The Greatest Photos in the History of Hockey

[The Panther]

This thread is great!

A few more...

1972:

1983 (?): I think this photo is when they had four 100+ point scorers on one team for the first time:

1984:

Early 90s Tampa Bay publicity stunt:

 

[double5son10]

 

[Mrb1p]

Lester Patrick filling in net.

 

[double5son10]

 

[SealsFan]

I'm surprised it took until page 3 for this one...

Just for the heck of it, here's the only other on-ice shot I've ever seen of Bill Goldthorpe, during a 19-game stint with the Broome County Dusters.

 

[SealsFan]

What's the story behind that 5-Whalers-against-1-Canadien picture?

 

[nukfan94]

Objectively I'd say the Bobby Orr one. As a Canucks fan, though, this one is the best for me.

"You don't know this, but Trevor Linden had cracked ribs and torn rib cartilage for the last four games of the 1994 Stanley Cup Final," Cliff Ronning said. "You can't imagine what it's like to hear your captain, in a room down the hall, screaming at the top of his lungs as they injected the needle into his rib cage. Knowing him, he probably thought we couldn't hear. He would then walk into our dressing room like nothing had happened. That was inspirational."

 

[Killion]

I'm surprised it took until page 3 for this one...

Minor league as well eh?
Then here, this ones for you SF.

 

[SealsFan]

Aarrgghh, that's hitting below the belt, Killion! Still regretting that I never made it to a Ducks game (or a L.I. Cougars one for that matter, briefly a farm club of the WHA parent Cougars)

 

[Killion]

Aarrgghh, that's hitting below the belt, Killion!

 

[double5son10]

What's the story behind that 5-Whalers-against-1-Canadien picture?

Nilan trying to exact revenge on Babych for injuring Stephane Richer during that great game 7 in 1986.

 

[byrone12]

Bill Barilko 1951 anyone?

 

[Habsfunk]

 

[the4thlinegrinder]

Objectively I'd say the Bobby Orr one. As a Canucks fan, though, this one is the best for me.

"You don't know this, but Trevor Linden had cracked ribs and torn rib cartilage for the last four games of the 1994 Stanley Cup Final," Cliff Ronning said. "You can't imagine what it's like to hear your captain, in a room down the hall, screaming at the top of his lungs as they injected the needle into his rib cage. Knowing him, he probably thought we couldn't hear. He would then walk into our dressing room like nothing had happened. That was inspirational."

Magic. You can just see the exhaustion on Linden's face, the toll the series put on him. The blood on his jersey just completes it. Keep in mind this was only moments after Messier had attacked him in the dying moments of Game 6.

 

[the4thlinegrinder]

I always found this image to have such a classic feel to it. Certainly one of the most infamous moments in NHL history. (Sorry Sabres fans)

 

[Fenway]

Bill Barilko 1951 anyone?

 

[Sentinel]

Some additional shots:

 

[Sentinel]

 

[byrone12]

Rocket Richard
Howie Meeker
Tom Johnson
Gerry McNeil
Bill Barilko
Bill Chadwick (referee)
Cal Gardner
Butch Bouchard
Harry Watson

Awesome Turofsky photo

 

[double5son10]

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[VMBM]

Nitpicking, but what's so great about that? That goal made it 5-4 for Canada in the 2nd game of the 1987 CC final, but USSR (Kamensky) still scored an equalizer a few minutes later.

Mikael Granlund's "Ilmaveivi" vs. Russia in the 2011 WHC:

And then Pasi Nurminen's Ilmaveivi (har har) a few days later:

 

[CH25]

 

[Mrb1p]

Nitpicking, but what's so great about that? That goal made it 5-4 for Canada in the 2nd game of the 1987 CC final, but USSR (Kamensky) still scored an equalizer a few minutes later.

Mikael Granlund's "Ilmaveivi" vs. Russia in the 2011 WHC:

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And then Pasi Nurminen's Ilmaveivi (har har) a few days later:

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K... You have the two greatest players ever celebrating a goal in all their goalie... Then you post a photo of Mikael freaking Granlund scoring a goal in the WHC ? In the semi finals... Like what.

 

[VMBM]

K... You have the two greatest players ever celebrating a goal in all their goalie... Then you post a photo of Mikael freaking Granlund scoring a goal in the WHC ? In the semi finals... Like what.

Yeah, so?

That is a classic goal in Finnish hockey history, and even WHC history. Deal with it!

A photo of Lemieux and Gretzky celebrating a goal is fine and well, but it would make more sense if it was a game-winner, that's all. And I did admit that I was nitpicking.

 

[GMR]

Here's another bizzarre picture of Messier, this one with Goldie Hawn and Burt Reynolds, in front of a Sabres logo. Back when Messier had hair.