10 fun questions for HoH members to answer! (Fun little exercise)

[Habsfan18]

Thought this could be a fun little exercise. 10 questions to answer, and I’m sure it’ll be fun to read everyone’s answers.

C’mon, it’ll be fun. I’ll come back with my answers shortly.

1. What are your earliest hockey memories?

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history..which season would you choose?

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?

9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

I’m looking forward to reading some answers!

 

[Big Phil]

1. What are your earliest hockey memories?

Nothing to do with the NHL, I would just say skating outdoors

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?

Henderson's 1972 goal for sure. What fun that would be. It would be fun to know what was happening in advance too. The pictures I would get would be outstanding.

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?

Phil Esposito. It wouldn't be boring.

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!

Gretzky

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.

Scott Niedermayer overrated. HHOFer sure, but he gets a lot of miles out of things. Underrated Dale Hawerchuk.

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history..which season would you choose?

1993

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?

Syd Howe comes to mind. Well before everyone's time unless you are 90 on here. But I didn't realize he was the all-time leading scorer at the time of his retirement. Had a Ron Francis-like career by the looks of it (eg. always very good, never the best, but consistently racked up good production years)

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?

I don't know why, but I couldn't go against Grant Fuhr. For a season you don't pick him, maybe not even for a series, but who else is going to be that relaxed in net? It would also allow his team to have the confidence to take chances. You could almost guarantee he doesn't allow a bad goal.

9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?

Gretzky.................followed by Rocket Richard. They just rarely had moments where they weren't "that guy".

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

John Tonelli. Of course there are lots of other names like that, but you'd feel safe using him in any situation.

 

[BigBadBruins7708]

Thought this could be a fun little exercise. 10 questions to answer, and I’m sure it’ll be fun to read everyone’s answers.

C’mon, it’ll be fun. I’ll come back with my answers shortly.

1. What are your earliest hockey memories?

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history..which season would you choose?

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?

9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

I’m looking forward to reading some answers!

1. Playing in the driveway with a plastic net
2. Miracle on Ice
3. Milt Schmidt, 70 years in hockey as a player, coach, GM, ambassador. His perspective on history would've been great
4. Cam Neely
5. over = Crosby, under = Dionne
6. 2011, just to relive the Cup run again
7. Ratelle
8. Hasek
9. Orr
10. Ference, 110% every shift and a clubhouse leader

 

[BenchBrawl]

Thought this could be a fun little exercise. 10 questions to answer, and I’m sure it’ll be fun to read everyone’s answers.

C’mon, it’ll be fun. I’ll come back with my answers shortly.

1. What are your earliest hockey memories?

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history..which season would you choose?

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?

9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

I’m looking forward to reading some answers!

1. A very early memory is me learning to skate at age 3, holding Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck chairs at the arena to keep my balance. I probably have some that are earlier than that watching TV with my father, though.

2. Too lazy to verify exactly which game it was, but that one game from the 1920s Ottawa dynasty where major fights happened in the playoffs. The game when Maurice Richard scored 5 goals. MTL vs. BOS in 1979 Game 7 would be up there. Many games from the 1950s Montreal dynasty. 1987 CC final game too.

3. Maurice Richard or his brother Henri. On a personal level, I'd like to have a chat with Yvan Cournoyer ; he seems like a nice man and has direct access to two great MTL eras.

4. Mario Lemieux or Patrick Roy (childhood related for both). As I age, I have a deep appreciation of Doug Harvey and Henri Richard.

5. Overrated: Dominik Hasek (mostly because he is considered the greatest by many). Underrated: Serge Savard.

6. 1956

7. Nighbor is the clearest case, but countless would qualify.

8. Roy

9. Depends where he is with the puck. If starting from our zone, Gretzky. If about to take a shot, Lemieux then M.Richard.

10. Depends how "low" we have to go for the player to qualify as a non-star. I'll go with Ralph Backstrom, who was a forgotten hero of the 1960s Montreal dynasty. No real point to this choice, just wanted to sing his praise.

 

[Retire91]

I need some distraction from work.

