TBOFS- Chicago Blackhawks

My first Original Six team. I voted for Hull, despite Mikita being their all-time leading scorer. I felt Hull had a bigger impact in his time there.

DAMN!!! i forgot Pilot...

could this be put at the side soon?

I went with Mikita

hemlock34 wrote:I went with Mikita

He was a great player if you've ever seen him play. Mikita was the greatest player to ever play for the 'Hawks, but he didn't have the biggest impact for me.

Tukker wrote:

hemlock34 wrote:I went with Mikita

He was a great player if you've ever seen him play. Mikita was the greatest player to ever play for the 'Hawks, but he didn't have the biggest impact for me.

Only in archived footage. I see what you are saying, but I go back to a previous comment that I cannot accurately judge some of these guys because they are before my time. I didn't see Hull play live either.

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Golden Jet ftw!!!

This was a tough one. But I went with Mikita.

Tukker wrote:could this be put at the side soon?

Sorry dude. I haven't been keeping up with you very well eh? It's up now. I'm a Poll behind.

Glen hall played many many years there too , and cups i tink ...

I know very little about Blackhawks history, wow...

I went with Hull. He was awesome and my auntie nailed him several times, so...yeah...Go Hull!

Luckily, I was able to watch the Hawks win their last Cup in '61...the Golden Jet and Stan Mikita changed hockey forever with their innovation of the curved stick.

It's difficult to imagine today what an impact that had on the game, and how controversial the 'banana blade' was at the time.

Traditionalists hated it.

I remember very well heated debates over slap shot versus wrist shot...forehead versus backhand...it's pretty funny when you look back.

Another thing to remember, and you have to wonder how they did it, was that goalies played without masks and players played without helmets. The padding was, well, a joke. But in those days players didn't hit each other with the same ferocity they do now.

IMHO there is much more talent in hockey today, the players are more skilled, the training and fitness level are infinitely better, the game is faster, the equipment obviously is better...the game clearly has progressed...and the players are finally compensated properly.

...but for those of us who grew up with six teams, there's a magic there that can never be duplicated.

Not necessarily better...just different.

Looking at this year's Blackhawks, these kids have, and convey, the same kind of excitement the '61 team had...Stan Mikita suggested during the Winter Classic that they even reminded him of that team.

Can they win the Cup this year? That would be a stretch. But if they keep improving, they can definitely contend for the next few years.

And IMHO they do have the coolest jersey, home and away, in pro sports. :D

davetherave wrote:Luckily, I was able to watch the Hawks win their last Cup in '61...the Golden Jet and Stan Mikita changed hockey forever with their innovation of the curved stick.

It's difficult to imagine today what an impact that had on the game, and how controversial the 'banana blade' was at the time.

Traditionalists hated it.

I remember very well heated debates over slap shot versus wrist shot...forehead versus backhand...it's pretty funny when you look back.

Another thing to remember, and you have to wonder how they did it, was that goalies played without masks and players played without helmets. The padding was, well, a joke. But in those days players didn't hit each other with the same ferocity they do now.

IMHO there is much more talent in hockey today, the players are more skilled, the training and fitness level are infinitely better, the game is faster, the equipment obviously is better...the game clearly has progressed...and the players are finally compensated properly.

...but for those of us who grew up with six teams, there's a magic there that can never be duplicated.

Not necessarily better...just different.

Looking at this year's Blackhawks, these kids have, and convey, the same kind of excitement the '61 team had...Stan Mikita suggested during the Winter Classic that they even reminded him of that team.

Can they win the Cup this year? That would be a stretch. But if they keep improving, they can definitely contend for the next few years.

And IMHO they do have the coolest jersey, home and away, in pro sports. :D

was there an answer hidden in that nostalgic mini-rant? :D

Tukker wrote:
was there an answer hidden in that nostalgic mini-rant? :D

Nope...nothing hidden...just enjoying the nostalgia :D

...it's like finding that old dusty table hockey game in your garage...the one with the scuffed and bent metal players.