J’ai l’impression que John Vanbiesbrouck est un talent oublié. Cette photo est de lui avec les flyers mais il a joué pour 5 équipes au total. Je me souviendrai toujours de lui en tant que Ranger mais il a eu son plus grand succès en tant que Panther; Je veux dire qu’ils ont fait la finale. A quelle équipe l’associez-vous aussi ?
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michiganhockeyguy
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NYR
Panthers final run in 1996 is my immediate association
I always think of him as a Ranger. I remember the season he beat out the Flyers Bob Froese for the Vezina trophy. I was so pissed. It was the year after Pelle died and my heart wanted Froese to keep the Vezina in Philly.
His helmet with the Panthers is one of my favorites of all time.
Rangers, NHL 94 on Sega
Being that hockey was so new in Florida in the early 90s, for me it’s his time with the Cats. Mellanby, the rat, and Vanbriesbrouck is what I remember. That mask tho…
Edit: typo I meant mask not makes
Im 22 and I have no idea who this is unfortunately. Is that a me thing or am I just too young?
I remember him primarily as a Flyer just because I remember liking his kit and mask a lot.
Edit: I should also say because his early years in the league were when I was young.
Panthers is the team I think of first, but also with Devils (devils fan here)
As a rangers fan I deeply respect bieser but still associate him with the Panthers lol
Rangers for sure.
Always liked Beezer. Back when goalies didn’t just slide around in the butterfly all game… the good old days.
The Beezer, the Panthers, and Uwe Krupp.
Panthers for sure, their run to the Finals was legendary. But respect to the Rangers in this case.
Honestly had forgotten that he made a stop in Philly.
Definitely the Cats
I went to high school with his niece and nephew in Michigan. Pretty cool family. I remember him as a Panther! I remember his helmet clear as day.
NYRs, but then I’ve been a fan for a couple of decades. Excellent goalie replaced by a Great One. I wonder what Sheste will bring to the table this season. He’s been fkn’ amazing last one.
But Beezer was Great with Panthers fer sure.
Don’t forget he was a Vancouver Canuck too.
Flyers since I was a big fan in the 90s
In that Chris Osgood realm of good but ehhh
Panthers for me.
Red Wings, because I sat beside him in the stands. Nobody in the crowd knew who he was.
I remember he caused some MAJOR locker room drama when he was on the Islanders. Wanted to control what music was playing in the room, tried to force his religion on others (apparently he’s a devout born again or some shit), etc etc.
The bieser
Beezer beating the ‘86 Flyers still grinds my gears.
Panthers, definitely
Flyers
I was maybe 5 when he was on the Islanders and I loved him as a goalie. Feel like him and Kevin Weekes were awesome but short lived islanders goalies that made be wanna play goalie.
He got fired as coach of the greyhounds for calling Trevor Daley the n-word so prolly that
Florida. Not forgotten by anyone who rooted for the Panthers in the mid-90s.
Little Caesars Detroit
Panthers and Rangers are my first thoughts
Rangers for sure
Flyers
Panthers
When they defeated that insanely talented 66/68 pens team on the way to lose to an insanely talented Avs team, I distinctly remember it was due primarily to a goal going off of a calf of a pens player, who I believe was petr nedved but could be wrong, and in game 7. That was my first sports heartbreak, even though my dad claims the buccos had a chance with bonds in 92 against the braves. Anyway that series against the Florida panthers as a pens fan with 66/68 absolutely lighting up the scoreboard that year still haunts me! Makes me think pens would’ve lost either way given the Avs swept John Beezer but who knows
A Vancouver Canucks legend.
The Vancouver Canucks
Really enjoyed him for that one off-season where he was just here as bait (that got taken by the Panthers, of course) so the Nucks could keep their unprotected backup. That made a huge difference :^)
(It ended up costing the Nucks Doug Lidster, too smh)
Panthers 100%
Panthers. So many kids I knew growing up wanted that mask
The Rangers is the team I always associate him with. Growing up he was the main goalie I saw in net for until they traded him and went with Mike Richter. My dad used to say Vanbiesbrouck was a cup contending goalie and didn’t think Richter could do it. Sadly, dad passed in January the year that Richter did indeed lift the cup.
Racism
Panthers 100%
Panthers for me.
He was very good. Remember him most from rangers and panthers
“I used the n-word instead of calling him Trevor”
Rangers, the duo of him and mike richter was deadly