Philadelphia Flyers vs Boston Bruins. 19 may 1974
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Respectfully,Team Flyersice! - Sport
Bobby Orr the master of consistency. Beautiful to watch.
Kate Smith ,what a singer! She played that role Perfect,,what an inspiration for the team and fans in that arena,,and the nation,I would go as far to say she was part of the reason the Flyers even came close to 2 Stanley cups,,,,,,I mean,, ultimately winning twice.
My first favourite team from back in the day.........go flyers!
I have this game on DVD collection of the Philadelphia Flyers 10 greatest games . I saw this game live on NBC when I was 17 years old back in 1974 and I never get tired of watching it today . Hearing Kate Smith sing God Bless America gives me chills !
RIP Rick MacLeish - multiple 50 goal scorer...big playoff points in this '74 championship season as well as the '75 repeat. WE loved him in the Philly area.
you got tjhat right
What happened to Mr. MacLeish??
Kenneth -He was a great competitor with a hell of a snap/wrist shot. If he isn’t in the hall of fame he should be. AND this is a die heart Boston Bruins fan who grew up during this time! AND! The Hell with Kate Smith!!! Told you I was a Bruins fan!!!
He was a beautiful skater. I loved watching him skate up the ice with his long hair blowing. What a great hockey player.
Kenneth -Is his number retired in Philly?
the intensity of this game is unbelievable. from an old Hab fan.
Whatt are you shitting esposito looks like a spectator out there.its obvious the piece of shit isnt even trying.hes obviously not even trying on faceoffs .especially in the philly end and in particular when orr's on the ice.hes not playing defence at all and to top it off hes deliberatly giving the puck away in the Boston END several times allready and its still only 1st period .not to memtion the ladt save parent made phils tied up with a dman loose puck parents trying to glove and esposito just stood THERE like he was afraid he might fall on bernie or something.then he says nice save bernie and pats him on the shoulder .back to the rest of the game cant wait to see whst DON ESPOSITO DOES FOR THE ITALIAN MOB NEXT.
amazing how great hockey was in the 70's and how boring it is now.
@@robertjones1543 What the hell is this post? SMH
@@ccjjpp1966 you would have to be blind not to see esposito through the series.thats what the comment means.watch the video.its all there to see.fans are so gullible.they got no clue how shady some of these gamed are .especially back in those games.crack me up..Boston Garden is a quarter mile from the boston Dons office back then.the bruins were a hard drinking crew and drank at many bars in and around the north end which is notorious for being the home turf of the italian mafia in boston.wanna see another shady game.remember the playoff game against montreal the bruins went up 5 to 1 in about 10 minutes.then the canadians scoed like 6 unanswered goals very quickly .😂😂bruin players were litterally handing the puck away to canadians 6 ft in front of thier own net
.or just stamding there eith the puck allowing canadians to just skate up and take it? Go watch that video
@chais1111 : What a relief it was for the NHL and the game
of hockey, to see the Broad Street Thugs, swept out by a
classy - civilized team like the Montreal Canadiens in May of
1976.
I'll never forget this. I remember it like yesterday.
Was in 8th grade at St Richards in South Philly ! We were having our May Procession and the 8th grade was in Cap And Gown ! I hid a bag in the churches rest room and had my T-shirt and shorts under it ! I went to the rest room as soon as we marched into the church ! Took off my cap and gown and snuck out the side door and ran to the Spectrum sneaking in the side door in Lee of the police on horses and got in just as Kate Smith started singing! I would have gotten in a lot of trouble but the Flyers won the cup ! I was on the Ice and the city went wild !
That was the GREATEST Game Ever.
Not really
ABSOLUTELY! ;)
Yep
somebody is hitting the crack pipe , this isnt even in the top 50
@@garbageday587 : You have got to be kidding . Both
GILBERT and PARENT, were simply outstanding. No wonder
both teams, had a difficult time firing shots directly
towards these 2 solid, impenetrable, brick walls.
