Why Arnold Schwarzenegger Should Have Been an 80’s NHL Star

I was watching Arnold's 1987 hit movie The Running Man last night.

Set in a dystopian United States between 2017 and 2019, Schwarzenegger plays Ben Richards, wrongly convicted police helicopter pilot who enters a TV game show called "The Running Man".

It's where convicted criminal "runners" must escape death at the hands of "stalkers" - armed, professional killers - for a chance to be pardoned by the state.

One of my favorite scenes takes place when Arnie goes up against the show's first villain called Subzero.

Subzero takes to the arena in full hockey equipment - goalie pads, mask, and a bladed hockey stick which he uses to "slice his enemies limb from limb into quivering, bloody sushi".

Kinda like Ron Hextall did to opposing forwards who dared to step inside his crease.

After a pretty cheesy fight where nobody gets hurt (hey it's an 80's movie, what else could you expect?), Arnold pulls down some barbed wire and clotheslines Subzero on it.

Everyone in the crowd is super stunned.

This marks the first time a stalker has ever died on the show.

Then Arnold delivers one of his famous one-liners:

“Here is Subzero… Now PLAIN zero!”

Instant classic.

Anyways, me gots to thinking...

Arnie would have made a heckuva hockey player back in the 80's.

Big.

Strong.

Never backs down from a fight.

Can knock people out with a single punch.

(As we have witnessed countless times in his movies)

His playing style would have suited the Broad Street Bullies perfectly.

Imagine Arnold on a line with Flyers Captain Bobby Clarke and playoffs goal-scoring record holder Reggie Leach.

With the likes of four-time 50-goal scorer Tim Kerr, '87 Canada Cup Champion Brian Propp, Vezina Trophy winner Pelle Lindbergh, Ken Linseman, Bill Barber, Darryl "6+4" Sittler, and Mark "Gordie's son" Howe providing back up...

Talk about a roster brimming with offensive depth.

Who knows, maybe the Flyers could have won a Cup or two with Arnold completing their line-up instead of going down in the Finals like they did in 1980, 1985 and 1987.

Awright, enough speculating for today.

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Yunus Barisik

Yunus Barisik, CSCS, specializes in making hockey players strong, fast and explosive. He has trained 500+ hockey players at the junior, college and pro levels, including NHL Draft picks and World Champions. An accomplished author, Yunus has had articles published on top fitness and performance sites, including T Nation, STACK and Muscle & Strength. He also wrote Next Level Hockey Training, a comprehensive resource for ice hockey players on building athletic strength, size and power, while staying injury-free.