@@HoweyJR_ i hate that I agree but I agree, rules are rules even when it's a stupid rule FOLLOW. It can't be true sports competition if you don't follow the rules. STUPID RULE! NO GOAL!
9:00 His surliness was what made him so much more than anyone else, no one had the mystique that Eddie carried with him every game. No one ever fucked with Eddie, or suffer his wrath. Eddie is MAXWELLS DEMON of the atomic scale, rendered into NHL LEGEND. I spent a week in Toronto with Eddie his last summer with Chicago, I got there via introduction by none other than Vladislav Tretiak himself. Eddie is truly worthy of idol worship if ever there was someone. He would meet me after games when Chicago was in Los Angeles or Anaheim when he was with Chicago, San Jose and Dallas. He ALWAYS made time for me, a kid trying to play Junior A hockey in Manitoba, he was never anything but kind, sincere and he was the fucking best idol a 12 year old kid who needed a direction to follow to find. I fell in love with Eddie from all the hockey cards from 91-92 when he won every award as a rookie, then i recorded him on every ESPN game on VHS and replayed his games frame by frame to learn his “unorthodox” style. Unorthodox was a term I never heard before, but always heard with Eddie. For all the shit I hear people who do not know this man speak of him, I want to give my testimony here. This man literally changed my life. I just wanted to be like Eddie like other kids wanted to be like the other hero of the Chicago Stadium. I followed literally everything he did when he was on the ice and i replicated that so well that Vladislav Tretiak HIMSELF invited me to camp where Eddie was going to be training for the upcoming season. This experience taught me that truly anything was possible, that if you worked hard and believed in something, dare I say if you really loved something, that you could achieve whatever you set your mind to. I learned this because Eddie Belfour of Carman Manitoba was a demon on the ice and was so fucking unique he altered my life’s course. THANK YOU EDDIE, I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH FRIEND. BLESSINGS TO YOU SIR. The original acrobat who created a style which too many to count replicated as well. THE BEST.
Eddie became one of the best "economical" goalies I've ever seen in the 2nd half of his career. Always made it look simple/easy while being ahead of the play. My all time fav in net.
I use to play goalie in my ball hockey days on the streets after school with my friends- i use to also play ice hockey house league but not as a goalie. And i can say that his technique is wrong and has become obsolete... He'd be blown out of the net if he tried any of those out of position saves in this modern era of the NHL!!!!!!!
Eddie Belfour was my favorite player as a little kid, as I grew up I followed the teams he got traded to. I begged my mom to get me the little Todd McFarland figurine of Belfour in net as a Dallas Star, the begging worked lol. Great video. Thanks for doing this one, brings back memories.
86-87 year he led UND to the national title, as a 21 year old freshman. 29 wins, 34 GP (out of 48), .915, 2.43 GAA. First team WCHA. NCAA West second team. Treated as royalty at UND despite only playing one year.
His off-ice antics are the stuff of legend. Around 2000, he got busted for public intoxication and offered the cops a $1 billion bribe to let him go. It was front page news with a picture of him in handcuffs. He again got arrested for public intoxication a couple of years ago.
Best goaltender Dallas has ever had by far. Broke my heart when they gave him up for Andy Moog 2 (Marty Turco) and it still pisses me off that he doesn't get the respect he deserves in Dallas today.
@@unklesalty3732 Ya sorry should have been more clear, I call Marty Turco Andy Moog 2 give that when the Stars made him the new starter the big selling point was that was a Moog protege. Truth be told its' easily the nicest thing I call Turco back in the day.
Years ago my brother took me to a memorabilia show in Valley Forge PA. Belfour was supposed to be there signing but he had the flu so they got Jim Carey to fill in. I was mad then but now my autographed net detective rookie card is a grail to me. Not so much an Eddie story but if he didn't have the flu, It would be.
@@damonwebb813 Well then, UK had 2 Eddie's then, Your's was more famous in good way, skijumper Eddie was a horror show. He was banned because he fell almost every landing. His best placement was something in 9-30 lvl.
I’d like to point out that at the time of his retirement, he was third in wins overall and fourth in playoff wins overall. The goalies that have passed him and will pass him have had the benefit of getting shootout wins. If he was 50% in shootouts, you could tack another 62ish wins to his total.
Guy was a workaholic-Jeremy Roenick said he was anal about his equipment-even sharpening his own skates-would ride the stationary bike after games-quoted as saying he wasn’t the most gifted but achieved everything he accomplished through hard work
One of my first ever hockey cards was a Eddie Belfour card with the mullet hanging out of the mask, in the Blackhawks jersey. Definitely a legendary goalie, those back-toaback Cup final runs by Eddie were unbelievable.
