There were a lot of players to chose from this time so I had to leave a few good ones off. I think all the original six teams are gonna have some good posts for this series.
At this point it’s a shorter list of who hasn’t kunitz played for
322vette
Bobby Orr in a jersey other than a Bruins one is already going to be the most inexplicable of all.
Stebenhilda
Bruce Boudreau with hair is wild
tie-dyeSandwhich
Pains me not seeing Turco in a Dallas uniform
hamburglar27
Hasek backing up Belfour might have been one of the most talented goalie tandems ever. Of course, Hasek didn’t become a superstar until he was in Buffalo.
They also faced each other in the SCF 7 years later.
RAATL
I’ll never forget Richards playing for Chicago
FuriousGeorge7
Wow, Bruce Cassidy played his entire career in Chicago and played only 36 games over an eight year span.
Antoine Vermette (19GP Reg. Season, 20GP Playoffs)
No-Craft8653
For some reason Marty Turco makes perfect sense to me because Eddie Belfour went from the Hawks to the Stars, so of course Turco went from the Stars to the Hawks. I don’t know why, but in my head it’s a perfectly natural swap.
Questionss2020
Bobby’s knees were held up by hopes and dreams at this point.
I wonder if modern medicine would’ve been able to save his career?
Pizzonia123
That pic does not do Theo Fleury any justice lmao. It looks like they pulled a random person off the street and gave him an old helmet from the warehouse with an oversized jersey.
Augscura
Fleury with a black eye, couldn’t happen to a nicer guy
wingerdinger19
Dan Cleary is behind Paul Coffey in the 4th picture.
paulc899
Even though he was there for 3 seasons I feel like Ted Lindsay should have been on this list too
djauralsects
My first game was seeing Orr play with Chicago in 1976.
MattRB_1
Wendel was a hawk? lol had no idea.
TheMedicatedOne
Bondra was a bit of a shock for me. Makes sense as there was a few years there where I didn’t watch any NHL games.
Menatorius
Paul Coffey and Theo Fleury I had absolutely no idea! That’s wild
superschaap81
Orr just looks wrong, but I knew about it. Forgot about Coffey stopping in Chicago. Seems it was a destination for veterans looking for another season of hockey for a while there. Looks like it will be again for a bit too.
I remember McCabe being TRADED to the Hawks for our Sedin pick, but I don’t remember him actually playing there (While wearing the most atrocious gloves ever made by Bauer).
Background-Half-2862
These are fun. I didn’t know Kunitz and Bondra got around as much as they did.
WhiteFudge92
Brad Richards and Kimmo I remember because of that 2015 Cup winning team. I also bought a Richards shirt before that season started
TheNoisyNinja
That Dan Cleary hockey card design makes it look like he is hip-checking himself.
Chicago is actually the first place my mind always puts Hasek. I collected hockey cards as a kid, but didn’t have TV so all I knew was the teams the players were on from the cards
NatalieDeegan
Corey Perry, Hawks legend.
SuperEarthPresident
Patrick Maroon (0 Games)
JoeSchmoe93
I hate old management so fucking much. They traded so much young talent away because they were a bunch of cheap fucks.
Mrfantastic2
I hate Boston but damn does it look weird to see Orr in a different jersey. His knees were about done at that point though sadly. I wonder if stem cells and modern medicine could’ve saved his knees.
TurbanGhetto
Orr’s knee issues were so bad that he missed a total of 210 out of a possible 240 games over a 3 year span.
…dealing with what would very soon be a career ending injury, in the 30 games he did manage to play in over that 3 year span he put up 41 points in 30 games as a d-man playing on only one leg.
As a 30 year old that literally could not skate anymore at all he still somehow had 4 points in 6 games before being forced to retire.
I know it doesn’t sound so impressive but the 4 points in 6 games when he couldn’t move anymore is the most mind numbing number for me.
Inocain
No Flower?
bluelineturnovers
Orr’s stint with the Blackhawks is easily going to be the most jarring out of any of these and there’s still like 28 teams left
mysteresc
The number of future head coaches is impressive.
ghdtyjksbjt
Fleury coked out lol
ConmanSpaceHero
Now chicago gets to see Kane on Detroit…. That’s going to be weird. Still is now.
Burgergold
Bruce, there they are
TheBusinessMuppet
I have the same wendel clark card!
All images of bobby Orr in a Blackhawk jersey should be destroyed and never see daylight again!
cheezturds
I don’t care if it was for 7 years, Probert being on the Blackhawks was bizarre.
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There were a lot of players to chose from this time so I had to leave a few good ones off. I think all the original six teams are gonna have some good posts for this series.
Here are the previous editions:
[Anaheim](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e068lx/players_on_unusual_teams_anaheim_edition/)
[Arizona](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e12rgm/players_on_unusual_teams_arizona_edition/)
[Atlanta](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e1s59m/players_on_unusual_teams_atlanta_edition/)
[Boston](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e2px9i/players_on_unusual_teams_boston_edition/)
[Buffalo](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e3e67l/players_on_unusual_teams_buffalo_edition/)
[Calgary](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e48cy1/players_on_unusual_teams_calgary_edition/)
[Carolina](https://www.reddit.com/r/hockey/comments/1e5325e/players_on_unusual_teams_carolina_edition/)
For some free of bias honourable mentions, might I suggest Dale Weise (15 games, 2015-16) and Phillip Danault (32 games, 2014-16)?
https://preview.redd.it/qe8ixbog55dd1.jpeg?width=1461&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f8ff79971a42ff12dd0990e9cb824f3f6035f32b
At this point it’s a shorter list of who hasn’t kunitz played for
Bobby Orr in a jersey other than a Bruins one is already going to be the most inexplicable of all.
