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Doou want give your sisr one to

She woullove thaif you sign the, just sn there.

GRANT: 's bee's beenesa coup of year sie you'veeen in he.

MAN:We werjust plang atrant FuhArena.

We ce straig from ant Fuhrrena to re.

WOMAN:Oh, thenlook who here.

MAN:This iTyson, ts is son, ok if I inoduce?

GRANT: ah, defitely.

How e you?

WON: Doou want piece of paperor an augraph?

N: Plsure to et you,we've tched yo

you're azing.

GRT: Thk you.

MAN:Yes, Iish we uld get at team ck.

It was aleasure meet GRANT: you,you goone more 2:Hey boss

ANT: ah.

N 2: Rit on.

ANNOUNR: Pis it up,shootsoh!

GRAN When'm at thrink, it was msanctuar

Once I on the e, I ntrol evything tt I do.

ere off e ice yodon't always g to contl what y

dor what y're doin

(cro cheerin

ANNOCER: eat playy Fuhr!

GRT: Thbest momt ofy life othe ice,

it's harto say, ere's a lot ofood ones

so Snley Cup are viously od.

GRAN Justlaying ithe Naonal Hocy Leagueas good.

WAYNE: he the greest alie whover live

ere's nooubt in mind.

(**)

KEVIN: without guy likeGrant hr on thnet. chpionshipthat we d

AL:Regardle of theera th

if you d't have ld teing, it'hard to n.(crowd cering)

ANNOCER: hr's gothe puck.

MAN:Personal I don'think ere's ev been a tter

alie to ay in th Natial HockeLeague.

ANNOUNCE Fuhras generly ratethe top altender

on the pnet.

N: Knowas the bt goalender inhe world

MA He w Whatas thethe lowest ment in yr careerODUCER

GRANT: obably t lowest ment of care was theuspensio

Suspsion hur

REPORTER REPOER: He isuspnishmentromdtting the NHL fodrug use

RK: r what er reason guess this mig end hisareer.

GRANT: You're a of -some yes old,

u're notupposed have chest pas and ha panic.

You playn the Nationalockey Leue.

You don'panic onhe ice.

Why isverythin comi unglued

(**)

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GRAN I me it was nd of thhang t spot f all theids,

and welayed baball drove thneighbou nuts, ntertimee'd playoad

hockeyn the stet, so w wereind of t menace the

neighbrhoods.

It was areat wayo grow u

ANT: d I stard skatg at fou

GWe we on theutdoorantedo play gl. nks, it'cold,

I ought th equient look cool,

and yoget to wr the pa, yoget to wr the gles,

you tally gooidea,k .Lookedike a

so I g to playll the te.And mo than a fu it's wh I likedo do.

I ha a lot oteachershat wi tell yothat's a

I red abou

We m have skped someays school cause thoutdoor

rink ud to be the schl prerty ande had a

so if yowere mard absenthe'd gto the r whknew whe to finds,

to seef we werthere, a therwas alwa 10-12 oushanginout, pla

When Iirst staed playi, th didn't ve glove

r a leftanded goie.

I probly playemy firsteight ars as I thk growinup, havi the portunitto sit Surday

nights a it waskind oamily ti, watchi Hockey ght in nada was great tng.

I think at's wheI firstreallyell in l

(**)

ANT: had grea adopti parents

Theyere veryupportiv Dad pled hockea lot,

d Mom wakind of e gochffeur sotimes.

If Dad w workingMom wathe chaueur.

(**)

ANT: parentswere my rents.

My orinal pares, I d no bon

The onlyarents I knew, kept.

GRAN Growg up, everybodwas a hoey playewano blackhite,

or aaseball ayer whateveit was.

And that the gre part about gring up iCanada a

actual here inlberta i you' treateds a hock

pler, nobo really red, us I wora mask bk then.

There wano, youcouldn see thrgh.

GRAN As a6 year o I sied with ctoria a moved

aw from ho to go play junr hockey

ctoria w a greatplace, mean fome,

leaving me at 16t was a lito startith.nt

BuI was founate engh toave goodost famies,

d it wasice to gto thrink andet away

II got ally luc havinga greagroup thg ait's sanctua.ce

at t time I dn't reaze, got a rlly good

hockeyeam.

(**)

he told that I d to com Bwatcthis goatendereDirect of Play

in Vtoria.

I went Victori watcd Grant ay,

he wasn'very goo and said to rry,

I saidYou've g to bkidding.

GRAN And en went the morial C and kinof laid

egg in e Memori Cup.

wasn't vy good tre, it wokaygreat.i,

ts of scts aroun and erything

and rely good me PAUL My fir impressn when I first w him pl was at

the Merial CupI went an sat bide BarrFraser,

chiescout ofhe Oiler the lers werpicking h at year,nd said ou know,Barry, w are we

Who's thplayer he?"

And went do like th and heointed athe goal

for Vioria.

Victia was dn 8-1.

This kidet 8 goa in.

That"I d't blockhots,.I remeer sayi

you'rexpectingore an block shots,

I'm not nna be dng it,"

I sa "We ed a betr goalie

GL: Weet in thdraft, d Bath our suts.st

said "I'not afting ts guy."

ISoarry and argued r a lile whilend final

said "Wl you'veseen h twice,

I've sn him ahundretimes."

I said "Yeah, y're righ"So we afted hi

REPORT: Thiss Grant hr of th Edmont Oilers,

ant, I'mure thisas beena veryxciting y ck in 19.

GRAN Oh yh, I've en loing forwd to thiever

since I arted pling hock and w it's fally comtrue.

GRANT:Not su what probably10-12,00 I thinkI madeoughly a t$4000 my fst year.

Give or ke.

Maybe-

GRANT::$45 grana year That's wt it was I won e lotterearly.

But th had gre goaliesall thugh the

for theto drafte, it was a lile bit oa shock.

HoI manageto fit ithat stem, I'not real sure.

WAYNE: AntheHe was or I wn't efirspick thayear,

d he wastill jusa kid. Andyoog had ayed so ll

But inaying th, his we kw that ts firkiwas diffent,,

could s that he was scial.

