A Canadian GIANT has died. Mr. Jean Beliveau to lie in state at Bell Centre, given national funeral.

[mraynrand]

Well, some 12x1 planks make some nice mini-boards that you can bounce a puck off of. I'm sure your rink was serviceable. Not every young person demonstrates great creativity and craftsmanship, nothing for you to be ashamed of. Perhaps you were a late developer.

Didn't need to futz with the puck and all that, I was figure skating in my spandex. Toe pick!

[mraynrand]

Well, some 12x1 planks make some nice mini-boards that you can bounce a puck off of. I'm sure your rink was serviceable. Not every young person demonstrates great creativity and craftsmanship, nothing for you to be ashamed of. Perhaps you were a late developer.

It doesn't surprise me at all that you would view theft as a virtue.

[woodbuck27]

Actually yes, several girls. Those planks had to be carried 6 blocks from .... it was more of a dump than a building site, it was old lumber. It was a herculean effort to carry enough boards in the dark, cold dead of night just to build 12" high boards.

I offer no apologies for that marvelous rink. We had lights, too.

I have a story of an important man in many of my peers life growing up as a teen in Saint John, NB @ Rockwood Court....and hockey and outdoor hockey rinks...later.

[woodbuck27]

I have a story of an important man in many of my peers life growing up as a teen in Saint John, NB @ Rockwood Court....and hockey and outdoor hockey rinks...later.

When I was a young teen I lived in a community all by itself in Saint John, NB. This palace was ideal for anyone athletic to live. Within Rockwood Court we enjoyed playing fields a playground for the tykes and we had a clubhouse a place for boxing and a grandstand. The community was surrounded on three sides by Rockwood Park the largest public park of any city, town etc. in Canada with loads of trails and lakes.

The Allison Grounds was maintained by a man we all loved or at least respected. his name was Deacon "Deak" Ferris. He was a hard working man who took no BS from anyone. He did all the maintenance and got the ball fields ready or lined for games. He created a skating and ice hockey rinks every winter. When it snowed and if you wanted to play hockey or skate you helped Deak. Often we did so well after dark. He often flooded the rinks after 11 PM. The ice was usually great. Our hockey rink was often as good as any indoor rink. We played games with teams from around the city.

Deak Ferris was like a second father to us. He taught us respect and the true meaning of making a contribution. Often when we are reunited we bring up Deak and what he taught us about living properly.

So for me early in my life hockey is synonymous with the name Deak Ferris. I can still see him just as I hope to always see Jean Beliveau.

Truly great men/women can come from various backgrounds

[Patler]

Harlan...12X1 mini-boards....

You couldn't lift the puck?

Pond hockey. Best thing there is for teaching actual passing.

[Patler]

I'll bet there isn't a pro hockey player prior to 1980 who has all of their teeth, certainly not the front choppers. Hate to ruin the romance for you, but those are dentures.

For some reason, I just thought of Gump Worsley, who played goalie in pro hockey from 1946-1974. I saw him play for Minnesota North Stars. He was the last goalie to play without a mask, he looked older than Father Time.

As a troubled teen, I stole lumber from a city building site and built a hockey rink in the backyard. My dad was a star hockey player in Duluth, and he approved of the initiative shown by my brother and I. Of course the lawn was destroyed, but that was small price. It was a bozo brand of hockey where some kids played in boots. Marijuana was part of the training table.

Harlan, did you grow up in Duluth?

[Patler]

we just shoveled the snow to make the border

We used a tractor and blade to scrape area in a field, banked the snow, then laid plastic on the ground and up the snow bank.

[woodbuck27]

Pond hockey. Best thing there is for teaching actual passing.

Ohh yes ! I played plenty of that.

Nothing like that rock hard fast fast ice but a good chase if you miss a pass.

[woodbuck27]

We used a tractor and blade to scrape area in a field, banked the snow, then laid plastic on the ground and up the snow bank.

Cool.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Harlan, did you grow up in Duluth?

I grew up (to the extent that happened) in Hudson, WI, the home of Deputy Nutz. My parents are both from Duluth, so I spent a lot of time there.

The mid 70's were a period of bitter cold in Twin Cities area, a hockey rink stayed frozen for about 3 or 4 months.

[woodbuck27]

http://www.tsn.ca/video/otr-bower-re...iveau-1.151063

OTR: Bower remembers (Mr. Jean) Beliveau

The Great Toronto maple Leaf's Johnny Bower reminisces about the late Montreal Canadians Jean Beliveau and what made him so great on and off the ice.

