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

[DowntownBooster]

1970-74 ca - Tony Esposito keeps his eye on the puck as his brother Phil positions himself in the slot.

 

[DowntownBooster]

1969-72 ca - Don Awrey attempting to assist goalie Gerry Cheevers against the Philadelphia Flyers

 

[DowntownBooster]

1967-69 ca - Phil Esposito of Boston gets between Montreal's Jean Beliveau and goalie Rogatien Vachon

 

[blood gin]

Sticking up for your brother

 

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[VanIslander]

If the Gretzky & co. cup-raising celebration (two posts above) is THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE SEEN then you've miised a lot of great hockey.

 

[blood gin]

If the Gretzky & co. cup-raising celebration (two posts above) is THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE SEEN then you've miised a lot of great hockey.

Just that particular photo. I've seen pics from that moment...millions of them.

Really this threat has pretty much evolved into posting really great hockey photos for all too appreciate

 

[VanIslander]

No, it hasn't.

There's another thread for that: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/threads/the-most-famous-photos-ever-in-hockey-history.2395343/page-5

 

[VanIslander]

HAHAHA...

I was trying to google Fetisov and Gordie Howe muscle photos I haven't seen before and came across this one...

The Russian "President" (Czar?) Vladimir Putin,... pretty pissed off by media accounts of this photo shoot:

 

[VanIslander]

I have never before seen Fetisov's celebration of the 1986 world championship gold medal:

The top scorers of the tourney was Makarov and Krutov (with Fetisov 3rd) and the top goaltender in shutouts, save percentage and wins was not Tretiak, but a substitute Soviet this tourney Yevgeni Belosheikin, ...

In 1986 Belosheikin was named the outstanding goaltender of the 1986 IIHF World U20 Championships in Hamilton, Canada. During the tournament the U.S.S.R went undefeated, winning 7 games and surrendering only 14 goals. A year later he was also named the outstanding goaltender in the 1987 Calgary Cup, a pre-olympic tournament that took place just before the 1987 Canada Cup. On New Year's Eve 1986, Belosheikin led the Soviets to a 4-1 win over Canada. Belosheikin would end his international career on February 2, 1988 with a 4-1 win in an exhibition game against Finland.
Though he was considered the heir apparent to Vladislav Tretiak as the next great Soviet goaltender, Belosheikin suffered problems with alcoholism. After being drugged and robbed after a night of drinking with teammate Alexei Gusarov, he suffered liver and vision problems, which hastened the end his career.

Yevgeni Belosheikin - Wikipedia

 

[DowntownBooster]

February 7, 1976 - Darryl Sittler celebrates another Leafs goal during his NHL record 10 points in a single game (6 goals and 4 assists) against the Bruins. Goalie Dave Reese remained in net for the entire game in an 11-4 lopsided victory by Toronto.

 

[DowntownBooster]

1975/76 - Paul Henderson of the Toronto Toros leaps in the air as the puck heads toward goalie Gary Kurt of the Phoenix Roadrunners.

 

[Albatros]

I have never before seen Fetisov's celebration of the 1986 world championship gold medal:

The top scorers of the tourney was Makarov and Krutov (with Fetisov 3rd) and the top goaltender in shutouts, save percentage and wins was not Tretiak, but a substitute Soviet this tourney Yevgeni Belosheikin, ...
Yevgeni Belosheikin - Wikipedia

That Wikipedia story about Belosheikin may cut a few corners, it's true that he and Gusarov were once drugged and robbed but his later health problems were probably rather the result of his advanced alcoholism. He never adjusted to the army discipline in Leningrad and Moscow despite still excelling in hockey due to his absolutely exceptional talent. Tikhonov believed in him and for example the episode with Gusarov had few consequences. But he was also caught driving without license under influence and assaulting an officer, involved in a bar fight and so on. In 1988 he was still a part of the Soviet Olympic team in Calgary, but had been injured just before the tournament and didn't play a game. In the end he wasn't given his gold medal, didn't receive the customary title of "Honored Master of Sports" unlike practically all other Soviet Olympic champions in history, and so on. The exact reasons for this sudden harsh punishment are still unclear. He had just turned 22, there was just alcohol anymore. His wife left him, he was kicked out of the CSKA as well, later even his father was murdered. The SKA in Leningrad gave him an opportunity and he played for them against the Washington Capitals in the Super Series, having a good game. After that last hurrah he practically disappeared. Despite all this he was still drafted in the NHL and made a short appearance in Cape Breton where he was conned by his agent, after that he was sometimes doing odd jobs, mostly unemployed. Tried to kill himself several times, finally succeeded.

 

[Terrier]

Boston University, 1951

 

[DowntownBooster]

1976 - Boris Alexandrov (11) looks back at Mike Curran (30) and Rick Chartraw (3) during Canada Cup action between the Soviet Union and the United States.

 

[Chief Nine]

Boston University, 1951

Gotta love the old Dixie cup! Those babies would get soggy as all get out pretty much right off with the first drop of H2O.

 

[DowntownBooster]

1967-70 ca - Detroit Red Wings goalie Roger Crozier grabs at the cossbar as he tumbles backward into net.

 

[DowntownBooster]

1970-75 ca - Rangers goalie Gilles Villemure attempts to clear the puck as Yvan Cournoyer of the Canadiens approaches him.

