One of my all time favorite hockey stories relates to Eddie Shack. Shack played for the Boston Bruins in the late sixties. He was illiterate most of his life and has been a huge advocate of literacy in Ontario.
While during his playing days opponents would poke fun of him because he was unable to read. One game against the Rangers, Shack skated by their bench and one of the players yelled, "Hey Eddie, dog is spelled d-o-g." This led to another player spelling out the word cat. Minutes later Eddie scored a goal for the Bruins, he then glided by the Rangers bench and yelled "Goal! g-o-l-e"
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