Hockey Fans??? (Page 2 of 3)

Rocket wrote:

I have to totally pull for the Chicago Black Hawks.  Been a fan for a long time, although the New York Rangers Rangers are still my perennial favorite NHL hockey team.  Really loved the 1970-1971 Black Hawks, one of my all-time favorite teams, when Tony Esposito was in the net and beyond totally amazing.  ALMOST all the way except for that dang other namesake, brother Henri "The Pocket Rocket" (far younger and much smaller brother of Maurice, "The Rocket"-the original) Richard.  The Pocket Rocket and that darned Ken Dryden, who was a ROOKIE and had played all of a handful of games up until the playoffs, where Montreal decided that star goalie Rogie Vachon was a little too squeaky & leaky (he had been playing poorly of late despite team wins) and should sit the bench.
Loved Esposito, he and Ed Giacomin were my favorite goaltenders those days, and given that Ken Dryden, Rogie Vachon, Gilles Villemure, Gary Cheevers (that famous Frankenstein mask with it's many stitch marks- ) , Jaques Plante (unretired, having done so once), Ernie Wakely, Glenn Hall (hockey's version of a notrious stage fright condition, he was sick before every game, another unretired who would retire as fast he had unretired), "Gump" Worsely (near retirement), Bernie Parent (not yet up to his par), a glorious heyday for goalies. 
That Black Hawks team had Bobby Hull (a joy to watch) Stan Mikita (wore a helmet when wearing one was an extreme oddity and an object of derision and scoffing) Chico Maki, Pat Stapleton, Dennis Hull, Pit Martin...what a team!

Go Black Hawks!

Rock ON & Keep the Faith,
Rocket

Montreal waiting a long time??? Puhleeze.  Tut tut, like pulling for the Yankees, Cowboys, Celtics! BAH!  Crunch the Crabs, Flyers.
Got to love the Sharks too.  A team to reckon with, and the best hockey logo, they and the AHL Albany River Rats!

Rocket, you missed a few cogs on that 70-71 team: Bill White, Eric Nesterenko, Jim Pappin, Lou Angotti, and a few others that escape my feeble mind at this moment.

Bill S wrote:

That had to be the closest sweep I've ever seen. Definitely 3 games that could have gone either way, the exception being game 2. That said, the Hawks dominated the 3rd period yesterday, holding the Sharks to a measly 3 shots on goal.
Stanley Cup Finals, here we come!

Good luck!!!

                                                                                          GO SHARKS!!!

                                                                                          J Dawg

See you on the ice Brother Bill.     If the Flyers should happen to pull this off, would my son be setting himself up by wearing his Flyers John LeClair jersey to Wrigley Field on July 18th when the Phils face the Cubs?  You seem like a longtime fan, but looking from the east coast, did the Chicago fans just re-connect with the Blackhawks in the last couple of years when they started playing better?

Bill S wrote:

That had to be the closest sweep I've ever seen. Definitely 3 games that could have gone either way, the exception being game 2. That said, the Hawks dominated the 3rd period yesterday, holding the Sharks to a measly 3 shots on goal.
Stanley Cup Finals, here we come!

In the pit? Do you mean "The Black Hole"?

                                                                                          Think Green,

                                                                                          J Dawg