KristoffWixenschon Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Snepsts Nominate Lidster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ryan Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Voting Tanti, and nominating Lidster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, Rick Blight said: I haven't projected my full top 50 yet but I have a feeling I will be in my top 50. My 1st 3 seasons with the Canucks (1975 thru 1978) there was no Canuck with more points over that period. I got hurt after that and could never get back to the same level of play but for that brief 3 year period it was hard to argue that there were better players on the team other than my buddy Don Lever. Pretty cool you're posting on here, RB. Wasn't sure if it was actually yourself, or perhaps some 70's fan(even fam member?) Could you help me with a distant memory from that time? Ma took me to an aunt's(in Burnaby) who had a TV that worked..we were dirt poor at the time. Reason was Canucks were playing a Russki team(Spartak?.I forget), & I HAD to see this, or the world would stop turning. I recall a 2-0 finish, & you had both goals. Curt Ridley the shutout. Is this memory correct, because I haven't seen reference to this tilt for 4 decades.(thnx) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 19 minutes ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Pretty cool you're posting on here, RB. Wasn't sure if it was actually yourself, or perhaps some 70's fan(even fam member?) Could you help me with a distant memory from that time? Ma took me to an aunt's(in Burnaby) who had a TV that worked..we were dirt poor at the time. Reason was Canucks were playing a Russki team(Spartak?.I forget), & I HAD to see this, or the world would stop turning. I recall a 2-0 finish, & you had both goals. Curt Ridley the shutout. Is this memory correct, because I haven't seen reference to this tilt for 4 decades.(thnx) Good memory..............I had a great game. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Rick Blight said: Good memory..............I had a great game. Can you recall the Russian team? Also(bet many fans would like to hear) was the experience of playing 1970's Russian players significantly different, than suiting up vs your usual NHL peers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Can you recall the Russian team? Also(bet many fans would like to hear) was the experience of playing 1970's Russian players significantly different, than suiting up vs your usual NHL peers? It was December 28th, 1977 against Moscow Spartak as you noted.......I was at the game as a fan. Nux, I really wish I knew what it was like to play against the Russians back then.......sorry if my post mislead you. I died in 2005. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Kevin Biestra Posted April 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Rick Blight said: It was December 28th, 1977 against Moscow Spartak as you noted.......I was at the game as a fan. Nux, I really wish I knew what it was like to play against the Russians back then.......sorry if my post mislead you. I died in 2005. But you're keeping the name alive around here, and a fine choice of old school veteran for a namesake. A lot of Canuck fans would not even have an opportunity or incentive to hear about or look into Canuck legends of 40-45 years ago. Nobody talks about Chris Oddleifson, Dennis Ververgaert, Ron Sedlbauer, Bobby Lalonde, Cesare Maniage, Gary Smith, John Gould, Gerry O'Flaherty and good old Rick Blight. But they should get mentioned from time to time. They achieved very similar things to (or greater than) players that are currently or were recently celebrated, like Jacob Markstrom, Radim Vrbata, Bo Horvat, etc. Gary Smith in particular I have coming up sooner than some people might expect. Edited April 4, 2020 by Kevin Biestra 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Blight Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Kevin Biestra said: But you're keeping the name alive around here, and a fine choice of old school veteran for a namesake. A lot of Canuck fans would not even have an opportunity or incentive to hear about or look into Canuck legends of 40-45 years ago. Nobody talks about Chris Oddleifson, Dennis Ververgaert, Ron Sedlbauer, Bobby Lalonde, Cesare Maniage, Dunc Wilson, John Gould, Gerry O'Flaherty and good old Rick Blight. But they should get mentioned from time to time. They achieved very similar things to (or greater than) players that are currently or were recently celebrated, like Jacob Markstrom, Radim Vrbata, Bo Horvat, etc. My best friend's father was actually the President of the Canucks at that time and I had the opportunity to meet many of the players that you mentioned, including Rick Blight. Rick made quite an impression on me and that factored into me selecting my username. Bobby Lalonde was such a little guy.....smaller than Ronning. Sedlbauer was quite the character, just like he was on the ice. I am willing to bet that no player in NHL history ever led his team in scoring with only 16 assists as Sedlbauer did one year.. You're absolutely correct that those players should not be forgotten and I hope to do my part in making that happen. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Canuck #12 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Wilbur said: Voted Tanti Nominating Patrik Sundstrom Ditto to both of those! Edited April 4, 2020 by Captain Canuck #12 wording Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Mind Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Voting Tanti Nominating Ronning. Looking like Lidster might get in, who was my next choice anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB5 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Vote Tanti Nominate Greg Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbermen Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Rick Blight said: It was December 28th, 1977 against Moscow Spartak as you noted.......I was at the game as a fan. Nux, I really wish I knew what it was like to play against the Russians back then.......sorry if my post mislead you. I died in 2005. So you're a ghost?........It's chilling that you figured out how to haunt the Canucks forum, at least you don't seem malevolent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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