for Class.
Damn son. best comment of 2016
you took the words right out of my mouth
That's because it was scripted. Bourque just got billed for drunk driving. So sad, poor guy. In Boston too.
WOW well said .. right on
KDKSVideo that ain't what I heard it stood for 😏
“And after 22 years RAYMOND
BOURQUE” gives me chills everytime!
Games just hit different when Gary Thorne was calling them. I miss those days.
Another 22 years since this happened
RAYMOND BOURQUE!!!
"And after 19 years ZACH PARISE!!!"
@@hughjass8383 I am hoping as a former fighting Sioux we want to see him win the cup!
This is literally one of the greatest moments in sports history...period...
TheClique86 agreed
TheClique86 nobody can argue. this gives myself a tears.
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I still cant watch it without getting choked up tbh and im not even an avs fan. This wasnt about a team tho man, this was so much bigger
this is the greatest moment in sports history
Sakic, what a gentleman. Pure class. Instead of being the centre of attention at the climax of the career, he was an even greater friend.
I want to like your comment but it has 19 so for joe I'll leave it there!
It's safe to say all Bruins fans were Av fans that night
We were
* all hockey fans
As were all Rangers fans. I was thrilled for him.
It was such a classy move by Joe Sakic... The captain always has first crack at hoisting the cup and for him to pass it straight over to Ray Bourque was extremely selfless. As a longtime Bruins fan I really appreciated the gesture and thoroughly enjoyed seeing Bourque raise the Cup at last...
Every one of us...
Gary Thorne said it best: And after 22 years, Raymond Bourque!
Louis Warren
He was a great announcer. He called some of the greatest moments in NHL history. ESPECIALLY in the 2003 Finals: "OFF THE FLOOR! ON THE BOARD! PAUL KARIYA!"
Man that was an amazing moment. Scott Stevens ABSOLUTELY DEMOLISHED Kariya and Paul was unconscious on the ice. It didn't look good but when he came back from the dressing room though and scored that goal....... That was one of the greatest goals and most inspirational plays I've ever seen from a team captain.
It's really just a damn shame he wasn't the same player after that.
I Agree I Get Chills In My Spine Hearing That!
The great goals that he called and the way he called them were beyond awesome. I was going to ask Bill Clement if he needed to get an EKG on a regular basis when I was at a Flyers function, but Bill had to leave early! :)
Actually he said : and after 22 years *RAYMOND BOURQUE!!!!!!!!!!*
Louis Warren NOBODY could have called it better. Thorne was/is the best, sakic, bourque, roy, forsberg, blake, so many legends involved in this.
All class by Sakic, and what made it ever better was when Ray first wanted to give it back to him, he told him to skate with it. best moment in hockey history
I Agree and I Love Gary Throne "After 22 Years RAYMOND BOURQUE"!
***** Why?
perhaps Devils fan i guess.
Huge Boston fan and my all time favorite is / was Bourque. Too bad it didn't come with the Bruins but still one of my best sports memories, ever. ++ Joe Sakic.
I remember seeing an interview with Ray before his career was winding down, he was asked, if he would allow a trade to a contending team, in order for a chance to win a cup, he said "I want to win a cup, but I want to win a cup in Boston." but, time marches on, and it was apparent Ray was never going to win one in a Bruins sweater, and Boston fans gave their blessings, and Ray was sent to Colorado! just pure class, by everyone involved.
Joe Sakic, with pretty much the classiest move in NHL history, arguably in all of modern sports...
The only thing more classy was Ray Bourque taking off the number 7 during Phil Esposito's number retirement ceremony.
Agree 1000%
@@michaelchipman1832 funny, karma can be a beautiful thing sometimes.
@@michaelchipman1832 that’s classy too, really classy, but not more classy than this.
@@michaelchipman1832 i was thinking of that moment as well...
Proof bettman was born looking 50 years old
hahahaha
He’s a reptilian. So it makes sense. He’s much older l.
He was born lookin 50
To be fair at this time he was 49 years old so
Lmao bro this still hits in 2024
Its weird to see people NOT booing Gary Bettman
sandmonkey322 I think the fans were just happy to have the Cup won, and for Ray to win it that Bettman being out there took a backseat.
VancouverChokers well it was before the lockouts too...
LedZiphell420 I don't think it was 100% perfect, but it sure was a lot more physical than anything we see today. That boring trap system that the Devils employ (then and now) kills me a little inside every time I see it.
F
pre lookout he was a slave to the league. prick ruined shit.
After another 21 years, raise it Cale!
The class of Sakic. The class of Bourque in him not wanting to skate with it until Sakic did out of respect. Sakic tells him to skate. Sportsmanship. Finest.
Agreed Joe Sakic That Night Was a Classy Guy Big Time!
