Man, this is my kinda hockey, loved watching it in the 70s. Dad would sit in his rocking chair, us boys on the couch, with snacks.
@Edwardo4852 ай бұрын
Those were the Good times the best of times! 💙 ❤️
@graymalkin269 ай бұрын
Never gets old, I will say the Leaf team of this era had ten times more heart then the present Leaf team.
@bobsyouruncle669 ай бұрын
Habs fan and agree...for both temas...no spirit
@icemediapro5 ай бұрын
You could say that about every team in the league
@DEADMANRIDING1 Жыл бұрын
76-79 changed hockey from Ufc on skates to the skilled game it is today. They beat everyone, one way or another. Best team all time bar none.
@GUISNIP9 ай бұрын
This is hockey at it's finest. I was 13 at the time, growing up in Montreal a huge Habs fan, and still gives me goosebumps all these years later.
@fredstein54299 ай бұрын
i was 12,, i hated your team, but i loved them too.. i remember watching this game and series like it was yesterday..
@greatunz679 ай бұрын
it was actually dirty and sloppy back then, i grew up in that era too, but whenever i look back on it with these clips you can really see how far they've come in talent. Yeah there were some good players, but many, many more who weren't and just made the good ones look better. Today they are bigger, stronger, faster, and better skaters.
@szahmad24168 ай бұрын
Hockey at it's finest? Leafs during the Ballard era? You've gotta be kidding me.
@lenhudson81942 ай бұрын
I disagree that this is hockey at its finest. I love it. It's my childhood hockey, but I prefer 90's and 2000 era hockey. I think it had the best mix of speed, skill and brutality. Fuck yeah.
@user-gz3cc8vh7g2 ай бұрын
That October 10 I was first row at Chicago stadium for Gretzky first game and point. My dad's 65th birthday
@dougarnold93372 жыл бұрын
Grew up watching this era as a kid. I would watch games with my dad (who just passed away 24 hours ago 😢) after coming back from skating. These were the glory days and watching so many stars on both teams. Sittler, Salming, McDonald, Palmateer, Williams, Gainey, Lafleur, Robinson...so many memories as a kid. I hope I live to see the Leafs win the Cup before I pass away. I live in Australia now, and it's great to hear the organist play the classic Aussie ballad Waltzing Matilda !
@garyegeberg21022 жыл бұрын
Sincere condolences on the passing of your dad.
@analogkid49572 жыл бұрын
My heartfelt condolences your Dad’s Soul is still with you and will always be🙏❤️
@marct98082 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry about your Dad. I remember watching these games too with my Dad as a Habs fan. You may not believe this coming from a Habs fan, but I really do hope you get your wish to see your Stanley Cup.. No one deserves to suffer so long
@rumcoke91238 ай бұрын
OMG...what a team...Robinson, Savard, Lapointe, Lemaire, Gainey, Lafleur...Those 3 dmen are the best trio in history
@mikemyros41423 ай бұрын
As well, there is a rookie named Rod Langway in the line up too. Norris and Stanley cup winner as well....
@putler9652 ай бұрын
And Jason Voorhees in goal.
@fredharris94132 ай бұрын
I watched Langway in Halifax ...He was a gem of an athelete ...The team also had Lamaire and Dryden who were also great ..@@mikemyros4142
@Ontariosound10 ай бұрын
More guts by the Leafs in this game than the entire 2022/2023 team’s season.
@szahmad24168 ай бұрын
And absolutely less to show for it. I remember the Ballard era.
@putler9652 ай бұрын
That must be why they got swept.
@tdunph42502 ай бұрын
Sadly and unfortunately I am going to have to agree.
@lindsaydoke93082 ай бұрын
Yes
@Handyandy7478 ай бұрын
I would give it all to go back to those days
@ricklindberg42282 жыл бұрын
Love these old hockey highlights. These were the glory years.
@tommyd18712 жыл бұрын
Rick.....Im right there with you. There was nothing like it back then.
@cedricanderson38162 жыл бұрын
@ironmaiden84 p
@michaellacroix80299 ай бұрын
Definitely the old CBC hockey night in Canada seem Bob cole,Gary dornhoffer, Henry niel,Howie Meeker, may have got a little mixed up send me corrections, you get the gist though those were the days
@jethro19639 ай бұрын
Remember the rise Rocky Saganiuk would get out of the fans, you don't see that too much from a non star player.
