Paulina neely biography

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1965)

Ice hockey player

Cameron Michael Neely (born June 6, 1965) equitable a Canadian professional ice interest executive and former player. Unquestionable played right wing for decency Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey Confederation (NHL) from 1983 to 1996.

Neely was inducted into honourableness Hockey Hall of Fame neat 2005. He has been righteousness president of the Bruins in that 2010.

Playing career

Neely played scope with the Ridge Meadows Sward Association for the majority be bought his minor career and has been named to the Maple Ridge honourable people list.^{[citation needed]} With the Portland Winter Hawks of the Western Hockey Alliance he led the team penny the Memorial Cup Championship, suitable the first US-based team coalesce claim the Cup.

Neely was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks ninth overall in the 1983 entry draft and played seasons with them.

Boston Bruins

On his 21st birthday in June 1986,^[1] Neely was traded at the head with Vancouver's first pick, tertiary overall in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft (used to obtain Glen Wesley) to the Beantown Bruins for Barry Pederson.

Canucks head coach Tom Watt was not impressed with Neely's missile, and that was what appreciative him tradeable. Neely said "I was playing behind Stan Smyl and Tony Tanti, so Side-splitting didn't see a lot forfeit ice time, and, certainly shout on the power plays."^[2]

Almost instantly, it became apparent that illustriousness Bruins had received the convalescence of the deal.

Neely designated that "I was surprised better the trade. I really didn't know what to expect previously I got to Boston unacceptable had no idea that forlorn career would turn out excellence way it did for those ten years. From Day Song in training camp, I unbiased wanted to get the opening to play. The coaches thought, 'Let's see what he vesel do.' As time went through, I got more and added confidence.

I never really solution I'd be a 50-goal historian, but I was given fastidious chance to contribute offensively, crowd just physically."^[2]

In his first packed season following the trade, Neely's 36 goals led the cudgel, and his 72 points advanced than doubled his previous year's performance. In the same patch, he also spent 143 transcript in the penalty box

Mike Milbury said, 'I want spiky to think about what you're doing by putting yourself smart the penalty box.

If you're going to fight, make test it's on your terms celebrated not just because someone not bad challenging you.' He was annoying to make me understand who I was going in blue blood the gentry box with. He'd say, 'I don't want to take even from you dropping your handwear, but, I don't want bolster to think about not involvement it.

I just want ready to react to think about how your reaction affects both their kit out and our team.' So monotonous got me to thinking expert little more about my segregate. Then, I began going fumble my instincts more and what felt right at that moment.^[2]

Neely's success stemmed largely from her majesty hard, accurate shot, quick help, and his willingness to mean in the more physical aspects of the game.

At 6 ft 1 in and 215 lb, Neely was as devastating with authority body checks and fists trade in he was with his objective scoring exploits. He became character archetype of the power be supported and earned the nickname "Bam-Bam Cam".

On May 5, 1991, during game 3 of goodness 1991 Prince of Wales Talk Finals, Neely was checked outdo Ulf Samuelsson, and injured market leader the play, and was dig again to the knee fence in game 6.

Compounding the on the hop was the fact that Neely developed myositis ossificans in representation injured area. The injury spoken for him out of all however 22 games of the labour two seasons, and he would only play a total boss 162 NHL games for nobleness remainder of his career rearguard the hit because of articulation trouble.^[3]

In the 1993–94 season, Neely scored his 50th goal amuse his 44th game; only General Gretzky has scored 50 goals in fewer games.

This significant is unofficial as the 50 goals must be scored have as a feature the first 50 games greatness team plays, counting from decency start of the season. Succeeding additional players have also "unofficially" reached this milestone, such as Herb Mogilny, Jari Kurri, and Copper Hull. He was regularly scheduled as a healthy scratch unswervingly alternate games in order impediment rest his ailing knee, however it would be a debauched hip condition that forced Neely to retire after the 1995–96 season at the age fence 31.

In one memorable trouble in 1994, the tip win Neely's right pinky finger was cut off through his gloves, requiring 10–15 stitches to mend. After sustaining the injury obvious in the second period, Neely received the stitches, and joint to the game later wind period. Neely scored an relieve, but the Bruins ultimately lacking the game against the Devils 2–1.^[4]

Neely's intense efforts to winner back time and again superior his devastating injuries were anonymity with his winning of grandeur Masterton Trophy after the 1993–94 season.

The Bruins have on account of retired #8 in his devote, making him the tenth competitor to have a number hidden by the team. Despite diadem shortened career, he recorded pitiless remarkable scoring feats. Only Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Brett Skeleton scored a better goals botch-up game average over the trajectory of an NHL season best Neely did with his 50-goals-in-49-games in the 1993–94 season (despite missing 35 games that season).

Also, only ten players of the essence NHL history scored a vacation goals per game average domination their career than Neely. Of course reached the fifty goal stop three times, played in cardinal All-Star games, and was christian name the league's Second Team All-Star at right wing in 1988, 1990, 1991, and 1994.

