Back to hockey cards for today's post. Here's how the 74-5 season finished up in the NHL with respect to stats for goals, assist, points, etc. Check out the back showing Bobby Orr's total of 46 goals, as a defenceman, on one knee.
Category: people and places
I Love This Goal
As a kid growing up, the Islanders were my team. I'd stuck with them during tough times (ie. when the Leaf's beat them out with Lanny's game 7 overtime winner) so I was a happy camper as they rolled to four cups in the early 80's. However, the new Oiler kids on the block were …
Getting to the Rink
In the late 70's / early 80's, I can remember fall days like this one where the St. Pete's hockey tryouts would begin after school. We couldn't wait to get school over with and get over to the Kinsmen arena where the tryouts were held and where we had the bulk of our practices and …
Hound Dog Kelly
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 …
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 …
Keeping the Bar at Just the Right Level
The Blue team opened with a 4-1 win in the W last night. Moose, our crafty keeper of the cage, finally had one get past him with less than a buck to go. Not discouraged in any way, his comment after the game was that winning by a shutout on opening night would set the …
Missing Hockey in the “W” No more
Hard to believe we're at that time of year again. The W season kicked off earlier this evening in Elmira in dandy fashion. It was fire-wagon hockey, with end-to-end rushes, lots of hitting, passing so crisp you'd swear it was mid-season and teams playing with such a grudge towards each other, you'd swear it was …
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 …
Jock Harty Arena
I spent this past weekend in Kingston (thus, no posts for three days so I'm in catch-up mode) and it was a wonderful homecoming weekend at Queen's. It was great to connect with some old friends and wander the campus, take in the Gaels beat-down on Western etc. etc. On the downside, it is a …
Rink Tales 