Lol so was I...against Chicago...? 3-0...I was at the game at MLG when he got his 100th shutout which was a record at that time. And by coincidence George Armstrong also got his 250th goal at that time.
I'd heard that he was a surly guy and an alcoholic.
I was at the game at MLG when he got his 100th shutout which was a record at that time. And by coincidence George Armstrong also got his 250th goal at that time.
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I only saw about 1/2 of the flick, if it's accurate, he was portrayed as a nice guy at beginning of his career.I'd heard that he was a surly guy and an alcoholic.
Very cool.Lol so was I...against Chicago...? 3-0...
A hobbyist never reveals his age. But old enough to have enjoyed a golden era of hockey.1967-jeeez, how old are you?????
X2 and I remember Bobby Hull standing in the hallway exit signing every last autograph for half an hour after a loss,A hobbyist never reveals his age. But old enough to have enjoyed a golden era of hockey.
It's deja vu all over again.X2 and I remember Bobby Hull standing in the hallway exit signing every last autograph for half an hour after a loss,
A real class act
Gotta check, but I remember it as him getting into a fight with Ron Stewart (another ex-Leaf) when they were both playing for the Rangers.From what I read, Bower was gassed and let in 6 goals in G4 of the Final against the Habs. Sawchuck started the last two games and only allowed 2 goals.
Sawchuck was four years younger than Bower, but he lived a hardscrabble life. It's suspected that he suffered from CTE, he got nastier as his career progressed. He got into a bar fight while with the Kings and died of complications from a bleeding liver.
This guy is a real legend. I used to love watching him play on black and white TV in my high school days!opcorn:
The old days. I remember my mom (who was a real estate agent at the time) showing a property to Eddie Shack in the late 70's or early 80's. Eddie couldn't read or write much. Probably not that unusual among that generation of NHL players.The movie shows just how bad the bad old days were. By the time he died (age 40), his body was a mess.
It was Sawchuk and not Bower in the final game of the Stanley Cup series in 1967.
Eddie did know that if he looked after the nickels and dimes, the dollars would look after themselves.The old days. I remember my mom (who was a real estate agent at the time) showing a property to Eddie Shack in the late 70's or early 80's. Eddie couldn't read or write much. Probably not that unusual among that generation of NHL players.
When Bobby Baun joined the Red Wings he asked Gordie Howe how much he was making. Gordie said I'm the highest paid player on the team. Baun said you must be making more than $70,000 (Howe wasn't).The old days. I remember my mom (who was a real estate agent at the time) showing a property to Eddie Shack in the late 70's or early 80's. Eddie couldn't read or write much. Probably not that unusual among that generation of NHL players.
Except when he was beating his various wives, perhaps.X2 and I remember Bobby Hull standing in the hallway exit signing every last autograph for half an hour after a loss,
A real class act