Frankly, I like hearing Kate Smith sing ‘God Bless America’ in Philadelphia. I like the fact that tradition is upheld, even in Philly, and old Kate been’s singing this tune, alive and dead and off and on, since the Broad Street Bullies of the early and mid 1970′s terrorized the league with their thuggery. I also love the [...]
May 18, 2010 in Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, NHL playoffs, New York Islanders, Philadelphia Flyers
Tags: Bobby Orr, Broad Street Bullies., Ed Sullivan, Ed Westfall, Kate Smith, Phil Esposito, Serge Savard | 3 Comments »
Regardless of the fact that the Toronto Maple Leafs have basically stunk every year since 1967, they still manage to somehow play well against the Habs. Who knows why? Maybe Conn Smythe instilled a voodoo hex on Frank Selke Sr. for leaving the Leafs and joining the good guys at the Forum. Maybe Toronto wants so [...]
March 29, 2008 in Conn Smythe, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: Broad Street Bullies., Conn Smythe, Frank Selke Sr., George Armstrong, Montreal Canadiens, Shopsy's, Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 Comments »
The photo above is of course long-time Philadelphia Flyer Bobby Clarke. He was the leader of the Broad Street Bullies in the early part of the 1970′s when they had such goons as Dave Schultz, Bob Kelly, Don Saleski, and Moose Dupont. Clarke was their leader, but any one of them could have beat the [...]
February 18, 2008 in Montreal Canadiens
Tags: Bob Kelly, Bobby Clarke, Broad Street Bullies., Dave Schultz, Don Saleski, Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens, Moose Dupont, Philadelphis Flyers, Pierre Bouchard, Rick Chartraw | 3 Comments »
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