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1974 Slider

1974-75 Pocket Schedule, Media Guide Early 1974: GM Milt Schmidt (Book Pg. 49), owner Abe Pollin (Pg. 209) Caps ad inside a 1974 Redskins game program GREG JOLY: GM, Owner show off 1st round draft pick (5/28/74) L to R: Coach Jim Anderson, Chief Scout Red Sullivan, and GM Milt Schmidt stock their roster at the June expansion draft in Montreal (Book Pg. 8) Hockey News Preview Article Broadway Premiere, Oct. 9, 1974: Bill Mikkelson, Mike Marson, and Dennis Dupere look on at Madison Square Garden during the first regular season game in Capitals history, a 6-3 loss to the Rangers. (Book Pg. 12) Broadway Premiere: Jim Hrycuik scores the first goal in Caps history, a backhand past the Rangers’ Ed Giacomin at 5:06 of the first period. Wearing white after Labor Day? How gauche! 10/15/74:  Fan handout at first home game, a 1-1 tie with LA. (Book Pg. 13) 11/12/74  Caps 2 Atl 2:  Michel Belhumeur made 23 saves 11/12/74: 7,823 saw Tom Williams, Jack Egers score for D.C. The team enlisted fan testimonials in a series of print ads. (Book Pg. 17) Teams unfairly hoarded players from the expansion Caps (Book Pg. 8) Caps allowed 446 goals, an NHL record 40 years later This happened a lot to the Caps in Montreal 1/30/75: Despite a 3 time zone, 2,300 mile gap, the Caps and Kings are division rivals. The Caps score two PP goals & shorthanded, but lose 6-4. Lynch stayed in the lineup, using a lacrosse mask to protect his tender jaw, and played 233 games with the Caps. (Book Pg. 138) DOUG MOHNS: First captain, with Ron Jones, Yvon Labre (Book Pg. 18) DOUG MOHNS: His 22nd and final NHL season DOUG MOHNS: Doug preferred to salute during the National Anthem, because removing his helmet could dislodge his toupee. (Book Pg. 18) DOUG MOHNS: Like all Caps sweaters, his #2 was nameless ACE BAILEY (Book Pg. 65) TOMMY WILLIAMS: Led team in goals and practical jokes (Book Pg. 36) Ron Low backstopped the shutout, and all 8 Caps victories (Book Pg. 34) Michel Belhumeur, in one game, stopped two penalty shots (Book Pg. 33) Belhumeur's winless season wasn't for lack of effort. John Adams - the goalie, not the founding father (Book Pg. 32) Bill Mikkelson hops to it as Ron Low looks on (Book Pg. 27) L: RON LALONDE, R: DENIS DUPERE L: NELSON PYATT, R: MIKE MARSON (Book Pg. 28) L: GORDIE SMITH, R: YVON LABRE (Book Pg. 25) L: MIKE BLOOM (Book Pg. 21), R: STAN GILBERTSON (Pg. 44) L: BRUCE COWICK (Book Pg. 19), R: JACK EGERS (Book Pg. 44) Doug Mohns with Canucks to the right, left, behind & below GREG JOLY: Born 7 months after Mohn's first NHL game (Book Pg. 30) L: PETE LAFRAMBOISE, R: MIKE MARSON (in white pants!) Bill Mikkelson takes hold, Mike Bloom prepares sneak attack March 28, 1975: Caps at Seals Program & Game Notes 1974-75 COACHES: Jimmy Anderson was the first (Book Pg. 22) 1974-75 COACHES: Chief Scout Red Sullivan was the second (Book Pg. 24) 1974-75 COACHES: GM Milt Schmidt was the third (Book Pg. 49)

