Ghostsof1915 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I was a kid growing up in the early 70's, and I can tell you that it was so exciting. When I first started watching the Canucks, they only came on TV some saturday nights(Maybe Wednesdays?), as TV blackouts applied. We listen to alot of the games by radio....no kidding! Yes, in the 70's. I can tell you, that it is kind of like reading a book compared watching a movie of the same story, most times reading the book is better. Well because we were not over exposed to hockey, every play by Jim Robson was like Bobby Orr's famous goal. Man was it exciiting! Your imagination just ran wild. Then, in 1865 my Son was born and 6 years later, I lived the Vancouver Canucks through my 6 year olds eyes. I still remember him playing Novice hockey and having a puck on their goal line, him winding up and trying to slap the puck in, and missing it, falling on it and the whistle blew..........he later said he wanted to score like Pavel Bure, as I wiped the tears out of his eyes.....lol......and my assist coache's! .................Poor Roger! We didn't even dare imagine the Canucks winning the Stanley Cup, as Montreal, Boston, Phili, NYIslander and later Edmonton were the ones.....somehow, it didn't matter Things have changed so much! I wonder why?..............................But I still love them! Always will!.......Best memories not of my family! Connor McLeod is that you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.I.A.H.N Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Oh yeah, I think I remember the Canucks beating Montreal in their first ever playoff win and a Canuck player named Greg Body being interviewed after the game and saying on TV that he " Loved this "Fin" Team" or something close to that........not such a big thing now, but back then it must have made the TV tape delay guys fall off their chairs.........does anyone else remember that one? Or was I just imagining that too? By the way....Great idea for a topic! OP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.I.A.H.N Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Connor McLeod is that you? OOPs! LOL will correct thanks LOL....got carried away! LOL 1865??? How did I type that????LOL....Corrected! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 30~35 yrs back you'd wait 'til 11pm to see hilites. I think it was CKVU channel 13 that had Sportspage? Also BCTV usually showed hockey clips at at about 11:40 pm, if memory serves? Mid-80's, it was quite a big deal when a 24/7 sports channel(TSN) got started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngould21 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Oh yeah, I think I remember the Canucks beating Montreal in their first ever playoff win and a Canuck player named Greg Body being interviewed after the game and saying on TV that he " Loved this "Fin" Team" or something close to that........not such a big thing now, but back then it must have made the TV tape delay guys fall off their chairs.........does anyone else remember that one? Or was I just imagining that too? By the way....Great idea for a topic! OP I sure do, he was interviewed after the game, and threw in the expletive, 'NW had fun with it the next day, all through the day. The guy that used to do those rockumentaries on CFMI, I forget his name, would say, Greg Boddy almost had radio canceled for what he had said. About 4 years later, I was playing on the same ice as Greg Boddy, don't know what ever happened to his hockey career, it wasn't very long for sure. You weren't imagining that at all. Sooooo funny, stuff like that. How about Larcheid yelling Bull*hit over the airwaves, over a call on the ice. Jimmy Robson, was as classy as ever, and never missed a beat. The DJ's name was Dave McCormick, just came to me, he used to work on 'NW before taking the CFMI gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoted Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 The "sweat hog" division. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I sure do, he was interviewed after the game, and threw in the expletive, 'NW had fun with it the next day, all through the day. The guy that used to do those rockumentaries on CFMI, I forget his name, would say, Greg Boddy almost had radio canceled for what he had said. About 4 years later, I was playing on the same ice as Greg Boddy, don't know what ever happened to his hockey career, it wasn't very long for sure. You weren't imagining that at all. Sooooo funny, stuff like that. How about Larcheid yelling Bull*hit over the airwaves, over a call on the ice. Jimmy Robson, was as classy as ever, and never missed a beat. Didn't John Gould score the winner in that first playoff win? My first Canuck memory ever is of Gould scoring on Dryden and I'm almost positive it was in the playoffs and Larscheid was right, I've heard him stand behind that declaration 10+ years after the fact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuckleheadFan Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Did you ever listen to Big Al Davidson on NW? I remember a noon sportscast when he and Wayne Cox were making trades on the air, to try and improve the team. This would have been just after the SC run, they started acquiring vets like Pit Martin, Sheldon Kannegeiser, and many more fillers. It was a horrible history in Canuckland, during those years. I also remember a road trip