 

[Killion]

^^^ Great shots DB.... Crozier..... unfortunately with Bob Pulford there wearing a grin & skating the other way... looks like the aftermath of a goal huh?

.... and Gilles Villemure, name I havent heard in decades. Long time Minor Leaguer who finally got his chance backing up Giacomin in 70/71... really shone. He & Eddie winning a Vezina. Villemure one of the better Stand-Up Goalies, somewhat unheralded. Treat to watch.

 

[DowntownBooster]

^^^ Great shots DB.... Crozier..... unfortunately with Bob Pulford there wearing a grin & skating the other way... looks like the aftermath of a goal huh?

.... and Gilles Villemure, name I havent heard in decades. Long time Minor Leaguer who finally got his chance backing up Giacomin in 70/71... really shone. He & Eddie winning a Vezina. Villemure one of the better Stand-Up Goalies, somewhat unheralded. Treat to watch.

Thanks Killion. Ya, I kind of feel bad for Crozier. Not only does it look like the aftermath of a goal but he looks to be in a precarious situation having no protection for the back of his head and it doesn't appear that he would be able to hold himself up at that angle.

In regards to Gilles Villemure, I always wondered about him wearing that mask that made it look like he was smiling (not to the extent of Rogie Vachon's mask in Los Angeles) as it sure doesn't appear that it would intimidate the opposition.

 

[Killion]

Thanks Killion. Ya, I kind of feel bad for Crozier. Not only does it look like the aftermath of a goal but he looks to be in a precarious situation having no protection for the back of his head and it doesn't appear that he would be able to hold himself up at that angle.

In regards to Gilles Villemure, I always wondered about him wearing that mask that made it look like he was smiling (not to the extent of Rogie Vachon's mask in Los Angeles) as it sure doesn't appear that it would intimidate the opposition.

.. well.... dont feel too bad for Roger Crozier... middle name was "Resilient". Extremely acrobatic until injury & illness forced him to reinvent his game but the year that shot was taken, mighta just gone "boom" on his bottom & that was that, shook it off. How he wound up in that precarious position... no idea.

Interesting you would wonder about that.... "intimidating the opposition" by way of mask..... I played with a custom Harrison & earlier one of the first Plante Fibrosports & it never actually occurred to me nor do I believe to any other Goalie that youd be having your mask constructed in such a way as to "intimidate".... unless of course a "smirk" is intimidating? ... Which it can be, sure. So more humor based.

The early custom jobs like the one Villemures wearing, which looks like a Lefty Wilson, no real thought put into them in that respect, just carved out. Mouth, nostrils, eyes, some holes or triangular cutouts for air, breathability. I stopped playing around the time guys started getting fancy with paint jobs, airbrushing & so on. And when I first saw it, considered it rather "Hot Dog". Over the top... as in "my, arent you special". And not a good thing, not in a nice way. To turn a vital piece of equipment into a "prop". WTF is that? If you have to rely on props to do your J.O.B. then theres something kinda "hucksterish"... cheap about that. Ego driven....

No shooter, player Ive ever encountered is going to be "intimidated" by a mask. They are however intimidated, you can create blocks in their minds, frustrate & confound through performance, actually insure that they shoot the puck right at you, and I mean right into your trapper or wide altogether.... totally mess with their heads but believe me... craziest looking Halloween Mask... even Freddie Krueger out there without a mask... thats not going to scare any red blooded hockey player... just piss them off.... and believe me... you really dont want to be pissing off some 6'0 + 200 pounder wielding a club on razor blades. You wanna "manage" Raging Bull there. Not be waving a Red Flag in his face with some poncy lookin mask.... just for fun any number of em... decapitation.... take your head clean off by "accident like". Psych jobs. Boogeymans afraid of them. Hiding under the bed to afraid to come out. As a Goalie, you have to best, better even the Boogeyman and you dont do that with a mask.

 

[besser]

I've always found it odd that the team was named the Penguins and they nicknamed their rink "The Igloo." Penguins are almost exclusively found in the Southern hemisphere whereas igloos are found in Canada's arctic and Greenland. So whoever came up with this nickname for their rink was extremely geographically challenged. The two things literally could not be further apart from each other without leaving the planet altogether.

Oh get out of here, if one thinks of Penguins they also think of Igloos, not every NHL fan is a 'scholar' like yourself, it was and still is advertised as family orientated entertainment

 

[Killion]

Oh get out of here, if one thinks of Penguins they also think of Igloos, not every NHL fan is a 'scholar' like yourself, it was and still is advertised as family orientated entertainment

Never understood this, the criticism of that nickname... even at the time it was announced.... through the 70's & that infamous Brian Spencer meltdown during an in between periods interview when he totally lost it & started mocking the name, organization. I've always thought it was a great name. Hardy, sociable arctic dwelling creatures; "classy" at the same time, tuxedo's often referred to as "penguin suits" & so on. Never saw anything "cartoony" about that nickname the way I did with "Mighty Ducks" for example. Quite the opposite in fact. Penguins noted for having a nasty attitude if challenged, territorial incursions, very protective of one another... great name. Not huge on several of their uniform iterations over the years. Fashion Crimes for sure but the name? Great nickname. Love it.

 

[DowntownBooster]

1978/79 - Goalie Al Smith of the New England Whalers looks on as Wayne Gretzky celebrates an Oilers goal.