I played in late 70s thru 90s-and we called it hacking-not a big hook/slash/hold/interference, but plenty to hinder puck carrier. I would hook a defensive player trying to get into play (when caught out of position), and make that guy drag me with him, and this kind of thing rarely got called. If you got some refs, they would literally let felony type crime go without so much a minor penalty. It was kind of nuts when ya think about it-how many great talents were just hacked to death I wonder?
sjk8990
Chip n’ chase, baby!
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Clutch and grab was really painful. I’m so glad rules got that crap out of here.
JiveChicken00
How the Devils won three Cups.
Marty-Deberg
Give that guy a Norris Trophy, baby. Oh, wait…
driftwood14
In one of my games, a buddy of mine subbed for us. He was definitely playing down, but it was a good league and he wasn’t too out of place. Anyway, he was skating down the middle of the rink and a guy on the other team just bear hugged him and fell down. I’ll never forget when the ref looked to our bench and said “it was a good defensive play”
TheTipIsEnuff
Anyone who scored 500 goals during the dead puck era should be in the Hall of Fame.
PRMan99
And people think Gretzky would be worse without that.
Drij86
The good old days
ccpatter
Is the dead puck era an actually term or is it just laziness/importing a term from baseball? The puck wasn’t the issue. We can come up with a better name, cant we?
thatdudenute
Looks like real hockey to me. Compared to today’s ice dancing, everyone weat a face shield wussified version of the game.
ImpossibleGoal3010
You should get 5 minutes penalty for being a pussy in todays NHL haha you gamer era Gary Rothstien Bettman hockey effin fans
mo_downtown
Heh, thought this was going to be New Jersey going 4 across on their own blue line. Almost just as bad.
smhnrd
I love how the crowd isn’t even phased…good play Al – oh baby!!!!
monumentvalley170
Should have shown the shit they did to Pavel Bure
Neb-Nose
It was atrocious hockey. It used to make me lose my mind. It was just horrible. What’s the point of having rules if you’re not going to follow them? A 2–0 lead may as well have been a 200–0 lead. Who does that serve to siphon off all the excitement from the game?
Traditional_Cat_60
Lidstrom would have won more Norris trophies if they fixed the rules earlier. He didn’t need this crap to defend and would have had a lot more assists with prime Yzerman and Fedrov
synapse_misfire
The Era was tough to watch and turned people off
Marchessault81
Holy shit this is awful.
cronin98
I remember reading about Lidstrom taking a penalty because he wasn’t allowed to pin his stick against the opposing player’s hip (because of a rule change) as he backskated into his zone. Like such a foreign thing now I can’t believe it was a normal part of childhood hockey.
MrB-63
The puck or the man but both will not pass…
Bill-Blurr
What’s the dead puck era?
ohboisyr
Haha that’s just good old fashion d baby . Became a fan during this Era its somewhat nostalgic for me
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2 minutes for hooking
I played in late 70s thru 90s-and we called it hacking-not a big hook/slash/hold/interference, but plenty to hinder puck carrier. I would hook a defensive player trying to get into play (when caught out of position), and make that guy drag me with him, and this kind of thing rarely got called. If you got some refs, they would literally let felony type crime go without so much a minor penalty. It was kind of nuts when ya think about it-how many great talents were just hacked to death I wonder?
Chip n’ chase, baby!
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Clutch and grab was really painful. I’m so glad rules got that crap out of here.
How the Devils won three Cups.
Give that guy a Norris Trophy, baby. Oh, wait…
In one of my games, a buddy of mine subbed for us. He was definitely playing down, but it was a good league and he wasn’t too out of place. Anyway, he was skating down the middle of the rink and a guy on the other team just bear hugged him and fell down. I’ll never forget when the ref looked to our bench and said “it was a good defensive play”
Anyone who scored 500 goals during the dead puck era should be in the Hall of Fame.
And people think Gretzky would be worse without that.
The good old days
Is the dead puck era an actually term or is it just laziness/importing a term from baseball? The puck wasn’t the issue. We can come up with a better name, cant we?
Looks like real hockey to me. Compared to today’s ice dancing, everyone weat a face shield wussified version of the game.
You should get 5 minutes penalty for being a pussy in todays NHL haha you gamer era Gary Rothstien Bettman hockey effin fans
Heh, thought this was going to be New Jersey going 4 across on their own blue line. Almost just as bad.
I love how the crowd isn’t even phased…good play Al – oh baby!!!!
Should have shown the shit they did to Pavel Bure
It was atrocious hockey. It used to make me lose my mind. It was just horrible. What’s the point of having rules if you’re not going to follow them? A 2–0 lead may as well have been a 200–0 lead. Who does that serve to siphon off all the excitement from the game?
Lidstrom would have won more Norris trophies if they fixed the rules earlier. He didn’t need this crap to defend and would have had a lot more assists with prime Yzerman and Fedrov
The Era was tough to watch and turned people off
Holy shit this is awful.
I remember reading about Lidstrom taking a penalty because he wasn’t allowed to pin his stick against the opposing player’s hip (because of a rule change) as he backskated into his zone. Like such a foreign thing now I can’t believe it was a normal part of childhood hockey.
The puck or the man but both will not pass…
What’s the dead puck era?
Haha that’s just good old fashion d baby . Became a fan during this Era its somewhat nostalgic for me
What a legend Big Al was