Professional athletes pranking one another usually make for pretty cool stories, but former NHLer Darcy Tucker's tale of how his teammates played a joke on him is far more cool, it's hysterical.
Speaking on the latest edition of the Cabbie Presents Podcast, Tucker explained how Andrew Raycroft giving away his leather jacket to a homeless man outside of a bar led to the lead singer of superstar Canadian band Nickelback, Chad Kroeger, giving him is jacket to wear.
Darcy: Chad and I went to school together for half a year when I came back from playing in Red Deer when I was playing minor hockey. So I know Chad very well. And the other story about, Chad was in Vancouver on a road trip. Andrew Raycroft gave away my leather jacket, so I didn't have a jacket leaving the bar. And Chad gave me his to take home with me because I was going to freeze.
Cabbie: That is a cool story. I'm sorry...you gave away your leather jacket?
Darcy: I didn't give my leather jacket away. Andrew Raycroft...so you do a prank on your buddy for the first road trip when you're with the Colorado Avalanche and they gave my leather -- my brand new leather jacket by the way -- to a homeless guy outside the bar.
Cabbie: Which is a very nice gesture!
Darcy: Yeah!
Talk about leaving your teammate out in the cold, literally. Well, at least it was a prank that also involved a good deed, right? Oh and to Chad Kroeger...you're the real rockstar in that story. It takes a real bud to give up their jacket. And we're oh so thankful you did so that we can now enjoy this fantastic story.
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