halifax Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/actual-cliff-ronning-stands-actual-nhl-93-star-233822110--nhl.html Cliff Ronning will always be remembered for his role in the Canucks'run to the 1994 Stanley Cup Final, but the Canucks alumni will always bebest remembered for his elite skills in NHL '93 (actually,NHLPA Hockey 93, but whatever). The Canucks centre was always prettygood, but in the 1993 edition he was downright otherworldly, a threatfrom just about anywhere and consistently the fastest guy on the ice. The secret: Ronning had a man on the inside. As he explained to Puck Daddy some time ago,Ronning went to school with the guy that founded EA Sports, so when itcame time to make his digital version, Ronning wished for a skill levelin the Pavel Bure range, and his wish was granted -- his friend made himabsurdly, unforgettably good. And that's what makes this photo soawesome: That's Ronning, at Saturday's Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer event in Vancouver, standing on a customized NHL chair mat, courtesy Dave Delisle of Dave's Geeky Ideas. (Dave's been featured on this blog a few times before. He's the best.) Back in February, Dave shared his idea for the mat over on his blog,and I nearly flipped. I had to have one. And, because Dave is one ofthe world's coolest guys, he managed to make it a reality. And when heasked me if I wanted to customize my mat, I thought immediately ofRonning's legendary video game prowess, and asked for that. Why Ronning? Why not Jeremy Roenick, say? Simple. So as to alwaysfeel like, when I'm working at my desk, I, like Cliff Ronning, am betterthan I have any business being. Plus we live in the same city, which meant I might be able to one dayget him to stand on it. And when I realized Ronning and I were going tobe at the same charity event -- where he would try way harderthan anybody else like he always does at these things, because you don'tmake the NHL at 5'7" if you're capable of letting up -- I had toreunite the man and the star that made him a video game legend. He was kind enough to oblige, and while he didn't really get it, thecrowd of people that stopped in their tracks upon witnessing one of thegreatest photos in history definitely did. Cliff Ronning, we salute you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruePensFan1981 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Ronning was always a class act. And this is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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