@szahmad24168 ай бұрын
This is the Harold Ballard era. The very opposite of the "glory years".
@viking6702 жыл бұрын
This Canadiens team would have cleaned out the lightning in the most recent Stanley Cup, we'll never see a Habs team like that one ever again ! :(
@deniscote7676Ай бұрын
I don't want to brag anyone, but if you look closely to all our wins on the 70's, we had ALOT of Québécois French speaking players that gave their hearts to the team, which is NOT exactly the case in many teams... such as TORONTO :)
@prun889311 ай бұрын
I met Mike Palmateer once. I went to shake his hand but he fell to the ground while kicking over the table and doing the splits before I could grab hold of him.
@casario28082 ай бұрын
LOL
@squangan9 ай бұрын
After watching this I realize that it’s not my imagination, NHL hockey of that era was much more interesting than what goes on today.
@metalandy2 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see more Maple Leafs games in the 70's.
@Exotic30009 ай бұрын
I watched this game on HNIC as a kid with my grandfather!
@ricklindberg42282 жыл бұрын
I still love hockey but the game was more natural and free flowing then. Players talents were really allowed to shine. The pace was crisper too. And the old jerseys were classic. I also love the fact that there were no ads on the boards.
@jerryvan-hees71302 жыл бұрын
Corporate America. Disgusting.
@canconservative89762 жыл бұрын
Seriously? Sure there was moments of greatness, but you can't compare to todays free wheeling speed and hitting... back then a hit would create.a world war and the stick work, clutch, hook n grab was through the roof. Too many subpar players, that's why there were so many dynasties back then... not today.
@analogkid49572 жыл бұрын
@@canconservative8976 guys like Lafleur Sittler Salming Robinson were as good as players today and dynasties were common because of the lack of free agency in the NHL back in the 1970’s and salaries were much lower so teams generally stayed together
@tommyplays1312 жыл бұрын
@@canconservative8976 nah you're wrong
@randybedker158410 ай бұрын
Back then it was all about the team and the game now it's all about the individual. Sad to see all sports that way.
@johnmoon91462 жыл бұрын
The good old days when the shooter had a chance to score. Fast forward to 2021, when goalies have so much padding that they cover half the net.
@cliffroberts17742 жыл бұрын
Good ol hockey. Not even close anymore
@michaelduggan18902 жыл бұрын
I love these old clips . I'm a big Habs fan but love alot of great players on other teams .
@JLo-py9gt2 ай бұрын
Real man hockey. Miss it.
@jimmurphy7390 Жыл бұрын
Pamateer was my fav goalie but judging by todays standard his positional play is brutal.I would play goalie in street hockey and flop and dive just like he did.
@glennbrown996010 ай бұрын
That Leafs team of 77 to 79 were close. Closer than people think. But then Punch Imlach destroyed it
@dinojay84107 ай бұрын
Punch?? I'd lay the responsibility at the feet of Ballard!! That guy singlehandedly ruined the Leafs and they still haven't recovered. Sheesh, these Leafs had heart, grit, and determination. They took out the up and coming Islanders in the playoffs. They beat Boston with Sittler recording 10 points in one game! 6 goals and 4 assists ... he had a better season in that one game than many had in a years! 😂😂😂😂 A Boston team that would become backvto back Stanley Cup finalists.
@dbn522 ай бұрын
Wow It is amazing how much faster the game is now. Love watching one of the best defenseman ever in Larry Robinson.
@johnsousa88192 жыл бұрын
I was 10 years old and watched this game in Kingston Ontario on my way back from Montreal with my parents. The next night it was Big Larry Robinson with the OT blast with Williams in the box. Williams lost his mind and had to be restrained by Robinson. Habs win Cup in 4 vs Rangers.
@TheMav412 жыл бұрын
No, it was in 5 because Rangers took the first game.
