Gratoony the Looney

JoshLind · 07-06-2010, 12:28 AM

New York Rangers Legends: Gilles Gratton

Worth the read!

Matt the Aussie · 07-06-2010, 01:39 AM

LOLZ

Good stuff! Certifiably insane by the sounds of it...

JoshLind · 07-06-2010, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt the Aussie

LOLZ

Good stuff! Certifiably insane by the sounds of it...

Indeed!

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Gilles once refused to play goal because the moon was in the wrong place in the sky.

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Gilles had a habit of hanging out naked after practices. He often threatened to do a complete strip show in the last game of the 1976-77 season. Despite his teammates yelling at him to actually do it, Gilles fortunately didn't!

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John Davidson would tell stories of how Gilles didn't really want to play. He is convinced that Gilles hated the game of hockey. He would often fake illness in order to convince the coach not to put him in the nets, although no one ever believed him.

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Gilles once explained his recurring abdominal pains by claiming that he was a reincarnated soldier from the Spanish Inquisition. He told The Hockey News in 1977 - "I've seen it in my mind. Was I a knight? No, just a simple soldier. But I was killed when I was run through with a lance."