In 1974 NBC had Showdown In The NHL in between periods of their game of the week (along with the Peter Puck segments). Does anyone have information on the ...
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C Julien
fromdaupeh
Feb 27, 2006 3:52 pm
Perhaps they should go back to the early hockey Olympic times when the best American hockey "Team" was sent to the Olympics rather than pick and choose players...
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francz
francz39
Feb 27, 2006 4:07 pm
Showdown ran for about three years on Hockey Night In Canada. They used the segments on NBC as well (at least that first year, 1974-75). There were...
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phil_birnbaum
Feb 27, 2006 6:37 pm
When I was a kid, I remember reading a library book called "Vic Hadfield's Diary," which was based (I think) on the 1972-73 season. I don't remember what...
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Tara Patterson
macivar42
Feb 27, 2006 6:54 pm
I checked the North York library catalogue, and the book is still available there; it does cover the 72-73 season. For everyone else who might be interested,...
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francz
francz39
Feb 27, 2006 9:08 pm
I found this book in a Value Village in Spokane in 2000 and it was a 'quick read' (unfortunately I no longer have the book). IIRC, Vic was unhappy with his...
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Craig
craig_1965ca
Feb 27, 2006 11:34 pm
Rob, Brad Park's book "Play the Man" and Derek Sanderson's "I've got to be Me" also made it clear that the Bruins and Rangers really disliked each other. I ...
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nybos1974
Feb 28, 2006 12:40 am
Thanks Rob, I didn't think of the Scotiabank material for a source. It's not as easy to find as, say, the Hockey News but I'll look for it. Jay...
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nybos1974
Feb 28, 2006 12:41 am
I have Vic Hadfield's Diary. He says that Sinden wouldn't even practice him, that 8 lines (24 players) were called and he wasn't used. Later on he was told...
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Robert Koch
northernale18
Feb 28, 2006 12:41 am
Hi Craig, I too have watched all the games and have lots of questions. I think Sinden may have explained some of them in his book, but unfortunately I donšt...
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mhdibiase
Feb 28, 2006 4:15 am
I remember those showdowns too! Problem is the only player I remember was Brad Park, if memory serves me correctly. I don't remember the goalies but I do...
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Steve Cohen
stevenmcohen
Feb 28, 2006 4:15 am
I picked up a copy of Park's Play the Man at a used bookstore last week. I was surprised by the intensity and nastiness of Park's remarks about the Bruins....
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zpmboca@...
Feb 28, 2006 4:17 am
In a message dated 2/27/2006 4:10:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... It was intense, to say the least. I attended each of the 3 games at Madison Square Garden in...
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Swanrvr80@...
nybos1974
Feb 28, 2006 1:46 pm
I always thought that the writer Gerald Eskenazi pushed his subjects to say controversial things to help sales of his book. After writing with Orr, Bobby and...
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Robert Koch
northernale18
Feb 28, 2006 1:48 pm
Craig, Well, I agree the Rangers and Bruins hated each otheršs guts and maybe that played a role at the beginning of the Summit Series. I recall reading (in ...
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Lloyd Davis
ldavistooats...
Feb 28, 2006 3:55 pm
Fischler was the ghost writer on that one, wasn't he? Could a bit of Ranger partisanship be attributed to him? Fischler also co-wrote Turk Sanderson's "I've...
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William Underwood
wau60
Feb 28, 2006 7:03 pm
Craig, it would have been a bit early for Rogie. His best years were yet to come. Up to that point he had: He had really only been the number one in Montreal...
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Swanrvr80@...
nybos1974
Feb 28, 2006 7:26 pm
My mistake before, Stan Fischler did write Play The Man, not Gerald Eskenazi. Very bad mistake as the two writers couldn't be more different in style. Jay ......
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francz
francz39
Feb 28, 2006 7:40 pm
Okay. Does anybody remember who the #4 goalie at camp was? Bunny Larocque. Gary Smith was too flaky, maybe Cesare Maniago was seen as too old, but I would...
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J.P. Martel
jpmartel_18
Feb 28, 2006 8:38 pm
... Larocque, John Van Boxmeer and Billy Harris were juniors who were only invited to have enough players for intra-squad games. It was never considered that...
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Lloyd Davis
ldavistooats...
Feb 28, 2006 8:41 pm
I only hope this doesn't trigger a discussion about the relative merits of Billy Harris and John Van Boxmeer. ... -- Lloyd Davis Communications 304-115...
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Lloyd Davis
ldavistooats...
Feb 28, 2006 8:45 pm
Darn! You beat me to the buzzer, J.P.! ... -- Lloyd Davis Communications 304-115 Danforth Ave., Toronto, ON M4K 1N2 416 465 6999 /// 416 462 0230 (fax) ...
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J.P. Martel
jpmartel_18
Feb 28, 2006 9:20 pm
... Once in a lifetime... I've seen a picture of Larocque in a Team Canada sweater on ebay, it's an interesting piece of memorabilia. I don't know if there are...
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francz
francz39
Feb 28, 2006 10:18 pm
The only thing I have seen is the 1979 Panini sticker, which is a posed portrait shot. Rob "J.P. Martel" <jpmartel_18@...> wrote: This leads me to ask, is...
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john.serrati@...
cournyer12
Mar 1, 2006 12:18 am
Incidentally, Showdown was also a huge hit with kids, at least in Montreal, at the time. We actually introduced 'intermissions' in our street hockey games...
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Craig
craig_1965ca
Mar 1, 2006 12:19 am
I think Maniago was worthy of consideration. He had been part of the Trail Smoke Eaters in 1961. He also had a reputation of playing very well in the playoffs....
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Craig
craig_1965ca
Mar 1, 2006 1:19 am
Bill, Just a couple of points. Rogie had been the Canadien's number one goalie in the late 60's. He backstopped them to the 1969 Stanley Cup with a super ...
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Craig
craig_1965ca
Mar 1, 2006 1:21 am
Robert, I agree with your points here. As an aside I have heard that after the Summit Emile Francis tried to trade Hadfield to the Black Hawks for Dennis Hull...
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mhdibiase
Mar 1, 2006 1:24 am
I wanted to share this with the group. Yesterday, I had a brief telephone conversation with Mr. Lorne Carr (the oldest living NHL player today, if I'm not...
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Craig
craig_1965ca
Mar 1, 2006 1:24 am
Robert, I agree. You can't quit on your team. And for a player who was the captain of their team like Hadfield to do that -well that boggles my mind. I have ...