Boston

10/9/74: Ron Low before first Capitals game 10/9/74: Ref escapes Jim Hrycuik, Brad Park 10/9/74: Bill Mikkelson waits his turn 10/9/74: Sanderson has Greg Joly's back 10/9/74: Ron Low first period robbery 10/9/74: Kick save and a beauty! 10/9/74: Middleton flips over Doug Mohns 10/9/74: Tommy Williams brings 'A' game 11/7/74: First visit to Boston (Book Pg. 15) 11/7/74: Goalie Ron Low clears his crease 11/7/74: Ron Low & Yvon Labre on defense 11/7/74: Low tells puck, 'Be Gone'... 11/7/74: ...and Doug Mohns makes it so 11/7/74: 3 goals, 3 assists for Bobby Orr 11/7/74: Puck skitters to Bill Mikkelson 11/7/74: Bobby Orr slices between Caps... 11/7/74: ...leaving Low & Labre in his wake 11/7/74: Mike Marson reaches for puck 11/7/74: (L-R) Brossart, Marson, Low, Smith 11/7/74: Bill Mikkelson can't watch 11/7/74: I love this photo's composition 11/7/74: Phil Esposito's 2nd Pd... 1G, 3A 11/7/74: The Snoopy banner behind #4 reads, 'Happiness is Orr' 11/7/74: Orr marks Pete Laframboise 11/7/74: In relief, Michel Belhumeur #31 11/30/74: 1st trip to Maple Leaf Gardens 11/30/74: The Capitals scored first... 11/30/74: ...a Tommy Williams (#14) PP goal 11/30/74: Toronto scored the next 7... 11/30/74: ...on 15 shots in each period 11/30/74: Ron Low made 38 saves 11/30/74: MIKE MARSON 11/30/74: BILL MIKKELSON 11/30/74: DOUG MOHNS 11/30/74: PAUL NICHOLSON 11/30/74: PETE LAFRAMBOISE 3/1/75: Return match at MLG 3/1/75: BILL LESUK 3/1/75: Ron Low made 44 saves 3/1/75: The Caps led 4-3 with 1:30 to play 3/1/75: Toronto tied the game at 18:35... 3/1/75: ...& scored the winner with :07 left

First Goal TV-9 Audio

 First Game, First Broadcast, First Goal
The Caps' NHL debut came Oct. 9, 1974 in N.Y. vs. the Rangers. Below, audio from the TV-9 telecast of the first goal in team history, by Jim Hrycuik.

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expansion skaters

HARVEY BENNETT PIERRE BOUCHARD (Book Pg. 68) RICK BRAGNALO (Book Pg. 135) GUY CHARRON (Book Pg. 66) GUY CHARRON BILL CLEMENT (Book Pg. 46) BILL COLLINS DAVE FORBES (Book Pg. 149) ALEX FORSYTH, 1975 1st round pick, played one NHL game. (Book pg. 45) DOUG GIBSON (Book Pg. 78) BOB GIRARD (Book Pg. 148) RICK GREEN (Book Pg. 68) RICK GREEN ALAN HANGSLEBEN (Book Pg. 69) RANDY HOLT (Book Pg. 156) WES JARVIS BOB KELLY (Book Pg. 71) BOB KELLY GORDIE LANE (Book Pg. 74) JEAN LEMIEUX MARK LOFTHOUSE (Book Pg. 117) JACK LYNCH (Book Pg. 138) PAUL MacKINNON (Book Pg. 269) DENNIS MARUK (Book Pg. 71) DENNIS MARUK DENNIS MARUK WALT McKECHNIE played 955 NHL games, but only 16 with Washington before being suspended & traded. (Book pg. 73) GERRY MEEHAN GERRY MEEHAN HARTLAND MONAHAN PAUL MULVEY (Book Pg. 158) TERRY MURRAY DOUG PATEY (Book Pg. 135) CRAIG PATRICK ROBERT PICARD (Book Pg. 102) ROBERT PICARD JEAN PRONOVOST (Book Pg. 123) PAT RIBBLE BILL RILEY (Book Pg. 67) GARY RISSLING, TORRIE ROBERTSON TOM ROWE (Book Pg. 155) TOM ROWE BOB SIROIS (Book Pg. 70) GORDIE SMITH BLAIR STEWART BLAIR STEWART GREG THEBERGE (Book Pg. 127) TIM TOOKEY CHRIS VALENTINE (Book Pg. 75) DENNIS VERVERGAERT RYAN WALTER (Book Pg. 75) RYAN WALTER HARTLAND MONAHAN, BRYAN WATSON (Book Pg. 72) TONY WHITE

