Cap Of The Day: Bill Clement

by J.P. on Jan 6, 2009 6:27 AM EST

	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-	PP	SH	GW
Caps Career Stats (1975-76)	46	10	17	27	20	-30	2	0	0

Acquired from Philadelphia with Don McLean and Flyers' 1st choice in 1978 Amateur Draft (Alex Forsyth) for Capitals 1st choice in the 1975 Entry Draft (Mel Bridgman), June 3, 1975.

Traded to Atlanta for Gerry Meehan, Jean Lemieux and Flames' 1st choice in the 1976 Entry Draft (Greg Carroll), Jan. 22, 1976.

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Too bad he wasn’t wearing that ridiculous proto-photoshopped sweater here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLDjhLt9qjQ

by Kerry Fraser's Hairspray on Jan 6, 2009 11:53 AM EST reply actions

My eyes! They burn!

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by J.P. on Jan 6, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions

There are some truly awe-inspiring airbrush jobs on 70’s-80s Topps and OPC. It only sort of beats what they often did before, which was to paste the player’s head on someone else’s body, often to great comedic benefit.

Leaf, the universe and everything.

by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 12:39 PM EST up reply actions

OK - I watched that

That is horrible.

Leaf, the universe and everything.

by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 12:40 PM EST up reply actions

Interesting to see the Topps version of that set. I’ve only ever seen it in OPC.

I really remember him best as a Flame.

My compliments on adding this feature. Outstanding idea. :)

Leaf, the universe and everything.

by 1967ers on Jan 6, 2009 12:38 PM EST reply actions

Clement, clement, hands of cement.

Sorry, had to be done.

Goin’ to Hockey Falls in my mind…..

"Where there is beer, there is hope." - me

by maruk on Jan 6, 2009 1:55 PM EST reply actions

Putting the Flyers color commentator and member of their last stanley cup team on the day of a Flyers game…ballsy.

Swing by The Flyer Frequent if you have nothing better to do.

by Ben Rothenberg on Jan 6, 2009 4:01 PM EST reply actions

Whatever. He’s a douche.

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by J.P. on Jan 6, 2009 4:56 PM EST up reply actions

One of the nicest folks off the ice. At the Capital Centre, I used to chat with him and Doc Emrick before ESPN and later Flyer games. Really a good person.

He’s also a big fan of the popcorn at the VC (and before at the Cap Centre) from Joe (the guy who’s been making it since 1974…

by MikeL-Pivonka on Jan 7, 2009 2:39 PM EST reply actions

Joe’s awesome. And since your he’s “a good person” is based on personal experience and my “he’s a douche” is based on his television persona, you win – Bill Clement: really a good person.

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by J.P. on Jan 7, 2009 3:13 PM EST up reply actions

As a TV personality, he was….ok. Not much in the way of excitement (well other than the “Rambo-hockey” thing he did at the Easter Epic.

Of course, it was funny the first year watching the Versus hockey studio show and seeing the entire panel (Clement, Engblom and Jones) all be former Caps….

by MikeL-Pivonka on Jan 9, 2009 3:36 PM EST up reply actions

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