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Post by NostalgHab on Dec 30, 2002 12:55:10 GMT -5
Welcome to this new Habs Nostalgia message board. I want to thank Spiro for accepting to create this new forum and also for naming me as a moderator. It's an honor. My name is Francis Bouchard. I'm a 37 year old devoted Habs fan from Hearst, in Northern Ontario (way up there in the Great White North). English is my second language so please pardon me if you see a few mistakes in my writing. As many of you, the Habs have been an important part of my life since childhood. Although I'm still a devoted fan of the current team, I like to immerse myself in Habs Nostalgia, as my name implies. I guess it's an effort to rekindle great childhood memories. I grew up in the great era of the 70's. The best way I found to rekindle those memories was through old Habs video footage. Thanks to the Internet and trading, I have a very large collection of old Habs games, highlights, films, documentaries, tv specials etc. I also have a large collection of Habs related books and magazines. Since now, I had never found on the Internet a message board devoted strictly to Habs nostalgia. I'm pretty sure this message board is a first. I would like it to be a place to discuss anything related to the Habs past: former teams, players, games, memorabilia, history facts, trivia. Anything you feel like discussing relating to the past. I hope you will enjoy as much as I will. Thanks. Francis  |
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Post by MPLABBE on Dec 30, 2002 13:08:56 GMT -5
welcome aboard dude! your english is fine
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Post by Ged on Dec 30, 2002 17:14:09 GMT -5
Yup, welcome aboard. I grew up as an impressionable young lad in the '70s as well. Guy Lafleur was my man. Pains me to see what's happening with the franchise today. Stumbling along with nobody guiding the ship.
In the late '80s and early 90s I used to record every Hab game I could (HNIC) so I've got a ton of early games on tape. Unfortunately a lot of it was recorded on Beta which went the way of the dinosaur. But, if you need anything specific I might be able to help you out.
Wish I could speak French, like you converse in English.
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Post by NostalgHab on Dec 30, 2002 22:57:39 GMT -5
Lafleur was my idol also. When he came back with the Rangers in 1988, I was so excited. I taped every Rangers and Nordiques game I could. Lafleur and the team he played for came before the Canadiens for me during these 3 years. I attended Lafleur's retirement evening in the Forum in 1985 and I was at the Forum also in the spring of 1991 when Lafleur played his last game there with the Nordiques. It was his second retirement evening. Later on, I really wanted to see Lafleur games during his heyday with the Habs during the 70's. I had a few hi-lite tapes but I wanted complete games. I remember I was so excited when the CBC first broadcasted classic Habs games during the 1994 players strike (lockout?). I sure did record them. Then, when I got on the Internet in 1996 I started searching for people who had old games. I was amazed at what I found. There were lots of 70's Canadiens playoffs and Stanley cup winning games as well as regular season games. I had to obtain some copies and I've built quite a collection through the years. By the way, in the last few days, RDS rebroadcasted an hour Guy Lafleur tribute that was made about one year ago. It includes lots of nice Lafleur hi-lites and interviews with various people. There is even an interview with a female sociologist that mentionned that Lafleur, like Maurice Richard, is a public hero. A fan and reporter also mentionned that when Lafleur dies, he's sure people who grew up watching will have the same emotions of sadness as when Maurice Richard died.  |
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Post by TheHabsfan on Dec 31, 2002 9:12:51 GMT -5
I echo Ged's comments. Being an long time fan as well, it's nice to go back in time and relive great Hab moments. Your forum will be put to use by me, for sure. And again, nothing wrong with your writing. Cheers  |
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Post by habernac on Dec 31, 2002 11:28:42 GMT -5
Great stuff, Nostalg! I'm also a thirty-something Habs fan who is a huge fan of Lafleur. The Glen Green painting of him in a Habs jersey hangs above my PC at home. I went to an Oilers/Rangers game the first year of his comeback. The Rags were terrible and the Oil beat them something like 9-3, Lafleur assisted on all three and would have had a breakaway but was whistled down on a two line pass. The fans started booing and yelling at the refs! And this was in Edmonton! There was a standing ovation when he got 2nd star in the game. There are lots of fans of the Habs here in Western Canada.
Looking forward to reading more nostalgia. Welcome aboard!
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Dec 31, 2002 11:33:02 GMT -5
Well, if you want to talk about the 70's I'm in.
Fave players; Pete Mahovlich and Jacques "Coco" Lemaire.
Fave game; New Year's Eve '75 followed closely by 10 May 1979 (Tremblay OT winner).
Welcome and Cheers.
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Post by Cranky on Jan 4, 2003 12:10:10 GMT -5
Why you bunch of young whipper snappers, how can you talk about nostalgia and leave me out of this? Huh? Mutts………………
There is a huge blanket of angst for many of the old Hab fans. We are so used to seeing the Hab’s succeed that this perennial mediocrity is depressing. I don’t know if the Hab’s will ever reach the plateau of greatness they once owned, but just a plain old contending team would be just fine (for now).
I am waiting for the day the Devil will bring me the contract for my soul. One day, to play for the Hab’s and he can have this wretched soul.
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Post by BCHab on Jan 4, 2003 16:49:51 GMT -5
Great idea NostalgHab.
I saw the 1975 Habs-Central Red Army game replayed on ESPN Classic last week. I then saw the game featuring the current lineup immediately afterwards. I'm not sure we will ever see a Canadiens team as good as the '75 to '79 editions again.
Cheers
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Post by rocky on Jan 12, 2003 13:04:11 GMT -5
Hey this is great, being 53 years old you can imagine the memories I have. Growing up in Nova Scotia afforded me the opportunity to view the Nova Scotia Voyageurs who were a power house year after year with players passing through like Robinson, Dryden, Langway, etc, etc.
Here's a little story from those days. The Habs had a hot-shot rookie ( Alfie Turcotte ) who almost cracked the starting line-up but he had a little problem with elbow- bending so they decided to send him to Halifax to get cured. Oh well, it turns out that Halifax being a navy town has more bars that people, so poor Alfie never did recover, needless to say. Anyway I befriended a gent who had an exec. job with the Vees so I asked him who were the best and worst guys as people. He said that Larry Robinson was a prince of a guy and Bunny Larocque was not.
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Post by NostalgHab on Jan 12, 2003 14:57:42 GMT -5
Hey Rocky. I'm glad you appreciate the board. About the Voyageurs, did you get the book titled Here come the Vees, about the history of the team and the players that went through there? It was published a few years ago. |
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Post by rocky on Jan 12, 2003 15:26:53 GMT -5
Hey Rocky. I'm glad you appreciate the board. About the Voyageurs, did you get the book titled Here come the Vees, about the history of the team and the players that went through there? It was published a few years ago. Thanks NostalgHab, I'm guilty, can't believe that I didn't buy that book, thanks for the reminder, next time that I'm in Halifax (100 miles) I'll visit the book stores where I should be able to find it. One thing about the Vees, they were better than most NHL teams year in, year out, just great. I'll keep my eye on your forum and try to toss in a memory or two. If you ever see Claude Larose tell him that his efforts were appreciated very much, he was a true warrior. |
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