expansion goalies

JIM BEDARD (Book Pg. 81) JIM BEDARD JIM BEDARD ROLLIE BOUTIN ROLLIE BOUTIN MASK MONTAGE, GARY INNESS LIFTS HIS (Book Pg. 81) RON LOW (Book Pg. 34) RON LOW Ron Low’s Bicentennial goalie mask at the Hockey Hall of Fame. MIKE PALMATEER (Book Pg. 83) MIKE PALMATEER MIKE PALMATEER DAVE PARRO (Book Pg. 125) DAVE PARRO DAVE PARRO ('They went that-a-way') GARY SMITH (Book Pg. 82) WAYNE STEPHENSON (Book Pg. 82) WAYNE STEPHENSON WAYNE STEPHENSON Wayne demonstrates that the posts really are a goalie's best friend. BERNIE WOLFE (Book Pg. 79) BERNIE WOLFE BERNIE WOLFE These are – sort of – the 1977 hockey cards of Capitals goalie Bernie Wolfe and Barons forward Al MacAdam. Cards 1 and 3 were printed first, with EVERYTHING wrong. The second printing, Cards 2 and 4, at least got the names to match the faces, but the sweaters are still wrong. Or maybe they just switched the heads. Paging Dr. Frankenstein! (Book Pg. 79)

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audio

 1st Road Win: The "Stanley Can"
When the Capitals won their only road game of the 1974-75 season, 5-3 over the Seals on March 28, 1975, the real fun started after the game.
(Book Pg. 35)

 2nd Chance For 1st Draft Pick
Too much was expected too soon for too young a player. When Greg Joly, first-ever Caps draft pick, was dealt in 1976 to Detroit, he welcomed a fresh start. (Book Pg. 30)

 Thin Draft Classes Handcuff GM
Max McNab became Capitals G.M. in Dec., 1975, inheriting a bare cupboard. NHL teams had cherry-picked the best juniors before DC entered the league. (Book Pg. 8)

 Charron is a Modest Guy

March 4, 1979 against the North Stars, Guy Charron scored his 200th NHL goal in a 5-4 victory. He shared the credit for reaching the milestone.

 "Green" Coach Talks the Talk
Gary Green, age 26, became the youngest coach in NHL history (Book Pg. 94). Also, Larry King's first hockey guest. Gary explained how he fibbed into a minor-league job.

 (Almost) No Stopping Them Now
Green's '79-'80 Caps rallied, 23-23-9 over the final 55 games, barely missing the playoffs. Down the stretch, he recorded this hopeful promo.
(Book Pg. 126)

stuff of legend

Legendary tough guy Bryan Watson had a soft spot                                              for Special Olympians Feb. 7, 1977: For 40 years, Watson was the only Capital to sneak his way onto a Sports Illustrated cover. (Book Pg. 72) The photo is Bill Clement, while still a Flyer, playing the Capitals, after being traded, painted for his hockey card to look like a Cap playing the Flyers. Got that? (Book Pg. 106) Speaking of the Flyers, ads in Philadelphia newspapers encouraged fans to follow their team to Capital Centre; busloads did in the mid-70's, causing sportswriters to dub the Centre 'Spectrum South' After the final game in 1976-77, the mighty Canadiens pay the Caps an unprecedented tribute. As the photo shows, a Caps player u-turns to participate in a spontaneous handshake line. Caps players also received rings for exceeding the win total of the first two seasons combined. (Book Pg. 64) Capitals fans never warmed up to 1976 first round draft pick Rick Green, unfairly blaming the talented but reserved defenseman for the team's failure to reach the playoffs. In this poster for the classic hockey movie ‘Slap Shot’, that’s future Capitals coach Danny Belisle absorbing the blows from Paul Newman. Coach Gary Green's media moment was a Hockey News cover anointing him, ‘Wunderkind in Washington.’ (Book Pgs. 91, 94) The Capitals during the summer held annual 'Street Hockey Extravaganzas' on 40 outdoor courts in the Capital Centre parking lots. Festivities included games, demonstrations, hockey films and a charity game on ice. Toy Mike (Popcorn Kid) Palmateer with the kick save and a beauty! (popcorn sold separately) Nov. 7, 1981: program from Yvon Labre Night (book pg. 127) Dale Hunter was once the enemy at Capital Centre After the final home game in the early years, players (here, Ryan Walter) would return from the dressing room to the ice to sign autographs and chat with thousands of faithful fans. 1970's Sales Brochure 1979-80 Season Sales Brochure