Legends going head to head doesn't get any better than this
I grew up in Levittown, Yellowood (the Delaware valley)20 min from Philly,
I was 13 when I watched that game. after the Flyers won street hockey ruled for the next 4 years or so.
I played almost every day in the winter after school. back then cars were made of metal and an errant shot wouldn't hurt the car..
Joe i recently WATCHED a head on crash test between a modern car and an old tank from the late 50s or 60s and was astounded to see the old car got absolutly wrecked and the modern car was not damaged that bad at all].i say the driver of the modern car survived easily .now the older car had so much severe damage the driver would have been killed.and looking at the cars most people wouldnt beleive they were in the same accident
I watched this game on TV. Afterward I drove 140 miles to St. Paul and the next day started a 40 year career on the railroad. Good memories. A lot of class shown by Booby Orr and Phil Esposito stopping to shake Kate Smith’s hand.
Gilles Gilbert never got the recognition he truly deserves. A true Boston Bruins. One of the best. However. What Bernie accomplished during these 3 years including the year the Flyers lost to the Canadiens is stuff of legends. To this day I'm wondering how things would have played out in 76 if Rick McLeish one of the most talented players in the league at the time and Bernard Parent the leagues primary goalie if they would have been healthy 🤔🤔🤔
They wouldn't have been swept that's for sure!!!
@@barryandreev8333I second that 100%
Ladies and gentlemen, here are the goals and some nice details in the game :
1:28. Main line up for the game.
1:49. Here are the goaltenders for this game.
2:30. The singer who is a good luck charm.
7:35. The referees of the game.
8:27. The coaches.
8:35. The opening faceoff goes to..........
10:33. The PIMs of each team.
15:19. One of those fan messages.
17:24. Those guys weren't afraid of shooting at all!!!!!!!!!!!
18:22. Nice goalie mask for Gilbert.
18:31. Great view showing the best players of each team, Orr of Bruins and Clarke for flyers.
18:57. Detail on the guy with the big helmet with the Bruins jersey. I think that the skaters of NHL today should wear this or caged helmets. Or it was only hair?
21:34. Big message.
22:10. FIGHT CLUB!!!!!!!!!!!
23:12. Top Power Play scorers of Bruins in regular season.
24:09. Big mistake by Orr. Well, the greats can make errors once in a while.
28:50. Shots on goal panel.
30:37. Almost a goal and FIGHT CLUB AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!! Clarke punches Orr and later Orr throwing gloves at Clarke.(Somewhat of a ''pest'' he(Clarke) were.)
31:30. No goal!!!!!!!!!!!!
32:05. Gilbert and Vadnais.
32:30. Important statement.
33:31. Flyers top Power Play scorers in regular season.
34:41. BOS /0/ x PHI /1\.
35:43. Other message.
39:17. Other message. Funny.
41:44. Other Important statement.
45:40. End of 1st period.
47:05. Beginning of 2nd period.
47:15. Big helmet.
53:18. Fan interview.
53:50. Another message.
58:07. Cartoon.
1:03:48. The buzzer goes on as the 2nd period is over.
1:04:39. Faceoff for the 3rd period.
1:28:23. The crowd.
1:33:55. Orr pissed off!!!!!!! Don't poke the bear!!!!!
1:34:24. I would off call a penatly shot. It was a clear as water a chance to score.
1:34:52. Amazing save by Parent.
1:40:38. The game is over. Final score : BOS /0/ x PHI /1\. And a Shutout for Parent, The philadelphia flyers are the 1974 stanley cup champions.
1:40:43. Close view of flyers celebrating.
1:41:17. Stanley Cup : Philadelphia Champions!
1:41:27. Traditional hand shake.
1:42:41. The holy grail waiting to be lifted.
1:42:51. Panel : We're number 1!!!!!!!!
1:42:58. The announcer : Playoff MVP to Bernie Parent.
1:42:31. Bill Clement. Commentarist of the game NHL 2000.
