It's just shinny but as one gets older, and is able to pull off a move one-on-one and then score, even if the defender is older than one's self, and even if the tender isn't half the goalie Tukka Rask's mother-in-law is, it still feels good. I had one like that last night. There were …
Category: goalies
Great Goalie (Names)
Tony Esposito or Rogatien (Rogie) Vachon? (Although my personal favourite for a goalie was "Red Light Racicot")
Hummer the Whore
I got a call at work on my cell late yesterday aft asking if I was available to play last night with some boys at the St. Jacob's barn. Indeed I was available and it was an excellent skate too. Our tender's nickname was Hummer (at least I think it was a nickname) and …
High Points
I've had a million moments of joy playing hockey. My memories in this emotional horn of plenty range from my earliest days of having a stick in my hand until present day. My dad claims it started even before that when I was three weeks old. He said that on a particular Saturday night, …
Blue Wins Again
As athletes are fond of say after a hard fought victory, "We battled hard out there tonight." And so it was with Blue last night. We were down a couple of times but managed to tie it mid way through the final period and then Colonel nailed a beauty with a couple of minutes to …
1975 Hab’s vs. Soviet Red Army Team
I remember it well. I was a kid too young to be out with buddies celebrating but instead was dialed into hockey pretty tight. This wasn't New Year's eve, this was Canada vs. Russia. Here's a great clip from the post-game interview with Howie Meeker interviewing Pete Mahovolich. Gotta love Meeker's lead into one question …
Molson Golden TV Ad – Missing in Action
Like most guys my age who grew up interested in hockey, Hockey Night in Canada was a staple on the tele on Saturday nights. If I recall, the Leafs often had a Wednesday night game as well. Typically, the main advertisers were oil companies (Esso), car companies (Ford) and beer companies (Molson's). Some things …
Dave Dryden
Any old-school, hockey-loving Canuck worth his Tackaberries knows Ken Dryden, the storied Canadian / Canadien hero goalie with more Connie Smythe hardware and Stanley Cup rings than "Carter has pills" as my father-in-law would say. (Not sure who Carter was but he's quoted often at the in-laws; however I digress). A lesser known fact …
I Never Once Played Goalie
If you played organized hockey as a little kid, chances are decent you threw the pads on for at least one go in the cage. It might have only been for a practice, or a scrimmage or even a mother-son, father-son game. I never did. I had aspirations of doing so. I was all queued …
Who Was First Euro Player in Hockey Hall?
Tretiak! A fitting choice. Check out this blog entry at 3rd String Goalie for more details.
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