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[VanIslander]

^^^^^ Gee, could ya tell which one is BY FAR the best player?

(Note: The Triple Crown Line? Give The Man a high throne! The Napoleon of hockey players.)

 

[Jumptheshark]

^^^^^ Gee, could ya tell which one is BY FAR the best player?

(Note: The Triple Crown Line? Give The Man a high throne! The Napoleon of hockey players.)

Napoleon was of average height for a man of his era.

It is due to several painters who hated him that the idea he was smaller then everyone else was born

 

[VanIslander]

Napoleon was of average height for a man of his era.

Dionne was of average height for a man of his era.

Dionne: 5'9
Average height of adult male in America in 2002: 5'9

His linemates were tall, over 6 ft.

 

[Canadiens1958]

1958 Montreal Agricultural Salon.

 

[BadgerBruce]

Dionne was of average height for a man of his era.

Dionne: 5'9
Average height of adult male in America in 2002: 5'9

His linemates were tall, over 6 ft.

I’ve seen Marcel Dionne 2-3 times every week for years at the Blueline in Niagara Falls. He’s not 5’9”. I don’t think he’d be 5’9” on skates, either.

 

[VanIslander]

I’ve seen Marcel Dionne 2-3 times every week for years at the Blueline in Niagara Falls. He’s not 5’9”. I don’t think he’d be 5’9” on skates, either.

"I saw Kyler Murray and no way is he 5'10."

 

[Ceremony]

My apologies to @Robert Gordon Orr for not quoting these, but it's easier to copy the pictures I want to ask about:

Is Tretiak wearing one of the Finnish helmets with a cage attached?

Canada here looking suspiciously like the Detroit Red Wings

 

[LuckyDay]

Thanks for this, an amazing photo!! The goaltender has a skirt over her goalie-pads....

If this is indeed at the Vancouver Arena, the location is where Georgia Street meets Denman Street today, in the north-west end of downtown Van, at Devonian Harbour Park. Great stuff.

Denman Arena? The first indoor ice rink in Canada and third one built ever? Wasn't it recently torn down?

 

[The Panther]

I'd never seen this one before.... quite cool. I'm thinking 1980-81:

This photo appears in a Regina newspaper, so I'm guessing... pre-season game, c.September 1984 (going by Gretzky's hair)?

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

My apologies to @Robert Gordon Orr for not quoting these, but it's easier to copy the pictures I want to ask about:

Is Tretiak wearing one of the Finnish helmets with a cage attached?

Canada here looking suspiciously like the Detroit Red Wings

No, Tretiak is not wearing a Finnish helmet. Several of the Soviet players wore blue helmets for some reason. (I have several photos from this game & tournament). He has a "CCCP" sticker on the front. I believe some of the Soviets had been approached by various manufacturers at that time, like JOFA (Sweden) and Koho (Finland), thus using their equipment (not always having the right color).

Yeah, this was the style of jerseys that Canada wore in 1986. Here you see Luc Robitaille in 1986. (Not as reddish color as in the other photo).

 

[VanIslander]

I just came across this training photo I'd never seen before:

 

[VanIslander]

Canada and the Soviets had some epic battles in the 1960's, prior to the 1972 Summit Series.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

1930s - Two legends having fun – Dit Clapper and Eddie Shore

1965-66 ca – Rod Seiling (# 16) - Jean Ratelle (# 19) – Wayne Carleton (# 12)

1967 – Pittsburgh Hornets and Quebec Aces at the Civic Arena

1968-70 – John McKenzie (# 19) – Phil Esposito (# 7) – Pat Quinn (#23) – Bruce Gamble (# 30) – Johnny Bucyk (# 9)

1969-71 – Jacques Lemaire, Doug Favell and Larry Hillman

March 27, 1971 – Gordie Howe (# 9) – Claude Larose – Gerry Gray – Frank Mahovlich (# 27)

1971 ca – Jacques Lemaire (# 25) – Peter Mahovlich (# 20) – Tony Esposito (# 35)

January 29, 1972 – Ernie Wakely (# 31) – Larry Hornung (# 29) – Claude Larose (# 15) – Marc Tardif (# 11)

December 23, 1973 – Regina Pats have just scored one of their eight goals against a Swedish combination while touring Sweden. Future NHL’er Clark Gillies scored two goals in the game

1973-75 – Gil Perreault – Rick Martin (# 7) - Gary Edwards (# 1) – Larry Brown (# 3)

1975-77 ca – Guy Lafleur scoring against Jim Rutherford

1981/82 – Mark Messier (# 11) in a battle with Bryan Trottier (# 19)

December 26, 1987 - Leafs defender Borje Salming have just collided with referee Terry Gregson who lays motionless on the ice with a slight concussion. He eventually wobbled off the ice and was replaced by linesman Leon Stickle

April 6, 1998 – Adam Oates scoring against Andy Moog

April 7, 2006 – Steve Yzerman rings a shot off the crossbar against Marc Denis. Yzerman went on to play just three more regular season games and four playoff games before retiring


BONUS ! (all in good fun)

 

[alko]

Sweet. Are this colored photos from 60s or 70s tweaked in Photoshop?

