1971 Stanley Cup Finals Game 2, Blackhawks vs. Canadiens from Chicago Stadium. This is original TV broadcast footage clipped for a highlight show on WGN in 1972 titled, “Destination Stanley Cup”. No super slow mo or terrible grainy film with that awful porn film background music from the 70’s. Still looking for full game footage of these 1971 playoffs. Message me if you have leads.
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Sounds like Jim West here
And not a single helmet among them!
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Actually Stan Mikita, Pit Martin, and JC Tremblay all wore helmets
Always annoyed me when Dryden would lean on his stick during a break in play
It is. He did WGN's Blackhawks home highlights after Lloyd Pettit left for WMAQ radio
Bill Wirtz was a cheap bastard who NEVER would've paid market value for Brett. He wasn't called "Dollar Bill" for nothing.
Forgot all about them, Martin! And I even had a Pit Martin jersey, too!!! Cliff Koroll also wore a helmet, if I remember correctly.
As I write, the Hawks are playing Detroit and are in overtime at the United Center. I hope they lose because I will never forgive the Wirtz family for not allowing the game to be broadcast in Chicago.
Very sad night indeed as my friend just called to tell me the Hawks beat Detroit in O.T.
The Leafs handed Jim Pappin to Chicago on a silver platter. Way to go Leafs!!
Oh how the calibre of the game has changed. These guys look like a couple of good industrial league teams with a couple of good players. Dryden was the star of this series and he looks horrible here.
Go hawks and hull
If you look real close,you'll notice Tony Esposito squinting. A bad omen. We know what happens in game 7.
What an incredibly erroneous observation
Awesome!!! Go Hawks!!!!
3 full Leafs Rangers games exist from the 71 playoffs but that is all I know about. I'd love to see the Habs Bruins series & the Habs Hawks series.
The lack of bad background music is very much appreciated.
Jim Pappin #8 and Pit Martin #7(cf. R.I.P.) must be congratulating Ken Dryden(cf. 4:11) on his acceptance into Law School in Canada and his illegally oversized goalie leg pads(cf. must have been a Crown Agent). Dryden must be with Sidley Austin LLP or DLA Pipper? At least Bobby Hull #9 and Chico Making #16 didn't mind(cf. Dryden never saw the puck). I saw Mr. Wirtz at Chicago Stadium(cf. nice tan and well dressed i.e. happy and handsome). And yes, that is Jim West #1 doing the play by play.
This is the NHL I remember: no ads on the boards or ice, real hockey skates, tape on the socks and pads.
god, I lived in Detroit, but I was born in Chit town! Last year, I was at my brother's summer place in Door County, WI. And there was Tony Esposito, jogging by! My hero. He said "how ya doin'"?
Just think, how many players that were playing ended up in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Shows you the quality of talent that was on the ice. And to add, Dryden, already a Cornell graduate, was on his way to Law School.
Keith Magnuson!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice to hear the Stadium crowd's reaction to the Hawk goals without being drowned out by that godawful train horn. I'd love to take an ax to that stupid thing. No horns. No stupid songs. Just the thrilling sound of 20,000 Blackhawk fans going crazy.
this is all blackhawks, all the time, but Canucks won the Cup.
Final score 5-3 but of course only show Blackhawks goals so it looks like they won 10-0.
Ken Dryden was considered a big Goaltender. Look at the size of the equipment.
Fairly shitty goaltending by Dryden, considering he won the Conn Smythe.
They can't skate worth shit. Jesus 😀😀😀
Ho man did Dryden look bad on that second Black Hawk goal by Chico Maki.
I seem to remember destination stanley cup being broadcasted in 1971. Anyone know if there was a 1971 version?
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