From what I heard, Luongo & Roenick are quite the pair of poker players, Luongo is a shark & very serious about the game, While Jeremy is Jeremy, but playin on the planes for 20 yrs has made him quite the character at the tables too...I used to hear stories (when I was young & helping my father@ the 48th Highlanders club) from a guy named Smitty (he was the trainer for the Leafs in the late 60's early 70's).
He would tell about card games on the trains in the 50's & 60's that would last from the start of the trip & end when the train stopped in Chicago (12+ hrs later). Punch Imlach had to ban games on some trips, because they wouldn't get any rest before the game!
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Posted by
PokerPro on 06/22/2009 1:34PM
I imagine the stakes have gone up quite a bit since then!
Posted by
mothersquatch on 06/25/2009 7:59PM
Ya...average NHL salary in the 50's was around $7,500...in the 60's it got up to about $15,000, that why most players had part time jobs at the end of the season!!!