1:45:14. Clarke and Parent lifting the Stanley Cup.
1:45:28. Various pictures.
bon viegos mp
Thank you !!
I know this comment is four years old, but 53:18 isn't just a fan interview, that's Kate Smith, who sang God Bless America at 2:34
1:33:29 Bobby Orr gets taken down on a rush and the Bruins get fucked out of a Stanley Cup. You missed that one.
@@Ykcin978 Exactly !
They can say what they want but i'd rather watch this series and era before what's on TV nowadays.!!!
what a great era with great memories
This is my all time favorite game. I liked Bobby Clarke and the Flyers but was more of a Bobby Orr fan. Heartbroke that day but the Flyers were great
Much respect to you my friend
I have to admit, I went searching for this specific hockey game, and I'm glad I found it. The family missed this game because it was on a Sunday, and nobody wanted to drive to Philly from Boston, and then drive back to Beantown. Always enjoyed the Dave Schultz/Terry O'Reilly spats. This game was a little bit different, I would gauge it as the best hockey playoff game of all time, even though the Bruins lost. I am still haunted by the announcer, "Save! Parent!....Save! Parent!" ...and to think, Bernie Parent used to be a Boston Bruin. Thank You so much for having this video!!!!
I have always considered Bobby Clarke the most intense hockey player ever, almost as if he willed the result. I did watch that game in 74 and wanted Boston to win it.
Thank You Jacques Plante for Teaching Bernie Parent your Goaltending Techniques!
funny thing is Jacque plante ended his career that year as a Bruin
bet he regretted that Jasque plante was the back up goalie on the Bruins in that series
@@kennystephan2769 His NHL career; pretty sure he went to the WHA ( Edmonton ).
@@kennystephan2769 No it was the year before that he ended his NHL career with the Bruins, then played with the Edmonton Oilers in 1974-75 in the WHA. Ross Brooks was the Boston backup in this series.
Parent won this series for them. This game was a good example. Boston had lots of chances but Parent just kept making saves. They would have had lots of goals against other goalies.
If your from philly you know where folcroft is at. It was a burb but it was still a tough hood. If the dads wernt kicking eachothers asses, the kids were. When the game ended the party didnt end till six the next morning. The people that never spoke to each other were partying and drinking together. What a great effort by this Flyers club and what an impression they made. I love all these guys.
Complete with the greatest rendition of God Bless America ever.
At only 8 years old I still remember. The greatest moment in my long lifetime in Philly sports history. Our whole
Block had hand made signs up. And boy the celebration
Orest Kindarachuk was an underrated player, really smart third line center and had to hold up while playing with Saleski and Schultz as his wingers. Terry Crisp winning 2 Stanley Cups as a fourth-line plumber, then coaching a great Calgary Flames team to a Stanley Cup championship
One of The Greatest Games in Flyers History Nothing will Come Close To This Game Clinching Game 6 On The Home Ice Vs The Rival Bruins As a Younger Flyers Fan at Age 25 I have This On My Flyers Greatest Games DVD Go Flyers P.S. RIP Ed Snider Thank You For Making me a Flyers Fan in The 90's As a Kid!
YUP
I'll tell you, if it wasn't for the greatness of Bernie, it might have been a Bruins Stanley Cup that year. Great game! I was 4 when this happened! LOL
T Dunph Without Bernie they NEVER get past the Rangers. I'm 66 years old and have seen many great goaltenders in my time and Parent is easily the best
To us young and die hard Leaf fans of the mid seventies, the Flyers were much more than the Broad Street Bullies; they were Public Enemy #1. Yet after seeing a few of these cup final games between them and the Bruins after 47 years, I can clearly see how good of an overall team they were. They certainly deserved their 2 cups and the elevation of Bobby Clarke to his eternal place in Flyer Sainthood.
As a Leaf fan from those days, you might remember the Hockey Night in Canada game from November 23, 1974, when Clarke speared Rod Seiling and then attacked him when he was down--typical Bobby Clarke.
