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January 12, 2025
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Can't think of any right off.
Closest I could think of would be the Ripkens, but I think that's only continuous if you consider the entire organization and I don't know if Cal Ripken Sr. ever played for the big league club.
If LeBron James hadn't taken his skills to South Beach, this scenario might be playing out in Cleveland, but Bronny James would be way less likely to ever see the court with this year's Cavs than this year's Lakers.
posted by beaverboard at 11:55 AM on January 12, 2025
How many years did the Hanson Brothers play for the Charlestown Chiefs?
posted by rcade at 03:40 PM on January 12, 2025
Maurice & Henri Richard, Montreal Canadiens 1942-1975
posted by tommybiden at 04:31 PM on January 12, 2025
A friend pointed this one out to me:
Bobby Hull debuted for the Black Hawks in 1957 and played for them through 1972. His brother Dennis also played for the Hawks, from 1964 through 1977. That's 20 consecutive seasons with a Hull brother on Chicago's roster.
posted by NoMich at 08:11 PM on January 12, 2025
Maurice & Henri Richard, Montreal Canadiens 1942-1975
Holy smokes! I had no idea that Maurice went that far back. Very cool.
posted by NoMich at 08:14 PM on January 12, 2025
Holy smokes! I had no idea that Maurice went that far back. Very cool.
I knew Maurice was significantly older than Henri (15 years), but it kind of blew me away when I checked his start year.
Interestingly, Henri was a Leap Year (Leap Day?) baby (Feb 29, 1936)
posted by tommybiden at 10:16 PM on January 12, 2025
Gagnant, gagnant, diner de poulet.
posted by beaverboard at 12:54 PM on January 13, 2025
Eric Staal is getting his jersey hoisted to the rafters for the Carolina Hurricanes this afternoon and this got me thinking:
Has there ever been another scenario like the Staal brothers with the Hurricanes? For the past 20 years, this team has had at least one player from the same family playing for them. In any sport?