Great Hockey Photos You've Just Seen for the First Time!

[VanIslander]

Robert Gordon Orr, feel free to ignore my suggestion but as an ex-journalist I feel "edit, edit, edit" is wise. There are a few pics in the last monster post that are pretty good to great (though the prison one I've posted before - it's indeed awesome) and several yawners imo. But again, **** me if you don't take it to heart. Walking away would be a shame and a loss.

Here are two photos you posted there that are clearly STELLAR, mind-blowing worthy in terms of hockey history and sports photography. And they make my day! Thank you very much! I must re-post them, without quotes, because this new HfBoards format would cut off most of the quote otherwise.

1970s - A classic Denis Potvin hipcheck on Guy Lafleur.

April 8, 2014 - Ryan Johansen having just scored in OT. From left, Ryan Johansen , James Wisniewski and Boone Jenner celebrate.

Thanks again "Robert Gordon Orr" for the two aforementioned photos.

 

[DowntownBooster]

1967/68 - Larry Hillman (Toronto) and Ab McDonald (Pittsburgh). Both would finish their careers with the Winnipeg Jets.

 

[Killion]

^^^ Like the look on Ab's face up there.... "gee, I really dont want the puck here".

 

[Mr Misunderstood]

Saw this photo for the first time on Twitter the other day. A young Zdeno Chara in a #53 Islanders jersey (lighthouse patch included) with flow and bloodied.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

1917 - Royal Newfoundland Regiment Hockey Team. Interesting set of sweaters

1942/43 - U.S. Coast Guard Cutters – Nice team photo

1960s - Red Kelly (# 4) and Pit Martin? (# 8)

1963/64 – Bob McCord (# 4) chasing Eddie Shack (# 23) while he has lost his stick

1966 - Kent Douglas and Bobby Hull

1966/67 - Nice crisp shot of Cesare Maniago

January 9, 1971 – Dave Keon (C) and Dunc McCallum

1973/74 – Rookie Lanny McDonald sans moustache buzzing around Bernie Parent

1977 – Martin Brodeur in St-Léonard, Québec

1980 - Jim Craig. Notice the joker in the background, he looks completely lost on the ice with his stuffed animal

1983/84 - Börje Salming showing off his batting skills

1986/87 - Good job buddy ! – Veteran Marcel Dionne (# 16) and rookie Luc Robitaille (# 20). Far left Dave Taylor (C) and second from left Morris Lukowich

May 25, 1989 - Theo Fleury (# 14) and Tim Hunter (right) celebrating

December 10, 1991 - Mike Hartman (# 20) and Link Gaetz (# 23) ready to go at it while all the equipment is still in the air

1994/95 - Vintage Jaromir Jagr making Mike Richter stretch out. Petr Nedved behind the play

2002-04 ca - Peter Forsberg in action

February 25, 2010 – Meghan Acosta and Jayna Hefford enjoying a cigar after winning the Olympic gold

May 4, 2011 – Flying elbow by Alexander Ovechkin on Blair Jones

2010s - Drew Doughty

2010s - Pond Hockey

2015-16 ca - 6'9" giant linesman Mike Cvik towering over the players

2016 ca - Patrick Kane

 

[FerrisRox]

Yeah, and checkout the rates for rental on it. $7800 for a full day which seems pretty damn steep. Its essentially just an aircraft hangar. No seats. No amenities. I dont even know if its got washrooms... and wonder when the last time it was that they had ice in there as the floor looks pretty rough in places..... Seating (bleachers) is 2800.... would make for an interesting venue if the NHL were to stage a total retro throwback game between say the Sens & Habs. And I do mean "throwback". All original circa 1904 equipment including skates, no forward passing, 6 aside (use your top 6 skaters only plus a spare) + the Goalies... dasher boards, whole 9 yards & deck the place out with Union Jacks, bunting & all the rest of the ephemera & heavy draping they were so fond of during that period of the late Victorian / Edwardian age.

I was actually just in it on Sunday and I can confirm it does have bathrooms. And pretty much nothing else.

 

[Killion]

I was actually just in it on Sunday and I can confirm it does have bathrooms. And pretty much nothing else.

... is that right.... good to know Ferris.....what were you
doing way out there?... I thought you were in/from Toronto.

 

[FerrisRox]

1980s - Börje Salming showing off his batting skills

This shot is from 1983-84 (the Maple Leafs have the Sesquicentennial patch on their sweaters.) There was something very odd about Allan Bester's helmet this season. It was a much darker blue than the blue helmets that the club wore with their road sweaters, almost black. The following year, he no longer had this dark lid.

