ANGUS: The Mystery of Bill Barilko
Posted: Sun May 24, 2026 4:15 pmANGUS: The Mystery of Bill Barilko
Charlie Angus / The Resistance - May 24, 2026
EXCERPT: "But the Bill Barilko story stands apart because it is a story of magic, mystery and heartbreak. . . . .
Bill Barilko’s overtime goal thrilled a nation the way Paul Henderson’s overtime goal electrified a later generation. Imagine the impact if, within weeks of the 1972 series, Henderson disappeared without a trace.
It is 75 years since Bill went missing, and the story has only grown with age. The Tragically Hip wrote a song about him. My band, Grievous Angels, wrote the Bill Barilko Song. Books have been written and are still being written.
This summer, as I have done every summer throughout my life, I will take up my late Granny’s ritual and return to the fields of the dead. And I will stop to pay my respects to Bashin’ Bill Barilko.
Gone but never forgotten."
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Charlie Angus / The Resistance - May 24, 2026
EXCERPT: "But the Bill Barilko story stands apart because it is a story of magic, mystery and heartbreak. . . . .
Bill Barilko’s overtime goal thrilled a nation the way Paul Henderson’s overtime goal electrified a later generation. Imagine the impact if, within weeks of the 1972 series, Henderson disappeared without a trace.
It is 75 years since Bill went missing, and the story has only grown with age. The Tragically Hip wrote a song about him. My band, Grievous Angels, wrote the Bill Barilko Song. Books have been written and are still being written.
This summer, as I have done every summer throughout my life, I will take up my late Granny’s ritual and return to the fields of the dead. And I will stop to pay my respects to Bashin’ Bill Barilko.
Gone but never forgotten."
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