Puckstruck: Leafs and Canadiens, 1938

[Puckstruck]

With the Leafs and Canadiens clashing this week for the 749th and 750th times in the regular-season history of the two franchises, a look back at a 1938 meeting between the old rivals.

Spoiler alert: the Leafs won, and the game was delayed four times by fans tossing bags of sand onto the ice at the Forum.

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[tarheelhockey]

The study of hockey history is really an exercise in uncovering the human urge to throw things.

 

[Theokritos]

The study of hockey history is really an exercise in uncovering the human urge to throw things.

Didn't think I would ever hear something wilder than people throwing a chair onto the rink. But throwing bags of sand comes pretty darn close.

 

[Doctor No]

One of the things I've been cataloging is the history of goaltender injuries and missed games, and this is one of my favorite.

 

[tarheelhockey]

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One of the things I've been cataloging is the history of goaltender injuries and missed games, and this is one of my favorite.

Also a great quote from Ralph Backstrom, may he rest in peace.

 

[Puckstruck]

The study of hockey history is really an exercise in uncovering the human urge to throw things.

It's true ... I have three or four pages in my book on the stuff that's been thrown on NHL ice, could have gone on for ten more.