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

[VanIslander]

Zach Hyman crashed Carey Price's crease in the second period of a Saturday night game in January of this calendar year. I'd seen the video of that play, but not the photograph that was in The Toronto Star.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

1960 - Bobby Hull

1974 - One more shot of Bobby Hull. here he is arm wrestling with Gilles Gratton, "Gratoony the Loony".

1970s - Great photo of a fairly young Viktor Tikhonov, who went on to have such a success with the Soviet National Team.

1987 - More international flavor with Mario Lemieux in action at the 1987 Canada Cup.

March 29, 1991 - Jaromir Jágr at the airport in Pittsburgh with his mother in the background.

1960s - Clear the track, here comes Eddie Shack.

1960s - Yvan Cournoyer had only six Major penalties in his 968 regular season NHL games.

1965-67 - The great Terry Sawchuk taking a breather.

1939 - Members of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey team — led by Bob Davidson, Goalie “Turk” Broda and “Sweeney” Schriner — marching into the trenches at a machine-gun target range during a military training session.

 

[VanIslander]

I rolled my eyes at the two Hull photos. But maybe you haven't seen them before.

But man oh man! the young Tikhonov, young Jagr and the two best: The Road Runner in a fight with the ref's head down and that war training photo! A-ma--zing!

Here's Matt Greene next to a WWII vet.

 

[greyraven8]

A little photo-bombing likely by two boys in this:

Girls Hockey [Ten female hockey players pose for a team portrait on the arena ice. They wear a variety of uniforms, including Indians, Flyers, Commandos, Hogans and Eskimos. Yellowknife.] 1953. NWT Archives

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[Robert Gordon Orr]

1979-82 - The Riverton Rifle, Reggie Leach flying past Rod Langway (# 17). Gaston Gingras (# 2) on the left.

May 2, 1967 - George Armstrong posing for photos with the Stanley Cup.

December 6, 1969 - Legendary Russian goalie Vladislav Tretiak ready to step in. Vladimir Vikulov on the bench looks at Tretiak.

1974-75 ca - Bobby Clarke yapping with a Seals player. Could be Ron Huston (# 11).

1977/78 - Cleveland Barons led by Jim Neilson at front, followed by Jean Potvin and Walt McKechnie.

1950 - Bun Cook, former member of the "Bread Line" on a fishing trip, enjoying his retirement (retired 1942/43). Bun was way ahead of time and used both a slapshot and the drop pass long before it became fashionable.

1954/55 - Rocket Richard looks like he could kill Ivan Irwin who was a tough customer, dubbed "Ivan the Terrible". Irwin is 90 years old today and still going strong. Gump Worsley have his mind somewhere else.

1953 - Two great players, Captain Ted Kennedy and former player King Clancy.

1920s - Another great player, a young Howie Morenz.

March 3, 1957 - Jean Beliveau beating Don Simmons.

1920s - Didier Pitre, "Cannonball" in a rare photo. Certainly well worn equipment.

1980 - Interesting rating card done by legendary Canadian radio broadcaster Foster Hewitt [1902-1985].
He had seen them all by this time, and here is his "score-card" rating the best. Notice how he added Guy Lafleur.

 

[VanIslander]

I thought your above post the best yet and possibly the best of this thread until the commonplace Morenz and Pitre pics.

I think we need a separate thread for famous/standard photographs you see a dozen times or more, though deservedly so.

I started this thread for less viewed ones, and you certainly have provided the lion's share of those. Let's get the frequently seen ones into a 'famous photos' thread to not bore us with them once again (I've been around here too long maybe). Anyways, another thread is warranted!

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

I thought your above post the best yet and possibly the best of this thread until the commonplace Morenz and Pitre pics.

I think we need a separate thread for famous/standard photographs you see a dozen times or more, though deservedly so.

I started this thread for less viewed ones, and you certainly have provided the lion's share of those. Let's get the frequently seen ones into a 'famous photos' thread to not bore us with them once again (I've been around here too long maybe). Anyways, another thread is warranted!

Well, what can I say? I guess I have to throw in a commonplace photo here and there. I am sure even these are new to many fans. Not everyone have been around for decades like yourself.

You have to take the good ones with the bad ones. But no seriously, it's difficult to know what's commonplace. Yes, the Morenz one is probably common, or very similar studio photos of him. But actually the Didier Pitre photo is one I can't recall to have seen on many occasions. I have a good portion of other great photos, but I guess I'll stop here. It was fun though. Thanks for all the great photos Vanislander.

 

[Scott Stevens]

 

[Killion]

Well, what can I say? I guess I have to throw in a commonplace photo here and there. I am sure even these are new to many fans. Not everyone have been around for decades like yourself.

You have to take the good ones with the bad ones. But no seriously, it's difficult to know what's commonplace. Yes, the Morenz one is probably common, or very similar studio photos of him. But actually the Didier Pitre photo is one I can't recall to have seen on many occasions. I have a good portion of other great photos, but I guess I'll stop here. It was fun though. Thanks for all the great photos Vanislander.

