plommer Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 http://www.windsorstar.com/sports/hockey/edmonton-oilers/former+oilers+enforcer+dave+semenko+dies/13588496/story.html Dave Semenko — maybe the fiercest National Hockey League fighter of them all, the personal on-ice bodyguard of Wayne Gretzky during the Edmonton Oilers’ glory days in the 1980s — has died after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. “I’ve never seen a man that big taken down that fast,” said Oilers teammate Paul Coffey, who flew in from Toronto to see Semenko this week. “He won every fight (NHL) but, unfortunately, this wasn’t his battle to win.” “He’s the first guy our group (the 1980s Oilers Cup teams) to pass away. You never would have thought it would be Dave. He was in incredible pain (before diagnosis). He said he’d get up in the middle of the night and go driving on the Henday to try to calm the pain.” Semenko, who would have turned 60 July 12, played 454 NHL Oilers games and was part of their first two Stanley Cup teams in 1984 and 1985. He played 142 games over two seasons with the World Hockey Association Oilers before that, after head coach Glen Sather brought him in after his rough and tumble junior career with the Brandon Wheat Kings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cop Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Was a big Oilers fan. Earl Campbell was a God damn tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHHEAD Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Wow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol Aristatel Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Was a big Oilers fan. Earl Campbell was a God damn tank.Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairWarning Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Cement Head, great nickname. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plommer Posted June 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Cement Head, great nickname. He was awful to watch when he was a Leaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAUS Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 He was also the last opponent Ali ever fought in the ring. True story. BAUS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Very sad news. Had dinner with him a few months ago in Toronto, along with Reno Marty and ROY HALLADAY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifty cint Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Loved jacking guys when they were not looking,jumping guys,Loved it when Probert blasted him with a vicious uppercut and dropped him.This after Cement head jumped Probert in previous game& only landed punches early(cause he jumped him)or late cause refs grabbed Probert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yisman Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/dave-semenko-death-oilers-1.4183578 Off the ice, Semenko once went three rounds with boxing legend Muhammad Ali in an exhibition bout in Edmonton on June 12, 1983. The match was judged a draw, though The Associated Press' report on the fight said Ali, a three-time world heavyweight champion, mostly toyed with Semenko. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGS 9.5 Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 MEH, he's no Bob Probert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 MEH, he's no Bob Probert Probert was tough and talentednot too smart thou getting caught with blow at the border Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifty cint Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 Probert was tough and talentednot too smart thou getting caught with blow at the borderAnd an honorable and respected player. You would not see him punch a guy when he was down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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