Legendary Maple Leafs defenceman Börje Salming remembered by teammates
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- čas přidán 23. 11. 2022
- Former Maple Leafs icons Lanny McDonald and Darryl Sittler share memories of the late Börje Salming. McDonald remembers him as 'a guy that meant so much to so many people' and Sittler says he 'was good as it gets' as a player.
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A little known fact on Borje Salming. In 1987, when no one else would, before the IIHF would even sanction women’s hockey, he gotr to know that the team had no funds to go ,he decided to fund Sweden’s women’s team to travel to Canada for the first ever women’s international competition, the World Women’s Hockey Tournament.
Hadn't heard about this before, another thing which really shows that he was a great man also off the ice.
I can tell you Mr Salming was much loved here in Toronto Canada.
@@mckessa17 earlier this year he was a part of a TV show called ”Who do you think you are”. On that show he was tracked all the way back to year 1250 where he was showen 2 Heraldic placks of arms being stored in the House of Knights in Stockholm. He was part of 2 different lines of noblefamilies. He was also given a knights armor to try it out and when walking in with the armour on he, with a smile, said : this gear would be perfect when meeting Philadelphia especially in the corners. I have a picture taken from TV while wearing it.
@@goranagnehall9793 That's a great story. I will share with my friends who watched Salming play with the Leafs in the 1970s
When I was in Hawaii on our honeymoon, we were seated next to a couple from Sweden at a luau. It was a little awkward since neither of us could speak the other's language. I said Toronto and he said Uppsala. So I said " Borje Salming " and he came out of his chair with a huge smile and gave me a high 5. Twenty years later we are still friends on line
Came back to say goodbye before leaving. Class.
Darryl Sittler helping him lift his arm was a powerful moment. May he rest in peace,.
I was a young boy when Borje Salming came to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs my family had season's tickets and so I had the incredible opportunity to watch him in action
Very quickly fans took to this tough yet modest man from Sweden.
The fact that when he played in Toronto in the Canada Cup for Sweden, he got the biggest standing ovation of any player including ALL the Canadian players. And that was only after just 3 season's! His passing is mourned by millions in Toronto all of Canada and world hockey community.
Rest in peace The King #21 always in our hearts
As an immigrant kid in the '70's I loved to watch Salming skate! Every kid I knew in Toronto wanted to be Borje. Great player and a wonderful ambassador for the good old hockey game. God bless his soul, may he rest in peace. Love and prayers for his family. 🥰
Borje Salming Rest in Peace, A great player and person.
That he had the strength to go out on the ice one last time seems so fitting for a warrior like him. I know his family said he had a fast progressing version of ALS, but still, diagnosed this year, went public with it in August, lost his ability to speak, and eat unaided, in October, and now, already gone. R.I.P. Börje Salming.
Saw Borje in a preseason game in Edmonton back when Gretzky and the gang were just getting going. He was, head and shoulders, the best player on the ice
Thank you for sharing this! Im a proud Swede and have been following Borje all my life. Today I am greaving.
Thank you Borje for the fantastic time on the ice, what you have done is awazing!! You will never be forgotten Börje!!
R.I.P
A true warrior indeed. Such a incredibly strong and humble man. He is so missed already.
As a Swede I'm amazed and proud by the overwelming hails of Börje Salming in Toronto. Much love and respect from Sweden to Canada for this.
We loved him so much. Thank you to Sweden for sharing this treasure of a man with us...
He was a warrior he played hard Canadian style tough as nails he was a top NHL defenseman.
I was diagnosed with ALS in January. I'm only 43. It is a totally devastating disease. A year ago I was at work, at a very physical job, when I started having pains in my hamstring. I thought it was just a work injury. I had to leave work early and went to see a doctor for testing. I went for the results by myself thinking it was just a pulled hamstring and ankle injury, that's when they told me it was ALS and statistically I had 2 years left. I'm now mostly bound to a wheelchair. I'm in pain constantly and worst of all I have to figure out how to tell my 6 year old son that daddy won't be around much longer. I know what Borje and his family went through and I'm so sorry it has to happen to anyone.
Good god, having read your comment, even though I'm a total stranger to you, I just feel compelled to say how heart broken I feel for you. Hug your child and tell him that you love him, he will always remember you.....
