The Greatest Photos in the History of Hockey

[sr edler]

I've always been very fond of this one of Burrows.

You have to be able to not take things too seriously when you're a Canucks fan, unless you want to be sad/angry all the time.

^ That's from game 2 of the 2011 SC finals right after he scored the game winner a minute or so into OT on a wrap-around.

This one is good also.

 

[Hawksfan2828]

Looks "shopped" to me indeed, but I'm not an expert.

Well, that picture goes way back before photoshop... I remember it from a book when I was a kid... It may be a manipulation but it certainly wasn't done on photoshop.

 

[Theokritos]

Well, that picture goes way back before photoshop... I remember it from a book when I was a kid... It may be a manipulation but it certainly wasn't done on photoshop.

I didn't want to suggest it was actually done with Photoshop. That's why I put shopped between a pair of those marks: "

 

[nutbar]

Jim Craig, 1980

Don Cherry returns to Boston with the Rockies, 1979

Future ref Paul Stewart has an altercation with Bobby Schmautz, 1980

 

[byrone12]

Painting of the Barilko goal photo

 

[Super Fadio Bro]

 

[Hawksfan2828]

Jim Craig, 1980

Don Cherry returns to Boston with the Rockies

Future official Paul Stewart has an altercation with Bobby Schmautz

What I find interesting about that picture is the difference in skates between McDonald and Stewart.

 

[zappa4ever]

PLEASE ---> Names, Dates other ID's to help appreciate these awesome pics more; other than that this is one of the coolest threads on HF, cheers!

 

[VanIslander]

I can't seem to find ones of him literally on his head, but this one is apt:

He crucified my Team Canada in the 1998 Olympic shootout:

Coach Crawford did not choose Gretzky among the 5 for the shootout, and we lost:

Here he is acting with his daughter (explaining it takes away from the kooky goalie image value though:

 

[nutbar]

Chico Resch after the last ever Colorado Rockies game, 1982

 

[nutbar]

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

Lionel Conacher,a real warrior and great athlete sitting in the dressing room after his last NHL game on April 23, 1937
You can see it in his eyes, he's tired, that's it for him. A new chapter of his life is about to begin.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

Glen Sonmor [1929-2015] who passed away less than three weeks ago had a legendary temper. Here's when he was at it on February 26, 1981 when the penalty minute record was set between Boston Bruins and Minnesota North Stars (that Sonmor coached at the time). For some reason this makes me laugh when I see it. Good old times. The Boston police had a busy night.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

A newer one that captures the spirit of the game through the fists. John Scott and George Parros going at it on February 28, 2013

Goldie Goldthorpe - Great headshot !

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

Lou Fontinato, all busted up in hospital after his famous fight with Gordie Howe on February 1, 1959. This picture was featured in Life Magazine.

 

[WildGopher]

Glen Sonmor [1929-2015] who passed away less than three weeks ago had a legendary temper. Here's when he was at it on February 26, 1981 when the penalty minute record was set between Boston Bruins and Minnesota North Stars (that Sonmor coached at the time). For some reason this makes me laugh when I see it. Good old times. The Boston police had a busy night.

400+ penalty minutes in that game, after Sonmor told the North Stars, who had always been patsies for the Bruins, both on the scoreboard and in the rough stuff, to just drop the gloves and fight at the first hint of conflict. So the fights started at the opening faceoff, and never really stopped. And yes, some of the players and the coach fought fans up in the stands, too. The Stars lost that game, but it got planted in their heads that they wouldn't be pushed around any more, which was Sonmor's goal. When they met the Bruins in the first round of the playoffs that spring, they finally believed they could go toe-to-toe with the Bruins, who had completely owned them since the franchise began. They swept the Bruins and used that as a springboard to a run to the Cup finals. You hear about Herb Brooks' psychology mastery with his players all the time, but this was a classic by Sonmor. He just passed away and will be missed.

 

[Stephen]

amazing photo.

what stands out to me (despite that some are on skates and some aren't) is how large Howe is (and how he must have towered over/terrorized players in his day!). Seeing him next to Eric, who did the same in his era, is pretty cool. I see Eric around Toronto now and then, I can't imagine this guy on skates with speed and rage. Damn.

Also, Gretzky is not a large man. Incredible how he managed to play so long in the league and be that much better than everyone else, with that frame.

What's crazy about that photo is look at the size difference between Howe and Kariya... Not a big difference, yet one was an all time power forward and the other one of the smaller finesse forwards in the 90s.

 

[VanIslander]

The 1st generation products of the Sutter hockey factory farm in Viking, Alberta.

Six more from the Sutter factory - the next generation - have been drafted by NHL teams and a seventh, Riley, is a 16 year old in the WHL.

 

[DJ Man]

The man in the black hat directly behind and above the goalkeeper, leaning forward ... is that the goal judge, watching the goal line carefully? He might have a button in that hand to activate the red light.

I remember that in Chicago Stadium, mid-1960s, the goal judge had an elaborate enclosed area about his seat, but perhaps it was more informal in the 1950s.

 

[mbhhofr]

The man in the black hat directly behind and above the goalkeeper, leaning forward ... is that the goal judge, watching the goal line carefully? He might have a button in that hand to activate the red light.

I remember that in Chicago Stadium, mid-1960s, the goal judge had an elaborate enclosed area about his seat, but perhaps it was more informal in the 1950s.

Yes it is. He's sitting on a higher stool, looking down at the goal line. I was a goal judge for a few games in Minnesota, late 60's, early 70's.

 

[nutbar]

Eddie Shore

Shore with Howe, 1978 in Springfield MA, where the Whalers were playing temporarily.

 

[VanIslander]

Speaking of Howe... (before the sport/hobby of weightlifting in gyms - and before juicing)

Circa 1961

His mother was afraid he'd kill somebody on the ice someday, and one can see why.

The old man in the WHA:

In his prime:

 

[BobbyAwe]

You know what would be cool? There must still be some fans who can pick themselves out in the crowd in that picture. To be one of those would be like achieving "fan immortality". I'm sure there must be at least a handful of them around...has anyone heard of someone claiming to be in that pic?

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

1959/60 - Bandy game in Sweden between Forsbacka and Köping. Who ever said it wasn't dangerous to play on ponds and lakes?

 

[snoris]

And what a bittersweet moment. Eight weeks later, Gardiner would die of renal failure.