 

[FerrisRox]

... is that right.... good to know Ferris.....what were you
doing way out there?... I thought you were in/from Toronto.

I work in sports media and the Eastern Semi-Final was happening steps away.

 

[Johnny Engine]

1917 - Royal Newfoundland Regiment Hockey Team. Interesting set of sweaters

The St. John's Ice Caps used that logo for an alternate jersey last year - between the Caribou and the parent Habs colours matching the flag, they wound up with something that would look almost perfect for a provincial/national team:

 

[Killion]

... more interesting & great photo's...... love that mountain pond hockey shot above posted by RGO, ice like glass, makes you wanna get out there..... and I see that shot of Red Kelly checking a Red Wing wearing #8, and ya that is Im pretty darn sure Pit Martin, and I think its probably from the fall of 1965 which is (again pretty sure) Red Kelly started wearing that new helmet. Previously he'd been wearing a Cooper-Weeks Beetle Bailey lid. 3 piece helmet. That one obviously fully molded plastic. So I say fall of 65 but welcome to be corrected.... Sure looks like Pit Martin to me and he wore #8 in 63/64, 64/65 & 65/66's season but was traded in December 65 to Boston for Parker McDonald. That number, 8, real oddball within the Red Wings dressing room, changing hands, worn by multiple players within single season's so I can appreciate why there might be some confusion over who that is in that photo. Heres a list of players who wore #8....

60/61
Murray Oliver
Leo Labine

61/62
Leo Labine
Forbes Kennedy
Lowell McDonald

62/63
Lowell McDonald
Floyd Smith (also 17)

63/64
Lowell McDonald
Claude LaForge
Art Stratton
Pit Martin

64/65 & 65/66
Pit Martin

66/67
Gary Jarrett
Val Fonteyne

 

[a79krgm]

This picture reminds me of one of Gump's best quotes. When Gump was asked what NHL team gave him the most trouble, Gump, without hesitation, answered “The Rangers.”

 

[Killion]

^^^ ya, isnt that pleasant. Abused even at practice by a Coach.

 

[DowntownBooster]

January 1, 2008 - Pittsburgh vs Buffalo at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York. The Penguins won the game 2-1 in a shootout before a crowd 71,217.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

January 11, 1928 - Cree and Ojibway hockey teams in full gear

November 12, 1931 – Opening game of the season between Toronto and Chicago and the first ever NHL game at the Maple Leaf Gardens in front of 13,542

1940s - Maple Leaf Gardens (Queen Elizabeth-King George VI-Winston Churchill)

1948-50 ca – Hatter Sam Taft with Turk Broda. Taft who owned a clothing store in Toronto and as a promotional stunt he gave a hat to any Leafs player who scored a hattrick

April 14, 1960 – Jacques Plante and Rocket Richard

1970-71 – Raw and rare action shot from Buffalo’s first NHL season. Jim Pappin (# 8) - Cliff Schmautz (# 7) – Keith Magnuson (# 3) - Tony Esposito (# 35)

1971 – Doug Favell in action

1972/73 - Reggie Fleming, always popular in Chicago. Here he is writing autographs as a Chicago Cougar

1970s - Care for a drink mister?

1974/75 - Darryl Sittler skating through the Sabres defense chased by rookie Danny Gare (# 18). Captain Jim Schoenfeld (# 6) on his knees and Gerry Desjardins (# 30) poking at the puck

May 8, 1975 – Dave Schultz vs Clark Gillies in a classic hockey fight

1995-98 ca – Dominik Hasek exhausted in the hallway

March 14, 2014 – Tomas Tatar making a nifty move, beating Viktor Fasth during a shootout

 

[Killion]

^^^ Woo.... more great & rare photo's.... where on earth did you find those old photo's of Maple Leaf Gardens? Ive never seen them before, never seen that Turret Cigarette ad on the scoreboard either..... rare photo of Sammy Taft in his hat shop on Spadina in Toronto which for years was a "must stop & shop" for all of the NHL players visiting, game against the Leafs. Actually kinda "World Famous" as Sammy was "Hatter" to politicians, entertainers, you name it from far & wide...... the other photo that stands out (though all brilliant) is that fight scene between Gillies & Schultz, the latter tangling with a lot more than he can handle but "game" none the less.... really like those shots of Favell & Tatar as well.

 

[LeBlondeDemon10]

That picture of the Rocket and Plante is mesmerizing mainly because of the Rockets eyes. His eyes are so dark. Where or from whom did he inherit his eyes from? Does he have any Native Canadian blood in his family tree?