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For some reason I googled you. Keep inspiring and keep fighting. ❤
I remember when he came to the Leafs and made an immediate positive impact on the Leafs game by far the best defense man Leafs ever had
When I heard Borje had ALS it surprised and hurt me because he didn't deserve this disease, as well as anyone, as he was such a health-conscious guy, always in shape. Really hard day 😔 RIP Mr. Salming
Maple Leaf fan here. Love Darryl, Lanny, and seeing Dave Keon toward of the end his great career but Borje, my all--time favourite Leaf. He was truly special
Good to See Sittler still honoring Borje. Our defenceman
Sittler is a nice and personal! Love from Sweden
As a fan of this great sport on ice, I want to thank you Börje for many splendid hockey moments. To your former teammates, you were a great player, good friend, and a caring family man. Thank you for being you and thanks for the memories !!! Vila i frid, min vän -- borta men inte glömd !!!
Borje Salming was my childhood hero. Thanks for all the cherished memories. Rest easy, King. #21Forever
He was an incredible player. All the best to his family.
I hope they make a movie about his life sometime, I know it would be a great story and movie. RIP Börje. ❤
@@Cinoth It's under production sens about a year ago. Filmed in Toronto.
Such a legend to the Leafs, Sweden and NHL. RIP.
😪Han får äntligen sin välförtjänta vila. Vi glömmer dig aldrig Börje!
Skönt att det gick så fort, både för honom och hans familj. ALS är en jävla sjukdom.
Salming was an amazing player but also a quality human being. So glad he and his family got to have that moment. My wife and I just lost it during the honors, dimly gutted.
What a player, best defenseman for the Leafs ever!
Heartbreaking, he my hero growing up
He will be missed. One of my faves all time.
salming is the best toronto maple leaf since 1967, a true leader, outstanding individual and a man who played to win every hockey game during his stellar career, if you want to win play like Borge Salming 🍁 thank you Borge
Har alltid varit en stor ära att se dig på isen. Tack för allt du gjort för svensk Ishockey. Alltid saknad, ALDRIG GLÖMD!!❤
It s incredible how fast it went,he was on TV the beginning of this Week...goosebumps ! I thougt he was gonna pass away in a few months..
RIP the GREAT BörjeSalming. You leave a big hole in the Ice hockey family.
love watching back in the day. Watching them all. Hockey isnt the same. Loved him and the team mates back then
Thank you Lanny as usual all class.
14:00 And it's also shows how great Canadian fans are,I'd watch that clip several time here on CZcams and share it with my friends.. RIP Börje
What a remarcably strond person. Tribute to this Great and Loved man. May he rest in peace dear Börje. Never forgotten Always Loved. 🧚♀️🕊️🧚♀️⛸️
Always liked how this guy purported himself on and off the ice.good guy !
Back in 1987 the Swedish Women's Hockey Team had qualified for the World Championships, but received no funding from the Swedish Hockey Foundation and thus wouldn't be able to compete. Börje single handedly paid all the team's expenses. A true class act.
Tack Börje för allt ❤️❤️❤️❤️🇸🇪
A legend. Loved watching you! Xo
Thank you! It was very special to watch you play! Just thanks!
RIP The King...one of my boyhood heroes...21....
Vila i frid Börje.
R I p love from Sweden
Vila i frid Börje. 👑😎🌹💐🙏
Vila i frid ♥️
The KING forever in TO!…RIP🙏🏻❤️🏒
May his soul rest in peace 🌹🌹🌹
Rest in power gladiator
Borje Salming was one of the best to do it.
I love Salming. RIP.
One of the toughest guys ever he was made of swedish Steel but still als took him..😪
He played in the best hockey city in North America! From Motown.
He was the best.
Truly a great. And my deepest thanks to Mr Sittler.
RIP Börje.
God bless Borje ❤
I never was a Maple Leaf fan...but I tuned in when Salming played...Sittler and Mcdonald too.
RIP legend
It's so heartwarming for a Swede to see that he was as loved and respected in Canada as he was in Sweden.
Growing up I never missed a Saturday night game. My Dad was a Canadiens fan but my team was the Maple Leafs. The team I remember best included Salming, MacDonald, Sittler, and Williams. Those were great times that shaped my childhood. I thank them for the memories.
every kid yelled "i'm Salming" during street hockey games as a kid.
