More great photos in hockey history you've just seen for the first time!

[NorthStar]

Gretzky and Hawerchuk at the 1982 World Championships

I always thought both Wayne and Dale would do well together , what with their 1987 Canada Cup game winner which Dale got the puck to Wayne to score later on.. I wonder about that Team Canada jersey.. nice one!

 

[The Panther]

May 1991 – Shawn Chambers (# 26) and Mario Lemieux (# 66)

My God, that is a fearsome player to have to defend against (esp. one-on-one!).

Look at that man's size and reach, and then consider he had two of the softest hands in hockey history.

There was a great quote from Ron Hextall, when he described facing Lemieux, and he said something like, "He had the puck eight feet to my right, and then he makes one move, and the puck is now eight feet to my left."

 

[The Panther]

1980s – Wayne Gretzky and Jari Kurri

What a great photo! I spent half my childhood watching these two score beautiful goals. (I'm guessing c.1987 by the haircut and blue-coloring on Wayne's skates and the hair-do's in the stands.)

How beautiful is that NHL aesthetic! Two players well-protected by padding, but not looking like Michelin men. Wooden sticks! I love it.

That woman in the 2nd-row must have got some great photos...

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

November or December 1961 - L to R - Don Head – Marcel Bonin – Leo Boivin

1963-65 - Jacques Plante (# 1) and Johnny McKenzie (# 18)

October 25 or December 2, 1964 - Ken Wharram (# 7) and Jim Mikol (# 12)

October 18, 1975 - Chuck Lefley (# 25) on the fly. Jacques Richard (# 9) – Jim Schoenfeld (# 6) – Jerry Korab (# 4)

May 26, 1977 – Pre Stastny, Goulet and Sakic days in the WHA. The Quebec Nordiques and Serge Bernier (# 21) celebrate their only Avco Championship. Bernier picked up 36 points in the playoffs

1977/78 - Michel Laurendeau (# 5) and Ted Tucker (# 1) for the Toledo Goaldiggers

May 6, 1982 – Harold Snepsts and Stan Smyl (C) with the Clarence Campbell trophy

April 10, 1990 - Dale Hawerchuk celebrating as the Jets took a 3-1 game lead in games against the Oilers, who eventually went on to win the Cup. Adam Graves (# 12) is not a happy camper

June 8, 2011 - Brad Marchand scoring on Roberto Luongo

December 13, 2016 – Jack Skille (# 9) and Ron Hainsey (# 65)

 

[Stella Smith]

Awesome Images, Awesome Player and Awesome Work done by you.......

1949 - Body-checking practice. Tony Leswick goes up and over Allan Stanley, teammate Fred Shero at right

1958-60 ca - Dickie Moore (# 12) and Jean Beliveau (# 4) on the attack against Lou Fontinato (# 8)

March 17, 1964 - Stan Mikita scores the third Chicago goal against Jacques Plante of the New York Rangers

1965-67 ca – Bruce MacGregor (# 12) in a battle with John Ferguson (# 22). The reflection off the glass looks like some giant weird insect, certainly not MacGregor

January 30, 1971 – Rogatien Vachon (# 1) and Guy Trottier (# 11)

1972/73 - Derek Sanderson talking to the goalies John Adams (# 31) and Eddie Johnston (# 1)

December 10, 1975 - Dave "Tiger" Williams (# 22) landing a left on to the jaw of Guy Lapointe

September 21, 1977 – Bobby Hull in a Winnipeg Jets uniform creating a scoring chance against the AIK (Sweden) goalie Gunnar Leidborg

1980s - Glenn Anderson sliding into Mark Fitzpatrick

May 24, 1988 – Marty McSorley (# 33) and Rick Middleton (# 16)

February 14, 1989 - Kirk McLean making a save while Bob Joyce (# 27) stands in front of the goal

1990s - Brett Marietti (C) of the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) vs Hampton Road Admirals

2014 – The Forum (or Great Western Forum), the home of the Los Angeles Kings between 1967 and 1999. On September 24, 2014, the Forum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

March 21, 2017 - Sidney Crosby (# 87) losing some teeth when hit by a stick from Evander Kane (# 9)

May 17, 2018 – Canada against Russia – Igor Shestyorkin (# 30) – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (# 93) – Sergei Andronov (A) - Jordan Eberle (# 7)

 

[DannyGallivan]

1977/78 - Michel Laurendeau (# 5) and Ted Tucker (# 1) for the Toledo Goaldiggers

Too. Frickin'. Cool.