where Rick Blight was complaining about ice time, and asked for a trade through the media. Larcheid broke the story before a Canuck/Bruin game. But compared to today, it wasn't as earth shattering. Thanks for reminding me, and how about Dan Russell? But I still don't think it was bad as today. I was really getting sick of the drama the media kept "alive" like the goalie controversies. I don't even think when Bure refused to show up to camp got as much drama or as attention by the media as much as when Luo made the comment about "pumping" Thomas' "tires." Tiger riding his stick across the rink after he scored was classic. I think it would be analysed and torn apart if someone were to do that now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuckleheadFan Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I grew up listening to Jim Robson and Tom Larscheid on NW98 radio. Started when I was 7 years old, in 1985. While the team wasn't very good then, being a Canucks fan is still one of my most cherished childhood memories. There was no hope of ever winning games against the Oilers, Canadiens, Bruins, Hawks, or any other team for that matter (i.e., I remember often just listening in awe of Gretzky's records, especially when he achieved them against us). But having the radio on, and listening to Jim Robson's play-by-play, and his description of historic venues like Chicago Stadium and the Boston Garden, it would make you "feel" the atmosphere differently than nowadays, where everything is available online at the click of the button. It's like Robson was a "hockey storyteller", and you were forced to visualize the game with him. Jim Robson was the best. My favorite way to watch (and I think a lot of people did) was to turn on the tv to the game, turn down the sound, and listen to Jim Robson while watching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuckleheadFan Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Yea, the game was more creative emotional, and wasn't constantly picked apart and saddled with new rules. I enjoyed when the overtime kept continuing until a team earned the win, I'm still on the fence about the shootout. I think it was in the late 80's when Islanders Caps game went into triple OT in the playoffs, that was so emotional and fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.I.A.H.N Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Tiger riding his stick across the rink after he scored was classic. I think it would be analysed and torn apart if someone were to do that now. No kidding, Bettman would fall off his applebox! That was a classic! How about Roger Neilsen waving the towel..........I still have one of those towels somewhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.I.A.H.N Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Man when you walk down memory lane, its great. I can't remember how to spell this players name, but does anyone remember when Jocelyn Guevremont? hit Denis Potvin in the head with his slap shot...the guy had a cannon........Potvin was out for quite a while...... what about Harold Snepts.........you don't see that kind of heart anymore................I think Linden and him were secretly brothers........same type of heart I not sure who has been my favorite Canuck......Harry, Trevor or Bure..............Kind of 1,2,3 for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amish Rake Fighter Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 "A special hello to hospital patients and shut-ins, the pensioners, the blind, all the people who don't get out to games but enjoy the hockey broadcasts..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 The thing that gets me about Orr is that when he retired he told the Hawks to stop paying him, said was wasn't comfortable taking money he wash earning. Can you picture that happening today? Actually they mailed him his paychecks and he didn't cash them. When they called him about it he told them to stop sending them because he wouldn't take pay unless he played. And no, I can't see that happening today at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Man when you walk down memory lane, its great. I can't remember how to spell this players name, but does anyone remember when Jocelyn Guevremont? hit Denis Potvin in the head with his slap shot...the guy had a cannon........Potvin was out for quite a while...... what about Harold Snepts.........you don't see that kind of heart anymore................I think Linden and him were secretly brothers........same type of heart I not sure who has been my favorite Canuck......Harry, Trevor or Bure..............Kind of 1,2,3 for me Snepsts was my favorite player from that era. Top 3 Harold moments: 1 - Checked Gretzky so closely one game the great one actually dropped the gloves and went after Harold in the third. Funniest hockey fight I've ever seen. Snepsts was grinning the whole time. 2 - A skate came up and took the top of Harolds ear off. He was taken to hospital where it was sewn back on and he was back on the ice in the third period with a huge gauze patch over the ear to finish the game. I heard he later needed plastic surgery to fix it properly. 