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[Robert Gordon Orr]

Wait. That player doesn't look like Guy Lafleur. Helmet? Is this right?

Lafleur had to wear a helmet in the tournament. They had been mandatory in the World Championships since 1970.

 

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[ICM1970]

Lafleur had to wear a helmet in the tournament. They had been mandatory in the World Championships since 1970.

Believe Don Cherry was the coach. That was not a particularly good time for Guy, as he had had that automobile accident not long before and then that idiot took that cheap shot at him. Along with that, Guy hated being made to wear the helmet while they were over there.

 

[ICM1970]

1941/42 – AHA action between Dallas Texans and Forth Worth Rangers

The Fort Worth Rangers featured immortals such as Gene Carrigan (the player-coach), Samuel "Porky" Levine, Bert Peer, Connie King, and Pete Pleban. The Texans boasted Leroy Goldsworthy, Sam Lavitt, Paul Runge, and Pete Palangio.

 

[a79krgm]

Former Calgary Flames great, Joel Otto, in action in 1984. His Bemidji State squad went 31-0-0 and secured a NCAA Division II national championship.

 

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A young Mike Gartner in action against West Germany during then 1978 World Junior Tournament.

 

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A young Mike Gartner in action against West Germany during then 1978 World Junior Tournament.

Who is the West German goalie wearing a mask with a maple leaf painted on it?

 

[Canadiens1958]

1951 Photo Journal, Jacques Plante displaying his embroidery skills.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

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A young Mike Gartner in action against West Germany during then 1978 World Junior Tournament.

Who is the West German goalie wearing a mask with a maple leaf painted on it?

Matthias Hoppe

 

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Gartner's controller disconnected.

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A young Mike Gartner in action against West Germany during then 1978 World Junior Tournament.

Young Gartner without a mustache looks just like Russ Courtnall.

 

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[The Panther]

Speaking of the 1978 World Junior tournament:

Wayne Gretzky (age 16) vs. Alexander Kozhevnikov (age 19):

Article from Indianapolis Star, June 1978:

 

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The last regular season game for Jets 1.0

 

[Soundgarden]

The last regular season game for Jets 1.0

I love the look of this rink, it looks so intimate.

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

April 12, 1966 - Norm Ullman (# 7) vs Doug Jarrett (# 20) at Joe Louis Arena

October 18, 1967 - Bill Goldsworthy scored 267 career goals for Minnesota - Here he scores the first one, against Les Binkley

December 29, 1967 – Ottawa 67’s vs Montreal Junior Canadiens (2-4). This was the first game in the Civic Centre. The seating was not quite finished yet, so hundreds of spectators had to bring folding chairs to the game. Ralph Stewart (# 15) on the attack as Jim Nahrgang (# 3) is on defense

January 19, 1971 – NHL All-Star game – Tony Esposito

January 18, 1978 – Hartford Civic Center roof collapse

January 18, 1978 – Another angle of the roof collapse

January 7, 1984? - Rick Wamsley and Bernie Federko

1986-88 – Gary Leeman-Russ Courtnall-Wendel Clark

May 20, 1997 – Rod Brind’Amour all alone in front of Mike Richter

June 10, 2005 – Todd Fedoruk flying through the air past goalie Kari Lehtonen during the Calder Cup finals

February 5, 2013 – Drew Stafford drilling an Ottawa Senator into the boards

 

[District 5]

Hockey Day Minnesota in Duluth. Great picture with the lift bridge in the background.

Duluth Denfeld vs. Eveleth-Gilbert

2013: Grand Rapids vs. Benilde-St. Margarets in the snow.

 

[The Panther]

 

[The Panther]

Luc Robitaille, until very recently, seemed to be one of those guys who basically never aged:

1984/85:

1996:

2006:

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

March 23, 1939 – Turk Broda (left) and Alfie Moore (right) in the dressing room at Madison Square Garden, after the Maple Leafs had eliminated the Americans in the playoffs

January 5, 1955 - Leo Boivin (# 20) and Bob Bailey (# 18) sharing the penalty box and stories

1959 – Tim Horton (far left) and 3 x Johnny - Johnny Wilson - Johnny Bucyk (# 9) and Johnny Bower (Imagine goalies playing with these miniature Kenesky pads today)

1962-64 ca – Eddie Johnston (# 1) - Frank Mahovlich (# 27) – Doug Mohns (# 19)

January 17, 1968 - Stan Mikita (# 21) dances around Phil Goyette (# 20).
Jim Neilson (# 15) is ready to step in

1968-70 - Doug Roberts laying out a hit vs Tim Horton

January 24, 1981 – Sharpshooting Mike Bossy against Ron Grahame. Bossy scored two goals in the game, including his 50th of the season

1990-91 ca - Ron Hextall in action

April 17, 2017 – Toronto wins in OT

September 15, 2018 – Jonas Siegenthaler (# 34) checking Karson Kuhlman during pre season action

 

[VanIslander]

Future Selke winner Doug Jarvis being easily backchecked by the then old man whom Bowman said could do it all.

 

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[Robert Gordon Orr]

Bobby Clarke and Aleksandr Yakushev

Aleksandr Ragulin and Pete Mahovlich

Yvan Cournoyer and Vitali Davydov

Aleksandr Maltsev and Jean Ratelle

Aleksandr Maltsev and Red Berenson

Aleksandr Yakushev and Bill White

Serge Savard and Boris Mikhailov

Ron Ellis and Valeri Kharlamov

Bobby Clarke and Aleksandr Ragulin

Vladislav Tretiak

Aleksandr Yakushev and Rod Seiling

Vladimir Lutchenko – Phil Esposito – Gennadi Tsygankov – Vladislav Tretiak

Bobby Clarke – Gennadi Tsygankov – Paul Henderson – Vladislav Tretiak

Vladimir Petrov and Phil Esposito

Tony Esposito - Vladimir Petrov - Bill White

Brad Park and Valeri Kharlamov

Vladislav Tretiak and Paul Henderson

Paul Henderson

Vladislav Tretiak and Canadian players

 

[Johnny Engine]

A good deal of those photos are featured in Scott Morrison's book The Days Canada Stood Still, with the last one being the cover shot!

 

[Robert Gordon Orr]

A good deal of those photos are featured in Scott Morrison's book The Days Canada Stood Still, with the last one being the cover shot!

I hear you. I haven't seen that book, but generally I would say that most people have seen some of these photos before. I think the photos from the Summit Series may be the most widely spread ones in the sport. The quality is pretty good on most of them, so I thought it was worth posting.

I believe that many of the 2000+ photos that I've posted are fairly good, both estethically and quality wise, but having said that, the Summit Series photos are widely spread, that's for sure.

 

[blood gin]

Always thought those board ads gave the summit series a more modern look.