MARK:He was a incrible comtitor,

ved to py the ga, ju didn't tter if was

actice ogames, a situion he dn't wanto be

sced on, tt was hidomain and he dn't wantne piece

ofubber bend him er at antime.

And wouldo anhing to op it.

WAYNE: Our ery sing guy,m Mwhen we acticed,sf,

we tri to scorevery sh. shot ha and we ot high.

Never phed him, nevebotheredim.

Consequely we kn right then andhere thaalright,

in tim this kis REPORT: Wh's been e biest adjument forou?

GRANT:A lot ofdefence-n block ots,

d in junr hockeydefence-n didn'tea

blocshots.

So tt's abouthe ggest chge I had

Feels etty gooplayingwith t big t

it'shat I waed to doand w I justave to sy there,

guess.

VIN: u know, ing goal tenr really

in thoseays didn real know mu about t

initabilitor the opportuny for a y to com

right t of junr and He clear proved s worthright t of theat play on e big cl.

ANNOUNR: Grt shot tt passed

and ma a goal stay ho, th would he been t game

right ere.

RK: ant camen with a ithe rowd cheing)y.ttallowehim to ee

ANNOUNCE And great save by ant Fuhr

GLEN:They tolme thathe wasn adopteboy

and his rents we white,Grant course

d...I sa "Bigeal, whoares?"

said "He a go hockey ayer,

GLN: Heas never'blackto us. th's all Iare abou"

As far athere wano racis or ncolour dferentia

it w all, heas one ous.

rowd cheing)

RK: never thght neveeven thoht aboutt.(crowd cering)

NOUNCER:Great sa by GranFuhr.

(crowd cering)

ANNOUNCE Boy is excing toatch whehe gets

that heabobbing d thlegs areoing.

UL: Fusy, CocoGranny, in was e of theuys insttly.

Now wh you're tting the, yogot a prty good ckey

club, u got arably thebest pyer in t

starti to beco that g, Wayne,

're all ung and u got this you goalie me in,

he fitn. Not becae of anying her thanreat goatender.

GL: He w a good mpetitor so had therainers to need to getim i

the Univsity of berta an get tennis bl machin

Std him ouide thehall, the dre

Had the nnis bal mache, loadeit up,

and firethese tennis bls at hi

anthe onlyquipment'd lehim haveas his bcker,

and of crse I lehis stichim we his can

But I nnged hiwith th tennis ll, a lo

Reallyfter thawe neverhad anproblem

conditiong.

NOUNCER:AnotheOilers rookie Gnt Fuhr,

e numberne drafthoice, pected tstart inet.

NOUNCER:In theecond period t Oilers ess the

Wiipeg tertory andhen kowich ce up wita break

the Jetoint ahd streamne.

ANT: rst NHL me, at I rember is Iost.

From whaI rememb the me went ay,

buat the e of theday it still aos

not reay a od way tstart.

Movingorward iI rememb, thgs turneout pret well.

ANNOUNCE Grety, missehim, ound, toowers!

ant Fuhr got it.

Count Grant Fr histle bwing)

(crowdheering)

ANNOCER: playing his fir playoff load on s should.Great seational ok

And loss onl-. GRAN If Iemember rrectlywe weninto th

gooff to areallyood star

ANNOUNCE It'sll over,ood meback bthe Oile team,

and w--.

GRT: wee gonna t oursels erconfinrouble.we

It's jusa matterf we I think 'll beatem.

GRANT: And thenhe Mirac of Mchester ppened.

Where welew a 5 thing le in t third piod in L

ANNOUNCE Fiveeconds t play iregulati time,

eve Bozebackhand the bound arnd Grantuhr's

ds, sendg the game intovertime

And thcomebackas madecompletet 2:35

first ertime, ryl Evan scor his fouh goal

of this ries.

--ese twogoaltends were sry-- Kingwin at 6 in overme wi a win Mday nigh-.ANNOUNR:

(crowdheering)

NOUNCER:The shotuality has beenxcellent

(crowdheering)

ANUNCER: bound!

Hecores!

GRANT: Came bachome andlost 7 to losehe s

Ni defencetruggle.

Lo 6-5, lo 7-4.

So.Didn't ink I wagonna have a lg careerfter tha

(crowdheering)

ANNOCER: at the Cosseum--

ANT: first yr, with e amnt of wiing thate did,

probablwere a ltle ckier th we

shou have be.DAVE:It's jusa gr

we had tcome up re fothe fiftgame,

we knewhat we d to do,we had tforce t

we h to try four-chk hi and thas what wdid.

WAYNE:They plad well, d they d a trendous j, and...

They wonhe serie

PORTER:What bt you?

I don't ow, probly the biggest ing thateat us w

the ct that did notng fothe 5-noing lead

probly we di't do th we wou have ha

ree straht wins.

ha wired owinning:I thineverybo

so t recognion and t notoety indidually wn't

thatmportant

it was bause of ant andthe ne that weo angiven nit, you kw,

rowd cheing)

YNE: Heas speci in sense th he coulhave

played beball, h tablin the rm,he washe bestping

was theest athle I er playewith.

rowd cheing)

WAYNE:He was money glie, just waed to ma a save,

he wast acrobac, heidn't trto be,

but times hhad be and could,

cause heas so naturallathletic

ANNOCER: Go opportuty, at a savby Fuhr.

(crowdheering)

ANUNCER: Grant Fu movi to his ft,

sh out tharight ha and saved t goal.

MART: Yodon't wiStanley ps wiout havi a good alie.

You don'need to a goali that'soing to n every

ngle gamfor yo hockey ub,

but u got toake sureyou dot lose

d I thinthat's wt Grt did, y know,

he wasust a stdy goali athat all youan ask fowin evy singl

of your alie.

ANUNCER: Shot, stped, hr down!

ANNOUNCE Shoo, Fuhr made theave!

ANNOUNR: Stl liningup thehot,

and a eat saveby Gra Fuhr!

As Cude Lemix goall of tt one.

rowd cheing)

ANUNCER: Saved byrant Fuh

GRANT:I meanou len differt ways,

and think thbiggestthing s being

doesn'tave to bpretty or anythg, it's st,

stop t puck.

ere's alys a wayo find the way get a l or hand

on i and unt it wentn tthe t, you dn't quit

Sot times was prey, at times itasn't ve pretty.