3 - With a little over 2 minutes to play with a one goal lead Harold scored the clincher. It was his first goal in over a year and everybody in Pacific Colosseum stood chanted "Harold, Harold, Harold" until time ran out. He stood up and waived three times from bench but everybody just continued chanting his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrible.dee Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Didn't John Gould score the winner in that first playoff win? My first Canuck memory ever is of Gould scoring on Dryden and I'm almost positive it was in the playoffs and Larscheid was right, I've heard him stand behind that declaration 10+ years after the fact God I miss Larchied...... I grew up in the 90's and would also listen to games on the radio, sometimes I still do, there is a magic about letting your ears interpret what the things being described look like. Actually, I listened to the last game on radio, and really enjoyed it as usual. Great thread OP And thank you all for sharing such great stories, I'll admit it, I got a little choked up reading a few of them. It;'s funny, you grow up, move away and do whatever life hands you, there are so few constants, that bring you a sense of stability in hard time, The Canucks have always been there to take my mind off from whatever i;m troubled about. and help me find peace even if it's only for a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KassianBeastMode Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 My big ones. 1. Watching a cheering for a team that really didn't have much talent but players like Smyl, Gradin, Fraser, Tiger, Snepts, Butcher, Brodeur, were all such heart and soul guys, gave everything they had, they were the players that many today still admire as forming the identity of this team, its why many older fans are less about wins and losses, and more about how they win or lose. Lose with pride, effort and leaving it on the ice, that is what a Canuck is supposed to be. 2. That, above is why Linden was so revered. He was a throwback, he never quit. He gave everything he had, every night. 3. It was dealing with losses to edmonton of 13-0, 12-2 and others just as bad, and can you imagine, still cheering the next game for them? Todays CDCers would be rioting in streets...but we still cheered. Perhaps that's why we dont call players busts after one season, perhaps that's why we are patient http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+awful+losses+Ducks+setback+from+worst+ever/9396761/story.html 4. It was knowing we would lose to the all mighty Islanders but praying, that somehow someway, King Richard would just find a way to do it all himself, but alas, he couldn't 5. It was bearing the teasing at school when all your friends were habs fans, because they won, or oiler fans because they won, or islanders fans, because they won....but we still loved steamer, fraser and gradin and whatever motely crue was behind them 6. It was being furious when we traded a kid that even the most casual fan could see, was something special in Cam Neely. He was going to be a great Canuck, something we'd never seen, and certainly no one expected what he'd end up accomplishing but we knew there was something there... 7. It was listening to the Canucks play the great oilers of the 80's one night, with the pocket radio on quietly before we went to bed so mom and dad wouldn't hear and tell us to turn it off. Being up 3-2 with a minute to go in Edmonton, who we could never beat let alone tie...and Lars Lindgren, in an effort to ring the puck around the boards in his own end, with 30 seconds to go, shoots the puck into his own net by a stunned Frank Caprice...and the collective sign and sadness of fans heard as that little ounce of joy was taken from us....even when the oilers didnt score on us, they scored on us lol! 8. It was New Years eve games at the Pacific Coliseum vs Philly that often involved alot of brawls 9. It was the beginning of towel power, a tradition that happens in all sports/teams everywhere, thanks to Roger Nielson 10. It was the beginning of Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, goodbye, also thanks to us 11. It was a kid from Medicine Hat that got us finally excited that we may be turning a corner 30 years into the league 12. It was the first practice of the Russian Rocket, where we knew we had indeed finally turned that corner. To our young fans, who so quickly bash, critisize, complain, be thankful you have a team of terrific heart and soul guys that can also play the game with such skill and beauty... Be thankful you have had a decade or more of stars like the twins, Lou, Nazzy, Bert....we have been very lucky since the Naslund era to have been entertained so much by this group.... Perhaps stop complaining a bit, start admiring and supporting....you have no idea how lucky you are to see such skill, heart and effort Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NexusRift Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 My big ones. 1. Watching a cheering for a team that really didn't have much talent but players like Smyl, Gradin, Fraser, Tiger, Snepts, Butcher, Brodeur, were all such heart and soul guys, gave everything they had, they were the players that many today still admire as forming the identity of this team, its why many older fans are less about wins and losses, and more about how they win or lose. Lose with pride, effort and leaving it on the ice, that is what a Canuck is supposed to be. 2. That, above is why Linden was so revered. He was a throwback, he never quit. He gave everything he had, every night. 