 

[DannyGallivan]

Sweet. Are this colored photos from 60s or 70s tweaked in Photoshop?

Heh, heh... there were colour photos in the 60's and 70's, young fella.

 

[Thedogo]

1930s - Two legends having fun – Dit Clapper and Eddie Shore

1965-66 ca – Rod Seiling (# 16) - Jean Ratelle (# 19) – Wayne Carleton (# 12)

1967 – Pittsburgh Hornets and Quebec Aces at the Civic Arena

1968-70 – John McKenzie (# 19) – Phil Esposito (# 7) – Pat Quinn (#23) – Bruce Gamble (# 30) – Johnny Bucyk (# 9)

1969-71 – Jacques Lemaire, Doug Favell and Larry Hillman

March 27, 1971 – Gordie Howe (# 9) – Claude Larose – Gerry Gray – Frank Mahovlich (# 27)

1971 ca – Jacques Lemaire (# 25) – Peter Mahovlich (# 20) – Tony Esposito (# 35)

January 29, 1972 – Ernie Wakely (# 31) – Larry Hornung (# 29) – Claude Larose (# 15) – Marc Tardif (# 11)

December 23, 1973 – Regina Pats have just scored one of their eight goals against a Swedish combination while touring Sweden. Future NHL’er Clark Gillies scored two goals in the game

1973-75 – Gil Perreault – Rick Martin (# 7) - Gary Edwards (# 1) – Larry Brown (# 3)

1975-77 ca – Guy Lafleur scoring against Jim Rutherford

1981/82 – Mark Messier (# 11) in a battle with Bryan Trottier (# 19)

December 26, 1987 - Leafs defender Borje Salming have just collided with referee Terry Gregson who lays motionless on the ice with a slight concussion. He eventually wobbled off the ice and was replaced by linesman Leon Stickle

April 6, 1998 – Adam Oates scoring against Andy Moog

April 7, 2006 – Steve Yzerman rings a shot off the crossbar against Marc Denis. Yzerman went on to play just three more regular season games and four playoff games before retiring


BONUS ! (all in good fun)

That last one took the cake!

 

[tarheelhockey]

1930s - Two legends having fun – Dit Clapper and Eddie Shore

Also, Art Ross in the hat.

 

[MadLuke]

Sweet. Are this colored photos from 60s or 70s tweaked in Photoshop?

Colored picture started in the very early 1900s before WW1:

30 Rare Color Photos of the Russian Empire from 100+ Years Ago

We have WW1 color picture:
100-Year-Old Color Photos Show a Rare Polychromatic Glimpse of World War I

Too they became popular much later in the 30s.

 

[VanIslander]

Robort Gordon Orr... I thought 2 of the 16 photos in your last post were great! ...

But responses suggest at least 3.

Thanks for them.

 

[Dennis Bonvie]

Pat Quinn looked just like himself.

Wonder what Gordie had just done to the Big M?

Great defensive help for Tony O (if in fact that stick in the picture is attached to a Blackhawk).

 

[Doctor No]

I'd never seen this photo of 1976 Washington Capitals draft pick Dale Rideout until tonight.

 

[Gordon Lightfoot]

I’ve seen Marcel Dionne 2-3 times every week for years at the Blueline in Niagara Falls. He’s not 5’9”. I don’t think he’d be 5’9” on skates, either.

Yeah, I ate there a couple times when I was visiting family. He seemed closer to 5'7 to me.

Also, super nice guy.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

March 1955 - A suspended Rocket Richard looks on when his teammates are in action

February 1, 1964 – Johnny Bower in action, making a save on John Bucyk. Dick Duff (far left) and Allan Stanley (# 26) are the other Toronto players

1966-67 ca – New York Rangers after a bench clearer - Harry Howell (A), Phil Goyette with blood trickling down his face and a jerseyless Arnie Brown

January 14, 1968 - Bobby Hull waiting for a faceoff (Bob Plager # 5)

March 30, 1971 – Bob Berry (# 18) and Al Arbour (#3) battling it out in front of Michel Plasse. Arbour went on to play three more regular season games while this was the first ever NHL game for Plasse

1973 ca – New York rivalry - Ralph Stewart (# 16) vs Rod Gilbert (# 7)

1976/77 – Gary “Suitcase” Smith

October 29, 1977 - Gary “Cobra” Simmons making a save on Doug Jarvis. Simmons only played nine more NHL games

January 24, 1981 – Serge Savard-Larry Robinson-Reggie Leach

November 23, 1993 – Joey Kocur giving Lyle Odelein a beating

 

[RussianHockeyFan20]

A couple of goodies - ton more to follow

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