Ivan Cornwire
Apr 22, 2003 14:39:52 GMT -5
Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Apr 22, 2003 14:39:52 GMT -5
As Foster Hewitt* used to call him. Felt a little, ahem, nostalgic, so:
By the time he was an 18-year-old star with the Montreal Junior Canadiens, Cournoyer's legs were so muscular that his pants had to be specially tailored to fit his legs. He constantly practised his shot using a lead puck that weighed more than four pounds and was soon known for his quick and heavy wrist shot. He totaled 111 points, leading the league with 63 goals in his final year with the Junior Canadiens. He made his debut with the big-time Canadiens during the 1963-64 season and earned a full-time spot on the roster the next season after only seven games with the Quebec Aces in the American Hockey League.
- www.oldtimershockey.com/players/cournoyer.html
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Cournoyer Instilled Desire Into Team Canada
One of the greatest players of all time, Yvan Cournoyer - nicknamed "The Roadrunner" for good reason - used his blazing speed to keep up with and even beat the Soviets on many rushes. His goal in game two where he blew past a Soviet rearguard like he was a practice pylon was a perfect example of that. It was also a huge goal for Canada's morale. In game one it was the Soviets, and especially the great Valeri Kharlamov, who made the Canadians look stiff. Cournoyer's magic on that goal really fired up Team Canada.
- www.1972summitseries.com/cournoyer.html
*Another of my favourite unintentional hewitticisms was: "There they are, Jills and J.C. Tremblay, the Tremblay brothers, who in fact are not brothers at all."
By the time he was an 18-year-old star with the Montreal Junior Canadiens, Cournoyer's legs were so muscular that his pants had to be specially tailored to fit his legs. He constantly practised his shot using a lead puck that weighed more than four pounds and was soon known for his quick and heavy wrist shot. He totaled 111 points, leading the league with 63 goals in his final year with the Junior Canadiens. He made his debut with the big-time Canadiens during the 1963-64 season and earned a full-time spot on the roster the next season after only seven games with the Quebec Aces in the American Hockey League.
- www.oldtimershockey.com/players/cournoyer.html
***
Cournoyer Instilled Desire Into Team Canada
One of the greatest players of all time, Yvan Cournoyer - nicknamed "The Roadrunner" for good reason - used his blazing speed to keep up with and even beat the Soviets on many rushes. His goal in game two where he blew past a Soviet rearguard like he was a practice pylon was a perfect example of that. It was also a huge goal for Canada's morale. In game one it was the Soviets, and especially the great Valeri Kharlamov, who made the Canadians look stiff. Cournoyer's magic on that goal really fired up Team Canada.
- www.1972summitseries.com/cournoyer.html
*Another of my favourite unintentional hewitticisms was: "There they are, Jills and J.C. Tremblay, the Tremblay brothers, who in fact are not brothers at all."