Bob McGuinn

[Rockey]

From Cornellians In Memoriam

'69 BS CALS—Robert C. McGuinn of Toronto, ON, April 10, 2025; senior executive at Philips, a multinational technology giant; member of both the 1967 Cornell men's hockey NCAA championship team and the Canadian CIAU championship team; enjoyed golf; active in religious and alumni affairs.

I remember him well. A grity hard playing forward.  I always enjoyed his style of play.

[George64]

Ken Dryden writing about friend and teammate Bob McGuinn.

[George64]

From 11 years ago —

This is why Ken Dryden is the best...

Stanley Cup With Ken Dryden

Thanks.  Dryden exemplifies what college sports should be about, but rarely are.

His description of the Domain Arena's ice cleaning apparatus reminded me of my introduction to NY Rangers hockey at the old (not the oldest) Madison Square Garden back in the late '50s.  Several high school friends and I would regularly go to Sunday night games.  We'd sit in General Admission seats in the second row of the balcony - $1.25 with our school GO cards.  It seemed that the same group from Queens always got there before us and "reserved" the first row.  Although Zamboni had invented his ice cleaning machine by then, union work rules that still prevailed at MSG prevented its use.  Four men with broad snow shovels working in tandem cleared the ice; two guys with brooms swept the base of the boards.  They were followed by two wheeled contraptions that were each pushed by two skating MSG employees that spread warm water on the ice surface.  If you're keeping track, that's ten people.

He also mentioned Bob McGuinn.  I was at a Cornell game in Toronto (with Jim Hyla, I think) and we had beers with McGuinn afterwards.  He hilariously described how he had finished a basement with wood paneling but didn't account for expansion and contraction and how the walls came crashing down.  It was really funny at the time.  I also recall a radio interview after he had scored a game winning goal on a breakaway.  I expected a jock's usual terse description, but he precisely described how the scouting reports identified the goalie's weakness, how he deked this way and that way, how he chose where he wanted to shoot the puck, and how he drove it home for the win.

That said, I'm now going to look for my 30-year-old copy of The Game.

Guinner, not fast, not big, bad shot, couldn't do anything but score. Later, we played together at Cornell where, as defending NCAA champions, we played the University of Toronto, defending Canadian champions. Going into overtime, 0-0, North American and Toronto bragging rights at stake, Guinner scored the winning goal. He is the funniest guy on every team he has played on.

Great memories!  RPI Bob and Ken
.

[ursusminor]

From 11 years ago —

This is why Ken Dryden is the best...

Stanley Cup With Ken Dryden

Thanks.  Dryden exemplifies what college sports should be about, but rarely are.

His description of the Domain Arena's ice cleaning apparatus reminded me of my introduction to NY Rangers hockey at the old (not the oldest) Madison Square Garden back in the late '50s.  Several high school friends and I would regularly go to Sunday night games.  We'd sit in General Admission seats in the second row of the balcony - $1.25 with our school GO cards.  It seemed that the same group from Queens always got there before us and "reserved" the first row.  Although Zamboni had invented his ice cleaning machine by then, union work rules that still prevailed at MSG prevented its use.  Four men with broad snow shovels working in tandem cleared the ice; two guys with brooms swept the base of the boards.  They were followed by two wheeled contraptions that were each pushed by two skating MSG employees that spread warm water on the ice surface.  If you're keeping track, that's ten people.

He also mentioned Bob McGuinn.  I was at a Cornell game in Toronto (with Jim Hyla, I think) and we had beers with McGuinn afterwards.  He hilariously described how he had finished a basement with wood paneling but didn't account for expansion and contraction and how the walls came crashing down.  It was really funny at the time.  I also recall a radio interview after he had scored a game winning goal on a breakaway.  I expected a jock's usual terse description, but he precisely described how the scouting reports identified the goalie's weakness, how he deked this way and that way, how he chose where he wanted to shoot the puck, and how he drove it home for the win.

That said, I'm now going to look for my 30-year-old copy of The Game.

Guinner, not fast, not big, bad shot, couldn't do anything but score. Later, we played together at Cornell where, as defending NCAA champions, we played the University of Toronto, defending Canadian champions. Going into overtime, 0-0, North American and Toronto bragging rights at stake, Guinner scored the winning goal. He is the funniest guy on every team he has played on.

Great memories!  RPI Bob and Ken
.

Dare I ask, why you referred to him as RPI Bob?

[Al DeFlorio]

From 11 years ago —

This is why Ken Dryden is the best...

Stanley Cup With Ken Dryden

Thanks.  Dryden exemplifies what college sports should be about, but rarely are.

His description of the Domain Arena's ice cleaning apparatus reminded me of my introduction to NY Rangers hockey at the old (not the oldest) Madison Square Garden back in the late '50s.  Several high school friends and I would regularly go to Sunday night games.  We'd sit in General Admission seats in the second row of the balcony - $1.25 with our school GO cards.  It seemed that the same group from Queens always got there before us and "reserved" the first row.  Although Zamboni had invented his ice cleaning machine by then, union work rules that still prevailed at MSG prevented its use.  Four men with broad snow shovels working in tandem cleared the ice; two guys with brooms swept the base of the boards.  They were followed by two wheeled contraptions that were each pushed by two skating MSG employees that spread warm water on the ice surface.  If you're keeping track, that's ten people.

He also mentioned Bob McGuinn.  I was at a Cornell game in Toronto (with Jim Hyla, I think) and we had beers with McGuinn afterwards.  He hilariously described how he had finished a basement with wood paneling but didn't account for expansion and contraction and how the walls came crashing down.  It was really funny at the time.  I also recall a radio interview after he had scored a game winning goal on a breakaway.  I expected a jock's usual terse description, but he precisely described how the scouting reports identified the goalie's weakness, how he deked this way and that way, how he chose where he wanted to shoot the puck, and how he drove it home for the win.

That said, I'm now going to look for my 30-year-old copy of The Game.

Guinner, not fast, not big, bad shot, couldn't do anything but score. Later, we played together at Cornell where, as defending NCAA champions, we played the University of Toronto, defending Canadian champions. Going into overtime, 0-0, North American and Toronto bragging rights at stake, Guinner scored the winning goal. He is the funniest guy on every team he has played on.

Great memories!  RPI Bob and Ken
.

Dare I ask, why you referred to him as RPI Bob?

Pretty sure he meant RIP for both McGuinn and Dryden.

[George64]

Dare I ask, why you referred to him as RPI Bob?

I was watching the Bills game and it was past my bedtime!
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[ursusminor]

Dare I ask, why you referred to him as RPI Bob?

I was watching the Bills game and it was past my bedtime!
.

No problem