 

[DannyGallivan]

April 10, 1990 - Dale Hawerchuk celebrating as the Jets took a 3-1 game lead in games against the Oilers, who eventually went on to win the Cup. Adam Graves (# 12) is not a happy camper

Classic White Out. Love it.

 

[blood gin]

My God, that is a fearsome player to have to defend against (esp. one-on-one!).

Look at that man's size and reach, and then consider he had two of the softest hands in hockey history.

There was a great quote from Ron Hextall, when he described facing Lemieux, and he said something like, "He had the puck eight feet to my right, and then he makes one move, and the puck is now eight feet to my left."

Photographs from that series in 1991 are quite good. Lighting in both arenas seemed to be great and I love how matte white the ice looks. Not that ugly watery reflective look. 1991 finals produced some great images.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

November 6, 1966 - Eddie Johnston hit by the puck in the face. Stan Mikita (# 21) and Wayne Connelly (# 17) circling around him

1976/77 - Seen before, but hey it's Slap Shot. Paul D’Amato as Tim “Dr.Hook” McCracken. He was described by D’Amato as a cross between Dave Schultz, Bobby Schmautz, and the shark in Jaws. Paul D’Amato who by the way was/is a Bruins and Orr fan

1977-78 ca – Lorne Henning (# 10) and Ed Westfall (# 18) in a mid-ice collision while killing a penalty

May 10, 1979 – Terry O’Reilly (# 24) shaking hands with Ken Dryden (# 29). Mark Napier (# 31) – Mario Tremblay (# 14) – Guy Lafleur

March 21, 1980 – L to R - Dave Keon (# 14) – Gordie Howe (# 9) – Paul Holmgren (# 17). Howe had one assist in the game and Holmgren had three assists. Howe only played nine more regular season games

May 1981 - Memorial Cup – Al MacInnis (HHOF 2007) checking Doug Gilmour (# 9) (HHOF 2011)

February 4, 1986 – Referee Ron Wicks [1939-2016] about to drop the puck between Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky. Michel Goulet (# 16) and Tim Kerr (# 12). The late Wicks took great pride in that he gained Métis citizenship through his mother's lineage

1994 – Rookie Martin Brodeur making a save on Aleksei Kovalev

March 28, 2014 – Jonathan Bernier taking a stick to the mask from Vincent Lecavalier

May 30, 2018 – James Neal (# 18) in a collision with John Carlson

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

Black & White photos

1940s - Durham Riverside Rink, England. With that post holding the roof up you certainly had to keep your head up. The rink was demolished in March 2013

April 21, 1951 - Bill Barilko celebrating his Stanley Cup triumph with his mother

May 2, 1967 – Punch Imlach – No practice tomorrow ! – Seen before, but it’s a good one

1968/69 - Gerry Desjardins scrambling to get back in the net. Larry Cahan (# 14) and Carol Vadnais

1969 - Keith McCreary was probably thinking “what the f**k is up with our marketing department” as he is cautiously holding on to a live bear

February 2, 1974 - Penthouse Nightclub owners hired ladies to streak the Pacific Coliseum on national TV (Hockey Night in Canada). Canucks defenceman Tracy Pratt commented on the stunt: “The streakers brought an awful lot of entertainment to a very mediocre first period of hockey.” The players didn’t seem to mind

1972-74 - Dave Dryden wearing a helmetcam prototype in a pre-game warmup for Buffalo

1980s - Ric Seiling standing behind the Buffalo Sabres sandwich board. Part of a Sabres fundraiser in the early 1980s

