Always quiet, always unspectacular, Berg was an underachiever who became the target of boos from Maple Leaf fans for his inabilities on the ice - the guy couldn't even bleed! Often caught standing still or out of position, Berg was labelled a pylon for his inconsistent man-to-man coverage and his endowment to let players beat him easily on the outside with speed. In fact, we call the pylons at work "Aki Berg's" in honour of his defensive stature. Always the fan favourite, Aki Berg retires after 606 NHL games, in which he had 15 goals and 70 assists for the Kings and Leafs.
Here are some Aki Berg dangles the hockey world will miss:
Im surprised he played that many games. While I did hate watching him play, he did have those flashes of mean streaks where he would lay a guy out and actually use his size which made me happy to see. Overall though, a plug.
ReplyDeleteI almost pissed my pants when Aki lost the puck in that video
ReplyDeleteBye Bye Aki
ReplyDeleteSize and skill, He just couldn't put it all together.
So I just arrived back in Australia and I find out THIS happened. Shit, the city must have been party central.
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean my Berg Rookie card is now worth more than .02 - thought not.
ReplyDeleteMy cousine told me the day he was traded to toronto that we got Blake.
ReplyDeleteI still don't know how he mistook Atki Berg for Rob Blake.
Still he wasn't as bad as people made him out to be.
@Laura
ReplyDeleteI have Berg's rookie card. With him being a 1st round pick I thought it would be worth something at some point. But ya nnnnnooooo