You guys looked good last night. Now I’m nervous for my Bruins. Leaf fans deserve this they have suffered long enough you are overdue to beat us.
I remember crying myself to sleep that night
Classic bump-and-grind game from the era. The reason we did not see more of a very good Maple Leafs team was these Bruins, Flyers and of course the Habs who were even better and needed to be as the Leafs were stacked with guys like Sittler, McDonald, Salming, Turnbull, and Mike Palmateer in goal. They had a formidable enforcer-type player of their own, too, in Dave "Tiger" Williams.
I was 14 years old that Sunday afternoon. I didn't think it was ever possible that they would beat the Bruins 4 times in 10 days. When Parent made that unbelieveable save on the Ken Hodge slapshot with two and a half minutes left, I remember me and my Dad jumping up out of our chairs screaming "YESSSSSSS!" They could have played for 10 periods, they just weren't gonna get a puck past him that day
MrCrystalcranium Kenny hit the post
Joe and jim watson are my uncles
+MrCrystalcranium I AM IN bOSTON.DID YOU LIKE RTHE 1977 AND 1978 SERIES WITH US? long live Gerry Cheevers................
+DonQwantsyou . no he didn't parent made a skate save on that play
I don't think so
thank you what a series. bobby orr and the bruins are my team for 50 yrs.
My uncles are the watson brothers.
+YoBoiGarret you must be their nephew?
+YoBoiGarret Jim and Joe Watson, two of the finest defensemen in the NHL back then, did they play defense together in the same pairing or did they have different defensive partners
+Ray Jackson usually separated. Correct me if I'm wrong but in the time, Jim was with Ed Van Impe and Joe was with Tom Bladon
great brothers and defence. I was big fan of both. Can't remember,it may have Joe who broke his jaw on Hockey Night in Canada....it still fresh in my memory..... my did that look brutal. Hello from Edmonton Canada and all the best to you and the Flyers🙂
ACE
This was a STANLEY CUP final for the ages!
Bernie Parent was unbelievable, just playing on his head.
I have a video about the Flyers. Never won in the Garden until the playoffs. The 2 teams where physical. Hit hard. Fought hard. And some good figjts between the 2 teams. Flyers stood up to Bostons tough guys. Bobby Clarke. Was the heart and soul of the Flyers.
In the WHA that day, the Houston Aeros defeated the Chicago Cougars 6-2 in Houston to complete a 4-game sweep of the finals for the Avco World Trophy. It was the first championship for Gordie Howe since he helped the Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup in 1955.
Bobby Clarke got under Orr's skin at 30 min, Great to see these legends again. You Tube is a treasure. Post more of these classics, if you have them, please.
what are u talking about.....Clarke didn't fight anyone....he had people to do that for him
What? Orr would've kicked Clarke's ass!
Orr would have kicked anyone's ass, he was so good on his skates
boston was lost in space----no talent the talent was -the phiiliydepis players
Brian Toomey Orr was throwing his hands like a wimp.
thanks for the upload
I was Canadiens fan but 2 great teams even though I hated them at the time. Take me back to 1970s hockey.
Classy gesture by Esposito and Orr to shake hands with Kate Smith.
The fact that Philly no longer reveres Kate Smith make my stomach turn!
Rick MacLeish was not only a superb wrist shot scorer but whenever he had a fight he never lost them.
Bill Bass I'm a NY Islanders fan but, got up most respect for Rick MacLeish, Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber, Rick Leach, Bernie Parent and the Philadelphia flyers.
Rick was said to have been the best fighter on the team.
Bill Bass -Maclesh had one of the best snap shots (similar but not quite the same as a wrist shot) in hockey history, unlike Bossy, who had the best wrist shot money could buy
Rick almost always seemed to come out of nowhere and let go with that beautiful, quick wrist shot.