Oh good grief.... dont refrain from posting in this thread RGO. No no no..... Your contributions brilliant & much appreciated. 98% of the photo's youve put up Ive never seen, rare, and if the odd well known shot gets in thats ok too. Some pictures one never gets tired of seeing.

 

[greyraven8]

Ran across an unautographed image like this once before but it might be new to some:

https://www.canadianbaseballnetwork...l-showcases-hundreds-of-fascinating-artifacts

 

[greyraven8]

Boston Public Library has quite the collection - many very good resolution hockey photos that are zoomable - different levels of hockey represented - like this high school hockey picture:

https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:5425kw34g
https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:5425kw34g

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

Oh good grief.... dont refrain from posting in this thread RGO. No no no..... Your contributions brilliant & much appreciated. 98% of the photo's youve put up Ive never seen, rare, and if the odd well known shot gets in thats ok too. Some pictures one never gets tired of seeing.

Thank you Killion. I have great respect for you, so I¨ll post some more photos.
Let's go with some tough guys,

1981 - Terry O'Reilly swinging.

December 20, 1973 - Bernie Parent and Gary "Suitcase" Smith going at it.

March 8, 1964 - John Ferguson against Bob Nevin.

April 20, 1984 - Ok, so we've seen it before, but what the heck - Good Friday Massacre.

March 28, 1973 - Andre Dupont (# 28) squaring up against Jean-Paul Parise (# 11).

April 9, 1981 - Brawl between NY Rangers and LA Kings.

January 6, 1972 - Philadelphia Flyers against St.Louis Blues.

March 1, 1972 - Vic Hadfield vs Bob Stewart. The linesman in need of medical attention.

1964 - Kent Douglas vs Reg Fleming.

 

[Killion]

^^^ Well thanks RGO..... and more great shots though I dont like seeing Goalie vs Goalie.

 

[VanIslander]

 

[VanIslander]

I've seen several times the photo of him cutting food with a knife, holding a fork too.
But I'd never seen this photo until now:

 

[VanIslander]

Bill White um, let's say crotch checks Vladimir Vikulov during the fourth game of the 1972 Summit Series.

 

[Killion]

I've seen several times the photo of him cutting food with a knife, holding a fork too.
But I'd never seen this photo until now:

I havent seen this one either but there are a couple of others I have seen I assume taken
at the same time just from different angles and in one of them a couple of kids present....

 

[VanIslander]

We've all seen video and/or photos of an octopus being thrown onto the ice at the Joe. It's a tradition that security has tried to stop, checking people when they enter and confiscating many live ones hidden under jackets. But how the heck did a fan get this one past security?

 

[VanIslander]

Two years after backstopping the Rangers to the Stanley Cup and two years before doing so as the starter in Toronto, the great Lorne Chabot (pictured below) began the 1930-31 season alternating starts with a youngster named Benny Grant and between them recorded five consecutive shutouts! Grant didn't stick in the NHL and Chabot went on later in his career to become the NHL 1st team all-star in Chicago.

 

[Killion]

^^^ ahh.... rather interesting way to hold your stick there Lorne.

... and wheres the damn Crossbar on that net? Pre-Art Ross net so no Crossbar at all?...

 

[VanIslander]

Rudi Ball was identified as the best European ice hockey player in a French Sports Magazine in 1930 and scored three goals for Germany in their 1932 bronze-medal winning tourney. He would go on to score 500+ goals. But, in 1936 he wasn't picked to represent his own country in the Winter Olympics because of the Nazis.

In 1936, because he was Jewish, Ball (the 25-year-old captain) was initially overlooked for selection in the German ice hockey team. His good friend and teammate, Gustav Jaenecke, refused to play unless Ball was included. Ball also believed a deal could be struck to save his family in Germany if he returned to play in the games. The German selectors also realized that without Ball and Jaenecke the team would not stand a chance of winning. Another factor was that the Nazi party could not overlook the fact that Ball was without doubt one of the leading athletes in his sport. With much controversy Ball was included in the German team to play at the 1936 Olympic games. One report of the time proposed that Ball was playing against his will. The deal for Ball's family to leave Germany was also agreed. After Ball was injured, the Germans took 5th place in the Olympic tournament. Ball played four matches and scored two goals.

 

[Killion]

^^^ Quite the story & nice shot.

 

[Cotton]

Newsy Lalonde in his mid-70's looking at a photo of himself from his playing days.

 

[Cotton]

Vancouver Millionaires 1912-1913.
Si Griffis, Newsy Lalonde, Allan Parr, Smokey Harris, Sibby Nicholls, Frank Patrick, Jack Ulrich, Tommy Phillips.

 

[Cotton]

Vancouver Asahi hockey club. The Asahi (Morning Sun) are better known as a baseball squad from Vancouver's Japanese community competing in the Terminal League from 1914 until 1941. It would seem the club also had a hockey team, at least in 1919/20. The club was disbanded when after the attacks at Pearl Harbour, Japanese Canadians were subsequently re-located to internment camps.