Celebrity death Pool Time

[Mudcat]

Yap. He was one year and one day older than me.

 

[Boner_18]

Jack Welch. Legend.

 

[Matty]

The Pocket Rocket Henri Richard (11 Stanley Cups)

He had bad dementia as of a few years ago - it was said that he had zero memories of his hockey career. 😥 Old age sucks.

 

[Mudcat]

He was part of those teams from my prime hockey fandom. Loved the Pocket Rocket.

RIP.

 

[Matty]

Do not look up highlights from his era. They look ridiculously slow and clumsy compared to today's game.

 

[Blitty]

RIP

What’s origin of pocket rocket name?

 

[Matty]

Henri was 3 inches shorter (and 15 years younger) than Maurice.

Rocket

Pocket Rocket

 

[Matty]

 

[Matty]

Guy Lafleur played with Henri for the first 4 seasons of his career. That's wild.

(Henri the captain sitting in the front, Lafleur is second row from the top, fourth from the right)

 

[Mudcat]

Whole lotta legends in that pic. Pocket Rocket, Lafleur, my man Yvan Cournoyer. Jacques Lemaire, a Mahovlich or two, Steve Shutt.

Scott Bowman of course.

Hey anyone feel like having Larry Robinson, Serge Savard, Guy Lapointe and Jacques Laperriere for your first two defense pairings? Does that work for anyone?

Jean frikkin' Beliveau sitting there.

 

[Mudcat]

Conspicuous by his absence: Ken Dryden.

 

[Matty]

Serge Savard at top left

 

[Mudcat]

Long before Denis, the Savardian Spin-o-rama was originated by he himself.

 

[reno cool]

what year is that?

 

[reno cool]

I see Bob Newhart right in the center

 

[Matty]

what year is that?

Not sure, anywhere from 71 to 74.

Edit - 72 to 74 since Larry Robinson is there

 

[Mudcat]

It's the 73-74 team. The year Ken Dryden missed.

 

[Mudcat]

Savardian Spin-o-rama anyone?