Great Hockey Photos You've Just Seen for the First Time!

[Killion]

Lovely old photos there @Chief Nine.... Pretty typical of what people take. Pre-game warmup & so on. I think that might be a rare photo of Orr using a Sherbrooke hockey stick.... When he first entered the league & for his first few years he used Sher-Woods then switched to Victoriavilles', dont recall him using the Sherbrooke brand for any length of time though I may be mistaken... and note that stick he's using doesnt even have a single band of tape on it.... Bobby just preferred the "feel" of a tapeless stick however he mistakenly believed there was a Rule in the books that all sticks had to be taped (only finding out mid-way through his career no such rule existed) so.... for the longest time, single strip around the blade, obeying the law, wont get busted, conscience clear huh?

 

[Chief Nine]

Lovely old photos there @Chief Nine.... Pretty typical of what people take. Pre-game warmup & so on. I think that might be a rare photo of Orr using a Sherbrooke hockey stick.... When he first entered the league & for his first few years he used Sher-Woods then switched to Victoriavilles', dont recall him using the Sherbrooke brand for any length of time though I may be mistaken... and note that stick he's using doesnt even have a single band of tape on it.... Bobby just preferred the "feel" of a tapeless stick however he mistakenly believed there was a Rule in the books that all sticks had to be taped (only finding out mid-way through his career no such rule existed) so.... for the longest time, single strip around the blade, obeying the law, wont get busted, conscience clear huh?

Thanks @Killion! They're a bit rough because I actually found them in a pile somewhere (we all know that story!) and I developed them myself 100 years ago. I have no clue where the negatives are now, so that's what's left.

Regarding Bobby Orr, yes he did think it was a rule so that's why he went with the single strip. Hell, I don't think it would have mattered if he taped his entire stick from toe to butt end or left it all tapeless!

Glad to share them though!

 

[Canadiens1958]

Lovely old photos there @Chief Nine.... Pretty typical of what people take. Pre-game warmup & so on. I think that might be a rare photo of Orr using a Sherbrooke hockey stick.... When he first entered the league & for his first few years he used Sher-Woods then switched to Victoriavilles', dont recall him using the Sherbrooke brand for any length of time though I may be mistaken... and note that stick he's using doesnt even have a single band of tape on it.... Bobby just preferred the "feel" of a tapeless stick however he mistakenly believed there was a Rule in the books that all sticks had to be taped (only finding out mid-way through his career no such rule existed) so.... for the longest time, single strip around the blade, obeying the law, wont get busted, conscience clear huh?

Sherbrooke was one of the Sher-Wood brands. Sher-Wood would create house brands to compete at various price points or a specific market niche.

 

[Killion]

Sherbrooke was one of the Sher-Wood brands. Sher-Wood would create house brands to compete at various price points or a specific market niche.

Ya, based in Sherbrooke and a top seller for years. Ive searched on-line trying to find a greater depth of details as to how they positioned & marketed those 2 brands as I recall Sherbrookes were a lot more common & ubiquitous, used by a lot more NHL'rs pre-70's, latter years of the 06 era & prior to then kind of dropped off. We didnt see many in Ontario that I can recall & what we did see was primarily sticks for Tykes through Seniors, sort of 'B' Grade if you will. Less expensive than C.C.M.'s, Sher-Woods & Vic's... Northlands as rare as hens teeth in Canada at that time. Sherbrookes like Hespeler more mid-range. Bottom end you had Wallys' which I believe were made by Hespeler & used, bought in bulk by a lot of minor-pro & junior teams.

 

[Staniowski]

The hockey stick talk made me think of this. THN ad, 1982.

 

[SealsFan]

I am flippin' over those WHA shots! ULTRA-RARE Jersey Knights! What are they doing seemingly standing in the same bench as the Toros? I love how the Philly Blazers have the old brown leather gloves instead of team colors. Probably figured, hey this is the WHA, we're likely to fold in mid-season and relocate to another city with a different jersey/colors, this way we won't have to spend money on a new set of gloves!

 

[tarheelhockey]

February 18, 1967 – Gilles Marotte (# 10) - Mike Walton (# 16) - Allan Stanley (# 26) - Tim Horton (# 7) - Johnny Bower (# 1)

1967/68 – Al MacNeil – Pete Stemkowski (# 12) – Les Binkley (# 30)

1969-71 ca - Bobby Hull (# 9) and Gerry Cheevers (# 30)

1969-71 ca – Phil Esposito (# 7) – John McKenzie (# 19) – Jimmy Roberts (# 6) – Jacques Plante (# 30)?

