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Post by galaxytrash on Oct 19, 2022 22:15:45 GMT -6
here's a blast from the recent past. fitting tanti would play with a titan. : )
maybe someone with a better memory can tell me or offer a guess why we let this guy go?
12th overall in 1981. he played 2 scoreless games with the hawks in 81/82 and played the rest of the season in oshawa (ohl) where he went 57 games 62g and 64a.
next season he plays 1 game with chicago (scored 1 goal) and the rest back in oshawa playing 30 games, 34g, 28a. mid season he's traded for curt fraser straight across. he finishes the season with the canucks going 8g, 8a in 39 games. the next year in vancouver he goes an impressive 45g, 41a in 79 games.
tanti played 697 nhl games, scored 287g and 287a.
not slagging curt fraser here. i loved his style and he went on to have a pretty good career playing 700+ games.
what i wonder about the most is why chicago gave up on tanti so early? hell, he never played 1 game in the minors with chicago or anyone. players were developed a bit differently in those days maybe...and maybe fraser filled a role that needed filling back then. just guessing.
EDIT: i either never knew or most likely forgot but curt fraser was the first head coach of the atlanta thrashers.
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Post by BigT on Oct 20, 2022 4:18:33 GMT -6
My best guess is his size was a major factor. He was 5’9” 175 ish. Back then they wanted mostly bigger guys than that. Even Gretzky was 6’ 185 and he was considered smaller.
I guess the next question will be “why draft a smaller guy if you don’t have plans for him?”. That I do not know. Hawks teams were bigger and tougher back then. But there could be other reasons too!!!
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Post by galaxytrash on Oct 20, 2022 6:28:16 GMT -6
My best guess is his size was a major factor. He was 5’9” 175 ish. Back then they wanted mostly bigger guys than that. Even Gretzky was 6’ 185 and he was considered smaller. I guess the next question will be “why draft a smaller guy if you don’t have plans for him?”. That I do not know. Hawks teams were bigger and tougher back then. But there could be other reasons too!!! idk. wiki, hockeydb and elite prospects all has him at 185. nhl.com has him at 180. even if he was 175 and 5'9" that's d-cat's size. back then i suppose that was on the small side but not like today. and i was surprised he has 13 documented fights at hockeyfights.com he fought some big lads, among them 6'2" 195 john druce, 6' 195 ronnie stern, 6' 215 claude lemieus, 6'4" 210 grant mulvey. this guy was no dylan sikura. |
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Post by hsbob on Oct 20, 2022 8:41:03 GMT -6
game 6 and canada wins 3-2 to keep our chances of winning the tournament alive. paul henderson with his first of 3 consecutive GWGs. this is the game where things started to resemble a war more than a hockey game. canada was complaining about the german refs because they ended up with 31 minutes in penalties to the soviets' 4 minutes. if my memory serves me, i think canada likely deserved most of them. they were as chippy as hell. this was also the game of "the slash", where bobby clarke's 2 hander to kharlamov's left ankle might've been a turning point. although kharlamov finished the game and the series, he wasn't as effective. the best thing about the win was that the country had real hope for a comeback. as a result we got to listen to game 7 in the classroom on the radio and of course got to watch game 8 in the gym. edit: "black mark on hockey" indeed, but the russians weren't fckn angels either. clarke's slash got all the press but this slash on henderson in game 5 you never hear much about. I wonder if anyone ever slashed Clarke in the face in retaliation for his dirty play. I hope so and that it happened many, many times. What a thug!!!!! Clarke was a dirty player but it was a dirtier game back then,we laughed as kids when Ol Stosh gave another guy a 'shave and a haircut'.......I still fuckin' laugh! One of humankind's greatest minds stated "for every action in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction",Sir Isac Newton's Third law of motion found......'If object A exerts a force on object B,object B also exerts an equal and opposite force on object A'. Newton was a 'hoser'!....LOL! |
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Post by jacksalmon on Oct 20, 2022 10:23:15 GMT -6
I wonder if anyone ever slashed Clarke in the face in retaliation for his dirty play. I hope so and that it happened many, many times. What a thug!!!!! Clarke was a dirty player but it was a dirtier game back then,we laughed as kids when Ol Stosh gave another guy a 'shave and a haircut'.......I still fuckin' laugh! One of humankind's greatest minds stated "for every action in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction",Sir Isac Newton's Third law of motion found......'If object A exerts a force on object B,object B also exerts an equal and opposite force on object A'. Newton was a 'hoser'!....LOL! I definitely prefer the crackdown on dirty play and a cleaner game. I also love boxing and MMA and good this in football and hockey, so I am immune to the joys of violence. I just prefer my violence in a fair setting and not engaged in via a sneaky, underhanded manner. I don't like dirty play like what we saw from the Blues when they "won" the Cup. |
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Post by hsbob on Oct 20, 2022 16:41:34 GMT -6
