I’m shifting gears this week from Cape Breton athletes of the past to an old-time Ottawa-born goaltender who played in the NHL from 1917-18 through to 1929-30. Clint Benedict was first a member of his hometown Senators and later the long-since folded Montreal Maroons. Although a couple of his non-conventional “gimmicks” greatly influenced the game, and he is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Benedict is virtually unknown. When most people talk about the first big-league netminder to ever wear a face mask during an NHL game, former Montreal Canadiens’ legend Jacques Plante usually gets the credit. Not so! The honor belongs to Benedict, who some 30 years previous to Plante wore a goalie mask. It was during a game in January, 1930, when …show more content…
Trivia Question: What NHL defenceman totaled the most points in one season during the 1990s? A: Ray Bourque; B: Brian Leetch; C: Al MacInnis: D: Phil Housley. (Answer at the end of the column.) Former Toronto Maple Leafs’ star Dave Keon was recently in the news for ending his decades-long separation from the team. The 75-year-old Hall of Famer was on four Stanley Cup winning teams with Toronto, won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie-of-the-year, twice he took home the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for the league’s most gentlemanly player and he captured the Conn Smythe Trophy that goes to the playoff …show more content…
In 1,597 games made up of 15 NHL seasons (all spent with Toronto) and seven in the WHA, he racked up a mere 137 penalty minutes (117 in the NHL) for an average of 6.2 minutes per campaign. Amazingly, Keon’s first fight didn’t occur until his 14th NHL season, in 1973-74, versus Boston’s Gregg Sheppard. Speaking of gentlemanly players, does anybody remember Val Fonteyne? He played 13 NHL seasons beginning with Detroit in 1959-60 and later was with the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh. Before retiring in 1974, he suited up or two years in the WHA with Edmonton In 820 regular-season NHL contests, Fonteyne received just 26 minutes in penalties -- all of them the two-minute variety. Not once did he take a five-minute major for fighting. Meanwhile, during his 149 WHA games, Fonteyne took only two minor penalties. Answer to the Trivia: C: Al MacInnis. The Cape Bretoner from Port Hood tallied 103 points (28 goals, 75 assists) in 1990-91 for the Calgary Flames. The three others and their best point totals during the 1990s: Leetch (102 in ‘91-92); Bourque (94 in ‘90-91) and Housley (97 in
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Sometimes you just have to watch the movie. Some people were not even alive, some forget, some just do not know the story of the Olympic hockey glory experienced by everyone in the U.S. in 1980. You did not have to be a fan of hockey on that faithful day when the U.S.S.R. and the United States played that extraordinary game. One man’s vision and leadership brought one nation to its feet. Herb Brooks was the head coach of the 1980 U.S. men’s hockey team. In this brief report I will discuss the man, his visionary and ethical leadership, and his success.
He was loyal to his city of Baltimore. He never left if more money was offered. In 1995 he broke Lou Gehrig’s 2,130 games by playing 2,218 games in a row. According to World Book, Cal ended his streak of 2,632 consecutive games when he chose not to play in the game of September 20, 1998.
Maurice Richard was the hero of the French Canadian people and his dedication to his game was no different from the dedication to his family and his work and his love for the French Canadian people. He went on to win many awards in hockey and in his personal life that honored him as the role model for all French Canadian.
Wayne Gretzky Not many people can argue that Wayne Gretzky dominated the game every time he stepped on the ice. No player is rewarded the name, "The Great One", for no reason, and he has proven that since his first year in the NHL. Wayne Gretzky is by far, the greatest Canadian hockey player of all time. He holds the record for the most goals, assists, and overall points for both the regular season and the playoffs; he has won over 20 trophies throughout his career, and within his team(s) brought home four Stanley Cup wins, and three Canadian Cup championships.
This fight was known as “The Battle of the Long Count” (“Biography”). It was in the seventh round that Dempsey knocked down Tunney, but the referee delayed counting approximately five seconds while waiting for Dempsey to return to his neutral corner. Tunney got up at the count of nine but many felt that he was down for a count of fourteen and Dempsey should have been declared the winner (“Fast Facts”). Tunney ended up winning the fight after three more rounds (“Biography”). To this day several people continue the debate of whether Tunney or Dempsey won this extremely important match (Hadden 162).
Did you know that Wayne Gretzky holds more records than any other hockey player that is currently playing or has played?? According to Gretzky, Wayne started playing hockey at just six years of age. Biography.com states that Gretzky was ready to play in the NHL but his age created a problem in the beginning. Gretzky confirms that Gretzky holds the most records compared to any other player and had many capabilities on the ice. Gretzky states that Wayne has won many awards throughout his career, some he has won multiple times, and he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame after retirement. According to Biography he couldn’t stay away from the sport, he became a coach and part owner of a team. Biography states that Gretzky now has a restaurant and winery, along with information from Gretzky saying he has a youth camo and a foundation. Wayne Gretzky was an impressive hockey player that has
Saul Indian Horse is an Ojibway child who grew up in a land which offered little contact with anyone belonging to a different kind of society until he was forced to attend a residential school in which children were being stripped away of their culture with the scope of assimilating them into a more “civilized” community. Saul’s childhood in the school, greatly pervaded by psychological abuse and emotional oppression, was positively upset once one of the priests, Father Leboutillier, introduced him to the world of hockey, which soon become his sole means of inclusion and identification, mental well-being and acknowledged self-worth in his life. It is though universally acknowledged how, for every medal, there are always two inevitably opposite
It was Sunday, February 10, 2008 here in Buffalo at the HSBC Arena. The Buffalo Sabres were playing the Florida Panthers. Thousands of spectators cheered as Buffalo took a 4-3 lead. The puck flew down the ice to the corner left of goaltender Ryan Miller. Players from both team rushed after the puck, 10 minutes and 4 seconds into the 3rd period Florida forward Olli Jokinen...
Tucker was the game's high scorer with 22 points, but no other Oklahoma player was in double figures. Kaftan finished with 18 points and was Holy Cross' rebounding tar, while O'Connell added 16 points and Oftring 14 for the Crusaders.
The most memorable moment in hockey history came thirty-four years ago with the 1980 Miracle on Ice. The Americans defeating the dominant Soviet team at the Olympics was not only an important triumph for USA Hockey, but for the entire nation. Contrary to popular belief, the underdog win was not only the result of a miracle; it was also the result of a hard-working team led by Coach Herb Brooks. With increasingly negative views on the position of the United States in the Cold War, the Miracle on Ice and the gold medal win lifted the spirits of the nation and brought hockey into the American spotlight.
and Arthur Birling, a man who has worked his way up from being one of
It was there that he introduced European nations to the sport of ice hockey. While he was there, Meagher also oversaw multiple non-competitive games between Parisian club teams and British club teams. They were hooked on the sport and continued to play and spread the culture even after George Meagher departed the country. In 1902, the first official European ice hockey games were held at the Princes’ Skating Club in Knightsbridge, England. This European buzz took off and a great deal of people became addicted to the
forging Hall of Fame careers. The Cincinnati Reds, on the other hand, had its share of stars,
When I think of what it means to be Canadian, one of the first things that come to mind is hockey. This is true for many Canadian’s as hockey was and is an integral piece of the formation of the national identity. However, when people think of playing hockey their attention usually turns to the men in the National Hockey League or other top men’s leagues and tournaments. Even so, Canada has come a long way from its beginnings, when women were not even considered persons under the law until 1929. While it has taken many decades for women to receive more recognition in the world of sport, today shows great improvements from the past. A key reason that women are not treated the same way as men in regards to hockey is due to how the game began;