And what doesn't get mentioned often, they pushed Rob Blake to go after Sakic, he waited 11 years to win a cup himself. Sakic had that effect on the team clearly!
I'm glad that my Bruins let Bourque go to the Avs so he could finally win that Cup. Even if he's the one that requested the trade in the first place. He didn't deserve to retire without winning it.
I feel that way about letting the Rangers letting 'Hank' go so he can win one.
The Bruins didn’t let Bourque go for free, they got good players in return too, that was a trade for later considerations to the
Avs.
@@michelnguyen4819 they traded two future hof'ers and ended up with Brian Rolson and three journeymen. I'd say Colorado made out better than Boston on this trade.
@@stevedrums1675 trading goaltenders is not so simple. Usually every good team already has a number one goalie.
I had been a Bruins fan since I was a little kid, but during that year and a few months, I was an Avalanche fan ;)
As a lifelong Bruins fan. I literally cried so hard watching this. Ray had a career like no other, and he was only missing one thing. A Cup. I'm so glad he got it. So glad.
My god man….
As a life long Bruins fan my only regret was that I wish he could have won it as a Bruin but I tip my hat to Joe Sakic, the Colorado Avalanche and their fans. The amount of respect they showed Ray was nothing but pure class.
Ray was a class act warrior himself, a great player, teammate, human, and was a big part of the team. He deserves it and we Avs fans were so so happy that day
I've seen this 1000 times, and tears still come to my eyes.
Same here but 500000000 times
Every single time!
21 years late and Colorado win it again!
1:41 to 1:45, Sakic to Bourque has to be the best pass ever. Classic moment from two classy players.
it does not matter what NHL team you root for or even what sport you play or is your favorite. this is honestly the best moment ever in hockey/sports. he worked his ass off to make it to the big leagues, and it payed off big time.
True For Me As a Flyers Fan I'll Always Remember This Classic Hockey Moment!
ethan galema he even worked his ass off in the big leagues for 20 years to secure the cup
Even as a Pens fans, I get teary eyed at "After 22 years... RAYMOND BOURQUE!" His cousin Phil won two with us in the 90s, and Ray absolutely deserved to have his name on it as well.
Who else is here after 2021-2022? Glad for Colorado
Me.
I come back pretty much anytime I need to get some weight off my chest. This does it.
#GoAvsGo
And after 22 years, *RAYMOND BOURQUE!*
Still my favorite call of Gary's 😁 Wish he were still calling games 🎙
Even in 2019, this moment is far from been forgotten. Joe didn’t even second guessed it, turned around and passed the cup to Ray so he could hoist it first.
*A childhood memory that’ll never fade.*
Sakic is such a classy guy. Biggest respect!!
His son crying did it for me 😭
Sakic class act
As a Devils fan, it killed me to lose in Game 7 of the finals. But, who couldn't be happy for Ray?
+Mick “Diddley” Quack You Devils fans have had more than enough great moments with 3 Cups including some Game 7 wins. We should all be so lucky.
Mick Quack you had one the year before with may I say the 3rd best defenseman Scott Stevens
Adam Bassick Who are the top 2? Bobby Orr and who else?
@@lelouchvibritannia4028 I think he meant that were currently playing .... but I mean... 1 side had Stevens and Nidermayer while on the other side, they had Foote , Blake and Bourque ... And Roy vs Brodeur.
The Devils would later get redemption in the 2003 final against Anaheim. Nedermeyer, who I think never won the Cup, played on that team but he stayed on for at least a few more years before he was finally able to hoist the trophy. Temu Sellane had also spent a good deal of years in the NHL before he finally won the cup too. Then there's Ovie of course! 😀
As a Red Wings fan, this is such an amazing moment. Love it.
this has to be one of the most emotional Stanley cup wins in history look at everyone on that his children crying for him you feel the chills down your spine and your tears water up no other sport is this emotional I love it.
17 years later Alex Ovechkin's raw emotion while holding the cup took Ray Bourque's down to 2nd best. It'll be a matter of months or maybe a year before Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau gets their emotional moment with the cup.
@@zanemarte9877 , now Marleau is not playing and Thornton is likely second round exit
I remember that cup run. Bourque was 40 and still played very well. He earned that cup.
Yeah - he was not a hanger-on, IIRC he had a GWG in game...3...? Of the Finals.
Bourque played amazing at 40. Still logging at least 35 mins per game on ice. Bourque was a beast.
Game winner in Game 3 and lead all Avs defensemen in scoring that year. He probably could have played another season or two, but you can’t turn down a storybook ending like that.
" and after 22 years, RAYMOND BOURQUE!"
My god the avalanche were so stacked back then. As a canucks fan, it was still a treat to watch the Avalanche and Red Wings crush my team. I was in awe of the talent this generation had.