1980s - Tom Laidlaw and Anders Hedberg (drowning his sorrow with a Bud) not so cheerful after losing a playoff series

September 11, 1989 - 17 year old Jaromir Jagr skating past past Gary Suter. Czechoslovakia-Calgary Flames 4-1

 

[DannyGallivan]

Black & White photos

1940s - Durham Riverside Rink, England. With that post holding the roof up you certainly had to keep your head up. The rink was demolished in March 2013

April 21, 1951 - Bill Barilko celebrating his Stanley Cup triumph with his mother

May 2, 1967 – Punch Imlach – No practice tomorrow ! – Seen before, but it’s a good one

1968/69 - Gerry Desjardins scrambling to get back in the net. Larry Cahan (# 14) and Carol Vadnais

1969 - Keith McCreary was probably thinking “what the f**k is up with our marketing department” as he is cautiously holding on to a live bear

February 2, 1974 - Penthouse Nightclub owners hired ladies to streak the Pacific Coliseum on national TV (Hockey Night in Canada). Canucks defenceman Tracy Pratt commented on the stunt: “The streakers brought an awful lot of entertainment to a very mediocre first period of hockey.” The players didn’t seem to mind

1972-74 - Dave Dryden wearing a helmetcam prototype in a pre-game warmup for Buffalo

1980s - Ric Seiling standing behind the Buffalo Sabres sandwich board. Part of a Sabres fundraiser in the early 1980s

1980s - Tom Laidlaw and Anders Hedberg (drowning his sorrow with a Bud) not so cheerful after losing a playoff series

September 11, 1989 - 17 year old Jaromir Jagr skating past past Gary Suter. Czechoslovakia-Calgary Flames 4-1

Perhaps the best collection yet (and not just because of the girls). A post in the middle of the hockey rink may be the most INSANE hockey image I have ever seen in my life.

 

[Tarantula]

1940s - Durham Riverside Rink, England. With that post holding the roof up you certainly had to keep your head up. The rink was demolished in March 2013

Man, talk about hitting the post! Makes pics of the old Forum in Hamilton look like a palace!!! Imagine some of the passes that baby broke up.
Wonder if there was a post in the other offensive zone as well?

 

[ICM1970]

The Jets photo looks like it was taken not long before they did away with the John Ferguson uniforms and went to the more better looking ones (IMHO) that they had until their move to Phoenix.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

1960-63 ca - Bernie Geoffrion having fun with Jacques Plante during practice

April 6, 1968 – Montreal-New York playoff handshake

1968-69 ca – Ouch, Dick Duff (# 8) was probably singing in falsetto after this game. Captains Jean Beliveau and Al Arbour (# 3) are also in the thick of things

December 28, 1978 – Good old WHA days – Birmingham vs Cincinnati with Dave Hanson (# 15) and Bryon Baltimore as the main combatants. Coach John Brophy grabbing the hair of a Cincinnati player

1984/85 – Yes, Count Dracula is reincarnated as Billy Carroll

November 1986 - Doug Jarvis – Ironman

March 15, 2014 – Selfie to remember - Jaromir Jagr still having fun

March 22, 2016 – Like a toothpick - Alex Grenier vs Ondrej Pavelec

2016/17 – Mike Smith having a bad day at the office…

May 6, 2017 – Raanta Jr. and Sr. (Antti)

 

[DowntownBooster]

The Jets photo looks like it was taken not long before they did away with the John Ferguson uniforms and went to the more better looking ones (IMHO) that they had until their move to Phoenix.

That would be correct. The Jets 80s uniforms were by far the worst of either Jets 1.0 or 2.0 version. The 90s uniforms were definitely an improvement although my favorites will always be the 70s (which the Heritage Classic uniforms were based on).

 

[maacoshark]

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Love those old goalie masks. Badass

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

1936-37 - Chicago defenceman Earl Seibert consults with coach Clem Loughlin

1930s – The man, the myth, the legend – Eddie Shore - Jim Hendy once told the story of trying to find out Shore’s correct birthplace. “I never give interviews,” Shore told Hendy. Okay, Hendy said, “Fine, just tell me one thing: were you born in Fort Qu’Appelle or Cupar, Saskatchewan?” Neither, Shore replied. “I was born in a cart between the two of them.”