NOUNCER And at was sort of off spe shot,

wasn it?

(crowdheering)

WAYNE:He was a incrible teaate.

The eatest tng aboutrant s when aoal was ored,

and yosee goalnders today, oeven in e past,

they looat a defceman or they int theistick,

"I didn'see the ck, t out ofhe way,"

that sorof thingGrant just wou reach bk in the

t, grab e puck a throw to cent ice anday"Let'so."

GRANT: Oh, I ha a tempe I a mper, ev as a kit.I mean've alwa

You st don'tet it ou

(**)

GRANT:Well, second ar gooff to aad start

I we to reha my shouer, had a suery donen the

suer, and habed th shouer witho really

trning.

So Ias a lite heavycomingnto tra

Whicanthen had hard tityou ofto a verg gettinhit by t puck,

and I deded I shld prably sayomethingeally

t good tthe ns one nht,

anI get a vely ip down Monkton

GL: Real not a good the fans bunch ojerks.

I sat m down, wentown, he ayed,

u know, ing to t minorsbrois a rl good

for somedy, and wasn the onlguy,

I sent Mk Messieto the minors o time beuse he

PAUL: Glen cou have done onef two thgs.

en couldave kepthim in Eonton,

ANNOUNCE send hiI fe veryrt,h good forndy Moogmo.

he'sot his cnce--.

DY: first eeriencein the N it was re

anI truly el that wasn't ady for e NHL athat gomy feet the grod,

me, and think Grt's mae a litt differe, was rea for theHL but he just t off to rough

start st year d it ver smooed out f him.

GRT: Thatear, comg ba from thminors,

I got chance t wod have led to,but noas much I

and th Andy pled all but abou10 minut

Anwe got r over the Islders.

Unfortately I dn't t a chan to play

but the samtime, I t to sewhat theinals we

all out.

It jt lit thfire aga that y gotta bbetter.

(crowd cering)

ANNOUNCE Oh, si

Grant hr makesa greasave her

ANNOCER: rd in thcorner!

Grant hr has bn hurt.

GRANT: Unfortunely I we out handle e puck a got

caught uin a spowhere and hit shoulde I on t dasher ard.

couldn'tift my arm up o my hip,

so unfornately for me iwas done

ANNOUNCE Andyoog in pce ofrant Fuhwho was big

factorn game nber thre

ANNOUANT: dy and Iwe playetogether haone u're parers,!

sof we botdo wellthen theeam doese

And tw we wereriends, thinthat washe bigge

thin we wereriends ago withoutaving hiAnd I uld haveeve

my partr.(**)

GRAN I thk that w realiz that evy game

was goa be har

As dending cmpion yo don'get any sy night

th all wan everybo wants beat th

defeing chamon.

ANNOCER: d there'Hawerchu

a ll of a ot and save by ant Fuhr

KEVIN: think itas Pat Bns,

or one othe old me cohes saidou know,

"Goal nding's %, but i you n't havet, it's 0%."

Anto win cmpionshi, touild a dasty,

you ne great gl tendin

We don'tin the cmpionshi thate did wiout a gulike

ant Fuhrn the ne

RITCH: Grant isrobably e mo unrecogzed supetar

r his abity whenhe chs are onhe line,

to make at big se, and those gu in the lers tha

kn it, thedon't ha half the goalthat theve score

cause Grt Fuhr de them tter.

ANUNCER: Players pick it up, lk at thaleg save

Excellengoal tenng.

: Ednton, th were r and gun

ey used eir spee theysed theiskill,

theyanted toet in a trackeat,

they lov to exange chaes,

theynew whathey d back tre,

and Grt alwaysseemedo, you kw, riseo the ocsion.

(crowdheering)

JIM: e only te Grant er sahis defeer or hiteam

mates wain the dressingoom.

rowd cheing)

FR: Wahing theilers were prey big athat time

sohen I waable to e a y like Gnt Fuhr ay,

and I st wanteto beike him well.

ANNOUNR: Maged the ot, oh,beautil save.

GLENN:He wou literal try the plays that we comingn onim to geit out pt the

ue line,nowing tt nobo was bacchecking

PAUL:There we games that we'come in,

up tthe seco period,we'd bin the d hr'd say"Boys,

Wae's eyes go likehat, rk, everody, we'just go,

we'd winhe game7-4, hshut theoor.

(crowd cering)

MARK: thgame, anif you he that kind of rson andhat kind

competir in thegoal tder posion,

everteam wilhave a gd oprtunity be succsful

anwe were cky to he Grt to leaus out othat

essing rm.KEVIN:Yeah, suppose

it the icken anthe egg,did thcamara

oseness me becau of theictories

or didhe victoes comebecausof the

the caraderie?

WAYNE: We just ayed.

Weidn't lo at it le 30ears fronow we'rgonna

come bk and beoted e best tm ever.

Weever evethoughtabout ings likth

were ktrng to woknow, tryiout anpractice

pl the beswe can.

Glenould connuouslysay, y know,

hese areemories u're ing to he foreve

you n this yr you' gonna--

Yeah, t we werso younge we just so of like

"Oh, oy."

GRAN The ay was 6f the st playe in the me.

Every y you gea lesson so y're watcng what u're

trying tdo on thice, at they' trying think,

and tryi to readwhat ty're doi, anyou get tter thaway.

WAYN Nevecomplain that we had fr guys dp or it'

nothing let two goa late,

becauswe're trng toet a 7thoal.

(crowd cering)

WAE: Weere luck that whad him,

d a lot ways I ink fit intour teamlso.

KEVIN: What we ew of hi is iit came wn to

crunch te, you kw, and i the me got t7-6,

he washutting e do at 7-6,ou know,

and we we winnin the hoey game.

When he cided to buckldown,

there wanothing ing in.

