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Brian Propp is the Vice President for the Judge Group's Strategic Account Management Team which is responsible for sales throughout the United States, Canada, and China. Find out more at www.judge.com. Brian Propp was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round in 1979, and launched an outstanding career in the National Hockey League that spanned three decades.
A dedicated player, Brian spent 15 seasons in the NHL and made the trip to the Stanley Cup Finals five times. Brian, a five time all star and consistent scorer through the years, notched a number of significant NHL milestones in his extensive career. In 1991, he netted his 400th goal and in 1995 eclipsed two magic milestones; 1,000 games and 1,000 points. His career totals of 64 goals and 84 assists for 148 points in 160 playoff games place him in #1 playoff history for left wingers.
In 1987, Brian won the Canada Cup playing on the line with Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux. In 1999, Brian was inducted into the Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame and was selected as the "All Time Greatest Left Winger" in Canadian junior hockey history. In 2002, Brian was inducted to the Saskatchewan Rural Hall of Fame, and into the Saskatchewan Provincial Hall of Fame in 2003.

Brian Now resides in South Jersey with his wife Kris and their two children, Paige and Jackson.
  • Born February 15, 1959
  • Birthplace: Lanigan, Saskatchewan.
  • Drafted by the Flyers 14th overall in the 1979 amateur draft, Propp quickly joined the Flyers program and made an immediate impact on a line with Bobby Clarke and Reggie Leach. He was a complete player in all aspects of the game and made the players he played with significantly better.During the 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons, Propp put up his best scoring totals, accumulating 97 points in each season. In 1990, Brian was traded to the Boston Bruins, but played only 14 games there and was signed as a free agent by the Minnesota North Stars. After playing a season overseas, Propp retired from the NHL with the Hartford Whalers following the 1993-94 season. In his career, he hit the 40-goal plateau four times, the 40-assist level nine times, and his 849 career points as a Flyer is third on the Flyers all-time scoring list. His career totals include 425 goals and 579 assists for 1,004 points in only 1,016 games.
  • Other feats and accomplishments: played in five All-Star games (1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1990), named to the MasterCard Canadian Junior All-Time team in 1999, elected to the Flyers Hall of Fame in 1999, elected to the Saskatchewan Rural Hockey Hall of Fame in 2002 and to the Saskatchewan Provincial Hall of Fame in 2003.  In 2008 Brian was awarded as the "All-time best Left Winger" for both the Melville Millionaires and The Brandon Wheat Kings.
Guffaw

I played in the NHL for fifteen years starting with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1979-80. The year was 1986 when I decided that I wanted to show a little more personality and excitement after I scored goals. I wanted to try something different but wasn't sure what it would be.

I've always spent some time in Ocean City, New Jersey in the summer and one of my best friends, Scott McKay was a lifeguard for the OCBP. We did a lot of things together and we decided in the summer of 1986 to go to a Howie Mandel show at one of the Casinos. Howie Mandel is a very famous Canadian comedian and at his show the "Guffaw" was discovered.  Howie asked the crowd if they would like to mess up the next comedian that came on stage, of course everyone said yes. He showed the crowd how to do the 'Guffaw". He did the "Guffaw" movement with his right arm. He started with a short left to right wave followed by extending his arm straight up to the ceiling. This was called the "Guffaw". The crowd was supposed to do this to the next comedian rather than clap,whistle or cheer. That would definitely confuse the comedian.

I loved the "Guffaw" and every time I would meet Scott during the summer I would do the "Guffaw" instead of saying hello. It became a natural and funny greeting. I told Scott that I was going to do the"Guffaw" next hockey season after every goal. He laughed and the summer flew by.

I'll never forget my first goal at the start of the 1986-87 season. I was thinking about the "Guffaw" and finally scored my first of the year. I had the usual crowd of players congratulating me after the goal, then as I broke away from the pack and headed to center ice, I put my right glove under my left arm and did the "Guffaw" as I skated toward center ice. I have always said the word "guffaw" as I was doing it. I had finally done the "Guffaw" and it became my signature mark after scoring which showed my personality on the ice.

I have continued to do the "Guffaw" with the Flyers Alumni and outside of hockey I will do the "Guffaw" when I get birdies or eagles on the golf course. I'm not sure what I'll do when I get my first hole in one but I'm sure the "Guffaw" will have something to do with it.

I have been very proud of my signature mark and it is a lot of fun to watch young children at the hockey rinks and other places copying the"Guffaw".

Howie Mandel heard about the "Guffaw" at the end of the 1986-87 hockey season and I got a call from him in the Flyers dressing room before a playoff game against the Rangers. I thought Turk, the equipment manager, was playing a joke, but sure enough, it was Howie Mandel on the line. He thought it was great that I was using the "Guffaw" and he didn't mind if I used it. That was a thrill for me to get his approval.Since that phone call, I have been to Howie's show in Atlantic City a number of times and had a chance to visit with him after the show. We get a good laugh about the "Guffaw" and I'm sure we will for many years to come.