The Resume

(December 12, 1937-June 9, 2018)
Born in High River, Alberta, Canada
Forward for the Chicago Black Hawks (1958-59, 1963-65), Detroit Red Wings (1959-61), New York Rangers (1965-66), Boston Bruins (1966-72), Philadelphia/ Vancouver Blazers (1972-75), Minnesota Fighting Saints (1975-76, 1977), Cincinnati Stingers (1976) and the New England Whalers (1976-79)
Head coach for the Philadelphia Blazers (1972-73), Vancouver Blazers (1973-74) and the Berklee Ice Cats (2007-10)
Died in Wakefield, Massachusetts

Why he might be annoying:

His nickname 'Pie' originated from the Pieface character on the candy bar wrappers.
He drew the ire of Ranger fans when he skated to center ice mimicking the Statue of Liberty in a choking position (1972).
When asked about his gesture, he admitted he did it to taunt the Rangers for choking their best chance at ending their Stanley Cup drought.
He opted to sign in the World Hockey Association, when the Bruins told him their plans to leave him unprotected for the 1972 Expansion Draft to stock the rosters of the Atlanta Flames and New York Islanders.
Despite not being a big contributor for the Whalers, it was speculated they retired his #19 to stick it to the Bruins, due to his longtime association with the team.
His #19 was returned to circulation by Peter Karmanos when the Whalers relocated to Raleigh and became the Carolina Hurricanes.

Why he might not be annoying:

He established himself as a core member of the Bruins teams in the 1970's.
He won two Stanley Cup rings as a member of the Bruins.
He briefly served as a player and coach for the Blazers franchise in both Philadelphia and Vancouver.
He served as the first head coach for the hockey team at the Berklee College of Music.
He was described as both a warm personality and an endearing manner that people enjoyed.

Credit: Ricky

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Boston Bruins
• Carolina Hurricanes
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [December] (Ranked: 12121937)
• Chicago Blackhawks
• Detroit Red Wings
• I Come from Canada
• I Died in 2018 (Ranked: 80)
• Ice Hockey Players
• My Nickname is Part of My Name [M-Z]
• New York Rangers
• NHL Retired Numbers (Ranked: 19)
• Profiles 45251-45500 (Ranked: 45293)
• Ricky's Profiles [Series 23]

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 6 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying