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May 03, 2004
Joe Juneau: has called it a career. After scoring over 100 points in his rookie season, he never quite lived up to his promise. So what makes him stand head and shoulders above all other athletes? He's a super-genius that graduated RPI in only 3 years and built his own airplane while he was a student there.
I remember Joe Juneau best for being a goalie on the Bruins in one of the EA Sports NHL games (94 I think). I think they had him listed as a goalie in the rosters in the instruction book. Why I remember this is beyond me.
posted by blarp at 10:17 AM on May 03, 2004
That's the modern-day Canadiens for you. Each player's done something semi-spectacular in his career, but you usually have a difficult time remembering what.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:21 AM on May 03, 2004
I could have sworn Juneau was a normal forward in NHL 94' on the Sega Genesis at least. I lived and died by that game and the Boston Bruins were my team of choice (I knew nothing about hockey at time, but picked the team with the coolest logo. Worked out with both Bourque and Adam Oates having 99 ratings).
posted by jmd82 at 11:29 AM on May 03, 2004
I attend a live hockey pool draft where the SAME guy would draft Juneau EVERY year (and always a round or 3 too early). Every time we'd snicker at him and every time he'd like to point out "He had 100 points once! He could do it again!" Thank you, Joe Juneau, for sabotaging many OTHER people's hockey pools.
posted by grum@work at 12:07 PM on May 03, 2004
No, Juneau was a normal forward in NHL '94 on the Genesis for the Washington Capitals, at least in the game, I've lost the game booklet since then. I still own the game and its still one of the best all-around hockey videogames ever made. I've been playing it for 10 years now. Oh, and thanks for the cool story. Just as a tip on getting through registration pages: do username: cpunks password: cpunks or if it asks for an email adddress do cpunks@cpunks.com with the password cpunks. It's flawless and it works everywhere.
posted by insomnyuk at 12:52 PM on May 03, 2004
Thanks for the tip insomnyuk. However, what's the story? After a quick Google search, it seems to have something to do with computer geeks/hackers/whatever, but I'd like a layman's version of the story if you could.
posted by NoMich at 12:57 PM on May 03, 2004
Juneau's on the Bruins in NHL '94. I would know, I played the game last night! If cpunks/cpunks doesn't work (stands for "cyberpunks", obviously...just a generic login for the savvy subversives), you could always try BugMeNot.
posted by Succa at 02:23 PM on May 03, 2004
No way Juneau was on the Caps back then (though I refuse to go upstairs to double-check). The Broonz were a solid team in 93 and 94 on Genesis. The teaming of Cam Neely and Dave Christian . . . unstoppable. Joey Juneau goes into a list of Bruins rookies that never did it again (see also: Khvartolnov, Dimtri). Hopefully Patrice Bergeron and Andrew Raycroft don't get added to that list. Then again, they'll never be aeronautical engineers. I always wondered if Oates and Juneau shared some sort of RPI bond.
posted by yerfatma at 04:15 PM on May 03, 2004
In high school, I remember I shelled out serious cash to get a Bruins jersey with Craig Janney's name and number on the back, only to have the Bruins trade him away to the St. Louis Blues about a year later. I tried to remove the letters and numbers thinking I would replace it with Juneau, but it was not meant to be. I succeeded in only ruining the shirt. I don't really have a point here, but grum's story regarding the hockey pool draft made me think about how many fans have spent their hard earned wages on player apparel, only to have their guy traded or not live up to expectations.
posted by usfbull at 04:18 PM on May 03, 2004
Ah, Craig Janney. A player I loved desperately as a kid, never realizing he was better suited for the Fantastic Four given how he turned invisible every spring.
posted by yerfatma at 07:47 PM on May 03, 2004
>"The team has become younger and younger," Juneau said. "It's harder to make friends on the club." I haven't heard a pro use this reason before. I picture Juneau thinking of Mike Riberio, with his baseball cap to the side. The media men made JJ into a caricature with the predictable rocket science jokes. I wish he had been interviewed more often.
posted by Philfromhavelock at 08:08 AM on May 04, 2004
Joe Juneau always reminded me of Iceman...
posted by MeatSaber at 08:30 AM on May 04, 2004
"You're dangerous, Riberio." "That's right, I am dangerous."
posted by yerfatma at 09:29 AM on May 04, 2004
*chomps jaws*
posted by garfield at 09:35 AM on May 04, 2004
Ah, Craig Janney. A player I loved desperately as a kid, never realizing he was better suited for the Fantastic Four given how he turned invisible every spring. He apparently also disappeared when Brendan Shanahan came sniffing around his wife. Have we ever comfirmed or denied this? Note sportsfilter discussion at bottom of linked page
posted by wfrazerjr at 09:40 AM on May 04, 2004
or confirmed ... A pond or a pool. Either one's good for me.
posted by wfrazerjr at 09:41 AM on May 04, 2004
posted by MeatSaber at 11:16 AM on May 05, 2004
I'm really sorry, but I didn't know that the super-genius link required a log-in. Try this: email: thematador666@yahoo.com password: spofi12 Sorry!