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Habs Eyes On The Prize: Examining A Wartime Habs Myth On Rememberance Day
On the Forecheck: Wednesday's notes: Preds fans react to late-night disappointment
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Lest We Forget: Bob Carse - Hockey's POW: This is Bob Carse. He was a promising hockey player out of Edmonton by win... http://bit.ly/1EUNnw 11/11/2009 |
Examining A Wartime Habs Myth On Rememberance Day
Habs Eyes On The Prize —
... drought from 1951 to 1962 - an eternity back in the day. It's the character of some people, that when they can no longer boast of themselves, they seek to tear others down. That's just the bottom line in the long held story of the "war time hockey player" on the team of cheaters. For more information on hockey during wartime, and an example of the thoughts above, check out Joe Pelletier's Greatest Hockey Legends' "War and Hockey History" and Lest We Forget: Bob Carse - Hockey's POW. . ...
Let Us Remember
KK Hockey —
... War II. He was one of the first professional hockey players to enroll in basic military training. He was quickly identified as a promising rifleman, and by August 1944 he was pulled off the ice and sent overseas, one of the few NHLers to see dangerous warfare action on the fields of Europe.
Dangerous indeed. In October his wife received a a telegram dated October 12th, 1944 stating that Carse’s status was officially listed as Missing In Action.
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Wednesday's notes: Preds fans react to late-night disappointment
On the Forecheck —
... evening.
After the jump, we've got your morning news & notes...
Predators News
Twitter / Mark Willoughby: Predator fans: New third j ... Mark got word from the Preds that the new 3rd jerseys are coming soon!
Predators lose on last-minute goal - The Tennessean Just check the quotes from Dan Ellis, and you'll see that he holds himself accountable for that final goal by San Jose last night.
Around the NHL
Greatest Hockey Legends.com: Lest We Forget: Bob Carse - Hockey's POW As we recognize ...
Pouring Like An Avalanche, Coming Down The Mountain: Avs @ Blackhawks Preview and GDT
Second City Hockey —
... Finally, Joe Pelletier from Greatest Hockey Legends passed me a link to the story he wrote about former Blackhawk Bob Carse, who left Chicago to enroll in the Canadian Army during World War II. It's a good read, especially on Veteran's/Remeberance Day. The Blackhawks will be wearing special camouflaged jerseys during warm-ups which will be autographed and auctioned off to raise funds for the USO of Illinois, which is great move (even if the jersey is hideous). I know we're just a shitty hockey blog but we'd like extend our deep gratitude to ...
Nightly Hockey Hits: IIHF says 90% chance NHL will be at Sochi, Bruins interested in Forsberg, Kovalchuk experiences soreness, the case for trading Nazem Kadri, should the Sharks re-sign Marleau?
IllegalCurve.com —
... Since today is Remembrance Day, I wanted to point out an excellent article that Joe Pelletier of Greatest Hockey Legends wrote titled ‘Lest We Forget: Bob Carse – Hockey’s POW‘ which is a must read. ...