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

1957 - Detroit’s Marcel Pronovost and New York’s Red Sullivan get tangled while trying to skate to a loose puck

December 15, 1965 – Stan Mikita in action

1967 - Wayne Carleton with a slapshot

February 22, 1980 - Miracle on Ice

May 6, 1982 - Awesome photo, almost "Slapshot-like". Two exhausted combatants. Grant Mulvey (left) and Ron Delorme

October 19, 1988 - Homecoming. Wayne Gretzky's first visit back in Edmonton. The Oilers players looks a little bewildered, including Martin Gelinas (# 20) who was part of the Gretzky deal. I have no recollection of having seen it before, but I guess it must have been a widespread shot at the time

April 2, 1999 - Jaromir Jagr poses as a statue

June 19, 2006 - Justin Williams have just scored an empty net goal in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals

December 17, 2010 - Drew Miller flying over Mike Smith. David Hale (# 21) looking on

2010s - I don’t know why, but this one made me laugh. Joe Thornton’s father to the left and Joe’s brother to the right. (I can see Joe looking like that in a few years)

April 12, 2012 - Who said it's not dangerous to play hockey? Glass pane falling on David Krejci

May 13, 2013 – Comeback for the ages. Bruins have just staged a 3 goal game 7 comeback vs the Leafs. Brad Marchand (# 63) - Patrice Bergeron (# 37) - Tyler Seguin (# 19)

April 12, 2014 - Ryan Smyth's final NHL game

December 9, 2014 – Adieu Le Gros Bill ! The wife (Elise) of Jean Béliveau sits next to his empty seat

2014/2015 – Another emotional shot. Devan Dubnyk comforting teammate Keith Ballard who had just suffered a career ending concussion

 

[Terrier]

Thought I'd post this nice photo of venerable Matthews Arena, opened in 1910.

 

[DowntownBooster]

May 20, 1975 - Stanley Cup finals between Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres. The third game of the series was the legendary Fog Game. Due to unusual heat in Buffalo in May 1975, and the lack of an air conditioning system in the auditorium, portions of the game were played in heavy fog. During stoppages of play, rink employees skated around the arena ice carrying bed sheets in an attempt to dispel the fog. Players, officials, and the puck were invisible to many spectators. The fog began to form just minutes after another odd incident: A bat in the arena, which flew above and around the players for the majority of the game, until Sabres center Jim Lorentz killed it with his stick. Many superstitious Buffalo fans considered this to be an 'evil omen,' pertaining to the result of the series. It was the only time that any player killed an animal during an NHL game. The game continued and the Sabres won thanks to Rene Robert's goal in overtime. The Flyers would go on to win the series 4 games to 2 with a final 2-0 victory over the Sabres in Buffalo on May 27, 1975. That would be Philadelphia's second Stanley Cup championship in a row but they have not won it since that year.

 

[Terrier]

May 20, 1975 - Stanley Cup finals between Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres. The third game of the series was the legendary Fog Game. Due to unusual heat in Buffalo in May 1975, and the lack of an air conditioning system in the auditorium, portions of the game were played in heavy fog. During stoppages of play, rink employees skated around the arena ice carrying bed sheets in an attempt to dispel the fog. Players, officials, and the puck were invisible to many spectators. The fog began to form just minutes after another odd incident: A bat in the arena, which flew above and around the players for the majority of the game, until Sabres center Jim Lorentz killed it with his stick. Many superstitious Buffalo fans considered this to be an 'evil omen,' pertaining to the result of the series. It was the only time that any player killed an animal during an NHL game. The game continued and the Sabres won thanks to Rene Robert's goal in overtime. The Flyers would go on to win the series 4 games to 2 with a final 2-0 victory over the Sabres in Buffalo on May 27, 1975. That would be Philadelphia's second Stanley Cup championship in a row but they have not won it since that year.

Perhaps it wasn't quite as severe, but fog was also featured in the 1988 Cup Finals.

 

[Canadiens1958]

1957 - Detroit’s Marcel Pronovost and New York’s Red Sullivan get tangled while trying to skate to a loose puck

Very effective slew-foot by Marcel Pronovost.

 

[DowntownBooster]

1940 - New York Rangers GM Lester Patrick hamming it up with the Stanley Cup.

 

[DowntownBooster]

October 19, 1967 - NHL President Clarence Campbell drops the puck between Lou Angotti (Philadelphia Flyers) and Ab McDonald (Pittsburgh Penguins) during the ceremonial faceoff for the Flyers first NHL home game. Philadelphia would go on to win the game 1-0.

 

[DowntownBooster]

May 18, 1971 - the last time Jean Beliveau would hoist the Stanley Cup as captain of the Montreal Canadiens. Beliveau would retire following the Canadiens 3-2 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks in game 7 of the finals.