Boston vs Montreal, 1978
Nov. 25th, 2012 12:28 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
snowywolfowlAs I mentioned a few posts back I've been enjoying watching the classic games CBC has been posting, and just have to say there really isn't much that beats the Bruins-Canadiens rivalry, especially in the tight confines of the old Boston Gardens during the finals*. I also have to commend CBC for not only airing them but also providing little footnotes about historical events, player biographies, and other trivia. So, with that in mind, here's a few things that struck me as interesting....
1. Ken Dryden would be a big goalie in the modern era. In the 1970's he's a freakin' tree. And a lawyer...and an author...and a future Liberal Member of Parliament. Ok, he is the original sports Renaissance Man.
2. Hearing the announcer mention that Pierre Mondou is a rookie is really sad considering how his career ended**. It's even more heartbreaking considering visors were available when he played. One of his injured teammates was wearing one during this game after the Bouchard-Jonathan fight in the 1st period.
3. Love him or hate him, even then Don Cherry knew how to rock a suit, vest and tie.
4. Larry Robinson came by his nickname honestly. He really does look like Big Bird***.
5. I mainly know (and deeply respect) Brad Park for the ultimatum he gave the Hockey Hall of Fame about Alan Eagleson****. It's a shame he never won the Norris Trophy as the best defenceman.
6. Gerry Cheevers has the Greatest Goalie Mask of ALL TIME******. http://www.hockeymasks.com/details.html?msk=5
*It was something like 9 feet shorter and 4 feet narrower than a regulation NHL rink, which made games very contact filled affairs at the most passive of times. The playoffs were just nuts.
** Lost an eye from a high stick from Hartford's Ulf Samuelsson. Jesus Murphy, how many careers did Samuelsson end? That's at least two.
***He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP for these playoffs.
****He told the Hall of Fame to remove him because he didn't want to be on the same wall as someone who was stealing from the pension fund. The Hall kicked Eagleson out.
******While not the first to wear a mask some people credit him with making it more socially acceptable to wear one during a game. Prior to the mid 1950's only wimpy girlie men wore masks. Real men stopped hockey pucks traveling 100+ mph with their face...or so the prevailing culture at the time said.
1. Ken Dryden would be a big goalie in the modern era. In the 1970's he's a freakin' tree. And a lawyer...and an author...and a future Liberal Member of Parliament. Ok, he is the original sports Renaissance Man.
2. Hearing the announcer mention that Pierre Mondou is a rookie is really sad considering how his career ended**. It's even more heartbreaking considering visors were available when he played. One of his injured teammates was wearing one during this game after the Bouchard-Jonathan fight in the 1st period.
3. Love him or hate him, even then Don Cherry knew how to rock a suit, vest and tie.
4. Larry Robinson came by his nickname honestly. He really does look like Big Bird***.
5. I mainly know (and deeply respect) Brad Park for the ultimatum he gave the Hockey Hall of Fame about Alan Eagleson****. It's a shame he never won the Norris Trophy as the best defenceman.
6. Gerry Cheevers has the Greatest Goalie Mask of ALL TIME******. http://www.hockeymasks.com/details.html?msk=5
*It was something like 9 feet shorter and 4 feet narrower than a regulation NHL rink, which made games very contact filled affairs at the most passive of times. The playoffs were just nuts.
** Lost an eye from a high stick from Hartford's Ulf Samuelsson. Jesus Murphy, how many careers did Samuelsson end? That's at least two.
***He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the MVP for these playoffs.
****He told the Hall of Fame to remove him because he didn't want to be on the same wall as someone who was stealing from the pension fund. The Hall kicked Eagleson out.
******While not the first to wear a mask some people credit him with making it more socially acceptable to wear one during a game. Prior to the mid 1950's only wimpy girlie men wore masks. Real men stopped hockey pucks traveling 100+ mph with their face...or so the prevailing culture at the time said.
