Puckstruck: Nels Stewart, Newsy Lalonde, and a jolt of tobacco juice in Jake Forbes' eye

[Puckstruck]

In January of 1931, Montreal Maroons' star Nels Stewart scored pair of goals in four seconds, setting an NHL record that he shares to this day. Did Stewart also, sometimes, maybe, spit tobacco juice in the eyes of goaltenders? A Puckstruck investigation leads back to Paddy Moran, Newsy Lalonde, and a night at Montreal's Mount Royal Arena in 1921 when a former U.S. president looked on as Montreal and Toronto played a sour-tempered game on bad ice.

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[Theokritos]

Admirable source work, kudos!

I had assumed that tobacco-chewing during the game was a myth because it seemed so impractical. But Jackie Forbes confirms that Newsy Lalonde did that.

Also, I've come across the term "streamlined" hockey (1930s/1940s), but I think I didn't entirely understood what it was referring to. I did not know it also refers to backchecking by the forwards.