Friend and teammate of LB, former Boston Bruins’ Capt, NHL HoF Ray Bourque joins! The Greg Hill Show
Ray Bourke. Hey Ray. Hillman. How are you? I know it’s a little sad day today, but yeah, it is. Um I’m I’m okay. I’m okay, but uh we lost uh we lost one of a kind and uh I think I think I agree with you and you know it’s sad day, but celebrate the amazing things that LB was all about. and he uh when I say one of a kind, I I I mean that I haven’t met too many people that uh was like LB on and off the ice. Yeah. Well, I you know, he was the same person. Wiggy brought this up earlier. The same person that you saw who was playing for the Bruins or was on the radio. He was the exact same person every day in life when you when you hung out with him. I mean, he was he was all in. He had no off switch, Ray. No off switch. No, no. He’s one of these guys. It’s like be ready. Be ready for what comes back if you’re going to ask him a question cuz he’s going to be real. And uh that’s that’s what LB was all about. And so much fun to be around. Um he just loved people. He just wanted to be loved and make people feel special and he certainly did that. Um you know, uh a great teammate. Uh kept things really loose. uh you know on the road uh in the dressing room. And I really think that LB doesn’t get enough credit for the player he was. You know, he’s looked at as a guy that you know um when you say a goon or or an enforcer or something like that, LB was a lot more than than just that. I mean, when LB showed up in Boston, he was a second round pick. We had a that was a really good draft for us in ‘ 82. Um and LB was part of that. And uh you know in juniors LB was uh you know a guy that would score, set up plays and you know if needed would fight and that’s how he kind of came into the Bruins and and then as you come in as a junior player you got to kind of feel your way and what how can you fit you know and and all of a sudden LB was you know having a decent camp went to the miners a little bit but all of a sudden like you know he dropped the Mets and man it was like wow this guy is really really tough and he kind of found his way that way. But, you know, LB, you could play LB and not have to worry about, you know, him being on on the ice for whatever amount of minutes he would play. And I just remember a big a big play that he made in the 87 against Montreal when we finally were able to beat Montreal and go on to our first finals. He was playing short-handed with Rick Middleton. set Ricky up for an amazing uh big short-handed goal that really helped us uh propel ourselves uh to get through Montreal.