@billdalby64542 жыл бұрын
@@TheMav41 yes in 5 over rangers
@elvicare354 ай бұрын
Yeah, the referee made a horrible call on Tiger in overtime and Robinson subsequently scored, Tiger has said how Larry saved him from a possible murder charge, Lol
@camslingerland54742 ай бұрын
@@elvicare359:54 k
@leslienadhazi64892 жыл бұрын
When hockey was hockey!
@elijahrobinson23622 жыл бұрын
Oh, to have the entire season and playoffs for each Canadiens team from 1975-6 to 1978-9 on DVD.
@billyrock83052 жыл бұрын
DVD? People still use that ancient old stuff?
@MrVictoria692 жыл бұрын
Tiger scared shitless of Robinson or other way around?
@daspoohmunich723510 ай бұрын
@@MrVictoria69respect from both
@GdF4202 ай бұрын
Cam Connor actually did an unintentional Kucherov !
@jdawghocusfocus2 ай бұрын
This is some fun nostalgia. Classic Leafs failure in the playoffs. Anyone here saying this is better hockey is just OLD. I watched this then and I still watch. Everything is better about today's game 🎯
@davidmarshall3709 ай бұрын
My god,how did Palmateer ever make a single save??? He looked like he was having some kind of seizure every time the puck came near him!!!
@casario28082 ай бұрын
He made no save look easy, thats for sure. Connor may have had him figured out on that winning goal..just let him flop, drop and kick legs etc. and just shove it gently in lol. As I kid I loved Palmateer, partly I guess for his exciting style. But yeah, just doesnt work sometimes :)
@PollyTheWog2 жыл бұрын
Palmateer’s first time on skates…?😉 Love these old games…. ‘cause, well, I’m old now. I was 13 when this series was on CBC. Better game back then… better network, too.
@robertmclellan96782 жыл бұрын
Same old, at least we won a round that year, Palmateer is like a fish when you get it on the boat! I was 14
@derekgiesbrecht15542 жыл бұрын
yep, but the 2021 final was a hell of a series. Montreal didnt win, but they played their hearts out, i think the old and the new both have their good points, i was 14 when this series was on
@analogkid49572 жыл бұрын
@@derekgiesbrecht1554 it’s amazing how it’s been 28 years since the Canadiens have won a Cup. Back in 1979 they won it every year so it seems.
@derekgiesbrecht15542 жыл бұрын
@@analogkid4957 I know, well, those days are gone
@analogkid49572 жыл бұрын
@@derekgiesbrecht1554 I hear you I’m an Islanders who remembers their dynasty years- those days are gone indeed
@donnyblondy85062 жыл бұрын
gotta love the organist. He plays christmas carols or irish limmericks during the skirmishes and fights on the ice lol
@Zebra_3 Жыл бұрын
the Forum organist would play the Rocky theme during fights.
@philippelanglais64959 ай бұрын
C était l bon vieux temps ça me manque ces games là.
@elvicare352 жыл бұрын
I STILL can't get over that Cam Connor, ah, Pavel Bure-ish, SPECTACULARLY scintillating goal...
@genelampman86669 ай бұрын
Back then we knew ALL OF THE PLAYERS. Made for an exciting evening. Today (WHO IS THAT??)
@user-nw5dm6zu8q2 ай бұрын
Хах, тоже самое могу про себя сказать), в 70-80х знал всех хоккеистов СССР, сейчас никого не знаю, ну кроме тех кто играет в НХЛ. Тогда ещё соперничество было СССР-Канада.
@rickdevine4150Ай бұрын
Your not watching very much lately. We know so much more about everyone and everything from the time they are in pee wee. Just that the pool is bigger. Every thing more these days
@meshmore6974 ай бұрын
Good always defeats evil.
@mikki61832 ай бұрын
Вот это хоккей!Заруба!
@blessedbeliever87252 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this oldie but Goldie gem.
@johnsousa958 ай бұрын
Habs win game 4 as well in OT. Robinson winner with Williams in the box. Bad call by the official and Habs go on to beat the Rangers for the STANLEY CUP !!!!
@sisuriffs2 ай бұрын
Fun to see a game with no ads on the ice or boards. Can actually see the players and the puck!
@donaldjacques79629 ай бұрын
Serge Savard , pretending to fight tiger Williams 😂 . Now that's a highlight❤
@jethro19639 ай бұрын
Savard was a pretty tough character, he might not have won but he'd have been there. Great play by Gainey to keep Savard away as he could control a game.
