Bedard’s shootout goal at 3:50 ,, dipsy-doodle plus
nhl.com/news/chicago-blackhawk...er-2-2025
Back in daze of yore….
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Originally posted by chuckv97Back in daze of yore….
You mean there was a time when Les Habs and the Leafs actually LIKED each other?
Jackie is unconvinced.
This be interesting,,, methinks though, that many/some were born in the U.S. cuz their Canuckian fathers were plying their trade in the minor leagues,, to wit Matthieu Olivier (Mississippi). Ryan Hartman from the hockey hotbed of Hilton Head, SC.,, wonders never cease....
thehockeywriters.com/best-nhl-...us-state/
Edited by - chuckv97 on 12/06/2025 15:03:07
IIRC some time back mention was made about skill being the determining factor. I suspect it was/is in regards to the NHL, but as there's also been discussion (?) as to whether attitudes work their way up or work their way down, some might find this interesting: [Note: I've done no checking at all ... who needs this "two sides to every story" stuff anyway?!!? 
] https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1389373666248252&set=pcb.1389377789581173
^^^ in the East Kootenay league the Cranbrook fans are known to yell nasty insults to opposing players, coaches, and … yes… even referees. Gone are the daze when “yer mama wears army boots!” was a low-blow
Edited by - chuckv97 on 12/07/2025 12:42:59
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Originally posted by chuckv97And furthermore, in spite of Kingston Paul’s confusion about Moan-Ray-all Forum fans chanting “Pilous” or “Pilote” (I say Pilote cuz he was born in La Belle Province) ... .
Nope, no confusion. It was Pilous. I was sitting in the Forum stands, right beside one of the guys who was chanting it - "Peeloo! Peeloo! Peeloo!" - and they all did it in falsetto. I still don't know why that was a "thing". Was it something Rudy said?
Another win by the Habs over the Maple Cheese, although they should have put them away in the second period. Check the shot total. The Leafs's goalie kept them in the game. Good moves by Caufield and Texier in the SO.
In the previous game vs. the Loafs, the Habs skated rings around them so much that commentators were comparing it to the Globetrotters, with the Laffs being the Toronto Generals. Cue "Sweet Georgia Brown"! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxqdiOi94Hk
Warning - shameless name-dropping alert! .... Speaking of the Harlem Globetrotters, this Canuck was one, , I even got his autograph and chatted hockey with him,,,, in Arizona yet.
Edited by - chuckv97 on 12/07/2025 23:34:49
btw, how are your eyes these days….? Or do you have vertigo issues?
Edited by - chuckv97 on 12/07/2025 23:47:40
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Originally posted by chuckv97btw, how are your eyes these days….? Or do you have vertigo issues?
This makes my head hurt.
Paul R So, obviously, I did some digging in the corners….
“ The chant of "We want Pilous!" by Montreal Canadiens fans was a sarcastic taunt directed at the Chicago Blackhawks' coach, Rudy Pilous, during times when the Blackhawks were performing poorly against the Canadiens.
Montreal was a dominant team in the late 1950s and early 1960s, a period during which Pilous coached the Blackhawks (1958-1963). The chant was used by the Canadiens faithful to:
Mock Chicago's struggles: By chanting the coach's name, fans were essentially highlighting the Blackhawks' poor performance and implying that a change in coaching was necessary, or that even with Pilous, Chicago could not compete with the Canadiens.
Assert dominance: The chant served to emphasize Montreal's superiority and their belief that the game was effectively over, a practice of taunting opponents that was more common in that era of hockey.
While Pilous did lead the Blackhawks to a Stanley Cup victory in 1961, which broke a long championship drought for Chicago, the Canadiens were a perennial powerhouse during that time, frequently beating the Blackhawks, especially in the playoffs. The "Pilous" chant became part of the home-ice intimidation and mockery tactics used by the Montreal Forum crowd. ”
For all you farmers and ex-farmers https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxYzkpomm_kEgIGQIHlNIAi8-hdp1wdGDJ?si=KUQfOBGM_CuhN1_7
Edited by - chuckv97 on 12/08/2025 22:26:15
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Originally posted by chuckv97Warning - shameless name-dropping alert! .... Speaking of the Harlem Globetrotters, this Canuck was one, , I even got his autograph and chatted hockey with him,,,, in Arizona yet.
He obviously was quite a pitcher, but I sure didn't know he had been a Globetrotter.
"NHL's most punchable face(s)" ... all you need to know right here >> https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6857342/2025/12/09/most-punchable-nhl-player-poll-cousins-makar-marchand/
.... see, they didn't ^^ ask who you'd most like to see take a penalty... so your team could score on the PP!! 
Sport fishing (“another sports lowlite”)
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Grandson Ollie bulging the twine. The Kimberley U13 won the tourney in Fernie.
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If at first you don’t succeed…… (a sports hilite )
Edited by - chuckv97 on 12/12/2025 11:41:25
Cassie Campbell-+ just gave us some pre-game schpiel about a team's ".... ability to transport the puck."
Anybody know what the hello she's going on about?
I've heard that hockey on the radio [back in the day??] was more exciting as it allowed for some imagination, but I'm glad we have a pic so we can figure out what's happening .... but ya never know they might start "playing with/without pace."
I'm ignorant of all the ins-and-outs, but it seems on the surface that the Oilers fleeced the Penguins in the Jarry/Skinner swap, though I "wonder" whether that alone will be enough.
Also gotta admit that Fowler for les 'abs took me by surprise [last nite]. Off the top I don't recall any other goalie whose save %age [admittedly not particularly lengthy resume] has yet to dip below .900. https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=251665 Maybe 
??
Edited by - Owen on 12/12/2025 17:27:00
Well, you know the code - transport the puck ,,, or OTGAO
speaking of Cassie C , I remember her first game doing colour with grumphead Bob Cole ; near the end of the game he commented, "you're doing well, girl"... every woman's libber in the country stood up with fist raised in outrage!
(not takin' sides,, just sayin')
Edited by - chuckv97 on 12/12/2025 17:29:56
Skinner had to get out of Edmonchuk,, too much nasty criticism for a couple years now. Seems like Rolly the Goalie might’ve been the last good puckstopper the Oil have had. Bouchard, the one trick pony (hard shot) could be next.
Edited by - chuckv97 on 12/12/2025 17:39:39
I'd venture a guess that ^^ she didn't go on about transporting the puck or playing with/without pace. Can't say I recall any specifics, but my general impression was that somehow she must have thought that a few seconds of dead air was her mortal enemy .... yammered incessantly. 
Fwiw, she seems to have improved in that regard.
Hockey on the radio? We were riveted to our old Stromberg-Carlson console radio as Rex Stimers exuberantly called TeePees games.
I like bayzbal games on radio,, it’s relaxing as well as intriguing.
hockey fights : grab the udder guy's sweater at the arms, then tug, push, & pull to git him off balance so he lets go with one o' his hands, then throw the obligatory haymaker , hitting the helmet or visor. Rotsa ruck, fellas....
Edited by - chuckv97 on 12/12/2025 17:48:48
