One last on\u002Dice tribute to Borje Salming took place Saturday where his pro hockey career first took off in Sweden.
“I couldn’t believe what I was watching,” McNamara told the Toronto Sun in a previous interview.
Ironically, Salming was ejected from that game with a few minutes to play when he shoved the referee during an altercation with a Barrie player, which convinced McNamara this was no ‘chicken Swede’. McNamara also noted his Brynas teammate, winger Inge Hammarstrom. “I followed Borje to the room, knocked on the door, the trainer opened it. I handed Borje my card and said, ‘You … play for Toronto Maple Leafs?’ He said, ‘Yeah’. Then I said, ‘Inge play for the Leafs?’ He said, ‘Yeah, go see Inge. Speaks better English’.The pair were signed and came to Canada eight months later for Leaf camp. Salming would play more than 1,000 games for the Leafs and is still the franchise assists leader with 620.
Though he knew he was dying of ALS, Salming and Pia used his last months to highlight the struggles of ALS sufferers and loved ones who were supporting them, in particular a faster way to get government approval for treatment drugs. Salming was able to make a final trip to Toronto in early November to attend the Hockey Hall Of Fame inductions and was recognized in a pre-game ceremony by the Leafs.
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