1. What are your earliest hockey memories?

probably 1988? Started playing pond hockey My sister's friend got me into hockey and just loved it as soon as I started watching

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?
I think the 1997 cup final, I have never seen the stanley cup presented. I was really really close once but didn't happen.

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?
I think Mickey Redmon he is a great story teller and his enthusiasm for the game is infectious

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!
Fedorov

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.
Underrated maybe Adam Deadmarsh? I don't think anyone technically underrated him but I think those injuries just prevented him from recognition of how good he really was.

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history..which season would you choose?
The first season where the russian 5 played

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?
Probably AO, I wasn't really a fan until I started to see the truth in his all time great skill set

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?
Prime Hasek

9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?
I think you sorta have to say Gretzky here but just for fun Fedorov

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?
Richard Park I just always enjoyed watching him play seemed to always be playing 100%

I’m looking forward to reading some answers! [/QUOTE]

 

[The Panther]

Nice thread idea!

1. What are your earliest hockey memories?

In my hometown of 400 people (Bruce Peninsula, Ontario), there was one Chinese family (the mother was the nurse who delivered me at birth). They had a son, much older than me, and I watched him play hockey one time when I was about 3 or 4 (this was in 1979 or 1980). I remember he wore #7. I thought, "He looks cool."

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?

It's tempting to pick, say, the first NHL game in history, but I think I would go with Edmonton's first Cup win, at Northlands Coliseum, May 19th, 1984.

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?

Maurice Richard... or Ted Lindsay.

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!

Wayne Gretzky.

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.

I'm uncomfortable with the specific words "overrated" and "underrated", but in the spirit of the thread, I'll say:
Over - Patrick Roy (fans); Ron Francis and Scott Niedermayer (hockey media)
Under - Phil Esposito

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history..which season would you choose?

I dunno... maybe 1988-89? Kind of a fun season, and the year I first saw a live game.

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?

Charlie Conacher or Bill Cowley (I was aware of their names/existence before, but hadn't looked into them much).

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?

Grant Fuhr is actually a good choice because in those situations he always seemed to rise to the occasion. But I think Hašek was the best in goal, so I'll say him.

9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?

Gretzky, of course. But also Maurice Richard and Joe Sakic.

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

I'm thinking, maybe Peter Forsberg. Had the elite-level, scoring-champion offensive ability and was a superb passer/playmaker, but also could play super-physical, tough, grind-it-out hockey, and could kill penalties, etc. So, he do anything at any time, in any era. (Also Ray Bourque.) NOTE: This was a stupid answer. Corrected below.

 

[Yozhik v tumane]

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

I'm thinking, maybe Peter Forsberg. Had the elite-level, scoring-champion offensive ability and was a superb passer/playmaker, but also could play super-physical, tough, grind-it-out hockey, and could kill penalties, etc. So, he do anything at any time, in any era. (Also Ray Bourque.)

I mean, they weren’t Gretzky but that doesn’t necessarily make them non-stars

 

[GMR]

1. What are your earliest hockey memories?

Watching kids playing hockey outdoors in Russia. Circa 1991 or 1992. Earliest memory of watching an actual game would be the 1994 Olympics.

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?

Game 1 of the 1972 Summit Series.

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?

Jaromir Jagr.

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!

Steve Yzerman

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.

Overrated = Scott Niedermayer
Underrated = Phil Esposito

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history..which season would you choose?

1992-1993

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?

Bill Cook

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?

Patrick Roy

9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?

Wayne Gretzky (only because Messier and Lemieux never scored an OT playoff goal).

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

Bob Nystrom

 

[The Panther]

I mean, they weren’t Gretzky but that doesn’t necessarily make them non-stars

Right, I missed that minor detail!

Okay, I'll say... Mike Keane...? (I was gonna say Konstantinov, but he had a year-end All Star and almost won the Norris, so I guess he doesn't count.)

 

[JackSlater]

1. My father handing me a stick to see which way I would hold it.

2. Probably Game 8 of the Summit Series.

3. Milt Schmidt. Played with Shore in his prime, again prime Richard and Howe, and a great player in his own right who had a very long post-playing career in hockey. Also seemed like a good storyteller. It would have felt like cheating to pick a player who was better known for coaching, but that would probably be more interesting.

