#48: Ray Bourque Interview: Raw Knuckles Podcast 

One of the best ever NHL defenseman and never took a shift off.

Ray was the GOLD STANDARD

Love the criss cross! Chris from Boston to Montreal - Ray from Montreal to Boston!

Great man!! From my hometown in st Laurent...he was very influential on us youth back in the day...

Chris is a great host. A great raconteur, he is also a listener. Ray is classy, and candid. This is a podcast for real hockey lovers.

Just love how you guys seem to look younger as you tell stories of each other and laugh about it. Can't get this anywhere. Great job Tim and Chris.

i remember playing one game against ray back in december of 1974 at the mount royal arena in montreal it was a late night garage league playing amongst friends and ray was only 14 at the time playing against older guys of 18 and 19 but we could see he had talent especially his skating , i didn;t know who he was but i remember i had no helmet for that game and ray offered me to wear his i;ll never forget it was a red ccm helmet it was a very nice gesture given the fact we didn;t know each other a few years later a friend of mine told me that kid we had played against was ray bourque and played for boston.

Awesome, in his last playoffs at 40 years old Ray averaged 28:32 mins a night!

Love the Habs but always admired Ray Bourque as a player and professional. Never once mailed in a game.

Great Interview Chris & Tim. #77

Great interview Chris and Tim with Ray. Ray,neely,and moog left me frustrated beating the habs so many times 80s to 90s. Cheered for Ray proudly his time in Colorado both playoff runs for his cup. Happy cried for Ray when he got it handed to him from super Joe! Memories last the lifetimes! Thanks Ray Stanley Cup Champion !!

3 Things I learned from this interview that I never knew about Ray before. 1- So sad to lose a mom at such a young age. 2- Ray could have been a Midget AAA Lac St-Lion 🦁 in their inaugural season.😲 3-Ray has an incredible memory regarding a 1991 story. All good reasons to listen to the whole interview!

20+ year man, great to the last drop. Thanks guys.

I would put Ray Bourque right up there with any d man in gthe game except maybe Bobby Orr. Bourque is a guy you could build a franchise around.

OMG Guys what can anyone say - Tremendous !!! Ray Borque and Bos Mont stories the best. And Stapes chiming in is ok too Keep em coming guys. Best hockey pod in the world and Stapes has not even started up on Russia yet.

Wow a true legend !

Ok so that’s why there is a Ray Bourque arena on thimmens blvd in saint Laurent Quebec. Ok. I once worked at sears warehouse next door

I live across the street from the Ray Bourque arena in St. Laurent .. it's a happening place. Ray is a legend around here.

My favorite defenseman, just wish he played for the Canadiens!

That was the BEST podcast I have ever watched!! I will tell everyone in Boston, Outstanding Job!

Great interview! Up until now, I’ve never seen the other side of Ray;his impression of Rene Angelil was hysterical. Also, it was interesting to hear about everything that led up to the trade to Colorado 23 years ago. You definitely need to bring him back b/c I could listen to him tell stories for hours.

As a Habs fan, I hate the Bruins...just a bit less then the Leafs...but always respected Ray. World class player...

I'm really glad I stumbled across this podcast. The content is excellent, some great interviews. I really enjoy it.

Classy dude .! Great job fellas ! Very honest and sincere. Lovem all to date.

Good interview cut short unfortunately…. Please have Ray on again.

I remember being a young kid and opened a Scotiabank Hockey acct aimed at young kids and you’d get a monthly hockey magazine and the one I truly remember was one with Ray Bourque and another Bruins young d guy and they called them Blue Chip prospects. Was so happy for him to win that cup with the avalanche Amazing career

Great show. Memories. Some awesome some not so much. It's great to here about some of the behind the scenes action. Ray was like Boston's iron horse. Great work Chris!

Just came across this podcast. Great guests, Knuckles!

Bourque takes a little time to warm up, but he tells great stories once he's ready! That Lou's Blues story is hysterical. Bourque will never forget it & Knuckles will never remember it! LOL ...Great episode. ...I wanted to hear about the Phil Esposito story, and that play with Mario Lemieux. One day, do a part 2.

Salut Ray and Chris, beautiful podcast, merci beaucoup!

You're a good man knuckles

Cool interview

Another great episode guys. Thank you. 🔵⚪🔴

This was Great...Grew up watching Ray in Boston from his 1st to Last game here...and of course Knucks, fellow Boston guy...love em'...couldn't have been happier when he came "home" to play. Solid stuff Chris & Tim.

Top three defenseman to ever play the game. I used to get so frustrated in the early 90's when the Bruin's would beat the Habs because of the dominance of Bourque, Neely and Moog.

Great interview! I was lucky enough to meet Ray a few times. As a young defenseman growing up in Boston, he was my favorite!

Again Knuckle : What a show !!!! I was an young kid when you were plating in the 80 S. I am very proud of you and super enjoy your show .You're cool funny and very good TV Host. Merci pour le bon show Chris !!

NO Waaaaaaaaay! It's Ray Bourque everyone! Nice surprise. What a legend.

Interview Terry O Rielly then Rick Middleton. Great interview.

Another legend. Another great interview.

Knuckles: a Boston guy who played for the Habs Bourque: a Montreal guy who played for the B’s It’s amazing how Bourque accomplished so much while being in the shadow of Bobby Orr.

My favourite interview to date thank you gentlemen for the memories 😊

An other great one such a great player and a classy person very please that he won the cup good job Chris and Tim

Great stories. Will done Knucks

Hey, Chris! Good to see you, still have good memories of our talk about the old school when i saw you that time in Forest Hills, 2008 or so. Keep on keeping on. Always a treat to see an interview with Ray. Captain, my Captain.

