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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Sept 21, 2004 6:50:36 GMT -5
The first Canadiens game Red Fisher covered was what was to become known as the Richard Riot on March 17, 1955. Red has watched the NHL grow from six to 30 teams, from 70-game schedules to 84 and back to the current 82. Things have changed over the years. The only constant is his love affair with hockey.
From Sept. 18 to Sept. 27 he'll take you through his top 10 hockey highlights.- www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/specials/red/index.html* Great stuff from a Habs media legend.
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Sept 27, 2004 12:20:00 GMT -5
The first Canadiens game Red Fisher covered was what was to become known as the Richard Riot on March 17, 1955. Red has watched the NHL grow from six to 30 teams, from 70-game schedules to 84 and back to the current 82. Things have changed over the years. The only constant is his love affair with hockey.
From Sept. 18 to Sept. 27 he'll take you through his top 10 hockey highlights.- www.canada.com/montreal/montrealgazette/specials/red/index.html* Great stuff from a Habs media legend. Red has 20/20 hindsight. If he put those glasses on backwards could he see 48 years into the future? Red was a very good writer. He should sing "Take me out to the ballgame" between innings at the Expo's games. |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 6, 2004 23:38:08 GMT -5
Im surprised Red didnt mention a game I have heard him say was one of the best ever. It was a 0-0 draw between Habs and Bruins in 1968. Tony Esposito was in nets for Montreal Cheevers for Bruins. Brother Phil must have had 10 breakaways and so did Cournoyer- what an action packed game that ended 0-0. Another one I really liked was in 1968 Glenn Hall versus Cesar Maniago in the playoffs St Louis versus Minnesota. that went into several overtimes. Hall and Maniago made one great save after another. I thought the Olympics in 2002 was Canada's finest effort as a team.
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Oct 7, 2004 7:55:05 GMT -5
Im surprised Red didnt mention a game I have heard him say was one of the best ever. It was a 0-0 draw between Habs and Bruins in 1968. Tony Esposito was in nets for Montreal Cheevers for Bruins. Brother Phil must have had 10 breakaways and so did Cournoyer- what an action packed game that ended 0-0. The best game I've yet seen. The Habs lost Esposito to Chicago in the intra-league draft that summer. In his first season with the Hawks (1968-69) he registered 15 shutouts, which is still the modern single season record, and Tony O was born. |
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Oct 7, 2004 11:51:55 GMT -5
My personal favorite was Canada coming from behind and beating the USA in the Olympics with Gretzky cheering on the bench.
I watched it amongst dozens of Americans and we were out of sync in our periods of cheering and silence.
Gretzky did not endear himself to his US fans with his exuberance when Canada scored but neither did I and who cares what they Americans think when Team Canada is playing.
My low point was 1972 when Canada lost the first game to Russia. I remember walking from the Forum down St. Catherine St. feeling as if the world was coming to an end.
Watching Canada win game "8" and enjoying Brador at lunch time in Rymarks Tavern put the necessity of returning to work at CNR into perspective. Hockey comes first!
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 7, 2004 17:22:06 GMT -5
I just wanna make it clear I thought 2002 was Canada's finest effort as a team not that the 2002 team was Canada's best. I think the 87 versus 76 Canada Cup teams rank almost even- Grets Mario Mark Dale Bourque Coffey versus Lafleur Orr Espo Hull Savard etc. 2 great teams. However they did not gel as a team as the 2002 team did
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Post by Habs_fan_in_LA on Oct 9, 2004 4:47:56 GMT -5
I just wanna make it clear I thought 2002 was Canada's finest effort as a team not that the 2002 team was Canada's best. I think the 87 versus 76 Canada Cup teams rank almost even- Grets Mario Mark Dale Bourque Coffey versus Lafleur Orr Espo Hull Savard etc. 2 great teams. However they did not gel as a team as the 2002 team did We saw what the US Olympic basketball dream team of millionaires accomplished. Stars don't mean wins. Hockey and basketball are team games. Steve Begin is a team player and contributes more than Kovalev does to the teams success. Not highlight reel goals but hard work and team play. |
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Post by Strummerman on Oct 9, 2004 16:36:51 GMT -5
We saw what the US Olympic basketball dream team of millionaires accomplished. Stars don't mean wins. Hockey and basketball are team games. Steve Begin is a team player and contributes more than Kovalev does to the teams success. Not highlight reel goals but hard work and team play. I agree but I wouldnt compare the 87 or 76 Canada Cup teams with the 2004 Dream Team. The last 3 games against Russia in 1987 were the best hockey I ever seen, and that team of 1976 was legend all over. |
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