3. It was dealing with losses to edmonton of 13-0, 12-2 and others just as bad, and can you imagine, still cheering the next game for them? Todays CDCers would be rioting in streets...but we still cheered. Perhaps that's why we dont call players busts after one season, perhaps that's why we are patient http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Canucks+awful+losses+Ducks+setback+from+worst+ever/9396761/story.html 4. It was knowing we would lose to the all mighty Islanders but praying, that somehow someway, King Richard would just find a way to do it all himself, but alas, he couldn't 5. It was bearing the teasing at school when all your friends were habs fans, because they won, or oiler fans because they won, or islanders fans, because they won....but we still loved steamer, fraser and gradin and whatever motely crue was behind them 6. It was being furious when we traded a kid that even the most casual fan could see, was something special in Cam Neely. He was going to be a great Canuck, something we'd never seen, and certainly no one expected what he'd end up accomplishing but we knew there was something there... 7. It was listening to the Canucks play the great oilers of the 80's one night, with the pocket radio on quietly before we went to bed so mom and dad wouldn't hear and tell us to turn it off. Being up 3-2 with a minute to go in Edmonton, who we could never beat let alone tie...and Lars Lindgren, in an effort to ring the puck around the boards in his own end, with 30 seconds to go, shoots the puck into his own net by a stunned Frank Caprice...and the collective sign and sadness of fans heard as that little ounce of joy was taken from us....even when the oilers didnt score on us, they scored on us lol! 8. It was New Years eve games at the Pacific Coliseum vs Philly that often involved alot of brawls 9. It was the beginning of towel power, a tradition that happens in all sports/teams everywhere, thanks to Roger Nielson 10. It was the beginning of Na Na Na, Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, goodbye, also thanks to us 11. It was a kid from Medicine Hat that got us finally excited that we may be turning a corner 30 years into the league 12. It was the first practice of the Russian Rocket, where we knew we had indeed finally turned that corner. To our young fans, who so quickly bash, critisize, complain, be thankful you have a team of terrific heart and soul guys that can also play the game with such skill and beauty... Be thankful you have had a decade or more of stars like the twins, Lou, Nazzy, Bert....we have been very lucky since the Naslund era to have been entertained so much by this group.... Perhaps stop complaining a bit, start admiring and supporting....you have no idea how lucky you are to see such skill, heart and effort Dedicated, loyal fan you are. God luv' ya' for that! Regarding your last three paragraphs. Obviously in the '70's and '80's there were no home computers or internet. Back in the day I'm sure there was bashing, criticizing and complaining. However, back then it was only heard from your small group of friends and/or peers. Now in the W.W.W. of social media, we get to see and read more of it from a large fan base and sports media. Forums are great, aren't they. Go Canucks Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johngould21 Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Jim Robson was the best. My favorite way to watch (and I think a lot of people did) was to turn on the tv to the game, turn down the sound, and listen to Jim Robson while watching. Any of you remember running your stereo sound system through the vcr? That's what I did during the early '90's, and during the SC run in '94, we had Jim Robson calling "he'll play, you know he'll play, he'll play on crutches". Classic. I remember listening to Jim Robson and Bill Stevenson reconstruct Vancouver Mounties baseball over the radio, in the early '60's. I was in my early teens, and would hit rocks with an old baseball bat, to try and see, if they would make it to the other side of the river. All of course when one of the Mounties hit a home run. It sounded like you were at the stadium in Portland, Spokane, or Seattle. The radio would fade in and out in the early evening, and sometimes you'd miss an entire sequence, but Jimmy would re-cap it anyway. This was done on CKWX, of all stations, as they were the sports station. Radio listening back then, was far different than it is now, 'NW used to be that spot until they turned into blah, blah, blah radio, and I don't really care for the personalities on TSN 1040, because all those guys seem to be looking for a controversy, instead of a story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Fig Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 For anyone wanting to get a sense of Canuck hockey from the white/blue/green days....go to Youtube and type in 'Canucks 1975' and watch an edited version (58 minutes) of the last game in the first playoff series the Canucks ever played, from April 1975 against the Habs. The Canucks lost in 5 games (OT), but they played hard as heavy underdogs. At least you can get a sense of who some of the key players of that era were (Boudrias, Lever, Smith, Oddleifson, Dailey...not to mention Leon 'Cheesy' Rochefort). Fun stuff to look back at for those that remember, too. And, uh....thanks for nuthin', Kearnsy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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