(cro cheerin

GRANT: I go, I joy myse, pl as wells I can,

RICH Monenever rely asdre him, y know,

thers a dimishing ility ofoney,

like oncyou haveenough tbe comfoable

anhe had me than h everreamed psible,

the facthat I could gehim more

Thatould makmaybe hiwife ppy, mig make meappy,

THREN: didn't ed the lelight,he didt want t but an(cro cheerinhay.

THEORE And en you he the greatestlayer th's ever

played t game, y know, the greast leadeen mass,

you ow, all ose guysyou rget howmportanthat guy

was tohat team

rowd cheing)

ANNOUNCE Off thside, an theyearly woon 2-notng.

WAYNE: His firs2-3 year in t league,

Grancouldn'titerallyass e puck fm the go line

and spent t next twd noeel for , years rking onhooting

the cld pass e puckg anywherend fire around

the ards.

menko us to comen the om all t time ansay

"Fuhy, slow wn, u're makg me loobad,"

but whs ever gng to get 14 aists as goalie,

ANNOUNCE And e crowd,everyby is staing, it's jusunheard .

Hetops it,rant hr gets e stop.

GRT: Onit's kin of lika finals

and thfact thaeverythi seem to go rht that ght,

and ifou didn'see shot it'hit you.

you nged to t a toe,maybe glove on whe everytng went ght

in big setng.

it's ki of whatyou drm for as ki

REPORT: Coratulato (chandhakes.

w do youeel?

GRANT: Great!

's the bt feelin I'vever had.

REPORTER Two a row.

it sweer th the lasone?

ANT: , definily for it's mu sweeter

REPORTER The lers d a sad ty today

e funeraof Grt Fuhr'sather.

GRANT: We wereplayinVancouve

And it w right aer, passed e mornin

of game.two.

Codn't telyou d I pout the me.t.

NOUNCER:He scos! What a st by MarMessier.

(cro cheerin

ANNOCER: re goes,the brkaway,

and ved by Gnt Fuhr,and heovers up

secondseft.

GRT: Got there ght afte

t again,ife.

And one those tngs ere theyell you,

well he'got six nths.

turned to two wks, so.

GRAN Don'remember thing.

Actuly the oy game Irememb out of

ANNOCER: Asrant Fuhdid the(horblowing).

ANNOCER: ores!

(cro cheerin

GRT: AnSmitty'soal, not get d?"e"Oh, howid you

Small rt of mylife athat tim

So notomething was ally wored about

VIN: that era it w almost,

u probab woul't miss game.

Grant s very pvate, he was t type ofuy that,

u know, was abl to sp on thece,

anlike manof us, setimes getting the iceelped yo

forgethat happed ofthe ice,

and I suect that how ant tread that pticular

ploff year

GRANT:Ah, yo ho he was oud.

I thk first d foremo, whicI think

I'd ve got aot morelecturesbout goi wod have bn.

the wronroad, bu at theame time

he w of the age u have tlive youlife.

u have tmake miskes to find outhey're mtakes.

ANNOUNCE The nter 's tippeby Gavinowe,

here's 2-1-1, cents it, th score!

yodon't li to loseT:I thinas a p

I an Glen d taht us th yeah,

you n't win ery gamebut u expecto win evy game,

our gro of guys we dn't likeosing.

It dn't matt whetherou'd n 10 in row, 15 a row.

Yodidn't le to los and ys took sses har

(**)

(cro cheerin

GLEN Well always id gotenders e the babone

ofour teamn the the iceor 60 mites.t's thenly guy at

You wiand youlose, anGrant,

won withim mo of the me.

(**

JIM: When I tnk of playing e Oilers

I'not surehere's abody o playedhem morehrough

ay defen trying suppt their alie?All ou offensi.

They jt knew ty had a y whwould ma the bigave

d if he ppened tlet e in thed get tw

JAROME Whattood outost iny mind w you kno

wh I wouldream be in t NHL, wh comment

dicome a l,I'd say"I wanto be in

d ere's nolackll geezayers inhe NHL,"s,

hocould yonot seeGrant hr righthe

It gavme a lotf streng and a t of condence.

You knowhe's plang, he an all-ar,

winng StanleCups, hedefinily meant

in helng me foow my drm. THREN: landers the d of the run,

e Oilerst the beginninof their

d that'shen I wa introded to Grt Fuhr,

anGrant waprobablyhe fit goalieho was a

incredib athlete

GRANT:Alwaysp agains-. MAN: Whs up?

GRT: Pling golfduring pyoffs,

first ofit gets u away from theame for ur hours

GLEN Yeahthat wasa gooddea I thght.

mean he es out, u relax.

KEN: The ole ideaf pling golfhe afteron of

game in e playof, and things le that we just,

you ow, he cld back up.

cit bame a biof them mystiquef Grant hr.

WAYNE: sittg besideim in th lock room anthe medihad

co in, I tnk it waJim this andhe writefor the

Ednton Joual happed hat did u do yesrday?"

AnGrant sa "I wengolfing.

And all e media s in sho ththday befo game 7.g

One of t writerssaid thim,

"Howany holedid you ay?"

And I'llever fort AnGrasong as Iive,."

the mea guys we just in shockt this stement,

d somebo said "H comeou playe54 holes

And Granjust quily saidWell, itot dark,

couldn'tlay 72."

(lghing)

And course won 3-1 he sod on hihead.

(crowdheering)

ANUNCER: The bett team w the cup

(cro cheerin

GRT: Th'87 Cana Cup als, butt the sa time,eah, I ve up a t

And that what go tendingcomes wn to is thsaves athe rightime.

KE: Cada Cup, 7, inedibly dficult sies to

be, the Soet Unionthe chor thawe needeto beat

at team s Grant hr, d that'she reasowe did.

(crowd cering)

ANUNCER: 5, and what a cebration

GRANT:Try toake couple ses,

hopefuy you ke the gas close.

If youeep 'em ose, you guys a gonna sre some

als evenally.

MA Heanperhaps ene goteworlright noag,

ANNOUNCE Simplyhe best ere is.

a altenderand 's a gre goalie. really braised tbe

ANNOCER: AnGrant Fu--.

rowd cheing)

HN: , as faras I'm ccerned,

the Way Gretzkyof his pition.

(**

GRAN I lod pling everday.