And ......... how to dress up really good for a Miracle Day.

[Deputy Nutz]

I grew up (to the extent that happened) in Hudson, WI, the home of Deputy Nutz. My parents are both from Duluth, so I spent a lot of time there.

The mid 70's were a period of bitter cold in Twin Cities area, a hockey rink stayed frozen for about 3 or 4 months.

Who was the running back from Hudson that went on to play for the Rams in the NFL?

[mraynrand]

We used a tractor and blade to scrape area in a field, banked the snow, then laid plastic on the ground and up the snow bank.

I was in the third grade. No keys to the plow.

[woodbuck27]

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2...ming-tributes/

Beliveau’s family thanks community for ‘heartwarming tributes’

James O'Brien

Dec 18, 2014, 9:49 AM EST

" They wrote that Beliveau would have expressed “his deepest gratitude for the many heartwarming tributes that were shared over the past few days.” ...."

Comment woodbuck27:

Wow ! That goes right to my guts.

Mr.Jean Beliveau certainly deserved the incredible tribute that death brought to his exemplary life.

He was one in many many millions. A rare human being in terms related to what goodness means.

[Harlan Huckleby]

dp

[Harlan Huckleby]

Who was the running back from Hudson that went on to play for the Rams in the NFL?

Get out of here, you bother me kid. I was in attendance at the Hudson House annual Sports Award dinner when LBJ flew-in to speak in honor of Jim Bertelsen. Bertelsen was legendary as a Texas Longhorn, LBJ's tie. Bertelsen was maybe Ryan Grant good in pros. Maybe less.

My attendance at event is a lie. But I came to Hudson a year before the legendary banquet, 1972.

The Raiders had a running back in the 70s that the coach said was as talented as Bertelsen. He was a head case and a very mean guy, Steve Breault. His dad Jack was mayor. As a trick in football practice, he once blocked me in a drill that was supposed to be sort-of a walk through. I almost died, it was like my whole chest cavity was split open. I hadn't yet developed into the physical badass that you know and respect today. It was like getting creamed in a car accident. Breault played for gophers but got kicked off team for being a menace.

[Tyrion Lannister]

Get out of here, you bother me kid. I was in attendance at the Hudson House annual Sports Award dinner when LBJ flew-in to speak in honor of Jim Bertelsen. Bertelsen was legendary as a Texas Longhorn, LBJ's tie. Bertelsen was maybe Ryan Grant good in pros. Maybe less.

Bertelsen knows LeBron James?

[woodbuck27]

Get out of here, you bother me kid. I was in attendance at the Hudson House annual Sports Award dinner when LBJ flew-in to speak in honor of Jim Bertelsen. Bertelsen was legendary as a Texas Longhorn, LBJ's tie. Bertelsen was maybe Ryan Grant good in pros. Maybe less.

My attendance at event is a lie. But I came to Hudson a year before the legendary banquet, 1972.

The Raiders had a running back in the 70s that the coach said was as talented as Bertelsen. He was a head case and a very mean guy, Steve Breault. His dad Jack was mayor. As a trick in football practice, he once blocked me in a drill that was supposed to be sort-of a walk through. I almost died, it was like my whole chest cavity was split open. I hadn't yet developed into the physical badass that you know and respect today. It was like getting creamed in a car accident. Breault played for gophers but got kicked off team for being a menace.

Steve Breault (6-0, 192 Sr.)

http://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream...pdf?sequence=1

" Two more monogram winners return at wingback. They are
Elmer Bailey (6-Y2, 194 Jr.) and Steve Breault (6-0, 192 Sr.) That pair will be pushed, however, by Ray Dilulo (5-11 Y2, 211 So.) for the starting position. Dilulo sat out all of last fall with an injury. "

[Harlan Huckleby]

Ya, that's the kid. Surprised he was there as a senior, he must have come back.

He was one of those high school kids who was just WAY more physically developed than everybody else. I saw him in a bar in the 80s on a visit back to Hudson. Maybe he still could have kicked my ass, but he looked like a scruffy punk.

[woodbuck27]

Ya, that's the kid. Surprised he was there as a senior, he must have come back.

He was one of those high school kids who was just WAY more physically developed than everybody else. I saw him in a bar in the 80s on a visit back to Hudson. Maybe he still could have kicked my ass, but he looked like a scruffy punk.

The new 'Daddy Cool'.

He drives a Lincoln.