Hockey has great players, great coaches, and great stories. Every once in a while – this sport finds someone who scores a hat trick by falling into all three categories.
Kenny spent his early days not only learning the sport of tennis – but also as a young lad was taught how to ‘snare a cougar’ with his bare hands. For years ‘Tennis Kenny’ could be found in tight white shorts, powder blue wrist bands, and an eager smile.
But alas – bad luck strikes even society’s finest – and unfortunately Kenny was taken hostage and turned into a sex-kitten by a seedy Canadian business woman. She moved Kenny to Great Moose Droppings, Quebec and traded him amongst her very, very, very old tennis lady-friends. At night, Kenny was kept prisoner in an equipment cage with nothing but broken tennis supplies.
To amuse himself – he smacked around a crushed beer can with the end of a broken coat rack that looked like a crooked ‘L’. The game he was playing – hockey.
Eventually, one of the very, very, very old ladies left Kenny alone after a particularly involved ‘tennis lesson’. That was all he needed. Wearing nothing but a Gordie Howe helmet – with bare feet he scampered across the snow like ‘Scooby Doo’ runs away from a monster.
Kenny ran away and was taken in by hockey great Scottie Bowman who gave him food, shelter, and all the ice time he ever wanted.
Kenny eventually developed into a versatile hockey player, but never really achieved the greatness he desired until he moved to the unlikely hockey mecca of Raleigh, NC. After floundering around with sub-par teams at the Iceplex and the Reczone – he was landed by the Blue Fin’s Hockey organization and dubbed with the name ‘Scooby’.
As a player, he led his team not only in speed – but in emotion. You could almost see Scooby and his team flying ABOVE the ice when he was there. Eventually, Kenny followed the path taken by many hockey legends – Gretzky, Francis, etc. Kenny assumed the role of coach in a recent Blue Fins victory.
Kenny coached the Blue Fins with style, charisma, and class – taking his emotional boost to an all time high.
If Kenny ‘Scooby’ Glanville was just a player, he would have been called great. If coaching was his only undertaking, players and fans would call him amazing. If you published his life-story in a book – it would be a best-seller.
Put it all together and you have a legend.