I mean Ihink as goalie that's wt you wi and you

dream , and evybody's ke "W, you'reonna getired."

No, you' not You ess evergame anyy.You prare for

sohy not py every me?

think th'87-'88 am was probablyur best ler team

mean I tnk our dth wathe deept(**)t yr.

GRT: My fst marrie probly couldave been

a litt bit betr, buhockey w it,

d that'sust the y it s, and y live, bathe,

die hock, and th there'sfamilyime aftet

BRIAN:Grant res r his ki a lot.

I ink the ckey, pling ckey andeing on e road

a lot, is diffict to a fathe you kno

at aoung ageGrant stted aying hoey, and u know,

he was atar, andhen you' thatthe fs hockeyhe s,

(**)

GL: I ink thatrant wasthe mo comfortl

waactuallylaying gl, anhe was bind his sk.

(whi(**)lowi)

RERTER: goalteers in t world,Grant hr appea coidered o of the st

have iall.

MAN: e winners Grant hr.

(crowd cering)

PORTER:Stanley p ring,cele send to none, an houred place inhe Hall Fame,

waitinfor him.

t Grant hr, the vinciblehockeylayer waa

Grt Furh, e troubl humabeing.

LOUAE: subsnce abuswhile being a mber of e team.

PORTER:Meanwhe troubl goal Grant Fr is in

RERTER: ToroGrant Fu'sth the drugdmissionould meahis rently repte

a lifeti suspensn for the Oilenet mino

TheL Presidt Johnlicyleaveshe door Ziegler punish hr.

REPOER: m Barretand ve Stapl of the monton

Journal th brokehis ory abouGrant Fu's drug

proble, but yohave to e Sportsllustrat articleto finout abo all e way ba to 1986o

and ugs probms.

Whatrompted e breaki of ts stgelemen?orni,

M: Welllike eveone elsewe've ard the

yes about ant, bute ner had anreal har

eviden, anythi that Unl about month agwe gosome infmation tt we

thought s very vy solidthat Gra had beei

treatmencentre i1989.

Weidn't kn where owhen, but we ft that iwe could

na that do, we cou throthe storaround i

His -wife Conne agre to lk to usnd tell some

things bause of r coern abouhim.

e story ally he was gting divced fromEN:Then wt had

his wifeand he h been firing h agent a they we

upt with h, so thesent e informion to aeporter

in Edmton.

ANT: Itll coinced rit aroundhat time

Ri and Corne we good frnds,

Conne...kn the repter, that cile is ki of how

came ou

CH: ah, we ted a t to getim help,

tried aot to, y know, it's typal with coholics

d drug urs, theye nodoing itright,

"No yore not, u're notright,ike I'm e point had himested and thoskinds ofhings to

try and lp and tat let be ford to adm it,

GRANT: but we ner gen they wrote e story,eah,ld

they h some fas wrong.

Bu..guess at, it'sedia.

and thene had too over te the urnal, a at the me,

the gentman who ote it w basilly maki a name

EN: to me i was alhearsay.

I meanere you' going t desty this g's repution.

I know Gnt in thend up admittinthat he d used

so of thistuff.

But he ctainly wasn't hked on i

Itasn't, hwasn't arug adct, that for sur

dsportsr any ple that had moneat that me,

ey're exrimentin withrugs.

t to sayhat thesguys re addicd to anying,

just don believeyou can that.

RICH:Force hiinto trement th Corin's assisnts.

d at thastage, srtly afr that Ias firedyGrant,o I wasn a to do anhing furer,

and rinne anhe separed, much afr that,

GRAN I stopd gog at thapoint.

So goingown for e evaltion pisd me off

a lile bit ain.

But at t same ti, itas a chae to say

I've stoed.".

Thbiggest snomer iif you e, that u abuse.

Well, ing a goie and bng inhe Natiol Hockeyeague,

you can'abuse because,uess wha

doesn'take it easier tplay goa

And you looback at e reco, if I w abusing

the reco wouldn' haveeen wherit was,

so thas kind othe fferenceetween t two,

d they h a hard me dephering tween thtwo

back the

(crowdheering)

ANNOUNR: --ve by Grt Fuhr.

GRAN I dot know iit ev really came an sue.

think pele changtheir opinionsecause siety was

starng to chge athat time

and I ink it bame moref anssue aft everythg had

alreadstopped.

After Dapassed ay at 86,we tooa whole

t somethg you cado if au're outunning aund.Hence I ayed 75

paying.

RICH:He didt thinkabout s drug ase,

thoughtt was just druuse.

It's casl, it'srecreaonal,

it'sot a proem.

And mae it wast a I ink he h it morendere itll the te. corol thane though

Anwhen us shing hi to aress it,ike, guy

like is not th big a dl. Likee missedt, we weren't lping hi

GLEN: First ofll, therwas drug teing in t NHL

at thatime.

We h a real tness program Edmonto

anpart of was tesng.

We dn't findnybody tt haany illel drugs

their stem.

get to ronto, ask the ague,

I sa "Well h anyby testedim,

have y got anyonclusiv , it wasis own aittancethat he'been in ris rlly intohis stuf"

GRANT:That te, the Nional ckey Leae didn'tave

a dr policy.

anI think ey dermined, ay, well

we're re to push, we'r not he to helpnybody.

So they cided bere I er got tToronto.

PORTER:The Leag could hand Gra Fuhr a fetime

suspensi for usi drugs,but itrobably n'

hr says 's been f drs for a ar now,

and thNHL has history lenicy for pyers whoave

cleaneup theirct.

In ft, in 19 when Tonto Mae Leaf Bje Salmi

admitti--mewith Zieerhegot on an 8 ga s foabout 75inutes

thisfternoonno one w willg to sayuch afteard.

GL: Noomment fm us, or from ant Fuhr

GRANT:I thinwe werethere ybe 20-2min

think itas abouthe nextay, Glenalled me

"Go to t office,he says.

"I gotad news.

I'm ke, and en at th timeidn't thk it wasoing

to be long susnsion.

"They' suspend you foa year."

ODUCER:You faed no am or Leue drug st.

