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

[Robert Gordon Orr]

1903 – The Canadian hockey girl, photo by Montrealer William Elisha Maw [1872-1931]

1937 – Charlie Conacher walking through the crowd, a classic shot, now colorized

May 9, 1971 – Two rookies going at it. Ken Dryden (#29) and Jerry Korab (# 22)

1971-72 ca - Orland Kurtenbach (# 25) battling hard with Jacques Laperriere (# 2). What's up with the green/blue Spalding gloves? Yikes...

1973 – Bobby Clarke chased by Henri Richard

1973-75 ca – Darryl Sittler (# 27) and Dennis Hull (# 10)

1977/78 – All eyes on the puck - Wayne Cashman (# 12) - Brian Engblom (# 3) – Bob Gainey – Rick Middleton (# 16)

April/May, 1979 – Pat Hickey (# 16) – Mike Bossy (# 22) – Carol Vadnais (# 5) – Dave Maloney (# 26) – John Davidson (# 30) – Bobby Sheehan (# 6) – Clark Gillies

1979-80 ca – Denis Potvin (# 5) and Bob Kelly in a battle along the boards

February 17, 1984 – Care for a dance? - Aleksandr Gerasimov (# 23) and Kevin Dineen (# 16)

April 20, 1984 – The Good Friday Massacre - La Bataille du Vendredi Saint

1985-86 ca – Richard Brodeur (# 25) and Mats Naslund (# 26)

1985-86 ca – Greg Adams giving linesman Mark Pare an earful

March 14, 1990 – Rookie Geoff Smith (# 25) and Claude Lemieux (# 32) in one of his last games for Montreal

November 25, 1991 – Brad Marsh celebrating his goal. He went on to score one more time in his NHL-career

November 19, 1992 - Marty McSorley vs Stu Grimson (# 23)

May 1994 - Martin Brodeur (# 30) – Stephane Matteau (# 32) - Bernie Nicholls (# 9)

2013 ca – What the f… - Scott Hartnell

 

[Killion]

^^^ More awesome shots RGO!... Love "The Hockey Girl", and you say its "famous"? New one on me...... Ive never seen that crowd shot of Conacher & the Leafs on their way out to the ice colorized.... Charlie there, that guys' got real "presence". You dont quite grasp the full extent of it in b&w.

 

[ICM1970]

Still can't stop drooling over this pic. 2nd from right for the Knights I see Andre Lacroix and 4th from right is Norm Ferguson.

I wonder if that picture was taken at that old dump of a place that the Knights played in (where the visitors had to change at the hotel across from the rink and that the centre ice rose slightly so players could take real rockets of slapshots)? I know that at MLG, kindly H Ballard made the Toros pay sky high prices for game rentals and lights were extra and that they could not use the Leafs' dressing room or the cushions on the benches.

 

[DowntownBooster]

I wonder if that picture was taken at that old dump of a place that the Knights played in (where the visitors had to change at the hotel across from the rink and that the centre ice rose slightly so players could take real rockets of slapshots)? I know that at MLG, kindly H Ballard made the Toros pay sky high prices for game rentals and lights were extra and that they could not use the Leafs' dressing room or the cushions on the benches.

The picture was actually from Varsity Arena in Toronto where the Toros played some of their home games during 1973/74. The building only had seating for about 4,800 and could not generate sufficient revenue for the Toros which is why they made a deal with Ballard to use Maple Leaf Gardens.

 

[DowntownBooster]

1943 - program cover for exhibition game between the Chicago Black Hawks and Quebec Aces

 

[DowntownBooster]

1936 - members of Canada's 1936 Olympic hockey team take a pause by the lake-rink at Riesserse (a German lake located in southwest Garmisch-Partenkirchen). The lake hosted 10 of the 37 ice hockey games for the 1936 Winter Olympics. Canada would win the silver medal in ice hockey.

