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Just How Long Has Chelios Been Around
by Paul on 09/05/08 at 12:10 PM ET
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from Ryan Dixon of the Hockey News,
Just as numbers alone could never sum up his on-ice contributions, to truly appreciate the span of Chelios’ career it must be set against the backdrop of a sporting and cultural timeline.
Consider the following:
• Chelios played his first season of Jr. A hockey (then known as Tier-II) with the Saskatchewan League’s Moose Jaw Canucks in 1979-80 at age 17. Jimmy Carter was the president of the United States, not a punch line on The Simpsons and The Beatles could have still held a reunion tour with Ringo, Paul, George and John.
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Well, he has said he would like to keep playing until he’s fifty years of age.
He didn’t say for the Wings; just, “...keep playing till then.”
Posted by SYF from Las Vegas, NV on 09/05/08 at 02:00 PM ET
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The coaching he has done for players like Kronwall, Lebda, Lilja, Meech and Quincey is almost as valuable as his stud play on the penalty kill…
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