The Broad Street Bullies had their share of colourful characters. One of these was Bob "Hound Dog" Kelly. A scrapper to go with a bunch of other Flyer scrappers, Kelly played a lot like Tie Domi in later years with the Leafs. I remember him skating at crazy speeds chasing opponents "doggedly". Thus the …
Category: NHL’ers
Great Names in Hockey
I've written other posts in this blog about funny hockey player nicknames. Here's a couple more. Remember Alex Mogilny? Started with the Sabres after defecting to the West (during the World Junior Christmas Tournament, which was played in North America that year) shortly before the wall came down. He earned the nickname "Choo-Choo" because …
I’ll Have an Oveckin
A guy walks into a bar and sits down. Bartender says "What can i get you?" The guy says "An Ovechkin". The bartender says "An Ovechkin - what's that?" The guy says "A White Russian, no ice and no cup." That said, will Ovie ever get a ring? I'd love to see it. Given how …
Lockouts
While I love the game, it doesn't much bother me that there is an NHL lockout. I may miss it in April / May time-frame if the entire season is lost but it's just the nature of the big $ sports entertainment business to have these kinds of disputes from time to time. Now …
Looking on the bright side
Duncan Keith, the Black Hawks defenceman, lost several teeth in a conference final playoff game a few years back. When asked about it, his response was "My teeth weren't that good to begin with, so hopefully I can get some better ones."
“Hail Cesare!”
Yes, the fans used to actually chant that when Cesare Maniago, the Minnesota North Stars main man in the cage in their early years was on his game. Is there a greater name than Cesare Maniago? I think not. I remember this goalie from the 70's mostly because of his elegant name and a little …
Mahovlich
My dad and I have always talked a ton about hockey. From as far back as I can remember talking, he and I have talked hockey. He has told me so many wonderful hockey stories that I have forgotten, it saddens me. If I could remember them all, I'd have a 1000 rinktale posts …
Howie Meeker’isms
We've had Don Cherry on the CBC for so long now that many Canadians can't remember anything but him. Prior to him, can you remember the nights when Howie Meeker provided the colour? "Jiminy Cricket!", he'd screech when making a point, or better yet "Golly gee whillikers!" Yikes, that's a long way from …
The California Golden Seals
Remember them? Go way back Rusty, waaayyyyy back. They came into the league with the 1967 expansion. They were an NHL franchise that didn't last. The west coast wasn't ready for a team without some star power and Gretzky didn't head to LA until 20 years later. One of the great memories I …
Scott Niedermayer Hasn’t Won The Golden Boot
The Stanley Cup, the Memorial Cup, the World Junior Championship, The Olympics.....and the Golden Boot. That is an impressive list of hockey trophies to be sure, and their order of listing does not imply anything with respect to relative importance. Some famous gents have had the good fortune of being a part of teams …
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