Ed "The Eagle" Belfour # 17 NHL seasons - representing 5 NHL teams: Chicago Blackhawks (1988-97), San Jose Sharks (1997), Dallas Stars (1998-02), Toronto Maple Leafs (2002-06) & Florida Panthers (2006-07). # Stanley Cup champion: 1999 + 2 Finals: 1992 & 2000. # Olympic gold medalist: 2002. # Canada Cup gold medalist: 1991. # 2x Vezina Trophy (Best Goalie): 1991 & 1993. # 4x William M. Jennings Trophy (Least goales let in): 1991, 1993, 1995 & 1999. # Calder Memorial Trophy (Best rookie): 1991. # 2x NHL First All-Star Team select: 1991 & 1993. # NHL 2nd All-Star Team select: 1995. # 6x NHL All-Star Game player: 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999 & 2003. # NHL All-Rookie Team select: 1991. # Hockey Hall of Fame member: 2011. # Garry F. Longman Memorial Trophy (Rookie of the Year IHL): 1988. # IHL First All-Star Team select: 1988. # 5th goalie in NHL history with most wins (484) / Only 10 goalies have won 400+ games and only 3 have played 500+ games with 1 over 600+ games. # 5th goalie in NHL history with official games played (963) / Only 8 goalies have played 900+ games and only 3 have played 1000+ games. # 16th NHL goalie in NHL history to pass 300 career wins! NOTES: Belfour missed-out a lot of career oppertunities to compete with Team Canada for a IIHF World Championship gold medal. Never competed in any tournament despite having had oppertunities in; 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2002, 2006 & 2007. And Team Canada managed to win the gold medal in 1994, 1997, 2004 & 2007 years = 4 missed chanses. Belfour had serious alcohol abuse problems he wrestled with a long time of his career. That is a big part of his lesser seasons and in his later seasons it got worse.
Still have my plushie Eddie the Eagle from way back in the day! Probably one of the fiestiest and most unique goalies to play the game. He loved to punch people lol
Even with his solid playoff numbers, save %, he was questioned if he could ever take a team to the cup( he played on some very talented Chi teams), most of the criticism, I thought was unfair.....he did stumble at times in series, but really the team in front of him stumbled. I was happy when he won the cup, just because of the unfair criticism
Tom Barrasso also was known for his churlish personality, but he won 2 Cup championships for the Penguins. Balfour was a superb goaltender, and his stats clearly back that up.
When I was a kid I really liked him in Toronto, but didn't know much about hockey. I hope he's doing better in his personal life, haven't heard much from him since the last time he was in the news for some negative stuff
Trading card wise, there was a point where Belfour's cards were so in demand that I traded his Upper Deck(I believe) rookie card straight up for a Topps Patrick Roy rookie. Not kidding. Both mint. It got a little "crazy", the demand for Eddie's cards early in his career. :)
6:20 playing in San Jose at this time, was inside a building names “The Cow Palace” this was literally a former cattle auction house which was converted into an arena which was converted into an ice arena. I never saw a game there, I never saw the building, but I believe it was a TOTAL DUMP. I like how you include the All Star selections which is notable, and you do a great job with the annual trophy wins.
Belfour was one of those goalies who was wrapped a bit too tightly. After a game I was at in L.A. where the Kings had beaten the Blackhawks, after the game, players were slowly filtering out. Some signed autographs and some just got on the bus for the trip back to the hotel. Belfour came out through the Forum Club restaurant and bar, and he was three sheets to the wind, a beer in each hand. Forum security circled him as he went to the bus to prevent an incident with fans. Meanwhile, Jeremy Roenick stayed over half an hour, signing autographs, posing for pictures with fans, etc. Belfour had to be escorted to the team bus so he couldn't get into it with fans.
I remember Ed from summer cruise nights I. Winnipeg, he had a really nice Hemi Cuda at one time. Being born south of the city he would come back in the summers.
Honestly my favorite NHLer of all time and I played wing my whole life. Love Eddie so much. My childhood hero growing up in Dallas. He is a legend in the city.
He wasn't the best ever but my favorite Goaltender in Hawks history for a team that had quite a large number of Super great Goalies throughout the years. Thanks for the video.Not a big collectables guy but would love to own one of his masks.
Lived in San Jose at the time Belfour was traded to San Jose. We we're so pumped to get him. ..... Then. He threw a tantrum like a child. I don't care if the cities not your first choice. You're getting payed to play the game you love to play and you don't even try and treat the team and fans with complete disrespect. Mike Vernon got sent to San Jose after winning a cup with Detroit. He was a the model of a champion. Champions behave as champions regardless of the outcome. Children behave like Belfour
You can argue over Roy/Hasek/Brodeur being the best tender of all time, but the Eagle is comfortably a top 5, arguably top 4, which is pretty crazy when you consider how wild his career was. And he definitely has the stats and hardware to be considered for it. That he goes so under the radar in comparison to other goalies chafes me a little bit, because even if he isn't _the_ greatest, he's still one of the absolute greats.
