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This Day In Hockey History (12/6)

Found December 06, 2011 on The Hockey Program: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Gary Roberts
TEAMS: Tampa Bay Lightning,  Toronto Maple Leafs

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WWGRD or What Would Gary Roberts Do was a popular saying by Pittsburgh fans but what made the guy amazing is that at every stop he endeared himself to that fan base. Give the guy credit, he left it all out there every night on every shift. Today's moment symbolized all of that hard work and it comes from just ten years ago in a game that happened yes, in New York, a place where this type of work ethic is appreciated immensely. Here is a video and then the moment as always....     December 06, 2001 Gary Roberts scored his 12th career hat trick to become the 6th player in NHL history to score 350 goals and amass 2,000 penalty minutes; the milestone came in the Maple Leafs 6-3 win over the Rangers at New York.  
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