48 Years Ago

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

This team only lost 8 games all year.

 

[Tyson]

This team only lost 8 games all year.

Lived it, witnessed it. Man it was fun to watch

 

[Lshap]

This team only lost 8 games all year.

Ah... memories:
- White boards without a single ad.
- The Habs playing an away-game in their red uniforms.

Jacques Lemaire is the very notable odd-man-out in the Habs honour guard of retired numbers. One of the greatest players of the 1970s dynasty who's been deliberately shoved out of view.

 

[habbubba]

This team only lost 8 games all year.

Watching them then I wanted to be drafted by them,and they didn't,so f*** them,just kidding,what an impressive dynasty.

 

[Tyson]

Ah... memories:
- White boards without a single ad.
- The Habs playing an away-game in their red uniforms.

Jacques Lemaire is the very notable odd-man-out in the Habs honour guard of retired numbers. One of the greatest players of the 1970s dynasty who's been deliberately shoved out of view.

Great point, Lemaire is as deserving as several players whose numbers are retired. #1 Center on arguably the greatest team ever assembled.

 

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

Lived it, witnessed it. Man it was fun to watch

That was great night! I was 12, hockey was biggest thing in world

 

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

Ah... memories:
- White boards without a single ad.
- The Habs playing an away-game in their red uniforms.

Jacques Lemaire is the very notable odd-man-out in the Habs honour guard of retired numbers. One of the greatest players of the 1970s dynasty who's been deliberately shoved out of view.

It is, but you know what stood out to me most? Danny Gallivan

 

[Tyson]

It is, but you know what stood out to me most? Danny Gallivan

The best play by play man ever. The "cannonading shot"

 

[Whalers Fan]

Lived it, witnessed it. Man it was fun to watch

Same here. That was an incredible season. As close to perfect as any team has come.

 

[Tyson]

Same here. That was an incredible season. As close to perfect as any team has come.

They lost 1 game all year at the forum. I think they were 36-1-3 on home ice. If I remember correctly they lost 4-3 to Boston at the Forum.

 

[BLONG7]

Ah... memories:
- White boards without a single ad.
- The Habs playing an away-game in their red uniforms.

Jacques Lemaire is the very notable odd-man-out in the Habs honour guard of retired numbers. One of the greatest players of the 1970s dynasty who's been deliberately shoved out of view.

Lemaire was my favorite player........Dryden and Cournoyer were right there..........
You are right Lemaire did not get near the credit he deserved.....not sure why? Rift with Guy when Jacques was the coach??

The dynasty in the 70's got us 6 Cups in 8 years. Was so much fun to be a habs fan!!

 

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

The best play by play man ever. The "cannonading shot"

As I think about it We were very fortunate back then. Not only Danny Gallivan. But Roger Doucet singing national anthem every game. Scotty Bowman, Sam Pollock. Arguably the coach and GM the league has ever seen. The Big Three, they were about best defense ever assembled. With good back up, Nyrop was good #4, Bouchard was the WiFi of his day. Ken Dryden.

 

[FerrisRox]

The best play by play man ever. The "cannonading shot"

...and a Savardian spin-o-rama.

 

[FerrisRox]

Nyrop was good #4, Bouchard was the WiFi of his day. Ken Dryden.

Do you think Dryden influenced Nyrop to step away, after winning three Cups, to go and study law?

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Great point, Lemaire is as deserving as several players whose numbers are retired. #1 Center on arguably the greatest team ever assembled.

Pete Mahovlich centred the top line too.

 

[Tyson]

Pete Mahovlich centred the top line too.

Pete imo was perfect in that role and I never liked the trade for Larouche. Big Pete had a 117 point season centering Guy and Shutt.

 

[Dick Duff]

Lived it, witnessed it. Man it was fun to watch

Do you remember the only home game they lost that season was to the Bruins, and there was a smattering of boos from the Montreal crowd at the end? I mean, talk about expectations!

 

[Tyson]

Do you remember the only home game they lost that season was to the Bruins, and there was a smattering of boos from the Montreal crowd at the end? I mean, talk about expectations!

You know the one sound I vividly remember from those days?
You would hear this one fan scream and repeat "Go Habs Go" and it echoed through the entire Forum. Classic stuff that I remember!

 

[Dick Duff]

You know the one sound I vividly remember from those days?
You would hear this one fan scream and repeat "Go Habs Go" and it echoed through the entire Forum. Classic stuff that I remember!

Remember the trumpeter blasting out his only song: "Charge!" Or the yodelling guy in the stands? Or the Peter Pan-like Ducky with his legion of young boys running thorough-out the Forum? And speaking of the Forum, remember how high but narrow the steps, it was like descending down a Mayan pyramid... lol.

 

[dinodebino]

Pete imo was perfect in that role and I never liked the trade for Larouche. Big Pete had a 117 point season centering Guy and Shutt.

They traded him for a couple of reasons, but they saw Larouche as the next 50 goal guy to join Lafleur.

Also, Pete was not always on water before games.

 

[dinodebino]

Remember the trumpeter blasting out his only song: "Charge!" Or the yodelling guy in the stands? Or the Peter Pan-like Ducky with his legion of young boys running thorough-out the Forum? And speaking of the Forum, remember how high but narrow the steps, it was like descending down a Mayan pyramid... lol.

We would buy standing only ticks for like $10 in the 80’s. Great times.

I vividly remember watching that game in our living room, jumping as high as Lemaire did.

 

[Dick Duff]

They traded him for a couple of reasons, but they saw Larouche as the next 50 goal guy to join Lafleur.

Also, Pete was not always on water before games.

Sadly, that's so true. But Pete was also one of the nicest players you could ever meet as a fan.

 

[ahmedou]

This team only lost 8 games all year.

I can only witness that on NHL games. Not in real life.

 

[kyne]

They traded him for a couple of reasons, but they saw Larouche as the next 50 goal guy to join Lafleur.

Also, Pete was not always on water before games.

It wasn't just Mahovlich. Peter Lee was a highly rated player. I watched him a lot in Ottawa with the 67s. Like many others, I was convinced he was going to be a star and wasn't happy the Habs gave him up. The Habs paid a high price for Larouche at the time, imo. The latter was the ultimate luxury player who already had a reputation as being "difficult" in Pittsburgh.

 

[Quatre Vingt Treize]

I can only witness that on NHL games. Not in real life.

For 25 years Habs won 15 Cups. From 1955-1979.