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Caps vs. Scouts

The 1974 expansion twins play the third of four all-time meetings at Kemper Arena in KC (Book Pg. 111) Caps defenseman Yvon Labre (7) keeps his head on a swivel... ...And makes sure it doesn't get knocked off during a 2nd period fight with Larry Johnston 1:12 later, Jack Egers (11) scores the first of three 2nd period Caps goals, as Bob Gryp (19) and Jack Lynch (2) look on 5,127 showed up at Kemper Arena; the Scouts fled to Denver after two poorly-attended seasons in Kansas City Greg Joly collected two assists, but not a hooking penalty, despite evidence to the contrary Randy Rota (25) and Jack Lynch (2) race up ice Jack and Randy at it again, as Guy Charron (7) watches; Charron would sign with Washington after the season As compensation, the Caps had to give up Nelson Pyatt (26), who led the team with 26 goals in '75-'76 Pyatt (26) and Chuck Arnason (8) played in both K.C. and D.C., as did Charron, Denis Dupere and Craig Patrick Willy Brossart (5) plays his man; Ace Bailey (9) heads up ice Pete Scamurra (6) blocks out; Bernie Wolfe (30) kicks out Wolfe, in his NHL debut, stopped 30 of 32 Scouts shots Here, Wolfe denies Wilf Paiement (9) on the doorstep Caps coach Milt Schmidt called Bernie 'Very impressive'; Scouts coach Bep Guidolin said, 'I have no comment'

Caps v. Rockies

Seven minutes into the game, Blair Stewart (5-11, 185) squares off with Colorado's Barry Beck (6-3, 215) Stewart loses the battle but wins the war against Beck, the Rockies' best defenseman... ...as Beck is ejected for the mysteriously named penalty of 'gross misconduct' Dennis Maruk (21) scored a hat trick, one goal each period Rookie Ryan Walter (9) scored twice, plus one assist Rolf Edberg (10) backchecks, Michel Bergeron (16) poke-checks; Robert Picard (24) had 3 assists Guy Charron (15) scored the last of Washington's five 2nd period goals, and chipped in two assists Faceoff: Ron Lalonde (22) Bob Girard (26) Mark Lofthouse (20) Defense pairing Rick Green (5) and Gordie Lane (28) Yvon Labre (7) finished +7 in '78-'79, the best of his NHL career Edberg (10), one of two Swedes to debut on the 1978-79 Caps The other, Leif Svensson (4), breaks up a 2-on-1 Bob Sirois (25) stickhandles; the Capitals outshot Colorado 17-5 in the 1st period, and 16-6 in the 2nd 5,458 enjoyed the biggest win margin in Caps' history to date Coach Danny Belisle: '128 periods we played this year... ' '...and the 3rd was the first I was able to sit back and relax.'

