Great Hockey Photos You've Just Seen for the First Time!

[DowntownBooster]

Jaromir Jagr

 

[Killion]

^^ That ones not so rare DB... but never get tired of it.

 

[DowntownBooster]

Bill Goldthorpe (Baltimore Blades)

 

[DowntownBooster]

^^ That ones not so rare DB... but never get tired of it.

That's true Killion. Maybe Jagr's mullet deserves a catagory of its own.

 

[Killion]

That's true Killion. Maybe Jagr's mullet deserves a catagory of its own.

There is a "Haitstyle" thread floating around in the archives...
"Ugliest Player" & sort of "isnt that amusing" type dealeos...........

 

[DowntownBooster]

1974/75 - Jack Carlson (Minnesota Fighting Saints) battles with John Hughes (Phoenix Roadrunners) in WHA action.

 

[DowntownBooster]

The different looks of Mike Antonovich

 

[Killion]

^^^ Appears to me Mikee havin fun no matter the look or team huh? A Man for All Seasons.

 

[DowntownBooster]

1972/73 - Bobby Sheehan (New York Raiders) getting slowed down by Frank Sanders (Minnesota Fighting Saints)

 

[VanIslander]

One of the many underrated DEFENSIVE defensemen I recall from my lifetime, Smehlik, against Lindros:

 

[Killion]

Thats an interesting (and rare) photo, Raiders vs Saints.... never seen it before..... The Raiders falling victim to the NHL as it was the clubs intention to play out of the recently opened Nassau Coliseum on Long Island however.... the NHL awarded an Expansion Franchise to LI effectively leaving the Raiders scrambling & homeless.... winding up at MSG where under that name, played a season (2nd worst record in the WHA, sparse crowds), then changed their name to the Golden Blades... then moved to the Philly suburb of Cherry Hill NJ & renamed themselves yet again as the Knights.... funny story about the Cherry Hill Arena that was vacated by an ECHL team, seems the ice surface had a wicked slope to it with the Visiting Team having to skate up-hill for 2 periods.... True story.

 

[Canadiens1958]

The Richard brothers - Claude, Maurice and Henri. Circa 1958, Canadiens training camp. Claude played for the Junior Canadiens and some minor pro.

 

[alko]

1974/75 - Jack Carlson (Minnesota Fighting Saints) battles with John Hughes (Phoenix Roadrunners) in WHA action.

Do i see glasses?

 

[Killion]

The Richard brothers - Claude, Maurice and Henri. Circa 1958, Canadiens training camp. Claude played for the Junior Canadiens and some minor pro.View attachment 86749

Huh. Learn something new every day. I had absolutely no idea there was another
brother who played pro in that family. Seems his skating wasnt quite up to snuff....

.... more here... www.habseyesontheprize.com/2009/1/5/709697/a-vest-pocket-rocket-that

 

[Canadiens1958]

Huh. Learn something new every day. I had absolutely no idea there was another
brother who played pro in that family. Seems his skating wasnt quite up to snuff....

.... more here... www.habseyesontheprize.com/2009/1/5/709697/a-vest-pocket-rocket-that

Actually it is well known what became of Claude Richard - he was a waiter at Henri's tavern/brasserie until it closed.

 

[Killion]

Actually it is well known what became of Claude Richard - he was a waiter at Henri's tavern/brasserie until it closed.

.... if your of a certain age & knew of the best haunts to
frequent in Montreal then yes, yes I suppose you would C58....

 

[VanIslander]

 

[DowntownBooster]

Do i see glasses?

Your eyes do not deceive you. Although it was not common to see a player wear glasses at the pro level, there was the occasional individual that did. Probably the most well known hockey player that wore glasses was Al Arbour who played for Detroit, Chicago, Toronto and St. Louis. In regards to Jack Carlson in the picture, he wore glasses during his time with the Minnesota Fighting Saints and continued wearing them into his early years with the New England Whalers before switching to contact lenses and playing the rest of his pro career without glasses.

 

[Killion]

Your eyes do not deceive you. Although it was not common to see a player wear glasses at the pro level, there was the occasional individual that did. Probably the most well known hockey player that wore glasses was Al Arbour.....

... also Hal Laycoe and a couple of other guys wearing glasses, including...

 

[DowntownBooster]

1972 - Ken Dryden getting set for Boris Mikhailov (13) and Alexander Yakushev (15) in Summit Series action.

 

[DowntownBooster]

A young Wayne Gretzky of the Soo Greyhounds

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

AIRBORNE

1936-38 ca – The powerful Charlie Conacher lifting up Syl Apps on his broad shoulders

1948-52 ca - Elmer Lach leaping over Chuck Rayner

November 20, 1955 - Jean Beliveau flying through the air while shooting the puck. Dean Prentice (# 17) making an effort to block the shot

January 14, 1960 - Eddie Shack leaping through the air in his characteristic style between Doug Mohns and Fern Flaman

1974/75 - Robbie Ftorek levitating against Harry Howell (# 3)

1993-95 ca - Eric Lindros crunching Ken Sutton (# 41) with a stiff body check while Brent Fedyk (# 18) is looking on in the background

1999/2000 - Scott Stevens demolishing Eric Lindros while almost taking out Petr Sykora (# 17) and Brian Rafalski (# 28) at the same time

October 2, 2015 - T.J. Oshie hitting Adam McQuaid into the boards

March 4, 2016 - Eric Staal sends T.J. Oshie flying

October 18, 2016 - Matt Duchesne flipping over Dmitri Orlov

December 21, 2016 - Taylor Leier, Taylor Leier and Brandon Manning in a collective massive hit

October 7, 2017 – Radko Gudas stopping Dennis Rasmussen

October 21, 2017 - Connor McDavid airborne on his own

 

[SealsFan]

Bill Goldthorpe (Baltimore Blades)

WOW! First color action pic I've seen of the short-lived Blades AND a rare Goldy action pic!!!!!

 

[DJ Man]

AIRBORNE

...

January 14, 1960 - Eddie Shack leaping through the air in his characteristic style between Doug Mohns and Fern Flaman

...

... And Boston wearing yellow jerseys as home uniform. Note the lack of contrast in black-and-white, something that confounded early TV broadcasts.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

WOW! First color action pic I've seen of the short-lived Blades AND a rare Goldy action pic!!!!!

Here you have another one with Goldie

...and a nice one with Jimmy McLeod