Toughest player to ever play and if it wasn't for Bobby Orr he would of won the Norris every year. Legend.
RIP 🇸🇪❤️
The true KING OF SWEDEN ❤💙❤💙
A legend ❤
I'm 60,a lifetime Leafs fan(since 1970) and am truly heartbroken at this terrible news. Always loved Salming. One of the best Leafs,one of the best players of all time. His kind will never play for the team again. He kicked open the door for all Europeans to play in the NHL.
Soo sorry to hear
Borje Salmong RIP. You will always be my favorite Maple Leaf player.
The greatest!
Sad day for hockey rest well Borje look over the Leafs and when they finally raise the cup again it will be in your honour.
so cute. rip
Legend
Not a bad career for a 'Chicken Swede' (don't remember who started that slur back in the day). R.I.P. G.O.A.T. All true hockey fans and non-North American born/trained players owe you a huge debt of gratitude.
Tru legend! RIP #21
Is he the one and only sami playing in NHL?
Vila i frid Börje!😥🕯❤
R.i.p Borje...you were such a joy to watch...all you leaf haters cannot say anything bad about Borje...but you will..i just wish he woulda won a cup in t.o....he sure tried... gonna miss ya
RIP Legend, 😊
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Tragic end for anybody . Heart felt sympathies . The beginning of the new leaf stile of play .This yr get the parade route ready .This is their yr . 1967 wasn’t that long ago ,was it ?
Can anyone answer this ? Great hockey players are always such good people . Why ? It seems to me .
Some may disagree, but it's a gentleman's sport...and a Canadian gentleman at that!
You go out on the ice, beat each other up to get that black disc in the other net, but after the game, you line up, shake hands, then you'll go out for a beer with the guy(s) you tried to beat up (or a hot chocolate if you're a kid)!!
It's skill acknowledging skill (of all positions). There's a mutual respect. Sure there's the odd hothead and hotdog, but they don't last. It's the gentlemen that endure, and represent the sport. Think of all the greatest that have played, I'd wager to say most, if not all, are stand-up people! RIP Borje.
Maybe the answer is simple. Good players are often good on the ice and off the ice. To reach the top and be loved by the fans you need to be good, but on a natural way. Mr Börje Salming had it all. He was a great guy and did good things both on the ice and off the ice.
We will never forget what Börje Salming did, he was one of a kind.
Rip Börje we miss you.
@@EchoesDaBear I absolutely agree .
@@fredrikjaensson7350 I concur Fredrik . I love hockey
wonder what the rainbow decals on his jofa helment ? He was a real deal
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Every Swede player in the NHL should wear a patch with 21!
Sad day in leaf's nation
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Hela Sverige sörjer den Störste 🇸🇪🇫🇮
Many say that He was The King !
@@holoholopainen1627 there is only one King
When you say “dead” at 71, that is a disgusting way to put this. It should be “has died at age 71” not just ‘dead’. God bless his family and RIP to this legend.
Very very sad 😭😭😭😭😭😭
"Legend"
He paved the way for European players, took a shitload of damage and still leads the statistics for defenders in Toronto. So yes, he's a legend no matter what your superficial opinions say. When did you start watching hockey? 2020?
the ignorance boggles....
Om ami dewa hri
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Lanny should go to the Court House in Lethbridge to defend the men at Coutts who were illegally detained as the Protest Leaders in Feb 2022.
Legendary is a bit of a stretch. Good hockey player is more accurate.
ALS
"Legendary" for a team that never won
He paved the way for European players, took a shitload of damage and still leads the statistics for defenders in Toronto. So yes, he's a legend no matter what your superficial opinions say.
What a petty little person you are.
A man is more than his team little one. Too bad you weren't alive when hockey was good.
@@tomh3999 👍👍👍
Disgraceful Philadelphia Flyers Shultz Bobby Clarke and Bridgeman would totally abuse Salming just because he was Swedish.The violence he had to put up with from these goons should never be forgotten Borje stood up to all these goons and was tough as nails. RIP Borje.
En vikinga krigare är död - Börje Salming. Den största av de alla. Gråter o gråter.Sov nu och vila i frid finaste Börje.Salming.🕯🤍🦅🕊🤍🕯
Toronto loved Borje Salming
@@mckessa17 Not only the people of Toronto, more or less everyone in Sweden too.
Vila i frid Börje.
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