1880s Mount Rushmore

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[SotasicA]

Finally a thread I'm too young for. At least too young to have an educated opinion. I still voted and I went with Taylor, Lalonde, Vezina and Didier Pitre because legend has it he was the fastest skater and had the hardest shot.

 

[jetsforever]

Seriously?

 

[InfinityIggy]

I’m kind of surprised Chris Chelios didn’t make the list.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Do we have a hockey Mount Rushmore for players born during the Roman Empire era as well?

 

[BKarchitect]

I cannot not vote for guys named Newsy and Cyclone.

 

[Del Preston]

I’m kind of surprised Chris Chelios didn’t make the list.

He's a December 1879 birthday.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Newsy Lalonde would torch the league today.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Not that these 4 need any help in the poll, but:

Cyclone Taylor - A true superstar on the level of an Eddie Shore or Maurice Richard. You can't not have him on your list.

Georges Vezina - The first really great goalie, came to define excellence at the position for his own generation as well as those that followed.

Lester Patrick - He was a very good player, but this is really a "culture" pick based on his post-playing career. He and Frank practically invented the game as we know it today, both on and off the ice. It's very hard to overstate how much we owe the Patricks... they were to hockey what Newton is to physics.

Newsy Lalonde - It was tough between him and Bowie, but I think Lalonde deserves credit for being a similar-caliber star in a more competitive and professional era.


These are all solid candidates, though. As noted, Pitre was one of the most entertaining players in hockey. Bowie and Phillips were both widely believed to be the best players in the world. Lehman was a fantastic goalie, a legit peer to Vezina. LeSueur is a slight step down but still a major figure in the sport for a long time.

 

[snowkiddin]

I’m kind of surprised Chris Chelios didn’t make the list.

I’m wondering why Jagr isn’t on this list.

 

[Fred Taylor]

Is it weird that I voted for myself?

 

[North Cole]

I can only hope Didier was an assist king so people could say - What a dish by Pitre!

Memes for science of course.

 

[LarKing]

Based on the voting I can tell none of you even watched these guys play like I did.

 

[Volica]

I’m kind of surprised Chris Chelios didn’t make the list.

1880 AD, not BC.

 

[The Red Line]

Came to check if it was a bumped thread from the 1880s.