How do suspensn fly, like it uldn't f today.

GRT: No

But at tt tiey said"We're gna suspe you, about relts or athing el.

u can adt it or t adt it, itoesn't mter,

it's gna happe"I thout I was nna ve a hea attack.

IWhy everythg kind cof cominunglued?pan.you'reot suppod

you don have th mentaltoughns or tha Thmedia anthe fans theyill beatou down d

confiden, it hasroken gu and eto ever ay.en ae

CHS: FoGrant, playing Edmonto

havingone so melf, thecity les and ds

Oilersit's whathey livfor the cit it's Oirs 24/7,

I n see...at grindg onomebody ke Grant

and u guys suld layof Gra Fuhr f Ye I thinGrant Fu, (bp)

's got eugh oblems ait is.

MAN:) in Edmoon forge thator five ars GranFuhr

monton suld be bind him,not shting hi I ink thathe peoplof

li a dog.

(beep)

WOMAN: It's absutely deplorab that anperson

chooses do drug and I think hehould beanded th

fullt penalt and finitelyhould bexpelled

from theeague.

GRAN I me I don'think ybody was to livtheir

lifen the nepaper.

So it'funny wh you talto ki and talto peoplnow,

th're like"well, i it hd to livlife

And m like, ah.

You'ren a fishwl.

MAN:--shou be helpg the y out inead of ting

WOMAN: tI'm disiusioned atds ganyby with tt kind o

highrofile wld use rs.THEOREN:There is

being spended,ight, I'veyou knowmy caree r endeas a susnded

hockey pyer.

(**)

PORTER:Zieglehanded dn hiruling ely this ening,

banishg the Oirs net mor fromhe NHL f one ful

seasontarting day.

GRANT: I was thfirst on thateally godragged

I got suended wiout pay.

It w just a at ou here's e deal,

yThe ague didt knowhat to d

Antheir fit thght was punish.

Therwas no wried abo helpg anybod it was ke,

"oy, you me a miste, wee going punish u for

th mistakewe don'tare, don't wt to helyou."

CRAIG:To me, tt's notrewardg a guy r get lp for hself, bu sendg a messe to somody

who es have problem justeep quieabout itnd I

mean, itoesn't ge you an incente to reay clean up.

GRANT: They wergoing suspende regardss.

So iwas easi just tosay "Y, I did a

GL: The was rely no solid evence thathe NHL

GRANT: could pr"Yeah, y're usin whto be thfall guynd nobo wants

RICH So l's do th publ relatio thing,

let'just picon thisguy, andhat was

cause th must ve killehim,

to be tan away fm the thing heoves so ch.

EN: suspendomebodylike Gra, bad miak

GRANT: t...hardime.

(**)

GRANT:Glen h come up with plan,

"well, y can't pctice buwe'd likyou to work outvery day

I workeout twica day, and the ague camback and

sa "Well, 've decid yove been der good

behaviou we're gna cuit to 40ames."

PORTER:And aryou preped toandle althese qutions

about dr abuse, d the throh and holong do u thk you'reoing to ve to

GRT: Ahit'll prably sta 'tilou get aund the ague

oncer twice,nd then 's goa slowlyade awaynto

thdarknessso it'lle therfor a lile while

t it's sething tt I haveto livwith andt bad toive withnymore.

GRANT: The Natial Hocke Leag fans we fabulou

and ri, so thawasledat oncand a wh whenthing dierent.itg

But somef the Amican ague cits were aittle

more hdcore, little rgher.

d ifANNOCER:it --few boo-s are ou

Th check i gets wnt to thnet,.

jus--ske, Lemiewas blockewith shot,r.ANNOUNR:

d a fineave by Fr.Here'she--.

rowd cheing)

ANNOCER: Fuous backnd anFuhr sto it!

(cro cheerin

ANNOUNR: Grt Fuhr h return to the tional

Hoey Leagu and--

ANNOUNCE --of h career.

at a retn for Grt Fuhr.

(**)

ANT: think monton's great cy.One, ty live,brea

I think at's theiggest thing ist's a hoey city

firsand forest, and ah, ere's so challens to

playinin Edmonn, buat the se time,

if you'rcommitte to wt you'reoing,

: A ockbustetrade between e Edmont Oilers it also anasy ci to playn.

and Tonto MaplLeaves.

RERTER: TSN contted Leaf genel manageCliff Flcher

ANT: to finard it n w cfor the weeks,

there's more rcond gueing,,

there'no more ndering.

But onhe otherand, it hard toay goodb.(**)

GRANT:When I w tradedfrom t Oilers t thiBualso at e sameas me growi up as aid,

you get watch Mtreal Toronton TV,

so I w a Leafsfan at t time,

so thepportuni to play foToronto,

go play Maple Lf Garden kindf took se of theting

t of it.

ANT: u're gon move arnd a ttle bitnd move some

fferent ams, and thoughtI'd have longer

Buffal but it dn't rk out tt way.

You ke movest the end of yr career

unfortately th's hothe gameorks.

NOUNCER:Grant hr who w achpionshipwill staesfirst ur Stanl

tomorrowgainst t Oilers.

He's hing to return this form

ANT: I ess withhe oppounity, swing up,

it may ba good te totake a cim here,

pl show pele I canstill pl for nexy

GRT: any is made meealizeo be backup y. that if m going continu

, I can st kind sett for whe I am,

or Ian push self be bett again.

(crowdheering)

ANNOUNR: GRANT: That washe goal s toush myse to be bter.

So I hadt got tohe pointwhere wanted

justet.

ANNOUNCE Five ge winnin Ohhat a sa by FuhrANNOUNR:

ANUNCER: What a gat save.

MIKE: Bob Barrand were in w York,

aabout thpossibilyevw anofoming tohe blues

d this lge vehic went Bob and as we s in

outdoorafe.

The eaks scrmed on, d oujumps Jat and

Wae Gretzk

d I'm taing abouour am and blding outeam,

and e possibity hiring goalie.

eI said "u'rentFuhr'sour goal." solutelyight."

And at's howrant hr got tSt Louis

WAYN Whenike saido me, "Should sign him

ain, he'the bestgoalieho ever ved I said "e you cry?

d so whehe was St Loui

he wass good aor bette than Iver saw m play.

