Dude! What are you doing in that uniform? Part II

[Boreal01]

That was weird, as was his one season with the Bruins.

I remember when I first saw the old thread, I immediately found that picture. I'm still trying to block his time with the Leafs and Bruins out of my mind.

 

[Killion]

^^^ Thats one of the best so far. Leetch as a Leaf or a Bruin? Sorry. Uniform dont fit. Ranger forever in the minds eye.

 

[sr edler]

That was weird, as was his one season with the Bruins.

Leetch grew up in New England though so he's got that connection. Perhaps he was a Bruin or Whaler fan as a kid?

 

[Killion]

Leetch grew up in New England though so he's got that connection. Perhaps he was a Bruin or Whaler fan as a kid?

Entirely probable. Born in Texas, moved to San Francisco & lived there for awhile but grew up in Cheshire Connecticut. His father was also a decent player, Winger. All American playing for Boston College as a walk-on early 60's, one of the last cuts to the 64 US Olympic Team that competed at Innsbruck.

 

[Boreal01]

I posted these a while ago in the older thread, figured I'd bring some of the most notable over.

Ron Hextall, New York Islanders (93-94, 65 GP)

Charlie Hodge, Vancouver Canucks (70-71, 35 GP)

Luc Robitaille, Pittsburgh Penguins (94-95, 46 GP)

Clark Gillies, Buffalo Sabres (86-88, 86 GP)

Dave Semenko, Hartford Whalers (86-87, 51 GP)

Mike Palmateer, Washington Capitals (80-82, 60 GP)

Ron Francis, Toronto Maple Leafs (03-04, 12 GP)

 

[Killion]

^^^ ya, thats a strange collection of sights alrighty. Palmateer in particular to me as he'd been a Marlboro from like Pee Wee in the then called THL/MTHL, then in Junior, the Leafs.... Washington then fairly newly minted. Novel, and dreadful.

 

[Boreal01]

Continued...

Andy Moog, Montreal Canadiens (97-98, 42 GP)

Mike Gartner, Minnesota North Stars (88-90, 80 GP)

Dickie Moore, St. Louis Blues (67-68, 27 GP)

Sergei Fedorov, Washington Capitals (07-09, 70 GP)

Marcel Dionne, New York Rangers (86-89, 118 GP)

Steve Larmer, New York Rangers (93-95, 115 GP)

Brad Park, Detroit Red Wings (83-85, 147 GP)

Arturs Irbe, Vancouver Canucks (97-98, 41 GP)

Peter Forsberg, Nashville Predators (06-07, 17 GP)

Mats Sundin, Vancouver Canucks (08-09, 41 GP)

Gerry Cheevers, Toronto Maple Leafs (61-62, 2 GP)

My that was a large post.

 

[Killion]

^^^ It was that GoodOl22.

Only Bizarro World shot of the lot, to me at least... Gerry Cheevers.
Looks like James Dean. Explains everything. Rebel Without A Cause.

 

[Boreal01]

^^^ It was that GoodOl22.

Only Bizarro World shot of the lot, to me at least... Gerry Cheevers.
Looks like James Dean. Explains everything. Rebel Without A Cause.

Yeah Cheevers in a Leafs jersey and without his legendary mask really threw me for a loop.

 

[Terry Yake]

fedorov with anaheim

vernon with florida

larionov with florida

 

[Killion]

Yeah Cheevers in a Leafs jersey and without his legendary mask really threw me for a loop.

Ya, incredibly fine detail in that photograph as well. The equipment, specifically his gloves pre-Cooper with the Waffle Board Blocker & GM12 Trappers.... well, I remember using those earlier models he's got on. Absolutely no real "feel". The blocker having a mitt rather than individual fingers in the form of a normal glove. Re-directing shots to rebound into the corners or tilting it forward so the puck doesnt return to the shooter straight out problematical. The trapper or catcher a tiny pocket and you were guaranteed to be in pain when you caught a puck. Stung like you wouldnt believe. Seriously primitive. Even his pads. Short & heavy, absorbed moisture from the ice from outside, from your sweat from the inside, gaining weight & exhausting one from period to period. If you added a mask & shut down the breathe-ability factor, just getting oxygenated, you could easily lose 10lbs over the course of a game. And look at Gerry? Looks positively svelte. Far cry from his later days.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

The 1998-99 Red Wings had a slew of these types of acquisitions.

Wendel Clark:

Bill Ranford:

An older Petr Klima in his second stint with the Wings (and the first and last team he'd play for in the NHL):

Ulf Samuelsson:

Jamie Macoun:

Todd Gill:

And this free agent dud who didn't appear in many games with the Wings, Uwe Krupp:

I remember what a joke it was that Red Wings fans voted him near the top of the All-Star ballots that season.

 

[Boom Boom Bear]

 

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Ian Turnbull

 

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Bobby Hull

 

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[SealsFan]

Great contributions fellas, exactly the type of examples that fit the criteria!
My personal favorite - Harry Howell, the quintessential Ranger of the 50's and 60's and then suddenly...

Unfortunately I can't find any pics of him on his four WHA teams (NY Golden Blades, Jersey Knights, San Diego Mariners, Calgary Cowboys) although I'm pretty sure I've seen hockey cards, they don't show up in a Google search. Best I could do is his skates from the Golden Blades (yes, gold-plated, and yes, he played on two different teams that wore colored skates)

 

[ICM1970]

Concerning Ian Turnbull, I can remember reading in William Houston's Inside Maple Leaf Gardens: The Rise and Fall of the Toronto Maple Leafs, that Roger Neilson argued in a team meeting following the deep run into the 1978 playoffs that Ian Turnbull could and should be traded, as at that time he was at his highest trade value. Harold Ballard said no way, "I would not trade Ian Turnbull for God". Houston noted that Neilson's hunch proved right (Turnbull could be very inconsistent in his play) and by the time Turnbull was sent to Los Angeles about 1980 or 1981, he was basically at the end of the line and the Leafs got only Billy Harris (also at the near end of the line) and John Gibson. I have always been curious to know who Neilson might have had in mind to trying pitching for with Turnbull as trade bait back in 1978 and wonder what may could have been for the Leafs instead had they done this? Any thoughts?

 

[Lead Role in a Cage]

 

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[nutbar]

Guess who the kid wearing a Sabres jersey grew up to be...

http://www.cbssports.com/nhl/eye-on...rick-kane-was-on-sylvain-turgeon-trading-card

 

[Kyle McMahon]

Wow. I don't get legitimately surprised by much in this thread, but I had no idea Tonelli played for the Nordiques.

 

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