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJlyxe2LC7owww.youtube.com/watch?v=ehvzTvsnFoMClarke was a dirty player but it was a dirtier game back then,we laughed as kids when Ol Stosh gave another guy a 'shave and a haircut'.......I still fuckin' laugh! One of humankind's greatest minds stated "for every action in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction",Sir Isac Newton's Third law of motion found......'If object A exerts a force on object B,object B also exerts an equal and opposite force on object A'. Newton was a 'hoser'!....LOL! I definitely prefer the crackdown on dirty play and a cleaner game. I also love boxing and MMA and good this in football and hockey, so I am immune to the joys of violence. I just prefer my violence in a fair setting and not engaged in via a sneaky, underhanded manner. I don't like dirty play like what we saw from the Blues when they "won" the Cup. I believe you're in the majority these days,most do like the crackdown. I just wanted cowardly,come from out of view, 'Torres level' hits removed myself. You know as well as I do that the violence of decades ago was inherent to the game,it was emotional and as real as it gets, and it was required of all but the stars in some form......lotta them were ornery bastards too. It's good they play the game more nowadays though and.......POOR BOSTON! Nobody's got away with more over the years. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Oct 28, 2022 18:22:43 GMT -6
typical '60s donnybrook.
not so fun fact about goalie bruce gamble who was mentioned in the video, taken from his wiki page.
Gamble served mainly as a back-up to Doug Favell with the Flyers for the rest of that season, appearing in 11 regular season games and two playoff games. The following year he began to compete for the starting role. He put in a run of solid performances which ended when he suffered a heart attack during a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on February 8, 1972. Although he fell at one point during the game, he did not complain of problems until afterward, and traveled with the team to Oakland on February 9 for a game that evening against the California Golden Seals. As his chest pains continued, Gamble was admitted to an Oakland hospital where it was found that he had had a heart attack. Gamble did not play in the NHL again.
it's not clear in the quote, but he did stay in and complete the game after his heart attack that night.
unfortunately, he died of a heart attack some 10 years later at age 44.
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Post by galaxytrash on Nov 2, 2022 20:35:50 GMT -6
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Post by galaxytrash on Nov 4, 2022 17:08:13 GMT -6
i don't know all the goalies in this ad, but there are at least 2 former Blackhawk's goalies in it.
the easy one is tony-O. anyone know the second one?
i loved those old miller lite commercials.
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Post by galaxytrash on Nov 6, 2022 19:31:03 GMT -6
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Post by tincup on Nov 7, 2022 12:03:14 GMT -6
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Post by tincup on Nov 7, 2022 12:06:30 GMT -6
typical '60s donnybrook. not so fun fact about goalie bruce gamble who was mentioned in the video, taken from his wiki page. Gamble served mainly as a back-up to Doug Favell with the Flyers for the rest of that season, appearing in 11 regular season games and two playoff games. The following year he began to compete for the starting role. He put in a run of solid performances which ended when he suffered a heart attack during a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on February 8, 1972. Although he fell at one point during the game, he did not complain of problems until afterward, and traveled with the team to Oakland on February 9 for a game that evening against the California Golden Seals. As his chest pains continued, Gamble was admitted to an Oakland hospital where it was found that he had had a heart attack. Gamble did not play in the NHL again.
it's not clear in the quote, but he did stay in and complete the game after his heart attack that night. unfortunately, he died of a heart attack some 10 years later at age 44. Wonder where Austin Mathew’s would have been standing. |
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Post by vadarx on Nov 7, 2022 19:01:18 GMT -6
typical '60s donnybrook. not so fun fact about goalie bruce gamble who was mentioned in the video, taken from his wiki page. Gamble served mainly as a back-up to Doug Favell with the Flyers for the rest of that season, appearing in 11 regular season games and two playoff games. The following year he began to compete for the starting role. He put in a run of solid performances which ended when he suffered a heart attack during a 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on February 8, 1972. Although he fell at one point during the game, he did not complain of problems until afterward, and traveled with the team to Oakland on February 9 for a game that evening against the California Golden Seals. As his chest pains continued, Gamble was admitted to an Oakland hospital where it was found that he had had a heart attack. Gamble did not play in the NHL again.
it's not clear in the quote, but he did stay in and complete the game after his heart attack that night. unfortunately, he died of a heart attack some 10 years later at age 44. Wonder where Austin Mathew’s would have been standing. probably in the same place Kane would've been... |
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Post by galaxytrash on Nov 11, 2022 18:41:35 GMT -6
the greatest generation without a doubt.
from wikipedia.