I just remember the consistency in his play game in game out He rarely had an off game. It was annoying all he did early in his career and they still questioned whether he could win the big one. Roy and Brodeur were probably grateful to win early in their career, didn't have to listen to that garbage
I would put Dryden over him at least, maybe Sawchuk and Plante, but he's one of the greats, I'll agree. It's kinda crazy that Roy, Hasek, Belfour, and Brodeur all played in pretty much the same era.
I think Belfour was an all time great goaltender. The only thing that sucks for him was that he played during the same era as Roy, Brodeur and Hasek. If he had played during a different time, there would be more talk of him being an all time great.
@@i.hold.vertigo2329 I was a toddler. But I remember parts and have gone back and watched a lot, seems like it was a great time to be a fan - besides still not actually winning.
He was trash for the Leafs in the first month or so, the media and fans were flipping out but for some reason even though I hated him on Chicago you really felt he was going to figure it out and boy did he. Joseph was great obviously but when the convo comes up I will always say Belfour was the best Leaf goalie in my lifetime.
This is true. Fans actually booed him off the ice for the first month. But not too long after he became the fan favourite with the incessant EDDIE cheers
Technically, Ed was the 4th choice for the 2002 Olympic team. Patrick Roy refused to play citing his desire to rest and gear up for another Cup run (some think he refused the invite when they wouldn't guarantee him the starting job). But imagine those 4 guys being your top choices. All 4 are big game goalies too.
Often considered one of the best in history, can't argue he isn't and I also think he's a bit underrated by some. Was often up there with Roy and Hasek when play-offs came around, very hard to solve in key games. I think you can make the argument he was as good as Brodeur, some people would strongly disagree but I think many of those pointing at Brodeurs body of work actually has a bit of a dislike of Belfour caused by his stuff off the ice. Me too admittedly, as Roy, Hasek and Eddie seems to often be big aholes and egos. I know it's a video about EB but you can't really talk about these 4 guys without mentioning the others. It was a blessing to have some of the best goalies ever playing at the same time.
I can't believe he's not a first ballot Hall of Famer... Having said that, if Chicago kept Hasek instead of Belfour, they would have won at least one cup!
As a Sharks fan, I'm obligated to hate him. He came to the team saying all the right things about being a loyal person, played like garbage and then signed for less than the offer he had in San Jose.
Yeah, I remember that. The next season, Owen Nolan bodychecked him, and in the Sharks-Stars first round series, Belfour got ejected for pounding on Shawn Burr with his blocker and the Sharks crowd cheered mercilessly.
15:17 Keenan’s System LOL this is HILARIOUS! KEENAN plays MIND KONTROL games with his players, he pushes buttons and somehow, Eddie got through this. This was no system, hockey coaches are EGO-MANIACS. Eddie is like a samurai, he’s calm and focused, playing a game with set rules of conduct. When you take shots at his head after the whistle when he’s relaxed, you get close-lined like Cliff Ronning, when your coach is acting like dick and pushing your buttons, he does it to make you blow your lid. For too long this mentality has been used by one man to try and control another, my True Friend Ed Belfour taught me by example how to deal with punks. Patrick Roy never pulled any of his bullshit when Eddie was opposite him, NO ONE FUCKED WITH THE EAGLE 🦅
5:00 I think it’s a mistake not to include the GAA in all these stats. Generally, the GAA was the FIRST metric to determine, how many goals on average does he give up, over 3 and the team isn’t going to be in the playoffs long. You have to account for GAA, the fact that your board omits this is a disservice, it’s the PRIMARY metric, regardless of what you think or how you rationalize it, you have not even included it. That’s an error.
AMAZING! I am at work can't watch right now but I love this video. I can't believe I forgot he played for your Dallas Stars. Duh lol. Patrick Roy is my fav goalie, but Eddie is almost my fav he was so good and fell in love when he joined Toronto. I miss Eddie man such a good goalie. I can't wait to watch this. Cheers Shannon!
belfour did not outduel hasek in the cup, he was amazing yes but haseks sabres team was a joke and the stars were LOADED! taking nothing away from the eagle he was literally perfect but it wasn't him vs hasek it was the stars vs hasek and hasek with the sabres roster had no chance.
www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/1999-buffalo-sabres-vs-dallas-stars-stanley-cup-final.html You kidding? Hasek had a .939 and Belfour had a .941 save percentage in the Final. He allowed 9 goals in 6 games.
