OJ is trying to throw some right hands, McSorley tying him up, now McSorley knocks off the helmet

of OJ, the fans are chanting Geno Geno.

Welcome once again to 32 Thoughts of Podcasts, presented by GMC and the new Sierra AT4XELE.

We have a lot to get into today, but we both thought we should really start the program

by mentioning the passing of Geno OJ, who passes away at the age of 52, a really beloved

hockey player.

I know how much they loved him in Vancouver specifically, we can all recall him playing with

Pavel Beray and how much Geno protected Pavel in Vancouver.

One of the enduring highlights is the penalty shot goal on Mike Vernon.

Just your thoughts on Geno OJ, who was really loved by everyone everywhere that he went.

It's just another reminder of a forgotten era in hockey when the enforcer, the player

who had the toughest job to earn their living that way, was one of the most popular players

on the team and in the market.

For a long time, for example, in Toronto, the best-selling jerseys were Matt Sundin, whoever

the goal he was, whether it was Curtis Joseph or Ed Bell for, and then Ty Domey.

Actually, Geno OJ said at one point in time, one of the toughest guys to fight was Ty Domey

because of how good he was at positioning his body.

That was the case in Vancouver, is that Pavel Beray had a really popular jersey, Trevor

Lending had a really popular jersey, Kirk McLean had a really popular jersey, but sort

of Geno OJ, he had an extremely popular jersey.

When the announcement came on Sunday as they were playing the hurricanes, I don't think

anybody was surprised by the outpouring of emotion from Conox Nation for OJ and I thought

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