@@davethompson3140 I'm a big Islanders Fan but I admit MacLeish in his prime 1972 to 1976 was among the best and most frightening shooters I had seen during that time period. Injuries and long life ongoing health issues hurt him the remainder of his NHL career after 1976.
Thank you for the post. I was 9 years old and still remember this game like it was yesterday. Big Bruins fan. This was a terrific series but as a 9 year old, I was devasted the Bruins lost.
Arthur Rousakos wow. Even though they were "an up and coming team" for the Flyers an expansion team just 7 years earlier to beat one arguably one of the great teams in NHL history shocked the hockey and sports world alike. Looking back it amazing that the Big Bad Bruins of Orr and Espo only won 2 cups. That combo should have another title or two. Again it sad Orr brilliant career was cut short by injuries.
And the Flyers were so underrated as a great team. The Broad Street Bullies personality overshadowed a great player like Bobby Clarke, Parent etc.
AmericanGiant100 B's didn't win more cups because of their two superstars, Espo and Orr, it was only Orr who shined in the playoffs. Espo generally was a big choke especially in the finals. Orr's two Conn Smythe Trophies attest to this.
Freddie Last although Parent probably stole the Cup for the Flyers in 1974, I think 1971 was a different story. Dryden played very well but the Bruins lost primarily for two reasons, 1) they were so focused on winning the division, the only thing they failed to do the previous season, and broke so many league records and won the division so early, T. Johnson rested many of the players the last two weeks of the season that they lost their edge going into the playoffs, 2) they blew a 5-1 lead in game 2 after winning game 1. Really if they won game 2 they probably win the series in 5. Although there would have been a lot more work to do the rest of the way vs NYR and Chicago I feel confident they would have beaten these opponents as they did throughout that period. Really the inability to beat Canadiens during this period of the jinx in '69, when they were already better, and in '71 denied the B's of 4 straight Cups.
everybody says hockey in the 70's was more violent than it is now but I really haven't seen anything to back that up.....
+Mitch S no it wasn't . players had more respect for each other. fighting took care of the rest if someone got out of hand. there wasn't the dirty stick work there is now
.......well, either you don’t know how or where to look..OR..you’re just being a obstinate ass
@@jimanderson7648YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, I WAS THINKING RESPECT JUST LIKE U SAID. DUPONT WAS THE ONLY ONE WEARING A HELMET AND NHL PLAYERS BACK THEN WOULD FIGHT NOT PLAY DIRTY HOCKEY!
After The Flyers won this game and The Stanley Cup, the next issue of Sports Illustrated read " God Bless The Flyers".
Imaginary friends can't bless crap
Garbage Day
I’m going to ignore that comment because the last thing I want to do is to Start a Holy War here on You Tube.
Parent in the nets. Clarke, Leach, Barber and MacLeish up front. The disciplined, hard working, 2-way style of the Flyers team got them the Cup. No superstars on the blueline, but the pairings played well together. Clarke set the tone with his hard work. He wouldn't accept any teammate who didn't give 100%.
Fun fact for you hockey fans out there; This was the last all Canadian Team to win the Stanley Cup.
Orr was at the peak of his career here and the Flyers totally intimidated him and his not so big of bad Bruins out of two cups. Orr skated fast from physical encounters against the Flyers. Potvin wouldn’t have any of that crap and its why Dynasty Denny was the greatest D man ever💪🏻.
2 VERY GOOD GOAL TENDERS
Always loved the Flyers!!!!! My favorite hockey of all time!!!! Go Flyers!!!!
You will never see hockey as intense in 2022. You will never see fans as intense in 2022.
Thanks !!!
Bernie was outstanding
Love watching these old games as lived back then but can’t help but think that half of these players would not be able to play in todays game that is so fast and talented
Al Michaels should listen to Gene Hart at the end of the game, now that's how you announce and call a CHAMPION!!!! Thank you Gene Hart and God Bless you and the greatest hockey organization of all time The Philadelphia Flyers!!!!!