Gametime Gallery

Vs. Atlanta: Paul Mulvey Vs. Atlanta: Yves Belanger shows some leg to Tom Rowe Vs. Atlanta - Oct. 5, 1976: Rick Green and the Caps kick off their third season by beating Atlanta, 6-5. Festivities include Miss America Dorothy Benham singing the anthem, marketing director Andy Dolich finding the gorilla his dreams, and DC sportscasters participating in a between-periods shootout. (Book Pg. 58) Vs. Boston: Rick Green and Greg Carroll Vs. Boston: Guy Charron and Terry O'Reilly seeing who's taller Vs. Boston: Yvon Labre and Wayne Cashman Vs. Boston: Mike Marson and Brad Park Vs. Boston: Tom Rowe elbows Jean Ratelle Vs. Boston: Pete Scamurra Vs. Boston: (L-R) Rick Bragnalo, Bryan Watson, and                                                                   Rick Green (checking for dandruff) Vs. Boston: Michel Belhumeur protects his personal space bubble Vs. Buffalo: Two Pair? Ron Lalonde (22) and Gilbert Perreault (11) Vs. Buffalo: Blair Stewart watches the puck find twine behind tumbling Sabres Vs. Buffalo: Gord Lane and Jim Schoenfeld; Lane scored                                                       with 7:21 left to forge a 3-3 tie (3/18/79) Vs. California: John Stewart's triple double (2G, 2A, 2PIMs) in a 5-1 Seals win; Caps are Michel Belhumeur (31), Jack Lynch (2), Murray Anderson (8) (2/5/75) All Caps: Victory! (L-R) Charron, Green, Picard, Walter, Sirois, Girard and Lynch All Caps: Rick Green and Jim Bedard All Caps: Robert Picard and Ryan Walter All Caps: Alan Hangsleben and Mike Palmateer All Caps: Goal! Gerry Meehan, Guy Charron and Yvon Labre Book Pg. 219: Defenseman Rick Green (5) and center Ryan Walter (9) - The Caps sent these former 1st round draft picks north of the border in the blockbuster summer of 1982 trade with Montreal that brought Rod Langway & Co. to D.C. All Caps: Gerry Meehan, Bernie Wolfe All Caps: Ron Lalonde, against the Flyers and Flames All Caps: Robert Picard and Ace Bailey in Montreal All Caps: As Bill Clement can attest, when Greg Joly (3) hugs you, you stay hugged; Hartland Monahan and Nelson Pyatt are at right Vs. Chicago: Ace Bailey Vs. Chicago: Gordie Lane and airborne Tim Higgins (1/7/79) Vs. Chicago: Tom Rowe bears down on Bob Murray... (1/7/79) ...and introduces him to the Chicago Stadium boards (1/7/79) Vs. Chicago: Gord Lane, linesmen foiling Phil Russell's windup (1/18/78) Vs. Chicago: Willy Brossart (5), Jack Lynch (2) defend, as Ron Low makes the save; Caps won 7-5, the first W of their 2nd season (10/26/75) Guy Charron (15) and Tony White (background) both scored in a 4-4 tie (2/9/77) Vs. Chicago: Glen Sharpley's first appearance in this slideshow,                                     marked closely by Jean Pronovost (2/18/81) Vs. Cleveland: Ace Bailey, taken down by Ohio's first NHL franchise Vs. Cleveland: Bill Riley scores as Guy Charron looks on Vs. Colorado: Caps Goalies Roger Crozier & Ron Low combine on a 5-0 shutout;                     at the offensive end, Bill Riley (8), Gerry Meehan (14, partially hidden),                     and Craig Patrick (11) pour on the pressure against the Rockies... ...which pays off in a goal past Doug Favell (3/18/77) Vs Detroit: Goal! Bill Collins and the Capital Centre faithful celebrate Vs. Edmonton: Howard Walker (3), Dennis Ververgaert (23) and goaltender Mike Palmateer, who makes an Oiler pay for trespassing Vs. Edmonton: Dave Parro faced the Oilers at Capital Centre twice in his career, both in the 1981-82 season. The Caps lost the first game 4-1, as Wayne Gretzky scored his 81st! and 82nd! goals; the second game ended 6-6, as Dennis Maruk scored off his own faceoff win with 10 seconds left Vs. Hartford: Norm (Grizzly Adams) Barnes and Ryan Walter Vs. Hartford: Gordie Howe, age 52, returned to the NHL for the 1979-80 season with the Whalers. It took 'Mr. Hockey' just 8 minutes to score in a 3-3 tie. Here, Robert Picard dives between Howe and goalie Gary Inness. (12/4/79) Vs. Hartford: Gordie and son Mark (5) played one NHL season together after the league absorbed 4 WHA teams. Is Tom Rowe (17) checking the surroundings? Two weeks after their Jan. 4, 1980 game, the Caps traded Rowe to Hartford Vs. Hartford: In 1981, Orest Kindrachuk (23) played the final four of his 508-game NHL career with Washington, before succumbing to a chronic back injury; not enough time, apparently, to get a name stitched to his sweater Vs. Hartford: Dave Parro and Pat Boutette Vs. Kansas City (Book Pg. 53): The Caps scored three 3rd-period goals in a 2-min. span to erase a 3-goal deficit, and tie their 1974 cousins, 5-5 (3/23/76) Vs. Los Angeles: Robert Picard and goalie Wayne Stephenson couldn't contain Marcel Dionne, who had two goals and two assists in