Relax. I'm not advocating changing the rules or adding moguls to turn hockey into an extreme sport. What I'm suggesting is that there are a combination of...
48830
Andrew
puppa93
Sep 5, 2005 6:53 pm
I'd like to see moguls on the ice...that would spice it up, too. I'm gettin' tired of finding that we need to change the game that was so great. I don't...
48829
Andrew
puppa93
Sep 5, 2005 6:51 pm
Good point on the curve of the stick. I have been told that the curvature of the blades has had tehe biggest impact on the game. Going a step further with ...
48828
goaliedave
goaliedaveca
Sep 5, 2005 6:12 pm
I agree with Bill on this ... its the game plans and flow that make the big difference as to why players don't stickhandle as much. Don't kid yourself that...
48827
Mike
beastdog75
Sep 5, 2005 4:39 pm
Thanks, that was exactally what I was looking for. Mike...
48826
mvigne@...
Sep 5, 2005 3:12 pm
Going back to Maurice Richard's comments, don't forget that the sticks have changed also. During Richard's time, there was no curve blades, so it was easy to...
48825
Steve Cohen
stevenmcohen
Sep 5, 2005 2:18 pm
Problem 1: Big bodies plus congestion in the neutal zone makes dazzling stickhandling a bad choice for moving the puck up the ice. Problem 2: Organized youth...
48824
Frank Liebmann
texliebmann
Sep 5, 2005 1:48 am
I remember back in the day, the fans at Queens Park throwing nail on the ice when the game didn't go their way (late 70s). ... Frank TEX Liebmann (...
48823
joe_gucciardo
Sep 5, 2005 1:21 am
I would say that all phases suffer today, but I can't compare them to years past. Is there any reason why thirteen-year-olds need to play 60 hockey games in a...
48822
Michael Poplawski
michaelpopla...
Sep 4, 2005 9:27 pm
... I'm thankful that penalties will now be called for any player who shoots the puck over the glass (except when shooting). Stickhandling skills haven't gone...
48821
J.P. Martel
jpmartel_18
Sep 4, 2005 8:53 pm
... Atlanta Flames: Kent Nilsson (Winnipeg) Boston Bruins: Mark Howe (Hartford) Buffalo Sabres: Dave Dryden (Edmonton) Chicago Blackhawks: John Garrett...
48820
Mike
beastdog75
Sep 4, 2005 7:07 pm
I was wondering if anybody could list the players that were "reclaimed" prior to the 1979 Expansion. I looked through the archives here and was unable to find...
48819
William Underwood
wau60
Sep 4, 2005 5:47 pm
There are still moments like that but I just think too few... ... From: hockhist@yahoogroups.com [mailto:hockhist@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Sent:...
48818
William Underwood
wau60
Sep 4, 2005 5:45 pm
Not for Europeans....but I will say that we see fewer Perreaults, Lafleurs et al today from North American players. I'm not so sure that it is as declined...
48817
DAVE SOUTTER
delby202002
Sep 4, 2005 5:44 pm
I've watched hockey for 36 years. In that time, I believe that the average player does not possess the level of stickhandling and passing skills that players...
48816
Andrew
puppa93
Sep 4, 2005 5:43 pm
I don't know how many of you paid close attention to the Stanley Cup finals between Tampa Bay and Calgary, but I can cite a fantastic example of...
48815
Craig
craig_1965ca
Sep 4, 2005 2:59 pm
If you remember the Summit Series played in both 1972 and 1974 it was pretty clear that the Soviets had much better puck handling skills then the Canadians...
48814
mhdibiase
Sep 4, 2005 2:14 pm
I like to pose a question to the membership based on something I read in the book "Flying Frenchmen" written by Stan Fischler and Rocket Richard. The book is a...
48813
William Underwood
wau60
Sep 3, 2005 4:26 pm
At Princeton they did the same with a rubber chicken... ... From: hockhist@yahoogroups.com [mailto:hockhist@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of francz Sent:...
48812
mangodance
Sep 3, 2005 3:16 pm
Norm Maracle was always a little on the stout side for a hockey player. During the playoffs in the last year of the IHL in Cincinnati, people passed out Krispy...
48811
francz
francz39
Sep 3, 2005 3:02 pm
Maybe he felt shame. Rob in 905 Lloyd Davis <lloyddavis@...> wrote: I love it. I'm not sure what the Stratford Jr. B fans used to say to Craig Lizun...
48810
Rob
francz39
Sep 3, 2005 3:00 pm
... In case you have not already looked in these places, --a quick google search indicates he was a fund-raiser for the Canadian team for the Maccabi games in...
48809
Lloyd Davis
ldavistooats...
Sep 3, 2005 2:54 pm
I love it. I'm not sure what the Stratford Jr. B fans used to say to Craig Lizun when he was in the Waterloo Siskins' nets a few years ago, but they used to...
48808
francz
francz39
Sep 3, 2005 2:26 pm
At Queen's Park Arena in New Westminster, where the Bruins played in their mid 1970's WCHL heyday, fans in the north end would not only chant "Sieve!", but one...
48807
Larry Sekuler
swwikkk
Sep 3, 2005 12:20 am
Steve, the American Jewish Historical Society, which keeps a listing of Jewish sports figures such as Kermit Kitman, might be able to help you further. Ari...
48806
Steve Cohen
stevenmcohen
Sep 2, 2005 11:10 pm
The Group was extremely helpful in tracking down information on the short-lived Brooklyn Americans. I'm now looking for information that is not directly...
48805
William Underwood
wau60
Sep 1, 2005 3:57 pm
At Princeton, they used to throw tennis balls at the opposing goalie when he let in a goal. ... From: hockhist@yahoogroups.com...
48804
William Underwood
wau60
Sep 1, 2005 3:46 pm
The higher level pro league is dead for the foreseeable future. The junior league was an idea to ice a 23 and under league as a niche thing. No franchises have...
48803
flyershistory@...
flyershistory
Sep 1, 2005 3:05 pm
One of the coolest chants I've seen and heard is after each goal against the opposing goalie the crowd chants/yells SIEVE ! .. SIEVE ! ... SIEVE ! , each time...
48802
Jim Dornberger
jpdornberger
Sep 1, 2005 3:03 pm
My son has taken to a chant for Flyers games that he learned from the Wings indoor Lacrosse team. After each Flyer goal he chants "It's all your fault!" at...