In the midst of World War II, the line enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a trio from 1942 to 1946.[3] On February 10, 1942, their last game before reporting for duty, the line accounted for half of the 22 points in goals and assists the Bruins accumulated on the way to an 8–1 victory over Montreal at Boston Garden. The Kraut line had produced three goals and eight assists.[4][5] Not long after enlisting, the trio played for the Ottawa RCAF hockey team, helping to win the 1942 Allen Cup.[6] During the war, contests were held to change towards a non-Germanic name for the line, with The Kitchener Kids one of the favorites, but at the war's end the name returned.]
happy to say they all survived the war and all three made the hockey hall of fame.
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Post by T-man2010 on Nov 11, 2022 19:33:55 GMT -6
Wonder where Austin Mathew’s would have been standing. probably in the same place Kane would've been... In line at the bank cashing his check? |
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Post by vadarx on Nov 11, 2022 20:08:54 GMT -6
probably in the same place Kane would've been... In line at the bank cashing his check? basically |
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Post by galaxytrash on Nov 12, 2022 18:20:59 GMT -6
sad day for hockey (and the blackhawks).
who's that sitting beside orr? tommy ivan? or maybe a wirtz?
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Post by T-man2010 on Nov 12, 2022 23:11:20 GMT -6
sad day for hockey (and the blackhawks). who's that sitting beside orr? tommy ivan? or maybe a wirtz? That was Tommy Ivan. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Nov 17, 2022 6:57:37 GMT -6
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Post by galaxytrash on Nov 18, 2022 21:40:26 GMT -6
love this pic of my man tony-O. i don't believe i've seen it before.
man, the uniform numbers were big back in the day...
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Post by T-man2010 on Nov 19, 2022 10:44:28 GMT -6
love this pic of my man tony-O. i don't believe i've seen it before. man, the uniform numbers were big back in the day... That picture was pretty much Tony O's eyesight till he got contacts. Always had a hard time with long distance shots he said. |
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Post by Nikos on Nov 19, 2022 11:42:29 GMT -6
love this pic of my man tony-O. i don't believe i've seen it before. man, the uniform numbers were big back in the day... That picture was pretty much Tony O's eyesight till he got contacts. Always had a hard time with long distance shots he said. Jacques LeMaire 71 finals game 7 Hawks up 2-0 in control almost from the center line still stings. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Nov 19, 2022 11:54:10 GMT -6
love this pic of my man tony-O. i don't believe i've seen it before. man, the uniform numbers were big back in the day... That picture was pretty much Tony O's eyesight till he got contacts. Always had a hard time with long distance shots he said. oh....so that's why his jersey numbers are so big then. so he knows he's putting the right one on. |
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Post by steamer on Nov 19, 2022 11:57:16 GMT -6
That picture was pretty much Tony O's eyesight till he got contacts. Always had a hard time with long distance shots he said. Jacques LeMaire 71 finals game 7 Hawks up 2-0 in control almost from the center line still stings. Was thinking the same thing! Sure wish he had the contacts then! |
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Post by hsbob on Nov 20, 2022 11:10:05 GMT -6
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Post by phill9 on Nov 20, 2022 16:29:36 GMT -6
Tonight, we will be watching hockey history in the making......congratulations Marian Hossa as your number goes into the rafters forever!
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Post by galaxytrash on Nov 21, 2022 17:07:23 GMT -6
this is going back a ways.
i bet they could scrape a bit of hjalmarsson DNA off of those.
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Post by Nikos on Nov 24, 2022 14:51:59 GMT -6
sad to hear that borje salming has been diagnosed with ALS at 71. i can't imagine anyone not wanting a player like him on their team. he was as tough as they come and under rated imo. sad to say the news doesn't get any better. Unfortunately Borge Salming passed away today RIP what a terrible disease hope they can find cure or some type of breakthrough in controlling it. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Nov 24, 2022 19:28:30 GMT -6
sad to say the news doesn't get any better. Unfortunately Borge Salming passed away today RIP what a terrible disease hope they can find cure or some type of breakthrough in controlling it. 3 1/2 month since his initial diagnosis and just 13 days ago he was in toronto saying goodbye to the leafs fans. this awful disease can strike so fast. RIP. |
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Post by steamer on Nov 24, 2022 23:13:55 GMT -6
Unfortunately Borge Salming passed away today RIP what a terrible disease hope they can find cure or some type of breakthrough in controlling it. 3 1/2 month since his initial diagnosis and just 13 days ago he was in toronto saying goodbye to the leafs fans. this awful disease can strike so fast. RIP. Thanks for adding this slight silver lining to this otherwise very sad news. |
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