tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823020140247655433.post5957905455907077092..comments2022-03-26T05:12:13.902-07:00Comments on Los Angeles Kings Legends: Gene CarrJoe Pelletierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01906327400250923397noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823020140247655433.post-52993403020131485222016-11-02T17:25:14.334-07:002016-11-02T17:25:14.334-07:00I talked to Gene Carr last Monday at my acupunctur...I talked to Gene Carr last Monday at my acupuncturist office. HE has 2 crutches, but says he'd do it all over again.......What a guy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05660927673164754867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823020140247655433.post-66480729133355776232016-01-19T08:24:36.529-08:002016-01-19T08:24:36.529-08:00I also grew up in Nanaimo in the Gene Carr days an...I also grew up in Nanaimo in the Gene Carr days and wow could he skate... Totally remember Gene on Friday Night at the rink.. Honestly I think Gene was so good at a young age that things were almost too easy for him and then when he hit the pros the adjustment was tough and we all know how much confidence plays into sports... In Midget Gene could stickhandle and had a great wrist shot.. I remember watching a game in the BC finals and Gene scored six goals in one game... Gene played on the BC Juvenile team coached by my Dad who's grandson is Willie Mitchell who won two Cups with LA which ironically was Gene old team....Gene was always very nice to people which is not always the case with star athletes...Gene's parents were wonderful people.. Saw Gene at the golf club a few years back and the first thing I thought was wow I am sitting with Gene Carr... He will always be a legend to a lot of people..I think we all wish he had won a cup and had more success but hey he made the show.. I love this story of how Lindsay Thomson also from Nanaimo who was drafted by LA and playing in a scrimmage in training camp and some guy was going after Lindsay and Gene who was not a fighter came to Lindsay's defence and dropped the gloves with this guy... That to me says a lot about what Gene was as a person.. Gene is a well deserved Nanaimo Legend!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846563751608721359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823020140247655433.post-72085805668864201612015-09-15T07:50:20.236-07:002015-09-15T07:50:20.236-07:00Saw Gene last night at a reunion for Hollywood Tea...Saw Gene last night at a reunion for Hollywood Teamsters. He worked for Universal Studios for a number of years after hockey. He's not as tall as he once was but he's still a good looking son of hockey bum.DDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413791778456113248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823020140247655433.post-27746020072817184632011-11-30T17:33:40.381-08:002011-11-30T17:33:40.381-08:00I shared a few classes with Gene in junior high sc...I shared a few classes with Gene in junior high school in Nanaimo B.C. He was one of the friendliest individuals I had ever met; I genuine nice guy. He lived across the street from the Civic Arena and seemed always to be on the ice. His dad (Red) had a gas station on the corner in front of the arena and when not operating it, was sharpening skates. On Friday nights the arena was open to the public for skating and everybody would skate counter-clockwise and Gene would be blowing past and weaving through everybody with incredible speed and grace. I was so excited when he became a high draft pick and followed his career with great interest. I recall him scoring a goal for the Rangers in a playoff series with Montreal. He swooped in, undressing the defense, and wristed a beautiful shot past the goaltender. He got an amazing standing ovation from the crowd; the broadcasters embellishing the suggestion that he looked like Bobby Hull with his long blond hair. I bumped into Gene when he visited Nanaimo many years later and he said that he had married the beautiful daughter of a Mercedes dealer in Los Angeles. It's nice to see him acknowledged on this website. It's so easy to be forgotten these days. I hope everything is still going well for a great individual.<br />George.mooloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806929845323461894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3823020140247655433.post-83195096814161926942011-11-06T13:34:55.734-08:002011-11-06T13:34:55.734-08:00I loved to watch Gene Carr play hockey - especiall...I loved to watch Gene Carr play hockey - especially when his team(s) played against Montreal. He definitely was evenly teamed against Yvan Cournoyer...his blonde curls would be bouncing as he soared on the ice. And, he was very adroit as a Center or Left Wing and couldn't be pushed around... if he got pushed into the boards, you could bet there would be retaliation! He wasn't just a "pretty face" - he could scrap with the best of them! And, to his credit... he was one of the few hockey players to play his whole career and walk away with all of his teeth intact!! Love ya, Geno! Your friend, JaniceJanice M. Sorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196956758645419656noreply@blogger.com