Former pro hockey players/management/others deaths (Ron Ellis)

[Staniowski]

Liked Peter McNab and remember him too. I couldn't figure why the Kings didn't draft him. Also he was born in Vancouver and was Canadian as was his dad and family I believe so why was he inducted in USHHOf?

He's always listed as a dual citizen....apparently he moved to California at age 14, I don't know if he became a US citizen after that, or at some other time. Not sure.

 

[ICM1970]

Believe that Peter was the last helmetless New Jersey Devil . Off the top of my head (pardon the pun), I can also guess John Wensink, Phil Russell, Dwight Foster, and Bob MacMillan as other non helmeted players the Devils had during their early years.

 

[Hobnobs]

R.I.P.

 

[Doctor No]

The SIHR mailing list had some conversations about this yesterday with nothing official, and I was hoping that it was erroneous (source was a friend of a friend of Blake's). Unfortunately, it now appears official:



RIP, Mike Blake.

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

 

[Hobnobs]

Already been posted In Memoriam - Former pro hockey player/management deaths (Danny Belisle)

 

[MiamiScreamingEagles]

Already been posted In Memoriam - Former pro hockey player/management deaths (Danny Belisle)

Yes but this photo was reflective of a moment in time and offered something personal.

 

[Hobnobs]

Yes but this photo was reflective of a moment in time and offered something personal.

Oh my bad. Sorry

 

[Caser]

Former Jets defenseman Sergei Bautin has passed away at the age of 55 due to an illness.

 

[Yozhik v tumane]

Former Jets defenseman Sergei Bautin has passed away at the age of 55 due to an illness.

Rest in Peace ”Bam-Bam”, which was the nickname he earned with Luleå over two seasons with us in the 90s, for which he’s remembered fondly to this day.

Our former backup Erik Granqvist remembered Bautin as such (my translation):

“Shocked reading the tragic news that Bautin’s passed following a period of illness. He was a calm teammate with an interest in movies off the ice. In his suit of armor, he was as tough as they come and cleaned out the area in front of Jarmo Myllys during two seasons in the 90s. If anyone touched Luleå’s star goalie, “Bam-Bam” arrived in an instant and placed them in a pile. I recall our coaches “Osten” and “Brocke” had to have a talk with him after a couple of weeks when he’d heaped up a few misconducts and suspensions. They attempted to explain that a mere demarcation against the players grazing Myllys will often do just fine; no need to level them each and every time. He was something of a lone wolf privately, but he loved armwrestling during parties with the team”.

In an interview from 2018, Magnus Wernblom mentioned Bautin as the toughest player he faced over his 17 seasons in the SHL (again, my translation):

“It wasn’t a lot of fun getting in front of that net. They let more things pass back then and you were allowed to hit each other more. Luleå kept the area in front of their net neat and tidy, and if you attempted going there, you’d feel it. Around the ice as well, you were keen on knowing [Bautin’s] whereabouts since that was a big unit. At the same time, he didn’t do too much dirty stuff, but he was tough as nails and grotesquely strong.”

 

[Habsfan18]

RIP, Gino.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Goddammit. I came to the sport late and my first favorite teams were the early 1990s Canucks. Loved that dude.

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

i met him a couple times when i was a kid and gino was just such a generous person. he came to our hockey camp, which later in life i realized was a favour to his power skating coach, and after spending an afternoon on the ice with us he stuck around for freakin' ever until every single kid got every single card signed, and some kids brought stacks. he must have been 21, 22 at the time and was a freakin' legend already. but none of us ever felt like he had better things to do than joke around and scrimmage with us.

 

[GMR]

My favorite hockey nickname. The Algonquin Assassin.

 

[ChiTownPhilly]

Thread started on the BlackHawks fan board-

Bobby Hull has died-

Former Blackhawks great Bobby Hull dies at 84

The Blackhawks and their fans lost one of the franchise's greatest and most iconic players Monday morning with the passing of legendary forward Bobby Hull. The team's all-time leading goal scorer die...

www.dailyherald.com

 

[BenchBrawl]

Hull dominated peak O6 NHL, arguably the strongest league in hockey history.

R.I.P.

 

[jigglysquishy]

Pilote, Mikita, Hull. If feels like we've lost the whole 60s Blackhawks team in the last few years.