4. Yzerman.

5. Overrated = Niedermayer in the general public, in this section it's hard to say. Maybe Selanne, but definitely trending toward Esposito soon.

Underrated = Bill Cook, honourable mention to Syl Apps.

6. 1932. I could see the games from the primes of plenty of historical players I otherwise would never get the chance to see.

7. Nighbor. I had access to solid history books well before looking at this website and knew a fair bit about old legends but Nighbor doesn't always get a lot of attention.

8. Hasek.

9. Gretzky.

10. Draper.

 

[tarheelhockey]

1. What are your earliest hockey memories?

~2nd grade, on the playground asphalt with street hockey sticks. A girl in my class got her tooth knocked out.

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?

- Miracle on Ice

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?

- Lester Patrick

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!

- Ray Bourque

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.

overrated - Sawchuk
underrated - Coffey

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history..which season would you choose?

- 1929-30

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?

- Frank Boucher

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?

- Dominik Hasek

9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?

- Maurice Richard

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

- Jean Beliveau

 

[The Panther]

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

- Jean Beliveau

Don't feel bad; I did the same mistake...

 

[LeBlondeDemon10]

Thought this could be a fun little exercise. 10 questions to answer, and I’m sure it’ll be fun to read everyone’s answers.

C’mon, it’ll be fun. I’ll come back with my answers shortly.

1. What are your earliest hockey memories?

March 4, 1978. Montreal beats Philly 7-1 at the Forum. First time I saw the Flower unleash a slapshot from the right wing and score

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?

Probably to see Eddie Shore at the Forum or Bobby Orr as a 14 year old playing against 17 year olds.

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?

Dennis Hull

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!

Guy

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.

Over - Ovechkin
Under - G. Perreault

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history..which season would you choose?

1974-75 Montreal. The year Guy broke out.

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?

Henri Richard

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?

Curtis Joseph

9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?

99

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

Serge Savard

I’m looking forward to reading some answers!

 

[BadgerBruce]

1. What are your earliest hockey memories?
I grew up in farm country and had lots of places to skate, but one particular field had a massive hollow that flooded and froze every winter, providing several hundred feet of windswept, glistening ice. I’ll never forget it. That field was my MLG, my Olympia, my rink of dreams. The imagined play-by-play voice of Danny Gallivan narrating my exploits ... do kids still feel that kind of magic? Oh, and I almost forgot, my dog, a playful big lug of a St. Bernard named Clyde, would chase the puck for hours.

I want to be imagining myself on that ice when I die.

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?

Almost impossible to choose, but game 7 of the 1954 finals between Montreal and Detroit might take it by a nose for me. Two dynasty teams featuring Howe, Lindsay, Kelly, Sawchuk, Richard, Beliveau, Harvey, Plante ... and it’s going to overtime? This is the game where Doug Harvey batted the puck into his own net to end the series in OT.

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?

Carl Brewer. Iconoclastic, fearless, and intelligent. He saw the light of truth when others saw the darkness of lies. To me, he’s the slayer of dragons.

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!

Gordie Howe. My childhood idol. To my mind, he remains the “build the perfect player” prototype.

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.

Overrated is Vadislav Tretiak. During the Big Red Machine days, I thought he was the best of an incredibly shallow pool of Soviet goaltenders, the poster child for why trophy counting is a fool’s errand.

Underrated is Gilbert Perreault. He made great players (Bobby Hull, Wayne Gretzky, Guy Lafleur) even better when he lined up with them. He made very good players (Rick Martin) great, and he made average players (Rene Robert) very good.

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history, which season would you choose?

1929-30, the season of the NHL introduced new offside rules (players could enter the offensive zone before the puck) and then changed them in December 1929 to more or less the modern version. This was the era of rule changes and seeing how teams adapted would be cool. All that’s missing is the return of the Rover.

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?

Sven "Tumba" Johansson. I knew next to nothing about this iconic Swede until learning about him on this Board.

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?