@marct98082 ай бұрын
Yeah, Gainey might have done Williams a favor here. Savard beat Dave "The Hammer" Schultz in a fight, Savard was not a lightweight
@donaldjacques79622 ай бұрын
@@marct9808 Savard does not need protection, he also has a good sense of humor. He was mocking Williams 🙄 🤣
@angelomisterioso2 ай бұрын
Not so fast. Ask Dave Schultz about that one.
@robertoautore92528 ай бұрын
The greatest hockey franchise in the world, the Montreal Canadiens, !! GO HABS GO !!
@4orrcountryАй бұрын
When hockey was hockey. Thanks for "changing the game", Bettman...
@dansmith67489 ай бұрын
I miss 70's hockey
@nydwarf1 Жыл бұрын
Mike Sprawlmateer.
@Oldmanflyfishing2 жыл бұрын
Even in the 70’s the Leafs defenceman we’re turning the puck over. Why do I cheer for this team
@vindiggs2 жыл бұрын
Funny!
@bobbykiriakidis97539 ай бұрын
Yes it was nauseating to watch
@user-qd8pq4qq5d9 ай бұрын
Hee heeeeeee 😂😅
@elizabethgillis70759 ай бұрын
Because you never learn!!!
@Oldmanflyfishing9 ай бұрын
@@elizabethgillis7075 Can’t learn or fix a disease, it’s in the blood
@johnnybravoBoyahАй бұрын
Best years, best hockey !
@HabsGeorge9 ай бұрын
Classis hockey! I remember this game intentisly. Grade 9 I was in. Connor scoring on broken play. Habs winning cup one of only things went right for me that year. 1979 I had a hard year.
@breadandcircus20122 жыл бұрын
What an awesome game! Loved the Palmateer days!
@elvicare352 жыл бұрын
And Favell!!!!! That Cam Connor goal, Palmy was expecting a Lafleurish type...
@richardmayer510911 ай бұрын
I remember this, we used to joke "Cam Connor: 0 shots 1 goal"
@paulodisano5022 жыл бұрын
This was great hockey, period!
@BillMorganChannel2 жыл бұрын
You should have seen the tremendous skill when there were only six teams! It was beautiful and there were no head hunters.
@tonyschiroso84139 ай бұрын
I was 11 years old. I remember this game on TV
@carbo30172 жыл бұрын
I remember this game like it was yesterday. It was the end of a dynasty.
@elvicare352 жыл бұрын
This UNBELIEVABLE overtime loss, and Tiger's fierce competitiveness in game 4, in ANOTHER overtime loss, it WASN'T a penalty!!!!!!!
@stephenp.63952 жыл бұрын
@@elvicare35 Whining about a play 43 years afterwards is such a Leaf thing to do.
@jimmurphy7390 Жыл бұрын
Me as well.Cant believe 40 yrs has gone by.
@Unterwelten9 ай бұрын
44 years later and the loafs STILL haven't beaten the Habs in the playoffs and STILL haven't made the finals lol!
@ronmoore43722 ай бұрын
Robinson's hook on the Butler breakaway, lol.He almost spun him a 180 .
@thebigleone10662 ай бұрын
I was a young man during this era. One Saturday night back then, the Habs were playing the Leafs and I really wanted to watch the game with the guys. My girlfriend told me that if I go watch the game with the guys to not bother calling her anymore……. i think you can figure out how that ended.
@andrewgoodman43679 ай бұрын
Cam Conner ironically didn't get his name on the Cup that year, because he had insufficieni minutes pkayed under the rules of that time in spote of this pivotal goal against the Leafs. This was the same year as the "too many men on the ice" penalty goal that helped sink the Bruins against Habs in game seven of the semi-final. My Sis and I were in the old Forum at Atwater and St. Catherine in Montreal watching Habs clinch the Cup in game seven of the final against a Ranger team coached by Fred Shero. Centerman Jaques Lemaire scired the winner in the 4 to 1 Cup clincher. Good memories!
@williamlacombe895810 ай бұрын
Savard would have kicked the shit out of Williams . people don't realize because they rarely fought but savard and lapointe were very tough players.
