Great photos in hockey history you've just seen for the first time (Part III)

[Davenport]

Although Boston somehow won game 3 at MSG in their first game without Espo, the rangers still won all 3 games at the Boston Garden after going 1-5 there in prior playoff series

It is possible that the Rangers would have won that series even if Esposito had not been injured. They did win game one - in Boston, with #7 playing - decisively, 6 - 2.

 

[Davenport]

Here we see the pride of P.E.I. - Errol Thompson - Bob Berry and Borje Salming.

 

[Davenport]

Remember Greg Polis? In Pittsburgh, he was a member of the PAP line - with Syl Apps jr. and Jean Pronovost. In this image, we see him being handed the keys to the automobile behind him. That prize was his for being named MVP of the All Star game on January 30, 1973, held at Madison Square Garden. Polis scored two goals for the West in a losing effort - 5 to 4.

 

[Davenport]

Younger brother of Brian and Barry Cullen, Ray Cullen found full-time employment in the NHL with expansion in 1967. He was claimed by the Minnesota North Stars from the Detroit Red Wings, and hit the 20-goal mark in 1967-68 and 1968-69. In just about every photo of him, you see that grin.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

View attachment 404380Here we see the pride of P.E.I. - Errol Thompson - Bob Berry and Borje Salming.

Errol Thompson looks like he's loaded.

 

[beachcomber]

Remember Greg Polis? In Pittsburgh, he was a member of the PAP line - with Syl Apps jr. and Jean Pronovost. In this image, we see him being handed the keys to the automobile behind him. That prize was his for being named MVP of the All Star game on January 30, 1973, held at Madison Square Garden. Polis scored two goals for the West in a losing effort - 5 to 4.View attachment 404381

I remember him well. He sold cars in Prince George BC for a number of years. Passed away a while back.

 

[Davenport]

Apparently, there used to be a prejudice against tall goaltenders. Gary Smith - seen here as a Leaf, with Eddie Shack and John Ferguson - was one of the first quite tall goaltenders, at 6' 4". Notice the comment on the back of his hockey cards suggests that he was a good goaltender despite

being tall.

 

[Davenport]

Here we have a scene from a Bruins/Rangers game early in the 1965-66 season. Two of the gentlemen seen here - John McKenzie keeping Leo Boivin (20) company, and Reggie Fleming (19) - would be exchanging jerseys in January, 1966. In fact, McKenzie would don Fleming's #19, while Fleming would don Larry Mickey's #9.

 

[Davenport]

Seen together at the 1970 All Star game. The two Bobbys.

 

[The Panther]

View attachment 405399Seen together at the 1970 All Star game. The two Bobbys.

Exactly how early did Bobby Hull's hair start receding?

(Didn't appear to be a problem for Brett.)

 

[c9777666]

The Triple Crown Line

 

[c9777666]

1986-87: A Royal Crossroads: Luc Robitaille as a rookie, Marcel Dionne’s final year as a King

 

[Davenport]

Possibly the softest trio ever seen in Toronto. Yes, that is Dick Duff at centre.

 

[Davenport]

Decades ago.

 

[Davenport]

Great action shot. Here we see Ed Van Impe, Johnny Bucyk and Bernie Parent.

 

[Davenport]

Bernie Parent, Gilles Marotte and Dave Keon.

 

[Davenport]

Ralph Backstrom had six opportunities to pose with the Stanley Cup. The playoff money he would have earned from both the NHL and the Canadiens would have represented a significant proportion of his hockey income during his time in Montreal.

 

[Davenport]

Posing with the Stanley Cup became old hat for Red Kelly.

 

[Staniowski]

Cale Makar....skating on a part of the Bow River, Calgary.

 

[Staniowski]

The famous hockey stick escalators of the Montreal Forum.

 

[Davenport]

Somehow, Val Fonteyne went from being an offensive star in the WHL to being a checking forward in the NHL. In 1958-59, he had 32 goals and 81 points in 64 WHL games with the Seattle Totems. In the playoffs - where the Totems won the Lester Patrick Cup - he added six goals and 11 points in 12 games. In 1959-60, Fonteyne was in Detroit, where he had four goals and 11 points in 69 NHL games, used almost exclusively in a defensive role. Val would fill that role - quite well - throughout his NHL career.

 

[Zobitembois]

View attachment 402901Here we see Bobby Orr and Wayne Maki.

What about the white socks with the dark jersey ?

 

[leetch99]

Errol Thompson looks like he's loaded.

LOL...I doubt it...but he did work for Moosehead Breweries as a regional rep for a long time after hockey ended for him .

 

[Davenport]

The New York Rangers would have been harder to play against in the 1970s with this gentleman on the blueline.

 

[Davenport]

Henri Richard, Joseph "Toe" Blake and Jean Beliveau