 

[DowntownBooster]

1960/61 - Autry Erickson (# 11), Bill Hicke (# 8) and Willie O'Ree (# 22)

 

[DowntownBooster]

1976-78 ca - before Teemu Selanne, there was Dennis Abgrall of the Cincinnati Stingers

 

[VanIslander]

Before Selanne...?

Please tell me you know about Ted Lindsay's shooting stance well before that WHA nobody or Selanne! I mean, this is History 101.

The Red Wings' Greatest Captain (and his stance was in bloody opposition to a pre-game death threat! not a showoff move)

*sigh* Sometimes I feel I'm getting old, other times just that the world is going to pot.

 

[DowntownBooster]

Before Selanne...?

Please tell me you know about Ted Lindsay's shooting stance well before that WHA nobody or Selanne! I mean, this is History 101.

The Red Wings' Greatest Captain (and his stance was in bloody opposition to a pre-game death threat! not a showoff move)

*sigh* Sometimes I feel I'm getting old, other times just that the world is going to pot.

Sorry VI, I wasn't aware of the Ted Lindsay shooting stance. I only came across the Dennis Abgrall picture today. I've been around long enough to have watched the WHA in person but not long enough to have seen Ted Lindsay. No disrespect was intended for the great Ted Lindsay.

 

[VanIslander]

Okay... you've been on HfBoards for 7 years but that doesn't mean you've been on the History board for most of that time or read a lot of history books over that stretch. (I feel old at this moment.)

That said,...

Thanks for the Dennis whomever pic. It's relevant and interesting in the historical sequence of the shot stance! He had just one significant year in the WHA (28 goals, 60 points in 80 games, the year of that pick):

 

[Terrier]

Sergei Samsonov and Joe Thornton surround current Bruin Ryan Donato.

 

[Howie Hodge]

Okay... you've been on HfBoards for 7 years but that doesn't mean you've been on the History board for most of that time or read a lot of history books over that stretch. (I feel old at this moment.)

That said,...

Thanks for the Dennis whomever pic. It's relevant and interesting in the historical sequence of the shot stance! He had just one significant year in the WHA (28 goals, 60 points in 80 games, the year of that pick):

Now this was must read material at that point in time! I subscribed from the early 70's to the early 2000's. It went from biblical to a well, shi*....

 

[Howie Hodge]

April 21, 1951.

Bill Barilko's OT winner wins The Leafs The Cup. It was also Montreal Center Bob Dawes last NHL game. After getting tangled up with Leafs Teeder Kennedy, they fell into the boards, and were both carried off on stretchers.

Kennedy returned later in the game; Dawes never did as the tumble cost him four breaks in his leg. And ended his career. Not pretty.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

April 21, 1951.

Bill Barilko's OT winner wins The Leafs The Cup. It was also Montreal Center Bob Dawes last NHL game. After getting tangled up with Leafs Teeder Kennedy, they fell into the boards, and were both carried off on stretchers.

Kennedy returned later in the game; Dawes never did as the tumble cost him four breaks in his leg. And ended his career. Not pretty.

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This photo was posted about three weeks ago (# 929), although it's true that the injury ended Dawes NHL-career, it didn't end his hockey career, as he was active as a player until 1967.

I also noted that photos (# 967) and (# 970) from DowntownBooster had been posted before in the thread, there are so many photos now in here that it is impossible to remember them all. Anyway, good job DowntownBooster, Howie Hodge, Chief Nine, SealsFan, Killion and all who are contributing with interesting anecdotes and photos, keep it up.

 

[Canadiens1958]

1903 Canadian hockey girl uniform looks quite similar to the 1920McGill Women's Hockey uniforms.

 

[Canadiens1958]

March 1967, two greats during a game at the Montreal Forum.
Bobby Orr and Henri Richard battle.Fascinating picture. Clearly shows that Gordie Howe was not the only player able tocreate a security perimeter by using an elbow.Also shows how Henri Richard cradled a rolling puck while by telescoping his stick.