T bone Haha, The Great Gene Hart. AKA the biggest Homer of all time. According to him and that clown Bobby Taylor no Flyer ever deserved a penalty and never lost a fight. It's a shame because Philly had great club ( except for a couple of all-time scumbags like Moose-3rd man in Dupont & Mr Spear Ken Linsman) so they really didn't need those two in the booth. Again we have to remember it's Philadelphia
They call Chicago the second City which means Philly must be the next 2nd rate city.
40 years later and I remember every guy and their numbers on both teams. Why, and how
Philadelphia was the first of the "Next Six" teams to win the Stanley Cup.
Their 1974 win against Boston was at the time considered a huge upset; before the series began, most sportswriters were looking for Boston to sweep in four straight.
+altfactor I AM IN BOSTON, and I was devastated in 1974. !!! But the two series 1977 and 1978 was THE PAYBACK. I had season tix. In 1978 after we eliminated them in 5 games, legendary Boston Garden organist Jo n Kiley, belted outGod Bless America. 14,000 Bruins faithful serenaded the'Flyers as they left the ice...................LOL Payback was a BITCH
+JAY KENDALL Me, too.
But the ending of the 2010 Winter Classic was sweeeet!
+altfactor the flyer team was a lot better then they were given credit for. they played a lot of games short handed 1/3 of the game the 73-74 flyers averaged over 20 minutes a game in penalties
+jim anderson That was the Flyers MO. But IMHO the Flyers run waAS 75% Bernie.. When Gerry Cheevers came back from the WHA he took that advantage away and the BRUINS pevailed.
Right after Bruins eliiminated FLyers in 78 Joe Watson said..."
we're not the team we used to be".................
I recently heard an interview with Bernie Parent where he discussed the final seconds of the game when Bobby Orr shot the puck the length of the ice as the clock ran out. Parent said he was looking at the clock when the puck was shot and didn’t see it until the last second when it went past him behind the net. Okay, Bernie, but the video seems to contradict that. But its a great story.
We were there: section J, row 17. I swear the building moved...
Section 24 row 12,absolutely incredible experience and building did shake! And to see Kate Smith,that was awesome!
RIP GENEHart, RIP Fred Shero, I was only 9 years old when the Flyers won the cup in 1974, I remember The chaos on Frankford ave everyone high 5ing and the mounted police controlling the crowd when they got out of hand good memories of that day, indeed!
Scary thing is that Parent and MacLeish BOTH originally started their careers as Bruins(as did Ken Dryden) with MacLeish being the B’s #4 overall pick in 1970. They were both also part of the same 3 way trade where, amongst other parts, Parent went from Philly to Toronto and MacLeish went from BOS to PHI (thanks for nothing Mike Walton).
Does anyone know where I could buy the entire game? On dvd?
4/24/2020 That was beautiful
Bernie Parent was THE greatest goalie of the 1970s and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
I will tell otherwise. Ken Dryden was a much more better goalie
@@garbageday587 Garbage.
Flyers and the legendary Miss Kate Smith nothing nut love here! 💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝💝
Correction: Nothing but love here! 💝💝💝
Philly Phlyers Phor Life!!!
The Flyers a great team !
Five yrs. before I was born. I hope to live to see my team win another cup. This coulda been the year but damn virus!
Bernie Parent should've been the MVP for the entire season but I believe Espo got it.
Fred Shero Coach (1925-1990) Ed Snider Team Chairman (1933-2016) Barry Ashbee(1939-1977),Bill Flett(1943-1999), Wayne Stephenson(1945-2010) Ross Lonsberry (1947-2014) and Rick MacLeish (1950-2016)
Lot of greats there..i,remember the game was on TV when Ashbee was hit...im from NY and my friends liked the Sabers..
I,started listening to the radio around 72-73,and listened to brawls and they could hit and win...loved the Broad Street mentality..
Always will...