Terry Sawchuk. Nearly everyone who witnessed the golden age of goalies puts Sawchuk at the top of the list. He was an intimidating presence in the first half of the 50s. No Sawchuk, no octopus toss tradition in Detroit. 8-0 with 5 shutouts? Wow. And what the hell, he’s the last goalie to backstop the Leafs to a Cup over 50 years ago, so there’s an extra feather in his cap.

9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?

The Rocket. I forget exactly how many playoff overtime goals he scored in his career, but it’s around half a dozen during the days of just 2 playoff rounds. He’s my guy.

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

Ralph Backstrom. A first line talent who selflessly filled the 3C role for most of his career because that’s what the team needed him to do to win. A do-it-all player who always have a roster spot on my team.

 

[djboos22]

1. Watching Brodeur, Joe Sakic, Francis, and Irbe.

2. 06 Stanley Cup Final Game 7.

3. Real answer - Lecavalier
For different reasons - Marty Brodeur...what the heck happened in that house in 03??

4. Vincent Lecavalier

5. Overrated - MAF (There isn't one further back I can think of) Underrated - Brind'Amour

6. 05-06

7. Not trying to be a snob, but no lol

8. Marty Brodeur

9. Joe Sakic

10. John Madden

 

[ted2019]

1. 3 years old, sitting on the couch with my Dad watching the Flyers beat the Bruins for the Cup.
2. Be live at Gordie Howe's 1st NHL game.
3. Bobby Clarke
4. Eric Lindros
5. Overrated: Phil Esposito. Underrated: Mark Howe
6. 1917
7. Frank Nighbor
8. Frank Brimsek
9. Bobby Orr
10. Dave Poulin

 

[notDatsyuk]

1. Listening to and then watching the Leafs win the Stanley Cup in 1962.

2. Game 8 of the Canada/Russia summit series.

3. Johnny Bower (I did do it.)

4. Tim Horton.

5. Overrated: Bobby Clarke. Underrated: Ian White.

6. 1976.

7. Can't think of any offhand.

8. Terry Sawchuk, if he had, and was used to, modern equipment.

9. Wayne Gretzky.

10. Bob Gainey.
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[member 83027]

1. What are your earliest hockey memories

Listening to Dan Kelly on the transmitter radio

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?

1st game in St Louis Blues history. Oct 11 1967

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?

Doug Harvey

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!

Doug Gilmour

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.

Overrated - Lanny McDonald
Underrated - Bernie Federko

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history..which season would you choose?

1967-68

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?

N/A

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?

Glenn Hall

9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?

Wayne Gretzky

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

Jimmy Roberts or Bob Bassen

 

[MS]

1. What are your earliest hockey memories?

Watching HNIC with my dad. Collecting O-Pee-Chee cards ... and then wrecking them by flinging them against the walls of my elementary school. Discovering that Canuck games were on the radio when I was sent to bed for my (in my mind) way too early bedtime.

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?

Game 8, 1972

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?

Terry Sawchuk maybe? Howie Morenz? Someone with a long career and interesting personality who didn't get to tell their story fully. You could talk to Bobby Orr for an hour and it would be amazing but you probably wouldn't learn anything new you couldn't read in a dozen books.

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!

Steve Yzerman

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.

Overrated : Scott Niedermayer

Underrated : Craig Ramsay

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history..which season would you choose?

Any of the Original 6 years. Before my time and so little video exists. I think any year would be just as interesting as any other during that period.

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?

Sven Tumba maybe? I don't know about 'all time great' but definitely an important part of hockey history.

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?

Dominik Hasek.

9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?

Joe Sakic.

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

Brad McCrimmon

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Some really great responses.

Funny to see Esposito as underrated and overrated multiple times.

 

[BadgerBruce]

Some really great responses.

Funny to see Esposito as underrated and overrated multiple times.

Yes, he shows up a lot under both categories. I readily confess that there are days when I am glad he’s long since retired, and other days when I miss seeing him on the ice. Of course, if Esposito knew this, he’d probably say something like, “well at least you’re thinking about me!” And by Gawd, he’s right!