 

[Chief Nine]

March 1967, two greats during a game at the Montreal Forum.
Bobby Orr and Henri Richard battle.Fascinating picture. Clearly shows that Gordie Howe was not the only player able tocreate a security perimeter by using an elbow.Also shows how Henri Richard cradled a rolling puck while by telescoping his stick.View attachment 106591

Those boards seem a bit high in that shot, anyone know if were they higher than 4' in those days in the Forum?

 

[Killion]

Those boards seem a bit high in that shot, anyone know if were they higher than 4' in those days in the Forum?

Standard. Henri Richard only 5'7" so optical illusion, eyes playing tricks.

 

[Canadiens1958]

Things you do not see today. From 1959.This picture of the NHL All Stars was taken at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York on February 17, 1959. The All Stars defeated the Buffalo Bisons 6-2. In the very middle of the picture is Forbes Kennedy who represented the Detroit Red Wings. To his immediate left is The Golden Jet, Bobby Hull, and to his right is Boston Bruins captain Fern Flaman.

 

[Killion]

.... also @Chief Nine .... only time I'm aware of any major discrepancy in board height or whatever (beyond overall rink sizes which as you know varied, Boston Garden etc) was the story of Jacques Plante noticing something odd about the nets at MSG in NY, that they seemed a lot wider than they should be & complained about it... Muzz Patrick the Rangers GM directed by the NHL to measure them & put an end to Plantes imaginings.... only he wasnt imagining it, 3"'s wider than standard.... only Patrick rather than admitting it to the League claimed they were standard & then immediately ordered new nets secretly, replacing the oversized nets dead of night type dealeo.

 

[Killion]

Things you do not see today. From 1959.This picture of the NHL All Stars was taken at Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo, New York on February 17, 1959. The All Stars defeated the Buffalo Bisons 6-2. In the very middle of the picture is Forbes Kennedy who represented the Detroit Red Wings. To his immediate left is The Golden Jet, Bobby Hull, and to his right is Boston Bruins captain Fern Flaman. View attachment 106601

This is interesting, never heard tell of this one before.... why would the NHL be playing an All Star Game against the AHL Bisons in Buffalo in 59? Hershey won the Calder in 58 & 59 I believe so not even the AHL League Champs from the previous season.

 

[Chief Nine]

.... also @Chief Nine .... only time I'm aware of any major discrepancy in board height or whatever (beyond overall rink sizes which as you know varied, Boston Garden etc) was the story of Jacques Plante noticing something odd about the nets at MSG in NY, that they seemed a lot wider than they should be & complained about it... Muzz Patrick the Rangers GM directed by the NHL to measure them & put an end to Plantes imaginings.... only he wasnt imagining it, 3"'s wider than standard.... only Patrick rather than admitting it to the League claimed they were standard & then immediately ordered new nets secretly, replacing the oversized nets dead of night type dealeo.

I believe there was a story about Larry Bird noticing something like the rims being off at an arena as well. Makes sense that players who are on that level would notice a slight variance that the rest of us mortals would blissfully be well unaware!

 

[Chief Nine]

I believe there was a story about Larry Bird noticing something like the rims being off at an arena as well. Makes sense that players who are on that level would notice a slight variance that the rest of us mortals would blissfully be well unaware!

I just found out the actual story of the rims being off was actually Kobe Bryant from one of my coworkers who is a basketball savant. So it wasn't Larry Bird, but the point remains:

That time Kobe detected the rim was 1/4 inch off

 

[Killion]

I believe there was a story about Larry Bird noticing something like the rims being off at an arena as well. Makes sense that players who are on that level would notice a slight variance that the rest of us mortals would blissfully be well unaware!

Well.... 3"'s is a lot... where was the Gumper's head at along with all the rest of the Rangers"Snipers" etc, visiting goalies & so on? Little wonder New York absolutely sucked huh? Cheating & it backfires on them.