Best Hockey Photos in History

[MarkusKetterer]

The most unfortunate name ever

 

[Nogatco Rd]

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There is a similar pic of a Ducks player, maybe Selanne, where his pose mirrors the logo on the Anaheim jersey he’s wearing — with the duck jumping through the ice with both hands raised… anyone know what I’m talking about?

 

[Nogatco Rd]

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The most unfortunate name ever

Seems like they know how to party in Medicine Hat

 

[tarheelhockey]

Jeezus... is that real? I don't think I'd ever seen such detailed close up. No wonder he refused to play without it!

Fortunately no, they’re prosthetics for a magazine photo shoot. The idea was to show where he had received injuries over the course of his pre-mask career. He started using a mask about 5 years before the photo was taken.

 

[JohanFranzenstein]

Maybe someone can help me. I distinctly remember seeing a picture of I want to say French Canadian goalies (I'm thinking Roy, Brodeur, Luongo) standing on the bench posing with a young goalie (for some reason I think it was Jonathan Bernier) in his gear.

I remember thinking it was a cold ass photograph, and was wondering if it might jog anyone's memory.

 

[Coffey]

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The most unfortunate name ever

Actually very fitting for the Hat.

 

[Silky Johnson]

This photo at the Sochi Olympic Hockey Tournament always makes me feel warm inside.

 

[Farmboy Patty]

Both photos are fantastic, but the B/W on the bottom is a piece of art. I’ll need to find a res one to print and frame large scale

 

[Farmboy Patty]

Chris Osgood would wear glasses and play?

- May I?
Yes, you May

Tarzan moment right there

 

[NVious]

The GOAT!

 

[MartyOwns]

Thats gary coleman

no, it's mark messier

 

[Guttersniped]

 

[mattihp]

 

[BadgerBruce]

Fortunately no, they’re prosthetics for a magazine photo shoot. The idea was to show where he had received injuries over the course of his pre-mask career. He started using a mask about 5 years before the photo was taken.

Yup.

Randy Maggs’ Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems begins with the actual 1970 autopsy report, with 30+ lines dedicated solely to describing Ukey’s face. Chilling, in that detached, coldly clinical way.

The book ends with the photo posted in this thread. In the mid-1960s, Life Magazine had a makeup artist superimpose scars and stitches on Sawchuk’s face to illustrate all the injuries he’d incurred in his career. Truth be told, the written autopsy report describes an even more ruined face than the photo shows.

My favourite piece in Night Work is called “One of You.” Here’s a snippet:

Or Lorne Chabot, in 1928, when someone asked
him why he always took the trouble to shave before a game,
angled out a leg to check a strap and answered in a quiet voice,
"I stitch better when my skin is smooth."

Or dapper Charlie Rayner, who stopped a bullet
with his chin, another couple of teeth and some hasty
work to close an ugly cut. Back the next night, he takes another,
full in the face. A second night in a row, he's down, spitting
bits of tooth on the ice. "It's a wonder," he mutters,
"why somebody doesn't get hurt in this game."

Oh: nearly forgot that I need to post a pic here. How about rookie Ray Bourque and old man Gordie battling in early-1980?

 

[tarheelhockey]

Yup.

Randy Maggs’ Night Work: The Sawchuk Poems begins with the actual 1970 autopsy report, with 30+ lines dedicated solely to describing Ukey’s face. Chilling, in that detached, coldly clinical way.

The book ends with the photo posted in this thread. In the mid-1960s, Life Magazine had a makeup artist superimpose scars and stitches on Sawchuk’s face to illustrate all the injuries he’d incurred in his career. Truth be told, the written autopsy report describes an even more ruined face than the photo shows.

My favourite piece in Night Work is called “One of You.” Here’s a snippet:

Or Lorne Chabot, in 1928, when someone asked
him why he always took the trouble to shave before a game,
angled out a leg to check a strap and answered in a quiet voice,
"I stitch better when my skin is smooth."

Or dapper Charlie Rayner, who stopped a bullet
with his chin, another couple of teeth and some hasty
work to close an ugly cut. Back the next night, he takes another,
full in the face. A second night in a row, he's down, spitting
bits of tooth on the ice. "It's a wonder," he mutters,
"why somebody doesn't get hurt in this game."

Oh: nearly forgot that I need to post a pic here. How about rookie Ray Bourque and old man Gordie battling in early-1980?



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The amount of abuse that old-time goalies took, and Terry Sawchuk in particular, is really unbelievable. These guys routinely had mental breakdowns while also getting the absolute hell beaten out of them physically. It had to be the worst job in sports, particularly on bad teams where there wasn’t even any glory to be won.

 

[BadgerBruce]

The amount of abuse that old-time goalies took, and Terry Sawchuk in particular, is really unbelievable. These guys routinely had mental breakdowns while also getting the absolute hell beaten out of them physically. It had to be the worst job in sports, particularly on bad teams where there wasn’t even any glory to be won.

You’re right — it’s hard to imagine a worse job than “old time goalie.” They knew the streets in all the pro cities — they often walked them alone for hours on end, minds racing, trying to get a grip.

Here’s a pic of Jolly Jack Adams with Sawchuk after a Cup win in the early-50s … the same Jack Adams who waged psychological warfare on the best goalie in the world.

 

[PlayersLtd]

You’re right — it’s hard to imagine a worse job than “old time goalie.” They knew the streets in all the pro cities — they often walked them alone for hours on end, minds racing, trying to get a grip.

Here’s a pic of Jolly Jack Adams with Sawchuk after a Cup win in the early-50s … the same Jack Adams who waged psychological warfare on the best goalie in the world.



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Never knew this about the history of goaltending. Is there a good book that sheds light on this?

 

[britdevil]

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Jesus christ, I never thought this would get resurrected.

I drew this back in 2009.

The Magic of MS Paint

Paint job by: britdevil from the HF Forums Stumbled on a hilarious thread at HF Forums that features a bunch of marvelous works of Microsof...

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I also did Ovechkin and Jokinen.

If I remember correctly, the Panthers badge started the MS Paint thread. I want to say a poster did all 30 teams badges in paint at the time.

 

[nucks88]

 

[KingsHockey24]

 

[Al Lagoon]

When goalies looked like this:

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or this:

 

[BadgerBruce]

Never knew this about the history of goaltending. Is there a good book that sheds light on this?

Lots of good books out there … maybe try Brave Face, a relatively new one, available here: Amazon.ca

 

[Guttersniped]

 

[zombie kopitar]

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Young Alex Ovechkin in an authentic game worn DRW Fedorov jersey. #9i