Bruce Boudreau with hair is wild
Pains me not seeing Turco in a Dallas uniform
Hasek backing up Belfour might have been one of the most talented goalie tandems ever. Of course, Hasek didn’t become a superstar until he was in Buffalo.
They also faced each other in the SCF 7 years later.
I’ll never forget Richards playing for Chicago
Wow, Bruce Cassidy played his entire career in Chicago and played only 36 games over an eight year span.
https://preview.redd.it/oauralt475dd1.jpeg?width=850&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c23dd5c07cfe66f36abc1d18d99984710fd70ec3
Antoine Vermette (19GP Reg. Season, 20GP Playoffs)
For some reason Marty Turco makes perfect sense to me because Eddie Belfour went from the Hawks to the Stars, so of course Turco went from the Stars to the Hawks. I don’t know why, but in my head it’s a perfectly natural swap.
Bobby’s knees were held up by hopes and dreams at this point.
I wonder if modern medicine would’ve been able to save his career?
That pic does not do Theo Fleury any justice lmao. It looks like they pulled a random person off the street and gave him an old helmet from the warehouse with an oversized jersey.
Fleury with a black eye, couldn’t happen to a nicer guy
Dan Cleary is behind Paul Coffey in the 4th picture.
Even though he was there for 3 seasons I feel like Ted Lindsay should have been on this list too
My first game was seeing Orr play with Chicago in 1976.
Wendel was a hawk? lol had no idea.
Bondra was a bit of a shock for me. Makes sense as there was a few years there where I didn’t watch any NHL games.
Paul Coffey and Theo Fleury I had absolutely no idea! That’s wild
Orr just looks wrong, but I knew about it. Forgot about Coffey stopping in Chicago. Seems it was a destination for veterans looking for another season of hockey for a while there. Looks like it will be again for a bit too.
I remember McCabe being TRADED to the Hawks for our Sedin pick, but I don’t remember him actually playing there (While wearing the most atrocious gloves ever made by Bauer).
These are fun. I didn’t know Kunitz and Bondra got around as much as they did.
Brad Richards and Kimmo I remember because of that 2015 Cup winning team. I also bought a Richards shirt before that season started
That Dan Cleary hockey card design makes it look like he is hip-checking himself.
I would also throw in [Cam Ward](https://pics.forecaster.ca/nhl-action/2838.jpg) for this edition. 33GP with the Blackhawks in his final season. 2018/2019.
[Cam Ward – 33 games 2018-19](https://pics.forecaster.ca/nhl-action/2838.jpg)
Was waiting for Jack Johnson
Howie Morenz is a good one, thought he only ever played for the Habs.
Richards on the Blackhawks isn’t unusual to me. His no-look dish to Kane in game 6 and the ensuing goal and celebration are seared into my brain.
Feel like Antoine Vermette has to be in here too.
Brad Richards wasn’t terrible during his tenure as a Blackhawk
Kimmo lost to the Hawks in 2010 and then won a cup with them in 2015
Hey, that’s Chicago Blackhawks legend and Stanley Cup Champion Kimmo Timonen to you
Howie Morenz looks like his washing machine overflowed in his basement and he’s cleaning it up in full hockey gear.
https://i.redd.it/4ag2s0p8h5dd1.gif
Chicago is actually the first place my mind always puts Hasek. I collected hockey cards as a kid, but didn’t have TV so all I knew was the teams the players were on from the cards
Corey Perry, Hawks legend.
Patrick Maroon (0 Games)
I hate old management so fucking much. They traded so much young talent away because they were a bunch of cheap fucks.
I hate Boston but damn does it look weird to see Orr in a different jersey. His knees were about done at that point though sadly. I wonder if stem cells and modern medicine could’ve saved his knees.
Orr’s knee issues were so bad that he missed a total of 210 out of a possible 240 games over a 3 year span.
…dealing with what would very soon be a career ending injury, in the 30 games he did manage to play in over that 3 year span he put up 41 points in 30 games as a d-man playing on only one leg.
As a 30 year old that literally could not skate anymore at all he still somehow had 4 points in 6 games before being forced to retire.
I know it doesn’t sound so impressive but the 4 points in 6 games when he couldn’t move anymore is the most mind numbing number for me.
No Flower?
Orr’s stint with the Blackhawks is easily going to be the most jarring out of any of these and there’s still like 28 teams left
The number of future head coaches is impressive.
Fleury coked out lol
Now chicago gets to see Kane on Detroit…. That’s going to be weird. Still is now.
Bruce, there they are
I have the same wendel clark card!
All images of bobby Orr in a Blackhawk jersey should be destroyed and never see daylight again!
I don’t care if it was for 7 years, Probert being on the Blackhawks was bizarre.