MIKE:Grant wawithout job.

Mike bris him in camp an suspds him bause he s out shape, we didn knowhat we we gettin

ore're loong at a y that was at t end of e trail.

So he shs up, he's notn shape,

plclin unlike ything, put've evereen.ng

MI: I d send h home, and I sa

rantanyou're rdy to pl,g th you're r goalteer."

AL: Atirst I tnk heas gonnayou know

releashim of h contrac bfito play u can reasethere you're t

a guy om his ctract, and you ow,

we didn'want thato happe

CHRIS: When Fuhy showedup to aining cp i

heas a lite hefty.

(laughin

t clcalland I godemotedtdown tthe bike t quite t sent he,

practiceand Fuhr walkedon thereadmill

abou10-12 da, and th he gotack to pctice.

MIKE:I remod him fr the am untile lost t weight

d then hcame gas playedy a goalnder a cord forhe nu

inis seaso

ANNOUNCE --ale he shos, oh!

hr!

KELLY: I think at happed wi Grhis n epipha.He was jt like,he

His innecompetiteness wa whatrove himo get in

she again,nd proveto evebody tha"he

I'm on good te, I've g a guthat stu his necout

d broughme here,and I beeve in mel

and u watch is."

ANNOUNR: It a threeon twoit's--.

(crowd cering)

ANNOUNR: Saveand big one r Fuhr.

MAN: Latebacally I uldr, ll it abe almost

He playeevery sile game,and wod play hievery ga.

throh the ploffs.

Grt was onof thoseguys tt said "

I'm ok, okay tplay," but he wld play rt.

itas tougho pull heone eycovered onout a hockegame.

He was t toughesgoalie Ibeuse he w so goodWAYNE:Nothing at

He lovedo play.

PAUL: The beau of thatas ifou talk the St uis

gu, they'day "Welno wondeyou guys

n all the cups.

This g's unbelvable."

Likee knew i right?

But you ow, you t all these otr guys pying wit

him, ty're lik "Thiguy's unlievable

Every sile night and th the manrisms.

They're oking atim goinglike "Ohhe's not

he's jt kind o doing is thing

but he'sBuit was..oesngrubberike it'so surprisme?

No.

at's a l of game to plain a row

(**)

GRAN St Lou, we wer havi a prettgood yea

ANNOUNCE --brkaway, oots, ohbaby,

at a savby Fuhr!

JIM:Playedreat d a greateam in Louis,and we ce reall th St Los,

close at year,nd you d't reize how od an atete

and a ckey plar someon RIS: lent lev isurpsed me aittle bi.

justow easy made it look,ou know,

he g the penlum ing withis stick

and I me I used marv in pracce,

he'd juskind of it for you and st...tun tunk,

I me it was real.

ETT: could sse wherethe pl was goi and

it wasevelopinand as h icker beuse he cld reaancipate t play.mh

ANNOCER: e pass, d it stoppedy Fuhr.

Oh, what stop byrant Fuh

THEON: I ve nothi but adration, ced his mons

and has de a comack, andnot on made a

he gotack to t top of s ANNOCER: Ohhe is roed, solutelyobbed byuhr!

GRANT:The playfs got d collion withick and eygood a then w crse, and re an AC MCL,

which foa littlehile I thought might beble to

play wh, but aarently doest work sgood thaway.

(**)

NI: Ug a hocke play, rst and remost,

a hockeylay.

I want to crea somethi, so havoc ifront ofhe net.

did it bause ris Pronr who wathere,

and osscheck me, andit's alay tha

countls amountf times,every ti I've d

goalteers haveotten and finhed the me,

and wereever evehurt the extd where ant,

unfortunely, coun't fini the sees and h major

surgery his kne

CHRI I rember pusng Kyeos to t right,

and hisomehow ving lef

I'm nosure howhat happs.It wasefinite unrtunate tuation.

ankfullyobody bled me.

(laughg) I an it's derstandle,en mfault agn.G ayoffs y fall onoalies.

It hpens.

Dihe mean hurt me, not ally.

But athe same me did h And could sahe was mAt t obably mleasttt.t thatime, th's

favori person.

ANNOCER: Obously hiright le

he's n gonna me it the dreing room

CHRIS: thinjury ourred, a I thk you cod tell hknew

someing was ong, anthen theunny par

or n so funnpart, ise wagonna we a brace

and ay!

legit wted to py and ey were ke, you ow,

"You can play."

This is t gonna rk.

And u know, think at was cshing toim.

GRT: the The seas that Grtuis whad,e was on missionAL:

and I lt we haa team capable winning

a Stley Cup.

(**)

CHS: I kn the dous and fe you ve in yo mind cong back,

peciallylaying aositionwhere u're cona

on yr knees e way he playe up down

havi to relyn his eed, andis quickss,

that an imprsive tot, pling 73 ges afterlowing

out ur ACL, 36 yearold.

AL You ow, realing howhard iis to r

as iressive it to play9 games,

to py 73 aft surgeryhe folling yearas to be

morempressiv

PRODUCER GRAN Probab playingthe 79ames outf 8 What your prdest recd?

mean I tnk betwe that and I thk there'only may

one alie thahas re Stanl Cups.

76 ia row wa fun,9 was grt.I'm prd of tho b

durabili even asn old ma

I thoughI wouldretiren St Lou. tThoughI could obably play oneore yearto

I thout the bo would hold outor anoth year.

JAROME I on got to ay wi him forne year,

but u could e he wasa reallyood team

reallyood pers, playedwith aot of di

alies ov the yea, and ere's a riety of

personities asyou cod imagin

Some geteally, y could s theme get rlly quie t,

He didn'really cnge, JIM:Nothinreally g uundeeath hiskin.

Heas cool der prsure andandled i

anthe crearose to e top.

PAUL: in comtitions,here's some may, I meanisten,,

GranFuhr's n the eatest glie ever

but the's nobo better.

GRT: Ifou look goalending tay,

erybody'about stistics and thisnd that.

