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."
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“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 …
40 Years On
Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the opening game of the '72 summit series. I don't remember the first game, which we lost 7-3 in Montreal, and which apparently was quite a national shock. The video clip of Game 1 highlights found at this link is really interesting to watch. The talent level was …
Coombes and Ferguson, Spokes and Pedals, Fontaines
There was no SportCheck, National Sports, etc. when I was growing up. You had the sports departments at stores like Canadian Tire and the odd hardware store would carry sticks. Then you had the small, sports-only retailers. These were mecca to young athletes in small towns. In Peterborough, there were three such stores that I …
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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 …
Ouch!
Our fearless leader, organizer and goaltender through many years of summer and winter hockey declared as he came off the ice this past Thursday night after shinny, "I bought 50 pucks at the beginning of the year and now I only have 15 left! I don't know where they all went." Without missing a beat, …
Montreal III – The Meat of the Weekend
The weekend started with an eight hour bus ride on Friday morning. Lots of fun, lots of abuse and lots to eat and drink. The journey included discussions that ranged from humourous to philosophical to practical to just plain old trivia. For example, someone asked if perhaps next year there was a limo-plane we …
Montreal III – Where to Begin?
Like our two previous Spring trips to Montreal for a weekend of hockey and sociable, this one was a dandy. From this old blogger's perspective, the one big difference is that I wrote stuff down on my blackberry as the weekend progressed so unlike other years, I can actually remember some of the great one …
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