Brown may be unique in retiring without ever wearing a mask. Most of the other holdouts at least adopted one late in their career. Worsley wore one in his...
John Hopkins
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Mar 1, 2004 1:55 pm
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The only other pro goalies I can think of who never wore a mask (at least into the 70's) besides Andy Brown and Bob Perreault are a couple of old WHL goalies:...
Yes it does. Juniors who have finished their season are eligible and Europeans are not. Actually the 23 man roster lasts from the first regular season game...
I will be away on vacation from March 1 to March 7, 2004, returning to the office on march 8th.. During this period I will not be returning phone messages or...
Don Fraser
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Mar 1, 2004 3:55 pm
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I have my doubts...a visor possibly, a cage I have doubts...you would probably see some sort of full visor developed before you'd see that. ... From: John...
Simple, most found the early masks uncomfortable and limited their vision... As far as cages go...oddly enough I find that when you give the guys the chance to...
In a message dated 2/29/2004 9:49:34 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... So then he is being selfish? Instead of insuring a win? Brian [Non-text portions of this...
mtlhockey@...
Mar 1, 2004 7:15 pm
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In a message dated 2/29/2004 10:25:23 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... alright then, that does make sense........ Brian [Non-text portions of this message have...
mtlhockey@...
Mar 1, 2004 7:15 pm
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This is a pretty important thing that Zherdev doesn't want to screw up. A former co-worker of mine is from Russia and moved with his parents to the U.S....
Regarding the Zherdev situation, perhaps I've missed something, but why would a Ukrainian be required to serve in the Russian military? Is he a Russian...
In the January, 1958 issue of Hockey Pictorial, that bastion of objective hockey journalism, 'Herb Ralby's Candid Camera' includes a photo of "DON SIMMONS with...
... Richard, It's not your post that confuses me - it's the whole situation. Why would the Russian hockey federation care whether a Ukrainian (Zherdev)...
John, I think you are correct to link your thoughts to the visor issue. I started playing goal in 1964. Our league in Nepean then played outdoors, and the ...
Thank you Bill for the roster size answer! I am thinking it must be in the CBA as it is not in the NHL rulebook. Interesting also someone just posted that...
... returning to ... returning ... I'm just glad Don subscribes in digest format and not individual emails! There should be some sort of policy regarding this...
Arthur, How much did Stalin's passing have to do with Soviet hockey. The two dates are close together. Frank ... From: "arch4web" <arch4web@...> To:...
I'll just turn him off until he wants to post again. Frank ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you’re looking for...
Hi, everyone, I came across a photo in 'The Spirit of the Game' (Dan Diamond) that is probably one of my all-time favorites. As a Leaf fan, I might be biased,...
... Hi Frank: It's a very interesting question... Joseph Stalin could care less about hockey. He was a southerner and I would say a game on the ice was rather...
When Scotty Bowman talks, I for one listen. Here's a column he "wrote" for the LeapDay edition of the NY Times. <<February 29, 2004 BACK TALK N.H.L. Can...
While other teams jack their playoff tickets up, check out what the Islanders are doing... <<Charles: "The Ultimate Commitment" Here are Islanders co-owner...
Thank you Mr. Wang !!! I would have been back anyway. I would just miss it too much......and this is like a windfall for me. Here is hoping that we go to the...
Hey all, the other thing i wanted to discuss today was the WHA. The Hockey News - that I got at home last night - has a feature on the OLD WHA and the upcoming...
I know that this is rather late, but it only just came to me. To the person who is writing the article on eccentric netminders, one of the more recent ones is...
