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

[Staniowski]

Montreal Forum.

 

[Staniowski]

Maple Leaf Gardens.

 

[Staniowski]

 

[Staniowski]

A great line, and Kasatonov.

 

[Staniowski]

Maple Leaf Gardens and the Mutual Street Arena are both in view in the upper right quadrant.

 

[Staniowski]

 

[alko]

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Maple Leaf Gardens.

Maple Leaf Wrestling? What is that?

 

[Davenport]

Maple Leaf Wrestling? What is that?

This is/was Maple Leaf Wrestling:

 

[The Panther]

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That 70s' Show...

 

[Davenport]

Here we see....

 

[MeHateHe]

Maple Leaf Wrestling? What is that?

Harold Ballard and his GM that week arguing over a nickel.

 

[MarkusKetterer]

I don’t know who is in this pic but this is great. Also when did chin straps go out of popularity?

 

[MarkusKetterer]

It's ok that's not what I meant. I said the open mouth thing as a joke since Phil seems to like to hear himself talk a lot.

Goddammit. That joke flew over my head.

 

[SharksAttack]

Some KalPa players in 1950's.

 

[ted2019]

This is/was Maple Leaf Wrestling:View attachment 381169

Actually, Maple Leaf Wrestling had a long history before the WWF.
Maple Leaf Wrestling - Wikipedia

 

[The Panther]

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This is such a great photo. I often see images of Richard like this, where he's off balance and driving to, or (like this) having driven to, the net.

The 'A' on his sweater suggests this is from the 1955-56 season (Émile Bouchard had been captain since 1948, but after this season Richard took over). Richard was 34 years old this season, and it was the last time he was a 1st-team All Star. He and Gordie Howe tied for 2nd in the League with 38 goals apiece, both well behind the younger Jean Beliveau in his greatest season.

 

[Davenport]

Love these shots of players on the bench.

 

[Davenport]

Flying Frenchmen

 

[Staniowski]

Beliveau, Orr, 1968.

 

[FerrisRox]

Love these shots of players on the bench.View attachment 381418

It's so weird to me when I see pictures of players from the 40's, 50's and 60's.... The players always look like they are in their late forties or early fifties. Always strikes me as so odd how old they look.

 

[Davenport]

Chosen by the Oakland Seals in the Expansion Draft, but was traded to Toronto before ever donning their jersey. Would have loved to have seen him in Oakland.

 

[The Panther]

It's so weird to me when I see pictures of players from the 40's, 50's and 60's.... The players always look like they are in their late forties or early fifties. Always strikes me as so odd how old they look.

Doesn't Maurice Richard look young in these?

It's true, though. Humans (at least the whites who dominated hockey) just seemed to age faster back then. Probably due to having a harder life.

 

[Davenport]

Would J.C. Tremblay be in the Hockey Hall of Fame if he had never donned the jersey seen here?

 

[Davenport]

Here's an image of Claude Provost from 1953.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Would J.C. Tremblay be in the Hockey Hall of Fame if he had never donned the jersey seen here?View attachment 381505

Yes.