This is why I love hockey above all else
Joseph F me 2
Joseph F me 3
Hockey >>>>> every other sport
Hockey is a life form
Hard to watch this without getting even somewhat emotional.
jkc3957 no matter what team youre a fan of
fuck yeh
Even as a Wings fan it's impossible.
I wasn't alive for this game but growing up an avs fan and watching this back is so damn emotional
After 20 years I've seen this 10 times still get a teary
I’m not even an Avs fan and I’m getting tears! This shows how big of a moment this is.
Man there is NO team like Gary Thorne and Bill Clement. Voices of my childhood along with Sam and JD
I was at Ozzfest...taped the game...got home late and watched it ....Ray raised the cup for me around 7am.
Red Wings fan here...
One of my favorite moments
Not an Avs fan and not much of a Ray Borque fan but this video will forever give me chills
arguable the greatest moment in hockey history
14 years and it still gives me chills --- "after 20 years....Raymond Borque!"
Its 2022...still love it. I am turning 41 this year....love Joe Sakic #19
Please edit the abomination that is ur misquote
One of the best moments in all of hockey
Gary’s call on this is perfect
One of the great hockey moments of all time.
Hearing that crowd go from a hum, while Sakic is holding the cup to an explosion the second that he hands it to Bourque is beautiful. Everyone in that building wanted to see him raise the cup after so many years of deserving it. Still get chills 19 years later.
Saw that a 100rd times and still crying. Love it
Anyone else notice how Sakic immediately started to give the cup to Bourque just before he was pulled back (by Bettman) for the photo op ?
Amazing how star studded that Avs team was. Sakic, Forsberg, Roy, Rob Blake, Ray Bourque. Avs hockey golden years here.
The Avs of the late 90s were so good, and to win 2 Stanley Cups in 5 years, in this era of the NHL, is a great accomplishment. They were a great team back then.
21 years later and colorado knocks off another defending champ to win the stanley cup
Still gives me goosebumps, best announcement in all the cup finals I've watched. "After TWENTY TWO years... RAYMOND BORQUE!"
I've been a Devils fan all my life so losing game 6 & 7 in this series definitely stung. But damn if it wasn't awesome seeing Ray Bourque hoist that cup. Also points to Joe Sakic to hand it off rather than as captain to hoist it first.
Not an Avs fan, but Sakic immediately handing the Cup to Bourque makes this one of the greatest Cup hoists ever.
The greatest
Even if you weren't an Avs fan, you were rooting for them here to win it for Bourque.
The greatest pass in hockey history.
5 music companies refuses to sign The Beatles
12 publishing companies refuses to publish Harry Potter
It took 22 Years to Ray Bourque to win the Stanley Cup
NEVER GIVE UP !!!!!!!!!
And Michael Jordan didn’t make the Laney high school basketball team.
@@ljohnson4185 then he played in the ncaa tournament in college and went pro!
Edwina Spoonhands then he was a bust and got kicked out the nba
He probably would have won it sooner if he didn't have to compete with Gretzky and Lemieux in his prime.
18 years later and it still gives me chills to see Bourque with the Cup.
Beauty assist from Sakic
17 years later and I still tear up watching this and get shivers - men of passion, character and class
Total class from Joe Sakic, good job man
21 years! Congrats
after 22 years......Raymond Bourque! still get chills, I pop back to this video once in a while for a quick pick me up.
Ray Bourque's Defining Moment Of His Career... I Think.
Nobody classier than Joe Sakic....
and certainly one of the greatest players ever... and I'm a red Wings fan!
Joe didn't even hoist it first. Just gave it straight to Ray. What a guy.
And after 22 years.....RAYMOND BOURQUE!!’n
I think even Boston fans were thrilled by this moment.
a few years before the trade a journalist asked Ray if he could be traded to a team that was assured to win the cup would he go? he said, he wanted to win the cup with Boston, I think that stuck with Boston fans, time marches on, and as it became apparent, that the Bruins were not going to win a cup, while Ray was still playing, Boston fans knew, this was Ray's last shot at winning, and they supported his decision.
I lived in Boston in 2001 and the 1986 Celtics won the last championship in Boston at this point. It was like a Boston team won a championship. People forget how in the 90s and early 2000s, people thought Boston would never win a championship.
Sakic, what a guy. To call him humble would be the understatement of the century.
3 years later ,another player waited 22 years to get his hands on the Stanley Cup,Tampa Bay's Dave Andreychuk. 2008,Dallas Drake, after 19 years, finally got a Stanley Cup.
This moment is what made me a hockey fan. I'm in India and here nobody watches the NHL. I slowly got a casual interest in the sport in the year 2000 and watched some of the stanley cup. Saw most of the final game and when I saw Ray Bourque hoisting the cup - it was very emotional.