1958-60 – Gordie Howe in action. Andy Hebenton (# 12) and John Hanna (# 6) trying to defend. Far left is Warren Godfrey (# 5), one of the few wearing a helmet at that time

November 20, 1962 – Exhibition game between Fort Wayne Komets and Montreal Canadiens. Komets goalie Chuck Adamson discussing goalie masks with Jacques Plante . Montreal won the game 4-1, outshooting the Komets 66-24 in front of 4,630 in attendance

October 27, 1963 or February 1, 1964 – Jacques Plante (# 1) - Albert Langlois (# 4) – Harry Howell (A) – Phil Goyette (# 20)

October 7, 1972 – L to R - Doug Favell – Garry Unger (# 7) – Willie Brossart (# 3) and Barry Ashbee (# 4)

1970s - Cesare Maniago having a chat with the referee

January 4, 1987 - Wendel Clark against Hartford. He scored two goals in the game but the Leafs lost 3-8

March 26, 2016 – Keepin’ an eye on the puck – Alex Ovechkin with Vladimir Tarasenko (# 91) in the background

2017/18 - High altitude hockey game in the Himalayas at 14000 feet (4200+ meters)

 

[Killion]

My God, that is a fearsome player to have to defend against (esp. one-on-one!).

Look at that man's size and reach, and then consider he had two of the softest hands in hockey history.

There was a great quote from Ron Hextall, when he described facing Lemieux, and he said something like, "He had the puck eight feet to my right, and then he makes one move, and the puck is now eight feet to my left."

And thats no "Fish Story" from Skuttlebutt Lodge.... Red Fisher..... Matio had a reach on him that was prehistoric.... freakin Condor..... Thunderbird..... Hextall himself not exactly vertically challenged.... Imagine being 5'8" or 5'10" in the Crease facing something like that flying in on you at Warp Speed.... uh?.... You think you could handle that Panther?

 

[RegDunlop]

Just went through the thread.
Absolutely incredible nostalgia.
Thanks very much gentlemen .

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

1961-63 ca - Jack "Tex" Evans (# 5) in action against the Red Wings

November 19, 1969 – L to R – Marv Edwards (# 31) - Howie Hughes (# 10) – Pat Quinn (# 23) – Tim Horton (A) - Ted Irvine (# 15). Irvine had a goal and an assist in the game

1970/71 – Ken Hodge (# 8), Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito (A) buzzing around goalie Gary Smith (# 1) and rookie defenseman Ron Stackhouse (# 21). The three players from Boston had 396 points between them in 70/71

November 19, 1972 – L to R – Nick Harbaruk (# 11) – Eddie Shack (# 23) - Ted Irvine (# 27) – Bryan Hextall Jr. (# 7)

1972-74 - Great shot of Brad Park

January 18 or April 3, 1977 - Ace Bailey (9) in action, flanked by Bill Collins (# 26). Yvon Lambert (# 11) is the Montreal player

"Tommy McVie (Caps coach) had booked ice time at 4 a.m. We were up waiting in the lobby for the bus. What we didn’t know was that Ace had called the bus company and cancelled the bus. It didn’t show up and we went back to bed. We were pretty happy about that." – Ron Lalonde

February 17, 1985 – Good old time New York rivalry. Kelly Hrudey (# 30) and John Vanbiesbrouck (# 34) going at it, to the delight of the crowd at MSG

September 16, 1995 – World's largest hockey stick made by the Christian Bros. in Warroad, MN. 107 ft. stick of white & yellow aspen at 7000lbs, on it's way to be shipped to Eveleth, MN

February 22, 2007 - Chris Drury concussion after a blindside hit by Chris Neil

February 28, 2012 – Mathieu Garon avoiding Aaron Palushaj (# 60) who slides into the goal

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

March 1955 – Ted Lindsay (C) giving Jim Thomson (# 2) the Royal treatment

1960s - IHL veteran Chick Chalmers of the Toledo Blades scoring against Fort Wayne Komets Chuck Adamson?