a 5-3 Kings victory (10/24/79) Vs. Los Angeles: This time it's Picard with the puck, and Dionne chasing Vs. Los Angeles: Mario Lessard nabs the Wes Jarvis shot (10/29/80) Vs. Los Angeles: A month after being rescued from the defunct WHA Indianapolis Racers, goalie Gary Inness authored two home wins over the Kings; 40 saves in an 8-3 win on 1/3/80, and 25 saves in a 5-3 victory on 1/31/80 Vs. Los Angeles: It's a bird, it's a plane, it's clean-shaven Mike Gartner, leaping tall goalies in a single bound to score his first NHL goal (8-6 Caps win, 10/16/79) Vs. Los Angeles: Yvon Labre Vs. Minnesota: Glen Sharpley again, as a North Star, with Wes Jarvis and                     Rolf Edberg as bookends (3-3 tie, 12/3/80) Vs. Montreal: Pete Scamurra gets the fish-eye (lens). Vs. Montreal: The curious thing is not that Guy Lafleur has scored on Rick Green and Bernie Wolfe, but that the referee is confirming the goal by singing an aria from 'Rigoletto' Vs. Montreal: Larry Robinson (19) and Rick Green (5) Vs. Montreal: If only Bernie Wolfe had the wingspan of a California condor (2/17/78) Vs. Montreal: Dave Parro Vs. Montreal: Rick Green, Gord Lane defend for goalie Bernie Wolfe Vs. NY Rangers: Yvon Labre and Don Murdoch in 1976-77 Vs. NY Rangers: Walt Tkaczuk (pronounced 'Ka-chook', and by the way, the eye chart called and wants its bottom line back) scores on Jim Bedard Vs. NY Rangers: Goalie Rollie Boutin and Don Murdoch (12/30/79) Vs. NY Rangers: A sizzling Caps line at work - Billy Collins (#26, 2 goals, 1 assist) and Ron Lalonde (#22, 3 assists). Linemate Ace Bailey had the best night of all, 2 goals and 2 assists, pacing a 7-2 victory. (3/25/77) Vs. NY Rangers: Goal! Dennis Maruk (21), Ryan Walter, and Bob Sirois (25).                                         This is a beautifully composed photo. Vs. NY Rangers: Tom Rowe scores twice in a 3-3 tie (12/30/77) Vs. NY Rangers: Bob Sirois (25) Vs. NY Rangers (Book Pg. 103): Phil Esposito (77) on offense against goalie Bernie Wolfe and mates Larry Bolonchuk (4), Gerry Meehan (14), and Robert Picard (24) Vs. NY Rangers: Jack Lynch Vs. Philadelphia: In a 1981 game, Veitch (Darren) beats Leach (Reggie) Vs. Philadelphia: Ron Lalonde and mates totaled 14 shots in a 6-1 loss to minor-league callup Rick St. Croix (note the Maine Mariners 'm' logo on his mask) (2/26/78) Vs. Pittsburgh: With Caps strewn all over the ice like bowling pins, the referee says NO, you may NOT try and pick up the spare (3/19/76) Vs. Pgh: Rick Bragnalo (18), Hartland Monahan (12), Gerry Meehan (14) (3/19/76) Vs. Pittsburgh: Two on one, Hartland Monahan (12), and Gerry Meehan (14) (3/19/76) Vs. St. Louis: Ace Bailey (9) scores as Jack Lynch (2) looks on Vs. St. Louis: Bernie Wolfe in goal, Gerry Meehan and Jack Lynch Vs. St. Louis: 16,156 at Capital Centre - and Robert Picard (24) - watch as Wayne Stephenson deflects the puck off his blocker in a 4-2 Caps victory (3/26/80) Vs. St. Louis: Is it me, or does Bob Sirois' splayed glove look like the                                         sticky paw of a gecko? Yeah, you're right, it's just me. Vs. Toronto: 5 games after Jerry Butler (kneeling) was traded from St. Louis, he fought Bill Riley (#8, far right). By all appearances, he lost by TKO. Not to worry - because of his trade, Butler actually played 82 regular season games - in an 80-game regular season! (11/11/77) Vs. Toronto: Three Leafs and Hartland Monahan (12) have a wonderful view as Guy Charron scores Vs. Toronto: It's bumper-to-bumper in the Leafs slot, with Ron Lalonde (22) and Tony White (20) separated by Toronto's Borje Salming. Gord McRae's goalie mask makes him look like a luchadore wrestler from Mexico. Caps goalie Ron Low made 37 saves to preserve a 4-4 tie against his former team (2/4/76) This shot of a Darryl Sittler-Ron Lalonde Capital Centre faceoff has a backstory. It was used for a 4x6 'Sportscaster Card'. Packs were sold by mail order all over the world in the late '70's. Only problem is, the card grandly explains, 'There can be no more special feeling than skating onto the ice at the Montreal Forum.' Vs. Toronto: On April 3, 1981, Dennis Maruk fires his 60th goal past a grasping Vince Tremblay. (Book Pg. 130) Dennis once wore a blonde wig into the dressing room, but as you can see, his own curls are adorable. (Book Pg. 129) Vs. Vancouver: Goalie Ron Low fights for position Vs. Vancouver: Odd Couple - Harold Snepsts (with mustache), 1033 NHL games, 2009 penalty min.; Jean Pronovost (#22), 998 NHL games, 413 penalty min. Vs. Vancouver: Bryan Watson, aided by the opponent's stick, demonstrates the hockey version of the Keep On Truckin' pose (Keep on Tripping?)

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