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wingoilerfan · 02-15-2003, 10:38 PM

#57. BERNIE "Boom Boom" GEOFFRION
Geoffrion's nickname, Boom Boom, spoke for his slapshot. He used that slapper to score 50 goals in 50 games ...

. In one game, goalie Al Rollins nearly broke his toes trying to stop a Geoffrion slapshot ... oooooooooouuuuuuuuch! Rollins thought his toes were paralyzed after blocking that shot ...

#58. SPRAGUE CLEGHORN
Jack Adams called Cleghorn an "unwashed surgeon" because of his stickwork. Cleghorn can be thought of as the "Bryan Marchment of the 1920s", and had once abandoned the Stanley Cup by Rideau Canal in Ottawa.

#59. GERRY CHEEVERS
Cheevers succeeded Jacques Plante in the campaign for goalies to wear masks. He painted black lines and marks on his mask to represent where he would have stitches had he not worn a mask.

#60. JIM COLEMAN
Coleman was known for publicizing the Legend of Pete Muldoon. As the legend goes, Muldoon was removed as coach of the Chicago Blackhawks and to show his disdain, put an "Irish curse" on the team. As Coleman wrote, Muldoon said the curse "would last forever".

#61. JOHN GARRETT
Today, Garrett is known as a CBC broadcaster. Before then, he was known as a backup goalie who was called in to replace Dan Bouchard ... at that time, Garrett went into the net with a hot dog tucked inside one of his goalie pads ... he must not have finished it when he was called to replace Bouchard.

02-15-2003, 10:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
wingoilerfan Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 113	#57. BERNIE "Boom Boom" GEOFFRION Geoffrion's nickname, Boom Boom, spoke for his slapshot. He used that slapper to score 50 goals in 50 games ... . In one game, goalie Al Rollins nearly broke his toes trying to stop a Geoffrion slapshot ... oooooooooouuuuuuuuch! Rollins thought his toes were paralyzed after blocking that shot ... #58. SPRAGUE CLEGHORN Jack Adams called Cleghorn an "unwashed surgeon" because of his stickwork. Cleghorn can be thought of as the "Bryan Marchment of the 1920s", and had once abandoned the Stanley Cup by Rideau Canal in Ottawa. #59. GERRY CHEEVERS Cheevers succeeded Jacques Plante in the campaign for goalies to wear masks. He painted black lines and marks on his mask to represent where he would have stitches had he not worn a mask. #60. JIM COLEMAN Coleman was known for publicizing the Legend of Pete Muldoon. As the legend goes, Muldoon was removed as coach of the Chicago Blackhawks and to show his disdain, put an "Irish curse" on the team. As Coleman wrote, Muldoon said the curse "would last forever". #61. JOHN GARRETT Today, Garrett is known as a CBC broadcaster. Before then, he was known as a backup goalie who was called in to replace Dan Bouchard ... at that time, Garrett went into the net with a hot dog tucked inside one of his goalie pads ... he must not have finished it when he was called to replace Bouchard. __________________ Let's go Red Wings! Long live the Oilers!