It's been nearly 20 years.... And I still cry every time I watch this clip. One of the best moments in the history of sport.
As a Devils fan, this is truly one of the most wonderful moments in NHL history.
I feel like this is the most humble thing ever. Sakic didnt lift. He gave it away to a man that waited so long.
Bourque was only an Av for two seasons... But This is the iconic moment in Colorado Avalanche history.
This is honestly such a good roster
It looks like Sakic didn’t even want to take the picture, wanted to hand it to Bourque as quickly as possible. Then looks for Blake. That C isn’t stitched on his jersey, it’s a birthmark.
Sakic accepted it and immediately gave it to Ray. When he tried to give back , it was like “ No, you waited too long for this. Take and lap and enjoy it!” That’s sportsmanship
One of the most beautiful moments in sports history Tearjerking
Crying like a fucking baby all over again. Congrats to the 2022 Avs. What a monster
I wanted that 2001 cup so bad! I was at game 6 in NJ. Seeing the tears of Bourque has me feeling that I would never change it if I had the power. If I could take a loss back it would be to the Kings in 2012. I have too much respect for Sakic and I just luv seeing his eyes water out with happiness. For the luv of the game we all luv!!
The fact that Sakic thought Bourque deserves the cup more than him! Respect! ✊🏻❤️
My top three hockey moments.....#3, The New York Rangers winning the Cup in 1994-95, # 2 The Miracle on Ice in the 1980 Olympics, and # 1 in a landslide, Ray Bourque lifting the cup for the first time in a storied 22 year career.
I've never appreciated this until recently.....but as a B's fan, this brought a tear to my eye. Ray Bourque, you earned this moment.....:')
Boston fans were pretty classy for not just letting him leave, but for wishing him luck, and openly celebrating his win.
Lifelong Redwings fan since late 80's ....so yeah, lived thru all our Detroit-Colorado stuff :) Still not totally over it lol :). BUT - tons tons tons of respect for Sakic.....this transcended his awesome hockey talent. And I'm pleased to see him as a successful GM.
I’ve met lots of Red Wings fans over the years, and all of them had one thing in common: they all had a phenomenal and profound amount of respect and admiration for Joe Sakic. Just like with Avalanche fans, the same was mutual for Steve Yzerman.
No player ever deserved it more than Ray. We in Massachusetts were the biggest Avalanche fans ever! I can't watch this video enough!!!
As a Wings fan, I put aside my bias towards the Avalanche that day and enjoyed it for what it was. An amazing hockey moment. “And after 22 years RAYMOND
BOURQUE” still gets to me every time.
Watching Ray bourque lift that cup was simply awesome
...And that's why they all referred to him as "Mr. Sakic". One of the classiest men to ever lace them up - 21 years later, this moment still makes my eyes water.
Holy.... The chills i get whenever i watch that video is something i will probably never experience again in sports! This exact moment is why Joe Sakic is the classiest man to ever play the game🤝
Was watching Jonathan Toews hand over the cup to Kimmo Timmonen, but it doesn't compare to this Sakic to Bourque moment!
I was so happy to see Ray Bourque finally winning the Stanley Cup
I cried watching this with my dad in our living room. Bourque was my first idol and I'll always remember the feeling this gave me.
Tyler, I could have written this comment myself. This was my exact scenario at the time, too. Living in the Boston area, I made it a point to go downtown to see Bourque's day with the Cup. Bourque and the Avs' win is one of my all time favorite sports memories.
What a class act by Sakic
Definetly one of the most memorable moment in sport history no doubt about it.
Ray Bourque made his best decision of his whole career by staying one more year with the Avs instead of retiring or returning to Boston, the year that he officially put his name on thr StanleyCup by contributing to it efforts instead of just riding it. He was constant the whole year through in and out every night. Its a pleasure to see him on the power play unit with top players like Sakic, Forsberg and Blake, all of them deserved their place on the power play unit. And it was scary for all opponents to see them on the ice at once. And Bourque didn’t just contribute, he led by example too and he volunteered for th3 challenge as it arised. Such a special talented player.
This never fails to bring tears to my eyes. It has to be one of the best moments in sports history.
Being a lifelong Bruins fan, I love how the wonderful people of Colorado made our beloved Borque one of their own.
i still tear up when i see this
lickitysplit roberts
As a huge Red Wings fan I say this brought me to tears for Bourque
I still have the Rocky Mountain News and Denver Post papers from when they won this. Best photo is Bourque hoisting the cup while his son is in tears in the background.
This is why Sakic was the single greatest leader of men in NHL history. One of the greatest players ever, just a monster two way player, but his name stands alone as the archetype of leadership. The Best Ever.
One of my favorite moments in hockey history, and I'm a Wings fan through and through.
Not even a hockey fan but I come back to this video from time to time, just chills