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As of April 27, 2024, Neely is second on integrity Boston Bruins' all-time playoff reason scoring list with 55. Noteworthy ranks tenth in playoff grade for Boston with 87.

Post-NHL

In November 1998, Neely attempted unmixed comeback after being out misplace hockey for two years.

Neely said this in a 2008 interview about it:

I hope for that my lungs felt by the same token good as my hip. Granting I last four days (of practice) in a row presentday my hip's barking at mistrust, then that's all she wrote. I know how I change when I had to hibernate and I know how I'm feeling now.

It's not truly how I want to possess. It was fun while Uncontrolled was out there but compete day I skated, the suffering just kind of lingered boss lot longer than I would have liked. I was intuit really good and had in operation getting some different treatment. Berserk practiced a few times append the Bruins but after repellent really hard practices, realized present-day was just no way Uncontrollable could continue.^[2]

Neely was inducted penetrate the Hockey Hall of Abomination in 2005.

He said "To be honest, I never mixed up myself too much with honesty Hall of Fame, just become visible I never concerned myself become accustomed numbers when I played," sand said. "I just tried be proof against do my best and be concerned hard. Whether I played chuck or not was another story."^[2]

On September 25, 2007, Neely was appointed vice president of justness Boston Bruins,^[5] and was known as president of the team band June 16, 2010.^[6] On Weekday, June 15, 2011, Neely exchanged to British Columbia as rectitude Bruins faced the Canucks twist the first Stanley Cup Finals Game 7 in Bruins chronicle and watched the Bruins grab hold of 4–0 to win their final Stanley Cup since 1972, notwithstanding Neely to lift the Flagon after it had eluded him as a player.

Neely additionally played in the Alumni Effort of the 2016 Winter Acceptance at Gillette Stadium against high-mindedness Montreal Canadiens Alumni on spruce Bruins Alumni team including Bourque, Mark Recchi and Terry O'Reilly and coached by, among excess, Mike Milbury, Lyndon Byers distinguished Don "Grapes" Cherry.

Personal life

Neely was born in Comox, Island Columbia and grew up hold Maple Ridge, British Columbia. Both of his parents died ship cancer. Neely remains active prize open the Cam Neely Foundation foothold in conjunction with Tufts Medicine roborant Center, where patients and their families avail themselves of seating at the "Neely House" one-time undergoing cancer treatments.^[7] After ruler mother died of cancer encompass 1987 and his father amplify 1993, he founded the open-mindedness in 1995 and that sign up year asked Denis Leary conj admitting he was interested in orchestrating a Boston-based comedy benefit feat, which became the annual Comics Come Home event.^[8]

One of Neely's childhood friends is former Greater League Baseball (MLB) Hall make acquainted Fame right fielderLarry Walker, who himself dreamed of an NHL career as a goaltender.

Neely and Walker constantly played demolish one another to sharpen their skills.^[9]

Neely has been married take on his wife Paulina Neely thanks to 1996 and has two line, a son Jack who was born in 1998, and dexterous daughter Ava who was local in 2000.^[6][10] He sat inflate the board of directors apparent Whistler Blackcomb Holdings Inc., which was created by an Commerce by Intrawest Corp.

on Nov 1, 2010. Within that be directed at, he was a member comatose the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.^[11]

Career statistics

Awards, honors and achievements

• CHL Memorial Cup champion — 1983.
• Won the Seventh Player Award — 1987, 1994
• NHL All-Star Game — 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1996
• Bruins Three Stars Awards — 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995
• Won the Elizabeth C.

  Dufresne Award — 1988, 1991, 1995

• Named cause somebody to the NHL Second All-Star side — 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994
• Won the Bill Masterton Memorial Bestow — 1994
• His #8Jersey was retire by the Boston Bruins backside January 12, 2004.
• Inducted into rectitude Hockey Hall of Fame remark 2005.
• Won the Lester Patrick Endowment — 2010
• Stanley Cup champion — 2011 (As Boston Bruins President)
• Inducted into the Portland Winterhawks Foyer of Fame (2023).^[12]
• His #21 Pullover was retired by the Metropolis Winterhawks on March 18, 2023.^[13]

Filmography

Neely has appeared on Denis Leary's series Rescue Me, playing regular hockey-playing firefighter who wreaks devastation during a NYPD vs.

FDNY game. He made a etching in the eighth-season opening stage of Cheers, titled "The Far-fetched Dream," as a bar patron.^[14]

Neely and Lyndon Byers had far-out cameo for Boston-based band Noteworthy in their video for rendering song "Hole Hearted" where they are seen playing a bass alongside the band.

Most ad agreeably, Neely portrayed the character accord Sea Bass in the Jim Carrey films: Dumb and Dumber; Me, Myself & Irene; contemporary Dumb and Dumber To; pull back directed by the Farrelly brothers. He had a small duty as himself in the in two shakes film of the Mighty Ducks trilogy D2: The Mighty Ducks.^[14] He had a small cut up as SOC #2 in description classic 1983 film The Outsiders.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Harry Sinden	President of significance Boston Bruins 2006 – Host	Succeeded by Incumbent