@33DG2 жыл бұрын
0:47 This Hooking is legal in old school hockey.. oh wait ? This hooking is legal too in 2021 hockey playoff but only against Montreal. -Chris Lee
@dnx1122 жыл бұрын
I hate montreal!!! No more cups ever for the hacks not habs.
@cq67542 ай бұрын
GO HABS GO ! NOT A TEAM BUT A DYNASTY
@donhurst14098 ай бұрын
Great to hear Bill Hewitt, Brian McFarlane and Gary Doernhoefer (who was a good player colour guy)
@michaelduggan18902 ай бұрын
Are you kidding , why would anyone drop the gloves with big Serge ?, lol. Such a gentleman and great player .
@kinglll56049 ай бұрын
Great uploads!! Thank you so much, very much appreciated! @vindiggs Btw do u have any home leaf games from '92-94?
@whyimsmarterthanyou2 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: In '91, at a Canadian Tire, I was able to buy the exact same model of Cooper helmet as Sittler wore in this clip. My rec hockey peeps made fun of it. Bunch of jerks.
@jethro19639 ай бұрын
Cuz that helmet sucked and Sittler changed from the coolest helmet of all time?
@pags8591 Жыл бұрын
I stayed with this and wow how the excitement builds...way better than today's ballerina fairy bullshit hockey
@peterpickguitar2 жыл бұрын
Hey the Canadians never shot the puck in the corner , they stick handled more, that was hockey. I hate the play style of today, so frustrating.
@mckessa179 ай бұрын
I loved Palmateer, what competitor.
@NoHandle689x2 жыл бұрын
Good job on the click bait, I could not believe the thumbnail showing Serge Savard fighting Tiger Williams … indeed he did not, Bob Gainey would not let it happen!
@chiefscheider2 жыл бұрын
It's not clickbait if the thumbnail is in the actual video, you wilt
@PrivateAccount--10 ай бұрын
He didn't "fan on the shot." He was trying to bring it to his forehand for the shot & it slid away before he could complete the move.
@briancharters87209 ай бұрын
Watched the original six on black and white TV.. Habs fan since 1950’s… Hated the Leafs with a passion but respected Bauer, Keon, later Gilmore ( the only Leaf who played with guts when the entire rest of the team quit like whipped little girls )… now they are just OVERPAID athletes with no loyalty. Domi had testicles though.. Clarke…In these modern times darn near died laughing watching the bottom of the ladder Habs knock them out of the playoffs a couple of years ago…. and NO, Habs aren’t what they used to be… BUT I HAVE HAD THE GREAT PLEASURE OF WATCHING MY FAVOURITE TEAM HOIST STANLEY 14 TIMES! You??? GO MONTREAL!!!
@jimsmith77163 ай бұрын
I'm looking at how low the glass was all around the rink. Fans can reach over it along the boards. If you sitting in the 2nd level behind the net, you better pay attention. 😄
@Palmateer292 жыл бұрын
It was awesome back then
@MrVictoria699 ай бұрын
Chartraw toughest guy in the league at the time
@dinojay84107 ай бұрын
I'd say Robinson was ... but he rarely fought. He didn't need to. I'd say Stan Jonathan was a rough cookie ... Tiger was a 💩 disturber that was mostly effective! But, I love my Habs!!
@redcoat4ever3232 жыл бұрын
Nice nod to the Australians: “Waltzing Matilda” (the unofficial national anthem) played by the organist at 6:43
@RobDog652 жыл бұрын
And “Blues In The Night” at the very end. Ralph Fraser was a master-as good as any organist at capturing a game’s mood.
@breadandcircus20122 жыл бұрын
The organist is a magician out there! I really miss hearing the organs at the hockey games now.
@grandcrowdadforde61279 ай бұрын
AS ALWAYs hey! Go Habsters!!
@peterchios96379 ай бұрын
Players played for the love of the game then money today they just play for the MONEY and MONEY ONLY.. 🎼☮️👊🇨🇦
@davidjorgensen8779 ай бұрын
Even knowing how it would end, it still hurt to see that OT puck go in. Most exciting Leafs team in my lifetime (the Gilmour crew being a close second), but not a candle's breath compared to that indomitable Lafleur dynasty. Those were, indeed, The Days.