VERY GOOD REFEREEING
Memorable teams
NICE JOB ON THE ICE -LOOKS FAST
The good ole days
whata great hockey team
Gene Hart. Good night and good hockey.
The Broad Street Bully’s vs The Big Bad Bruins. It sounds like a monster movie. 😂
I get 10 points for identifying Ross Brooks as GIlbert's backup, in the handshake line
shero great hockey coach
1974. Rangers whipped out the Canadiens in the Quarter - Finals, because
KEN DRYDEN took a 2 year - sabatical, to complete his law studies at
Cornell University. Had he been on the Canadiens roster, Montreal not
Philadelphia, would have been Stanley Cup Champions again, that season.
some of the flyers players came from the bruins in the 67 draft. parent, lonsberry, dornhoffer and maybe some others plus the start of the wha had thinned the bruins and the league, but that's ancient history.
flyers fan here, no call at 1:32 on the hook/trip/slewfoot committed on Orr, but then call him for holding about a minute later. Best player in the league gets no favoritism here. What a different time. Nowadays, stars get away with murder.
So cool how Orr and Esposito skated over to shake Kate Smith's hand.
They were trying to "JINX" her performance,so it wouldn't be effective! Funny Stuff! :)
32:44 "check by Vadnais"...very generous.
1:41:45 Fan in the handshake line. LOL!
"Broad Street Bullies"
Rocked the 70's
Flyer's rule the world 👅
Last time i checked it was montreal that rocked the 70s. 6 or 7 cups. I believe
I vividly remember watching, as a ten year old, my Bruins lose this game in spring 1974. Even remember the time on the clock when Orr was penalized on Clarke. Orr messed up playing Clarke...had the speed and angle, should have stayed on Clarke's left and rode him off the puck. As great as he was, I remember watching Orr make basic defensive mistakes, which were forgiven, because he was so great offensively. MacLeish should have won an award for that dive...Bucyk was going for the puck, and you can see him turning to avoid dumping MacLeish. Shit call. Orr was dumped from behind in the Flyers end later...no call. The amount of hooking, holding and interference in the league in these days was infuriating.
The Flyers played tight but Bernard Parent stole the cup.
The Kate Smith jinx was the difference :)
1:30:08..Macleish would've got an embellishment penalty in today's NHL. I give him a 9.6 for that dive.
hugh jorgan i give him a solid 10.0
did anybody else notice that with 5 seconds left in the game, the Bruins are called for icing (the linesman raises his arm and blows the whistle), but everyone ignores it and the clock runs out?
Wouldn’t have mattered, Bernie was dialed
GAME OVER WE ONLY NEED ONE
Hit the guy right into the boards head first and no penalty. Lots of hooking the whole game without any penalties. It's why I quit playing high level hockey in midget just a year or two after this series. Nothing but hooking and fast guys like me just got slowed down by it. Not a lot of hard body checking. We hear about how vicious the Flyers were but nobody really hit that much in those days. It was just a lot of stick work.
Let me say this. The rivalry between the Bruins and the Flyers in the 70's was NHL Hockey at it's best. We will never see it again, and it was a lot of fun..Lets' look at these four playoff series.
In 1974 we had a 2-1 lead in game 2 with a minute left. If we win, we go up 2-0 in the series and that would be very tough for Philly. Our "all world good offense average defenseman " Bobby Orr had the puck behind our net.. Rick Macliesh took it away from Bobby, passed it to the Moose who shot it into the net to force OT.
We lost in OT because somebody left Bobby Clarke alone in front of our net.
SO now it's 1-1. Gilles Gilbert was no match for Bernie. Gilbert allowed 8 goals in games 3 nd 4 while all we could get in two games were 3 scores on Bernie. We rebounded with a solid win in game 5 in Boston. We lost game six 1-0 as Bernie shut the door. ALWAYS REMEMBER in playoffs GOALTENDING RULES
In that series the better goalie won. One note.Bobby Orr and ART SKOV had a running fued for years. Skov whistled Bobby off for a minor hold on CLARKE.This took Bobby off the ice for 2 of the last 3 minutes of game six.