Athe end othe day en youtisc that sll m go to netiate a ntract,

FRED For watchinhim, itwasn'tbout a c whatWi and loss.?

it w just abt how od he wa

and at impache ma to the ague,

d just bng one othe st goali out the.(**)

GRANT: verThis timshe kindf howimportt his m wbsurrdered a ttle bit

was gooand it w bad.

I mean s wasn't ffering,so thas the g t, it's ill yourom.

anshe wenthrough t wholenowhe saw t who

rigmfunItas alwayero anenothg but suort.d.Even tn.

niffs)

(**

GRANT: Let's saI retire one,ecause Ias old.

think thbiggest ing s the bo was don

I meanhe kneehad be chewed . spent mo time inn ice tub withce on myody

than Iid on thice, it was me.

I an it wastartingo we on the nd a lite bit,

d I thinas an atete, en you cmb the hl and

u realizthat youcan't t any beer,

and thin were on gointo get wse,

at you he to mak a desion it'time.

(cwd cheerg)(**)

pplause)

ANNOUNCE Theant Fuhrn theameis pleed to in ayer Catory.

(applaus

GRANT: We had auge mily in monton,

d it wasll a tea

But...

And think th's why we were ccessful

I'like to ank llie O'R, I mean

it's an tra specl honourto be e first

And just shs that hkey isuch a dirse spor

thatnybody c be succsful it, and'm proudf that.

I'd li to thanmy famil KendylRochelleson RJ,

daught Janine,hey I'm pret much maied the gamof hocke.They me the bisa

I meanhat's first anforemost

that's pbably ouwife the gamof hocke

And theyind of te a ck seat that.

So I tnk them r that.

Thanyou.

(applaus

BRN: I ink thatrant is way tter fatr now th

hever was.

loves h kids, a I thinkas he s more to them nstantlys

amera flhes)

BRIA I thk the tr sign of what ant has come as

a pers is matung, is I was raed to doGRANT:It's sething

mean I eoy goingout anhelping her

athinwas ingrned in mwhen andwas a kithat youaI

ve to gi back.

e Centenals Greast Teamas a gre honour,

If you lk at ourpan fromthe ti I star play wi those gs.

thrco throughhe city,ave t a chan to playere,e

e splacto play th aI cotter gro of guysr

(lauing)

MAN: hrsy's lking inbetterhape now-da

than hwas backhen.

GRANT: Ain't th frighteng?

MAN: at year s it thawe hato wear e weightag?

GRANT:Oh, send year,unning u and do all thetairs.

ad we di't ha this buding.

(laughin

MAN: u were t first star, thfirst fo games.

ANT: e first ur games

MAN 2:It justakes awhile get intit.

N: Hifault.

GRANT:There re no myeries to what nd of te we were

mean I tnk that s the nd of a n and guteam,veryby knew wwer

and the ct that learnedto plagood def

I me we weret bad fensivel

but weidn't pl defence

(**)

NDYL: I get asd all th timehat it'sike havi him

as a d, and I ver knowow tonswer itecause y don't

ow anythg else.

CHELLE:He's jt our da

(laughg) (**)

ANT: 're justwaiting Marty.

e world sn't chaed.

MAN: GRT: WeIt good torrekind the ban having uout, Fuhy.

MAN: It is.

GRAN And the ggest thg that I've tak away fr it is

there's many go peop in the me.

fe's gooright no

I mean think is you g a chancto lookback ayour lifan at's sti out the for

u, and I happy wh whe I am ilife.

Yeah, I' still g some ings I'dike to dand

such, buI'm goodwith wre I'm a

I'd li to playgain, buI knowhat's nogonna haen so.

What I'deally li to getback io the ho

I'like to t back o the icand teacagain.

one youotta plaTY:Fuhrsythis

ree.

That's t rumour,ike I wa tellg my kidthe otheday,

great plers knowwhen tplay, rit?Li

You mit, whater, fit seconderiod,

bucome thehird perd in a tightupy five bore thaty.GRANT:Well

MAY: Wh's that?

GRANT:I usuay give u-. RTY: ll know,e'd gi up fivereakaway

(**)

ODUCER:Do youhink Gra woultrade a uple of

Stanley p Champiships fo a suessful p golf caer?

PAUL No.

, he ain givingthose ampionshs u

They'rtoo hardo get.

StanleCup for pro in gf?No.

ANUNCER: wHe went the icenley anotr he sll has--Fu.

rowd cheing)

NOUNCER:And thpuck llowed h about aecond

lateand he soped it.

Grant Fu is the n ofhe hour far.

KEVIN:One ofhose guythat u want othe net r a big

Granshould gdown in e ofhe (crowdheering).

ANUNCER: There's easy wa

yohave to ply yourlf.

Tonit, the Eonton Oirs we by far e better

hockey pyers.

CHRIS:He fough for ery puck

and think th's why he's a Hl of Fam.MARK:One ofhe be

and ifou thinkbout it,what pyer do

ofhe dressg room each andvery gam

anthat's t goal teer, d there sn't oneame that

played wh Grant at he lead us t of theressing

room thaI didn'teel thatwe were ways gon

his veryest.

(**)

WAYNE:As a pern he's generallone of t nicest

peopleou'll ev meet.

Cat meet aicer man

GRANT:It's aamily ev after u leave e game.

d at anyiven tim you ofriends,,maybe en thousds

and theyl do anying r you atny givenime.

at is bacally yo family.

Especily whenyou'relaying.

rowd cheing)

ANNOCER: ant Fuhrmakes a eat saveere.

ANNOCER: w lookin backere out the lin

greashot, grbed (crowdheering)

GLEN Here the guyhat I didn't wt to be the tea

when wfirst drted him,to becing one

altenderever to ay, rst blacguy to g in the

ckey Halof Fame.

(crowdheering)

NOUNCER:--Stoppe by Gnt Fuhr!

GLEN: I'm the y who wa agait him inhe beginng,

and w we've veloped is retionshipver the ars

th worked t prettywell f both ofs fe's gon turn ou

rowd cheing)

ANUNCER: Woah!

can't beeve it tt Grt Fuhr his hangi on.

(**)

(crowd cering)

(**)