 

[Voight]

Pilote, Mikita, Hull. If feels like we've lost the whole 60s Blackhawks team in the last few years.

Its just Hall left now (91)

 

[Chili]

GO, BOBBY! GO—TO BEAT THE MAGIC 50

The puck was pinned against the sideboards in Detroit's Olympia Stadium during a tense game last week and three determined hockey players were jostling and

vault.si.com

The Sports College of Canada and Fitness Institute has described Robert Marvin Hull as the "perfect muscular mesomorph." Hull stands 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 195 pounds. His biceps measures 15½ inches—bigger than that of either Cassius Clay or Floyd Patterson. His skating speed has been timed at 29.2 mph, the fastest in the NHL.


Perhaps the most fascinating statistic about Hull reveals that his wrist shot is faster than his slap shot. The slap shot is hockey's flashiest weapon and the one which brings the roars from the crowds. In launching one, the player stops the puck, brings his stick back in the same fashion a golfer uses when hitting a three-iron, then slaps the puck with all his might toward the net. At 95 mph Hull's slap shot is the fastest in the league, but his wrist shot, that seemingly easy flick he uses when in full flight, has been timed at 105 mph. Glenn Hall, one of Chicago's two alternating goalies, was asked recently how he feels during the hours of practice when he has to defend against Hull's attacks. "There are days," says Hall, "when you just step aside and leave the door wide open. It is a simple matter of self-preservation."

An amazing player, a one man offence. Sad to hear the news.

 

[Fenway]

Today when a honored member of a hockey team has his number retired it is full blown extravaganza. That was not the case in 1983 when the Blackhawks hoisted #9 to the rafters at Chicago Stadium.

This video only exists because somebody at WSBK-TV Boston recorded the raw video coming from Chicago and saved it. Obviously nobody in Chicago saw it and viewers in Boston only saw what is in part 2 when announcers Fred Cusick and John Pierson went live.

This is simply fascinating to watch.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Today when a honored member of a hockey team has his number retired it is full blown extravaganza. That was not the case in 1983 when the Blackhawks hoisted #9 to the rafters at Chicago Stadium.

This video only exists because somebody at WSBK-TV Boston recorded the raw video coming from Chicago and saved it. Obviously nobody in Chicago saw it and viewers in Boston only saw what is in part 2 when announcers Fred Cusick and John Pierson went live.

This is simply fascinating to watch.

I miss the simplicity of the game presentation, with the PA announcer straightforwardly reading material rather than making a literal circus act of it.

Noteworthy in that first video, it would have taken some dedication in 1983 to find a blank Blackhawks jersey and screen-print it with a number and custom message.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

GO, BOBBY! GO—TO BEAT THE MAGIC 50

The puck was pinned against the sideboards in Detroit's Olympia Stadium during a tense game last week and three determined hockey players were jostling and

vault.si.com

An amazing player, a one man offence. Sad to hear the news.

I question his wrist shot being 105 MPH.

 

[Chili]

I question his wrist shot being 105 MPH.

This thread may be of interest:

Hull's 119.5mph Slapshot A Myth

The legendary velocity test on Bobby Hull's shot cannot be equated to the way shots are clocked in the All-Star game skills competition of recent years. Firstly, the equipment used to measure the impact/speed was doubtlessly not as accurate as what is used today and it is said that Hull was...

forums.hfboards.com

All I know is that he had a hullava shot.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

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This thread may be of interest:

Hull's 119.5mph Slapshot A Myth

The legendary velocity test on Bobby Hull's shot cannot be equated to the way shots are clocked in the All-Star game skills competition of recent years. Firstly, the equipment used to measure the impact/speed was doubtlessly not as accurate as what is used today and it is said that Hull was...

forums.hfboards.com

All I know is that he had a hullava shot.

Thanks!!!

I met Hull once in 2002 or 2003 at a hockey convention in the Twin Cities. He was sitting at a table talking with someone. After the attendee finished I went up to him with my son and my sons friend and talked for a bit with him. Took a pic with me and told me a story
how facing a new goalie, he once in a while shot deliberately
high but wide of the goalies head to rattle him...lol.

Was very cordial and friendly. I worked with his teammate Doug Mohns for a couple of years in the Rehab field in the Boston area.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]