 

[VanIslander]

1. What are your earliest hockey memories?

Freezing on a lake. My dad used an ax to try and hack away snow and ice from the truck's wheel well.

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?

Game 7 of the 1954 or 1955 Stanley Cup Finals between the dynasty Wings and up-and-coming Habs.

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?

Frank McGee.

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!

Michael Peca.

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.

Mark Recchi & Dmitri Yushkevich.

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history..which season would you choose?

Any season in the 1930's. It'd be fascinating.

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?

Frank Nighbor.

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?

Roy. (And I hated the guy.)

9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?

Gretzky. (F**** Crawford)

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

Tikkanen.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

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[MarkusNaslund19]

Thought this could be a fun little exercise. 10 questions to answer, and I’m sure it’ll be fun to read everyone’s answers.

C’mon, it’ll be fun. I’ll come back with my answers shortly.

1. What are your earliest hockey memories?

When I was 5 or 6 my dad took me to watch Vancouver play against USSR in 1989 at Pacific Coliseum. I couldn't believe their transition game.

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?

I think maybe Mario Lemieux's comeback either in 2000 or in 93.

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?

I'm going to amend this (I hope it's okay) to any person involved in hockey. My answer is Scotty Bowman.

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!

The feelings are complicated, but probably Pavel Bure.

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.

Underrated: Zigmund Palffy. He was a favorite of mine and I feel like he was never surrounded with a good enough team/on a high profile enough team to ever really get his due.

Overrated: I think Doug Gilmour was an incredible player but I think he gets a lot of credit for being the center piece of the resurgence of an iconic franchise. He gets more attention than Dale Hawerchuk, for example, but Ducky's career was probably better overall.

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history..which season would you choose?

92-93. I got into hockey right at the tail end of 93-94, and right as scoring numbers decreased. There has always been a bit of a mythos around 92-93 for me.

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?

I think I've learned more about Sergei Makarov. I remember watching him at the end of his career and always thinking Larionov was better (and he was at that point). I didn't realize how good Makarov was in the 80's.

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?

Hasek would be a good choice except for his tendency to flake. I think it's Roy.


9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?

Mario Lemieux. Gretzky had a better career, but Lemieux just seemed to be able to score at will.

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

I'm going to go off the board and say Martin Straka. Always liked him a lot and always felt he was a great facilitator who allowed a star (mostly Jagr) to be the star while filling in the cracks.

I’m looking forward to reading some answers!

 

[canuckster19]

Thought this could be a fun little exercise. 10 questions to answer, and I’m sure it’ll be fun to read everyone’s answers.

C’mon, it’ll be fun. I’ll come back with my answers shortly.

1. What are your earliest hockey memories?

2. If you had the ability to time travel and witness (live and in-person) ANY single game or event in hockey history..what would it be?

3. If you could spend 1 hour talking to and interviewing ANY player in hockey history, who would it be?

4. Who is your single favorite player of all-time? Pick just one!

5. Name one player you personally consider highly overrated historically, and one player you consider highly underrated historically. Could be in terms of the HoH or just generally speaking.

6. If you could watch full-game replays of any and all games from one specific NHL season in history..which season would you choose?

7. Name a player you barely knew anything (or nothing) about before joining HF Boards and the HoH, but you now respect as an all-time great and an important part of history?

8. You’re coaching a team in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and it’s overtime. You could have any goaltender in hockey history in your crease, who do you choose?

9. Same as above. Game 7, Cup finals and OT. Which single player in hockey history do you trust the most with the puck on his stick in that moment to win the game for you?

10. As a GM, which non-star player would you ALWAYS try to have on your team? Could be a do-it-all utility forward, a heart and soul grinder, or a rock solid D etc..which player in history would you always try to make sure was a part of your clubs no matter how many teams you managed?

I’m looking forward to reading some answers!

Playing in the carport with my dad
Game 6 vs Rangers 94
Gretzky
Gretzky
Overrated Ovechkin, underrated Linden
Don’t know, I don’t really find that kind of nostalgia interesting
The Patrick family
Patrick Roy
Joe Sakic
Trevor Linden