@gerrycomfort70272 жыл бұрын
OK Were did this happen.
@jeffgherasim70159 ай бұрын
This was the best back then
@casario28082 ай бұрын
Maybe Cam Connor figured out Palmateer. The way the guy flops, drops, jumps, kicks and convulses like a fish out of water on every shot, goal, smothering or whatever...just slip it gently right down the middle lol
@dnx1122 жыл бұрын
1993 1993 1993 and counting. Love it!!!
@stephenp.63952 жыл бұрын
1967 and counting .... :)
@Rockhound61656 ай бұрын
Tiger Williams wasn't just some goon. As much time as he spent in the sin bin he would give you 40-50 or so points every year. In 1981 he spent 343 minutes in the box but scored 62 points including 35 goals. 62 points is considered an outstanding season these days. And he never made an all star team.
@reverendaljones452 ай бұрын
tiger made the all star game for 1980/81 season.
@garysimard56747 ай бұрын
Cam Connor was trying for the deke and failed but the puck had the momentum to go through the large 5 hole on Palmateer.
@TheMav412 жыл бұрын
Pat Hughes and Cam Connor became Oilers in the near future.
@ogilthorpe1Ай бұрын
Good old hockey😂👍cheers from Germany
@TeamLuka7 ай бұрын
6:58 "Pat Hughes hasn't had much ice time tonight" ... other announcer under his breath but picked up by the microphone on live tv "No shit" 😆
@parallaxhunter14762 ай бұрын
the sounds.
@rickyrickardo83479 ай бұрын
There's always next year. That line has been on a 56 year loop.
@elizabethgillis70759 ай бұрын
Sure...sure! It's always the same old song...next year! 😂
@austonboston43619 ай бұрын
Yes, 1993 was a long time ago
@horaceball54182 ай бұрын
I always thought Ian Turnbull was the most over-rated player in hockey history.
@marcob68808 ай бұрын
Gainey one of the sneakiest dirty guys in the league during his time.
@gooddognigel99924 ай бұрын
Nonsense
@mikekerr95082 ай бұрын
When the refs use to let the players play and not whistle it down for a penalty every touch. As Pat Quinn said when he saw the gane changing "too many union games" meaning everyone loves everyone so the sheer rivalry has gone making the game a much more predictable same same game after game affair.
@STNeish9 ай бұрын
I love how the linemen get in to stop the fights before they start. Fighting shouldn't be allowed to be "part" of the game. If it happens, it happens, but don't stand by and wait for it.
@DiscipleofHim16 күн бұрын
" getting a little chippy out there" and its not the shards of ice
@branzo792 жыл бұрын
Jello Biafra rootin' for the boys. 1:05
@joshualoveless202 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing players without helmets when I watched hockey as a kid born 1980, Im a leafs fan, and I think Brad Marsh was the last player I saw not wearing a helmet. Can you imagine if the game was played that way today?
@cheesepie722 жыл бұрын
I remember watching as a young kid in the early 90s and always being amazed to see Craig Mactavish still without a helmet
@analogkid49572 жыл бұрын
@@cheesepie72 yes he was grandfathered in to be allowed not to wear a helmet in the 1990’s
@4aceshigh19572 ай бұрын
omg..Cam Conner scoring the winner, he never had many in his career..
@redcoat4ever3232 ай бұрын
Organist plays “Walzing Matilda” at 6:48, Australia’s unofficial national anthem.
@hillbillydeluxe279 ай бұрын
I remember watching tiger Williams fighting…or I should he’d hug whomever he was fighting whilst his opponent would try to punch him.
@davidcarson38422 ай бұрын
I didn't know that Daryl Sittler wore a helmet!
@ericschminke82332 жыл бұрын
Great video. Man I miss those years. But I have to ask why can't announcers say "Maple Leafs"? Are they that lazy?
@elizabethgillis70759 ай бұрын
No, not lazy...just "Leaf Lovers" hahaha
@curtisdare16362 жыл бұрын
Anyone got footage of Mickey Redmond when he played in Montreal or after the trade to Detroit?
@dinojay84107 ай бұрын
There are a few out there ... against the Rangers, I believe