1975-77 – Harold Snepsts (# 27) – Curt Ridley (# 35) – Serge Savard (# 18) – Steve Shutt – John Grisdale (# 18)

Per the photos above, why did goalies pre-1980s have a band of tape at the very top of their paddle?

I get why they would want to tape the spot on the handle where they hold the stick, but I can’t for the life of me think of a reason they would have wanted “grip” in that little spot on the paddle outside their grasp but too high to be useful playing the puck.

As far as I can tell, this stopped abruptly in the early 80s which only makes it the more confusing.

 

[Canadiens1958]

Per the photos above, why did goalies pre-1980s have a band of tape at the very top of their paddle?

I get why they would want to tape the spot on the handle where they hold the stick, but I can’t for the life of me think of a reason they would have wanted “grip” in that little spot on the paddle outside their grasp but too high to be useful playing the puck.

As far as I can tell, this stopped abruptly in the early 80s which only makes it the more confusing.

Usually more than a band. The paddle used to be three pieces. Visible in the old Northlands below.

 

[Canadiens1958]

1956 Montreal Forum before Cabot Square across the street was converted into a semi bus terminal.

 

[Killion]

Per the photos above, why did goalies pre-1980s have a band of tape at the very top of their paddle?

I get why they would want to tape the spot on the handle where they hold the stick, but I can’t for the life of me think of a reason they would have wanted “grip” in that little spot on the paddle outside their grasp but too high to be useful playing the puck.

As far as I can tell, this stopped abruptly in the early 80s which only makes it the more confusing.

.... youd tape that area at the top of the paddle as it was an area that could get some rough use in stopping hard, fast shots, slapshots in particular, so you really didnt want the puck striking bare or fiberglass wrapped wood alone and then flying off God only knows with the ricochet. If its taped, it'll slightly deaden the shot and provide a bit of friction and thus control in angling your blocker and stick towards the corner which is where you want the rebound to be going. If left un-taped you lose that control & as C58 pointed out as well, you take a slapshot off or dead on a goalie sticks paddle, especially the older ones up high on the paddle, could shatter or weaken it considerably if not taped. Youd be surprised how much action, how many shots one would play off that portion of the stick. Guys often shooting stick side thinking it might be your weakness, perhaps seeing net or whatever. Blocker, just below there where its taped, up from the heel as well. That portion of the stick seeing plenty of use or should if you knew what your doing out there.... Todays sticks & the blocker itself, the way the positions played, no need to tape the heel nor the upper portion of the paddle. Rebounds-R-Us.

 

[Guardian17]

In the mid 1990's the Winnipeg Jets wore red helmets for a pair of games.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

1950s - "Machine Gun" Ted Lindsay

1960-62 - Johnny Bower (# 1) and Gordie Howe (# 9)

1965-67 - Denis DeJordy (# 30) – Bob Pulford (# 20) - Pierre Pilote (# 3)

1965-67 - Frank Mahovlich (# 27) vs Gerry Cheevers (# 30)

1966/67 – Red Kelly – John Ferguson – Marcel Pronovost (# 3) – Ron Ellis? – Yvan Cournoyer (# 12) – Johnny Bower (# 1)

April 1967 – Larry Hillman (# 2) – Jean Beliveau (# 4) – Terry Sawchuk (# 30)

February 5, 1970 - I have your back ! - Don Awrey (# 26) and Gerry Cheevers (# 30)

1970/71 – Danny Johnson (# 8) chased by George Armstrong (# 10)

1970/71 – Jacques Laperriere (# 2) - Yvan Cournoyer (# 12) – Billy MacMillan (# 23)

1970-72 - Pit Martin (# 7) with a scoring chance against Gerry Cheevers (# 30). Dallas Smith (# 20) is on his way to help out

1970-72 - Chico Maki (# 16) shooting at Gerry Cheevers (# 30)

1971-72 – Marshall Johnston (# 2) - Ace Bailey (# 14) – Gilles Meloche (# 27)

1971-73 – Gilbert Perreault and Alex Delvecchio (C)

1972 – Bryan Lefley (# 3) - Tim Ecclestone (# 17) - Arnie Brown (# 21) – Gerry Desjardins (# 30)

1972-73 - Brad Park (# 2) and Lou Angotti (# 6)

 

[greyraven8]

From miSci - Museum of Innovation and Science.

New York American vs New York Rangers - 1932.

and a photo of the installation of the General Electric 'Novalux Projectors'

 

[Killion]

^^^ Interesting to see how the players are lined up for the face-off in the shot from MSG in 1932 between the Amerks & the Rangers... the Centers facing the side boards as opposed to the ends of course.... interesting as well, those light pots, which while from 1932 look more like there from the Atomic Age of the late 40's & 50's. I guess the top 2 pictures show them operational.... Very unique finds.... thanks for sharing, posting.

