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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 10, 2023 6:25:49 GMT -6
bumped into this nugget today.
a couple things. i totally forgot babcock took the duckies to the cup finals in his first year as a head coach. (he lost)
and scott stevens never even whistled for a minor on this play even though the puck was 20 feet away when he flattened kariya. i don't think he'd get away with that hit these days.
one more thing, i always thought kariya came back the next period but this all happened in the second period.
anyways, it's a quiet day, thought i'd just plunk this here.
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 12, 2023 17:28:46 GMT -6
i have no recollection of seeing this photo before.
anyone else?
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Post by steamer on Apr 12, 2023 18:31:59 GMT -6
I do not remember seeing this picture before but now that you brought it up, I do vaguely remember that he played with a broken jaw at one point.
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 20, 2023 6:02:34 GMT -6
It's old news, because most here likely already know how that crazy empty net miss by stefan quite possibly changed hockey history.
Anyways, just plunking it here as a reminder of how fickle fate can be.
One puck that took a strange bounce. If no puck bounce do we win even 1 cup? Who knows...
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Post by galaxytrash on Apr 24, 2023 21:04:09 GMT -6
we were shutout 0-1 in the last game at the stadium 4 days later.
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Post by galaxytrash on May 17, 2023 17:10:22 GMT -6
atta' boy snuffs!!
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Post by galaxytrash on May 17, 2023 17:37:09 GMT -6
fat andy likely scared me the most out of that bunch. : )
they need a guy like him coaching these days.
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Post by T-man2010 on May 17, 2023 18:04:18 GMT -6
That was a glorious night as I remember..... |
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Post by galaxytrash on May 17, 2023 20:02:05 GMT -6
al iafrate owned 2 things.
a 105 mph slapshot and the worst hair in league history.
if there's anybody who should've gone the way of sam lafferty it's him.
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Post by galaxytrash on May 19, 2023 18:59:15 GMT -6
sometimes i think i've seen goals scored every which way, then something like this pops up.
idk how historical this is, but a former blackhawk christian ruuttu (no relation to tuomo) shows me yet another way to score a goal in professional hockey.
here's the play by ruuttu referenced in the previous tweet. greasiest pass you'll ever see.
ex-hawk to ex-hawk as well.
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Post by galaxytrash on May 22, 2023 0:21:52 GMT -6
not so much about mike keenan but more about the friezes (learned a new word today) that lined the top of the old chicago stadium. i'd never noticed them before. apparently at least a couple still survive at the st. ignatius college preparatory school in chicago.  |
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Post by galaxytrash on May 29, 2023 1:33:19 GMT -6
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Post by galaxytrash on May 29, 2023 1:39:57 GMT -6
I was more than a little surprised to see ken dryden on this list.
Hasek surprised me some as well tbh.
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Post by galaxytrash on May 31, 2023 4:14:14 GMT -6
today's useless nugget of hockey history seeing it's a quiet day on the boards.
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Post by steamer on May 31, 2023 8:49:15 GMT -6
I was more than a little surprised to see ken dryden on this list. Hasek surprised me some as well tbh. Tuuka Rask was the surprise for me. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 1, 2023 0:10:57 GMT -6
there's plenty of talk about patrick roy heading back to the nhl to coach as this is his last year coaching the remparts. it got me thinking there hasn't been a whole lot of goalies who have gone on to head coach in the nhl. patrick roy ranks 145th all time (246 regular season games) in games coached by a goalie. to the best of my knowledge there are only 4 former goalies who've coached more games than roy. gerry cheevers is 107th with 376 games coached. ron low is 75th with 505 games. eddie johnston is 60th with 596 games. emile francis is 45th with 778 games. www.hockey-reference.com/coaches/NHL_stats.htmli've never played the game at any organized level but my first thought would be that goalies don't often coach because they either so far behind the play to see what was happening, or too involved in the play to see what's happening (other than puck location). anyways, i could've sworn jaques plante coached in the nhl but i didn't see him on the coach's list so i went to his wiki page. turns out he only coached 1 season in the WHA but it did say this about him. "Plante had a well-earned reputation for his ability to analyze the game of hockey. He began shouting directions to his teammates during games in his first stint in the minor leagues (the goaltender usually has the best view of the game). He kept extensive notes on opposing players and teams throughout his career."
so maybe goalies see more than i thought. |
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Post by tincup on Jun 1, 2023 9:56:31 GMT -6
on the topic of goalies, this wouldn't rank among my favorite masks but it's near the top (for me at least) as one of the most recognizable. I sat behind the Hawks net in Edmonton when they faced the Oilers in the playoffs, saw a lot of that mask when he faced us as he was digging the puck out of the net. |
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Post by tincup on Jun 1, 2023 9:59:37 GMT -6
This is hockey history for me…look at that price for all twelve teams and actually made in Canada! Came with one free franchise move included.
