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Originally Posted by 2,5,10GameMatch
At 39, I qualify as an "old fart", come onnnnnnnnn!
I'd still put most 20 something's in their place!
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2,5,10,
Thanks for coming. I had to figure a way to get you here.
With your hockey knowledge and canukfan, jkidd, BENNETWOLF, and many others, you all have a store house of information and stories that qualify you for admission. Fan, you do qualify as an OLD FART, but can take comfort from knowing I'm older.
fan, I remember seeing Plante's wood mask before they started making the others. Do you guys recall Gerry Cheevers. Each year for awhile he would use red paint to mark his mask where a puck hit him in the face. One year he estimated it saved him over 275 stitches.
Appreciate the participation
M3M
P.S. Since you all have given ages, I am 63 years old. I went to my first Hawks game at the old Chicago Stadium. We sat up in the nose bleed section on the other side of the ice from the organ. That was 1959. What players I have been privileged to see. Hull, Hall, Mikita and on and on. Plus all the players from the other five teams of the Original Six. I saw film of Hull in 57 and Mikita in 58 as rookies. My neighbor was a hockey nut and showed me the film and got me interested in the game. He.took me to agame in 59 and to two games in 60-61 Cup season. I have forever been grateful to him and his family. They created a passion that I have been able to pass on to kids and grandkids.