Just discovered these podcasts and it's the 2nd I watch in 3 days. Great perspectives by Ray and helped validate a few things for this Bruins fan of 46 years.

Just discovered your channel. Absolutely love your format . Totally feel like I’m hanging out with the boys again talking and listening to great hockey stories. Spreading the news to all my friends to subscribe to your channel. Keep up the great stuff 👍

Bourque was amazing, super solid player in every aspect of the game. I remember the Bruins beating the Habs sp many times and it was only because Bourque was such a force. The guy was a tank with top end skill.

A Montrealer who played for Boston interviewed by a Bostonian who played in Montreal. What are the chances?

There you go....🙌..one of the great boston bruins.......don't forget the rest of my list lol

Great interview of a classy guy like yourself Knucks. Being a Boston Boy I've followed your career since the beginning and was inspired by you as a player myself. Ive fought battles both on and off the ice my friend and understand how much of a warrior you are. Been watching the show since the start and love it. thanks for all you hard work and dedication Knucks. Peace.

As usual awesome interview! Best hockey podcast out there!

Great interview

Thank you Chris for these pod casts.

This was amazing!! I enjoyed every minute of it. I will be forwarding this to all my friends that are Bruins fans.

I started listening to this podcast about 2 months ago I can’t get enough of it Ray one of the Best to play the game

Ray was my favorite Bruin growing up. Watching win thw Cup that night I bawled like a baby. Was so happy for Ray

GREAT podcast with two legends! Thank you Knuckles, you made my day off a great one!!🤟

Man I just found this podcast and it's excellent. Such a great interview 👏

Melrose Ma , the rink was called Hockey Town . It had a rink upstairs and a rink in the basement with 4 building support pillars at mid ice . Learned to skate with your head up

probably one of the greatest swan song ever!

That was a great interview!!

Great interview! I always loved Bourque and his gameplay. I think it's because he is leaning his head forward towards the camera, but 77 has a comically large head compared to the rest of his body in this video! 10:52 for example.

Another great one!!!

As a lifelong Bruin fan Nifty was my first favorite player but then it was Ray. Thank you for doing this interview, I loved it! So glad you came to Boston - I disliked you in Montreal 😊

One comment from Ray that is so true: even if you are drafted 1 st choice, it doesn't automatically make you a star, no way, you have to have an impact. Work your ass off, prove yourself.

HOF #77 great interview !

A really great defenseman awesome team player! Great to bring those stars and their NHL beginning.

Ray's about to describe first coming to Boston, and Chris cuts him off, interjecting to declare, " You were "Rookie of the Year", and ."You..." uuggh

living NW from Montreal I grew up a Boston Fan, I was either Espo, Orr, Cheevers , after Raymond won with the Avs I got to shake his hand concrats saying I wished he could won the cup with Bruins, Bob Hartley was the Coach he lives near our hometown, same hometown as Kevin Lowe(Lachute, Quebec), that makes 7 cups i witnessed, 6 with Kev one with the Avs

Raymond such a great, i hated him with a passion when he playing in boston, but later i started to feel for him knowing that his carrer was getting short as he got older i was so happy when he won the Stanley cup with Colorado

Hey chris great show coming from a fellow hockey player, my kid likes to listen to you and your guests to start his career, is there any way you could cut down on the F word? My wife listens in the background and flips out listening to that. Thanks Barry

Thanks Tim and Chris, Love your show . Chris, how did you deal with the Canadian Beer, as apposed to american beer? (and do you think Tim could keep up?) No wonder you fought so much. Love your cast. . BTW I'm a ranger fan. Thank you for your time in NY. Still strongly dislike the Habs, of course, but you cannot deny the greatness of the Montreal Canadians.!!!!!!!!

Always wished he was a hab

Salut Raymond, dans notre ligue de Laval ils étaient appelés les "Bébites(4-6 ans, je crois)".

Good interview But should of spent some time talking about the Habs/Bruins rivalry in the 80s and 90s Well Ray did have a tee time lol

After Orr is there anyone better? He could have had Paul Coffey numbers..... but he was a defenseman first including taking the body at every chance. It hurts that he didn't get a cup here in Boston no one deserved one more

Too humble - put up massive numbers and is in the upper tier of players all-time and probably 2nd best dman to ever play

Great fucking show knucks!!

My hero the best ever besides orr

You do a great job with “all” the interviews.

Sorry just watched the rest ... He is a all around great artist... Imitation ultra ..of a French Canadian ..great

Bourque was driven. Every shift. A Bruin but a phenomenal player. Go Habs go

TGOAT HOSTS TGOAT 🎉❤

The more I learn about knucks the more respect I have for him

Amazing interview, learned so many new things about this iconic d-man and maybe even better human. So much class! I'd just like to add "au contraire" just how much of a piece of shib Harry Sinden was! How dare he treat Ray so bad after all his loyalty...so disgusting!

Great chat with Mr Ray of sunshine!! Another feather in the cap of the Maritimes. So cool.

Keith Brown was pretty good

Who is the Alain guy from Fredericton? Alain Who?

The wat hockey should b played

The Best Defenseman after Bobby Orr and way better than Brad Park!

very sorry v

Bruins getting rid of Al Secord and Brad McCrimmon cost them the Cup. To trade them away for Pat Riggin and Mike O’connel destroyed the Bruins for 30 years. O’connel was worst GM bruins ever had .

sorry

great player but winning a cup elsewhere was more important to win

Here's the goal he's talking about...I think...ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-I43p6zRZobc.html

I'm kidding thia inrweciqw

The draft is like a doctor who finished last in his class, it don't matter. He's still a doctor.

not a real bruins in my book