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 1, 2023 17:59:20 GMT -6
This is hockey history for me…look at that price for all twelve teams and actually made in Canada! Came with one free franchise move included. haha...right on. those games were so durable back in the day...you could ram and jam those sliders with everything you had and they could take it and not fall to bits, unlike the shit you buy these days. the only fault is there was always 3 or 4 "dead spots" on the ice, where no stick could gather in the puck. a helpful nudge with a finger was allowed then. i wonder if they even make these anymore? on a bit of a sidenote (and speaking of table top sports), did you ever have that football game as a kid where the players just vibrated around the field? i can tell you i was never so pumped to play that game and 15 minutes later i was never so disappointed. what a piece of crap that game was. man, was i ever duped. |
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Post by Nikos on Jun 1, 2023 18:13:58 GMT -6
This is hockey history for me…look at that price for all twelve teams and actually made in Canada! Came with one free franchise move included. haha...right on. those games were so durable back in the day...you could ram and jam those sliders with everything you had and they could take it and not fall to bits, unlike the shit you buy these days. the only fault is there was always 3 or 4 "dead spots" on the ice, where no stick could gather in the puck. a helpful nudge with a finger was allowed then. i wonder if they even make these anymore? on a bit of a sidenote (and speaking of table top sports), did you ever have that football game as a kid where the players just vibrated around the field? i can tell you i was never so pumped to play that game and 15 minutes later i was never so disappointed. what a piece of crap that game was. man, was i ever duped. I rushed out to buy the football game and remember being all excited and to your point after a few attempts basically never played it again. A piece of crap is putting it mildly. The table top hockey games far better enjoyment and fun to play. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 3, 2023 22:12:18 GMT -6
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Post by Nikos on Jun 5, 2023 17:06:38 GMT -6
56 years ago today, June 5th the original 6 Era came to an end with the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues awarded NHL franchisees doubling size of league.
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Post by hsbob on Jun 7, 2023 8:41:02 GMT -6
56 years ago today, June 5th the original 6 Era came to an end with the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues awarded NHL franchisees doubling size of league. Despite winning the Vezina Trophy in 1966–67, the 36-year old Hall was left unprotected for that summer's NHL expansion draft and was chosen by the St. Louis Blues. One of six expansion franchises in their first year in the league, the Blues stocked themselves with veteran talent, including Red Berenson and Phil Goyette, and won the West Division Playoffs in two seven-game series. Hall's play led them all the way to the Stanley Cup Final. Most hockey fans expected an utter rout when the established Canadiens faced the 1st-year expansion Blues. But this was Hall's fourth trip to the finals, and his goaltending was the most outstanding contribution to the surprisingly good performance of the Blues against the Montreal Canadiens. The Blues lost the best-of-seven series getting swept 4–0, but in 4 exciting 1-goal games (3–2 (OT), 1–0. 4–3 (OT), and 3–2). Hall's remarkable play was recognized by being awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' Most Valuable Player, an award rarely going to a player from a losing team. ‘Even though we lost to the Canadiens in a sweep, I don’t feel it tainted my winning the Smythe one bit’, said Hall. ‘The odds were heavily stacked against us right from the start.’ In 1968, veteran goaltending legend Jacques Plante joined the Blues, sharing duties with Hall. The two put together a fine season in 1968–69, winning the Vezina Trophy, and setting a then-Blues' record of 13 shutouts. Hall was voted the First Team All-Star goaltender emblematic of being the best goaltender in the league, his record seventh selection as such. Glenn Hall was sensational, especially in game three when the Canadiens outshot the Blues 46–15. Wrote Red Burnett, the dean of hockey writers then: "A number of Hall's saves were seemingly impossible. Experts walked out of the Forum convinced no other goaltender had performed so brilliantly in a losing cause." In the overtime of game three, Hall made a spectacular save on Dick Duff and then, standing on his head, made another save. "It was a heartbreaker to see," said Burnett. "After the saves on Duff, Bobby Rousseau came and batted home the second rebound." Hall's heroics even in defeat earned him the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the playoffs. |
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Post by galaxytrash on Jun 8, 2023 2:37:15 GMT -6
imagine gretzky and lemieux bearing down on you late in a tie game.
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Post by mikeveisor on Jun 8, 2023 7:22:30 GMT -6
56 years ago today, June 5th the original 6 Era came to an end with the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues awarded NHL franchisees doubling size of league. Seems like just yesterday...  |
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Post by phill9 on Jun 8, 2023 8:56:34 GMT -6
56 years ago today, June 5th the original 6 Era came to an end with the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues awarded NHL franchisees doubling size of league. And 4 of those 6 teams still exist in their current city. Minnesota eventually moved to Dallas, and the white skates of the Golden Seals went defunct. |
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Post by Nikos on Jun 8, 2023 9:04:10 GMT -6
56 years ago today, June 5th the original 6 Era came to an end with the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues awarded NHL franchisees doubling size of league. And 4 of those 6 teams still exist in their current city. Minnesota eventually moved to Dallas, and the white skates of the Golden Seals went defunct. I believe Charlie O' Finley owned the Seals thus the white skates similar what he did with the A's and white spikes. |
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Post by phill9 on Jun 8, 2023 9:37:25 GMT -6
And 4 of those 6 teams still exist in their current city. Minnesota eventually moved to Dallas, and the white skates of the Golden Seals went defunct. I believe Charlie O' Finley owned the Seals thus the white skates similar what he did with the A's and white spikes. That is correct. If I remember, the players weren't too happy about the skates |
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Post by T-man2010 on Jun 8, 2023 10:39:53 GMT -6
56 years ago today, June 5th the original 6 Era came to an end with the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues awarded NHL franchisees doubling size of league. And 4 of those 6 teams still exist in their current city. Minnesota eventually moved to Dallas, and the white skates of the Golden Seals went defunct. They did move to ohio and became the Cleveland Barons for 2 years, then went out of business. |
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Post by Nikos on Jun 8, 2023 13:43:56 GMT -6
And 4 of those 6 teams still exist in their current city. Minnesota eventually moved to Dallas, and the white skates of the Golden Seals went defunct. They did move to ohio and became the Cleveland Barons for 2 years, then went out of business. Yes, you are right (thanks for the reminder), almost forgot the Cleveland Barons. |
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