 

[SealsFan]

^^^ Interesting to see how the players are lined up for the face-off in the shot from MSG in 1932 between the Amerks & the Rangers... the Centers facing the side boards as opposed to the ends of course....

The faceoffs were changed to the current format of centers facing the opposing goals in the 1943-44 season. Found this out while replaying the season with a board game.

 

[SealsFan]

Cool to see Gerry Desjardins with the white goalie skates. The Seals of course starting the "fashion trend" of white skates and for some reason goalie skates began being manufactured with a white hard shell instead of the standard black. Bernie Parent also wore them and maybe a few other goalies I can't recall offhand but the trend didn't last long. A teammate on my high school team in that era had them also.

 

[SealsFan]

I like that pic with Gil Perreault and Alex Delvecchio because it represents two centers with long careers, both spent on only one team.

 

[SealsFan]

Still can't stop drooling over this pic. 2nd from right for the Knights I see Andre Lacroix and 4th from right is Norm Ferguson.

 

[DowntownBooster]

January 18, 1977 - WHA All-Star game participants Gordie Howe, Mark Napier and Bobby Hull posing for a picture prior to the game. The East defeated the West 4-2 before a crowd of 10,377 at the Hartford Civic Center.

 

[Killion]

Cool to see Gerry Desjardins with the white goalie skates. The Seals of course starting the "fashion trend" of white skates and for some reason goalie skates began being manufactured with a white hard shell instead of the standard black. Bernie Parent also wore them and maybe a few other goalies I can't recall offhand but the trend didn't last long. A teammate on my high school team in that era had them also.

White goalie skate shells came out just after I'd hung them up but there still a "thing" arent they? Or at least were until pads went through several changes in design, and now of course no toe hole at all, full wrap of the top of the foot & toe. Not entirely sure why they came out with a white shell in the first place as pucks & sticks would just mark them up. I suspect it had something to do with someone thinking that psychologically a shooter wouldnt be able to differentiate between the white of the ice & net with the goalies skates, further tricks of the eye created when they came out with colored pads including solid white or white with various color striations.

Perhaps for the wearer as well, white skates generating a sort of placebo effect, makes them think their light on their feet. Like track shoes which went from all black to all white. Could well be thats what Charlie Finley was thinkin as well with his ball & hockey clubs, advised to break with tradition by a Psychologist. All fads pretty much start in California. Graphic arts, the use of color tied to psychology all the rage late 60's through mid to late 70's, huge in SoCal & NoCal (spread like wildfire globally) resulting in what we saw with the Seals, NY Golden Blades & so on, the Canucks V uni's, mask paints & so on. Crazy era. Racing stripes on the walls in peoples living rooms & so on. Modern interiors of office buildings, plants etc all color coded by floor, department type dealeo's everywhere you looked. Colors used specifically to invoke moods, increase productivity & so on. A Clockwork Orange.

 

[DowntownBooster]

1970/71 - Canadiens goalie Ken Dryden makes a kick save as John McKenzie of Boston and Jacques Laperriere of Montreal look on.

 

[Killion]

^^^ Great shot.

 

[DowntownBooster]

1972 - Bernie Parent becomes the first NHL player to jump to the WHA when he signed with the Miami Screaming Eagles. Included is an artists conception of the uniform and colors chosen for the new team. The WHA had planned to open their season in Miami on October 6, 1972 by hosting the Winnipeg Jets in the new arena but the plans started to fall apart when construction of the proposed arena was halted. Unable to find a solution to the arena problem, on April 28, 1972, Gary Davidson (the President of the WHA) notified team owner Herb Martin that his club's franchise agreemnent in the new league had been terminated and that the Miami Screaming Eagles were no longer members of the WHA. In June 1972, Bernard Brown and James Cooper were granted the rights to the Miami Screaming Eagles along with the players (including Bernie Parent) that were under contract with the team, from Herb Martin. Brown and Cooper then relocated the franchise to Philadelphia and renamed the team the Blazers. After one season in the WHA, Parent would return to the NHL as a member of the Philadelphia Flyers.

 

[Killion]

^^^ Interesting looking uniforms with the jersey striping flowing into the pants striping,
solid socks, placement of the main crest logo up high on the chest..... I'm liking that.

 

[DowntownBooster]

^^^ Interesting looking uniforms with the jersey striping flowing into the pants striping,
solid socks, placement of the main crest logo up high on the chest..... I'm liking that.

I also noticed that the striping running from the armpit area down the inseam of the jersey is a trend that would show up years later on NHL jerseys like the one below. I guess the Screaming Eagles were a little ahead of their time.