Andrew Ference remembers trying to get drafted

[Bend it like Bourgeois]

Saw this on Twitter and thought it was worth sharing

Good on him. I wonder how often players do this sort of thing.

https://mobile.twitter.com/ferknuckl...14111203328000

(If there's a better way to embed this someone let me know)

[transplant99]

It is not uncommon at all...or at least that's how it used to be.

[saillias]

Looks about what I tried to get an entry level job. Didn't work

[1Nite]

There must be a joke here, about him sendIng out letters to GMs around the league trying to get a real team to take him.

[Jacks]

Good on him I guess, still haven't forgotten his coward attack on Stempniak so he can go rot for all I care. He fits in on the greasers squad.

[Kjesse]

Jacks how about all the awesome he brought? Your post reminds me of this off-colour joke:

NSFW!

A Scottish old timer in Scotland, in a bar, talking to a young man.

The Old Man says, "Lad, look out there to the field. Do ya see that fence? Look how well it's built. I built that fence stone by stone with me own two hands. I piled it for months."

"But do they call me McGreggor-the-Fence-Builder? Nooo..."

Then the old man gestured at the bar. "Look here at the bar. Do ya see how smooth and just it is? I planed that surface down by me own achin' back. I carved that wood with me own hard labour, for eight days."

"But do they call me McGreggor-the-Bar-builder? Nooo..."

Then the old man points out the window. "Eh, Laddy, look out to sea...Do ya see that pier that stretches out as far as the eye can see? I built that pier with the sweat off me back. I nailed it board by board."

"But do they call me McGreggor-the-Pier-Builder? Nooo..."

Then the old man looks around nervously, trying to make sure no one is paying attention.

"But ya #### one goat..."

[bax]

That's actually pretty awesome

[YogiBerra]

Originally Posted by Jacks

Good on him I guess, still haven't forgotten his coward attack on Stempniak so he can go rot for all I care. He fits in on the greasers squad.

Wish i could double thank this guy is a opportunist you can't handle being hit get out of the game.

[Huntingwhale]

Originally Posted by Jacks

Good on him I guess, still haven't forgotten his coward attack on Stempniak so he can go rot for all I care. He fits in on the greasers squad.

Yup. I'm hoping he squares off with Ferland and gets his ass beaten.

[saillias]

Originally Posted by Huntingwhale

Yup. I'm hoping he squares off with Ferland and gets his ass beaten.

Never. The guy is a more careful spot-picker than Bieksa. Fight card consists of guys like Stillman, Crosby, this past year dropped the gloves on Monahan.

[ricardodw]

Originally Posted by Jacks

Good on him I guess, still haven't forgotten his coward attack on Stempniak so he can go rot for all I care. He fits in on the greasers squad.

Context on Ference:

1) Ferrence is the only NHL player to post regularly on CP. He is a great reason that this site is so successful.

2) He was a great Flame In the 04 playoff run he and Warner were the Flames 3/4 D pairing .... Ference was making 500k

3) He was a prime example of signing for a hometown discount and getting treated poorly by the team. I guess that was a prime reason that the Flames had to give out so many NTCs after Ference. One of the worst trades in Flames History... Ference and Kobasew for playoff rental Stuart and Primeau.


On the Stempniak hit and beat down:


McGratton and Gazdic had their staged fight where Mcgrattan tussled Gazdic's hair after the beat down. This was after Bouma ran Belov leaving him squirming on the ice post fight.

Three minutes later Stempniak hits Ference and Ference decides that the Oilers are not going to run out of the Saddledome by the soft (Baertschi, Bulter, D. Smith, Backlund, Stempniak, Galiardi) Flames. If guys like Stempniak feel they can start running around you are going to have a really long night.

At the time Flames were leading the Oilers 1-0 on a Monahan goal. The Oilers game back with 4 third period goals to win 4-2 for perhaps their biggest win since their 2006 playoff run.

Ference does that in a Flames uniform (like he should be wearing) he would be a hero on this board.

[Poe969]

Ricardodw'ed!

Who cares about all the past things Ference did, for the most part he was well respected by teams and fans (especially here). The "Stempniak bead down" come on, this is a low even for you. What you're saying is that if you throw a clean hit, you have to fight? Ference knew what he was doing when that happened, he was fighting someone smaller then him who isn't a fighter just to prove he's "a big man" it only proved that he's a chicken $&!+ who goes after smaller non-fighters. It would be like Gaudreau fighting a 5 year old to prove he's tough. It doesn't prove anything except you're a better fighter than the person you just fought (and in Ference's case, it's someone who doesn't fight but gets a lot more points and is a better player).

Context on Ference:

He's a cowardly feminine hygiene product who'll fight people smaller than him and now he's the captain (for now) of our hated rival.

[Huntingwhale]

Originally Posted by ricardodw

Context on Ference:

Ferrence is the only NHL player to post regularly on CP. He is a great reason that this site is so successful.

Okotoker had a grand total of 35 posts. Hardly a ''regular'' poster. Unless there is something I don't know about, I'd be reluctant give him credit for making CP so successful.

However it is cool a former CP member is captain of the Oilers. But he's just that: the captain of our heated rival.

[SuperMatt18]

Originally Posted by ricardodw

One of the worst trades in Flames History... Ference and Kobasew for playoff rental Stuart and Primeau.

I do think that trade hurt the culture of the team since the players didn't like that Ference who took a discount got traded, but thank god Stuart was just a playoff rental.

2008 conditional 4th round pick (if Stuart doesn't re-sign with Flames) ended up being...#114-T.J. Brodie

Also not a big fan of the hate for Ference, this was also the guy that when interviewed after winning the cup with Boston immediately mentioned his teammates from the 04 team and how much it was for all of them.

[bax]

Originally Posted by ricardodw

McGratton and Gazdic had their staged fight where Mcgrattan tussled Gazdic's hair after the beat down. This was after Bouma ran Belov leaving him squirming on the ice post.

What? He gave Gazdic a pat on the head as in "good fight kid"

[CroFlames]

I had no clue Ference posted on CP.

That is the only useful bit of info from this thread.

[Yamer]

I still can't help but like Ference. He was a pretty solid Flame for a few years and clearly didn't want to leave. He even gave a shout out to Iggy, Reggie, and the boys in Calgary after his Cup win, saying it should have happened in '04.

His cheap attack on Stempniak was very out of character, and because he had Oiler rags on it immediately undid a lot of the great work Andrew had done on and off the ice in Calgary and Boston in the eyes of some short-term memory Flames fans. I'm not excusing that action, it pissed me off too, but in the grand scheme of things it is rather inconsequential.

Feces takes place.

[northcrunk]

Originally Posted by Jacks

Good on him I guess, still haven't forgotten his coward attack on Stempniak so he can go rot for all I care. He fits in on the greasers squad.

He's a giant POS douchbag. One of the few NHLers I would love to fight on the ice.

[darthma]

I'll always like him, if only for sentimental reasons. This video (around the 20s mark) is touching.

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=118274

Giving props to Iggy, Regehr, and others immediately after winning the cup with BOS.

[Oil Stain]

Ference never touched the puck before being hit by Stempniak.

I can see why he didn't like the hit.