Doug Harvey, being the mischievous type, couldn’t find a rookie to shave on a train trip, so he and a couple others grabbed the first guy they could find. They grabbed the wrong person. Maurice Richard was given the full treatment, his entire body shaved except for his head, and he was so livid he punched Harvey [...]
July 16, 2010 in Doug Harvey, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens
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Fascinating Fact #1…..Kyla Bremner, a woman wrestler competing for Australia in this year’s Beijing Olympics, is a native of my town, Powell River, BC. She’s on the Australian team because her mother is Australian. But make no mistake, she’s a Powell Riverite. Fascinating Fact #2……I recently saw a documentary on Russian Czar Peter the [...]
August 11, 2008 in 1972 Canada-Russia hockey, Fascinating facts, Maurice Richard, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs
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