December 2, 1967 – L to R - Ted Irvine (# 15) - Gump Worsley (# 1) - Gilles Tremblay (# 5) – Serge Savard (# 18) – Gord Labossiere (# 20)

1973-75 – Nice clean shot of Doug Favell in action

1974-76 - Mike Robitaille (# 2) stopping Guy Perreault (# 11). Tracy Pratt (# 5) also part of the action

September 2, 1976 – Canada trouncing Finland 11-2 in the Canada Cup – L to R – Jimmy Watson? – Timo Nummelin (# 3) – Bobby Clarke (# 16) – Antti Leppanen (# 1) – Veli-Pekka Ketola (# 13) – Pekka Rautakallio (# 2) – Reggie Leach (# 27) – Harri Linnonmaa (# 17)

March 4, 1981 – Fan favorite Harold Snepsts (#27) defending against Bill Derlago (#19)

November 14, 1985 – Philadelphia Flyers - A minute of silence in the first game after Pelle Lindbergh's death

June 6, 2013 – Patrick Kane (#88) shoots past Jonathan Quick to tie the score (2-2)

February 14, 2016 – Ryan White (# 25) going at it with Tanner Glass (# 15)

 

[NorthStar]

April 10, 1990 - Dale Hawerchuk celebrating as the Jets took a 3-1 game lead in games against the Oilers, who eventually went on to win the Cup. Adam Graves (# 12) is not a happy camper

Oh man I saw that game on tv years ago and it was in double overtime.. Ellett had scored that HUGE goal to end the game and I just about jumped off my chair and screamed so loud but had to shut my mouth as my folks were asleep at the time of the game ending lol.. oh man what a good memory...

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

October 15, 1955 - Billy Harris scoring his second career NHL goal in his fifth game against Terry Sawchuk

1962 – Future NHL’er Ken “The Rat” Linseman appearing on the cover of Weekend Magazine on February 24, 1962. He was only 3½ years old at the time

1963-65 - Fierce battle along the boards – L to R – Dave Balon (# 20) – Dick Duff (# 9) - Allan Stanley (# 26) and Claude Provost (# 14)

1970/71 – Rookie Dale Tallon trying to retrieve his stick on the fly

April 20, 1972 - Gene Carr (# 20) and Pat Stapleton (# 12)

October 19, 1977 – Yves Belanger (# 29) - Rick Middleton (# 16) – Len Frig (# 2)

March 1, 1980 - Gordie Howe jumping over Mike Zuke (# 21) while his teammate Gordie Roberts (# 7) is covering up for him. Roberts, a Detroit native was named Gordie after Gordie Howe.

“I have two older brothers who were stick boys and played hockey around the Olympia, where Gordie Howe was playing. They were probably 16 or 17 years old, big Red Wings fans, and they outvoted my mom 2-1, so Gordie won out over Clifford. My brothers named me, basically; it was Gordon on my birth certificate.” – Gordie Roberts

May 26, 1988 - Glenn Anderson jumps to avoid getting hit by the puck as Andy Moog (# 35) looks to make the save

January 27, 1997 – Bob Probert duking it out with Darren Langdon. Langdon was one of the few NHL’ers who fought Probert more than once and didn’t lose against him. Sandy McCarthy and Joey Kocur also comes to mind

February 9, 2011 – Ok, we can conclude that Tim Thomas wasn’t exactly a Battlin’ Billy Smith or a Ron Hextall, as Carey Price clearly had the upper hand in this tilt

 

[Canadiens1958]

1883 Montreal Winter Carnical Trophy.

 

[Captain Bowie]

September 16, 1995 – World's largest hockey stick made by the Christian Bros. in Warroad, MN. 107 ft. stick of white & yellow aspen at 7000lbs, on it's way to be shipped to Eveleth, MN

There is one in Duncan, BC that is almost twice as long:

World's Largest Hockey Stick & Puck