Harry Sinden ws so outraged he was almost arrested for pounding on the door of the refs locker room trying to get a punch on Skov.. ART Skov ws a moron.
In 1976, we had just finished up a grinding series with the LA Kings . You think Bernie was good, you should have seen Rogie VACHON . We finally beat them at home
in a thrilling 7th game. But we lost to injury Schmautz,Ratelle, Park and Cashman. The rest of the team was so weary from that LA series. Worst blow of all Gerry Cheevers
tearing a muscle in game 6 in LA. We had to go again with GILBERT and he was horrible. You rolled right over us in 5 games.
In 1977 this time we had a healthy Gerry Cheevers and new weapons, Rick Middleton, Peter McNAB, Stan Jonathan Rick Smith returned from the WHA. anf the team was healthy. We won game 1 in OT against BERNIE Philly came back with Stephenson
for game two..
It went into OT and Gerry Cheevers was sensational making 49 saves as Terry Oreilly ended it in double OT.. In game three I was there and even took a home movie. I'll burn you a DVD if you give me your mailing address My e-mail (cargabma@aol.com)
In game 4 Cheevers shut you out 3-0 to complete the sweep. FRED SHERO SAID CHEEVERS WAS INCREDIBLE THE WHOLE SERIES. BEST OPPOSING GOALIE
HE EVER FACED. Are you going to contradict Fred Shero?
In 1978 CHEEVERS HANDILY outplayed Bernie.as we won in 5 games. IMHO Cheevers was a better goalie and there is no way Bernie comes out on top. In head to
head play Gerry was 7-0 against Bernie. Still put your money on Bernie over Cheevers?
JAY DAVIDSON One note on your comment about goaltending in the playoffs Certainly it's very important to have a very good goalie to win the Stanley Cup. But unless you have a Dryden, Parent, or more recently a Griguere or Thomas you're not going to steal one with just a goalie. Cheevers was at times a good money goalie in his career, but he won 2 Cups with the Bruins when Orr twice won the Smythe trophy, whereas Dryden, Parent, and Thomas won the Smythe trophy when their teams won. Dryden, Parent, and Thomas were the DECISIVE factors why their teams won, Cheevers was never. I liked Cheevers and I know he is a Hall of Famer, and he was probably the most effective at coming out of his net and handling the puck. That being said, please don't blame poor Gillie for the loss to the Flyers when he only lost decisive game 2 in overtime after making several great saves before the Flyers won, and only losing 1-0 in game 6. In addition the Bruins very not as strong that year as they were in !970 and '72 when they had Cheevers in goal.
***** DID YOU SEE THE SOFT GOALS HE GAVE UP TO Reggie Leach IN game 5 of that 76 series.? DON CHERRY TOLD HIM HE WOULD NEVER PLAy iin a playoff game ever for us.. DID YOU SEE HIM IN GAME 3 OF THE 2-3 SHOOTOUT VS CHICAGO IN 1975 he gave up 6 goals on 19 shots and we were out. Yeah I will blame him......................check something out go to phil esposito page under george stombo and lookat INTERVIEW the HEAT I take when I said ESPO was a stiff ?
JAY DAVIDSON Yes I remember Gillies performance against Philly in'76 and I admit it was dismal and also vs Chicago in '75. However Leach was a damn good goalscorer as well, didn't he set a record for goals in playoffs in 1976, and he scored a few vs Dryden, I wish the B's had kept him. Well Cherry had a change of heart in 1979 and gave Gillie his chance vs C's in 1979, which turned out to be the best playoff of his career. I'll check out the George Stombo Espo interview.
JAY DAVIDSON Ok, I looked at the interview, a lot of stuff there, are you a writer or something? Very thorough account of Espo's career which I generally agree with. You received some hostile comments for it, I didn't look at all of it yet, which is understandable, Espo was a hero to many fans at the time and also for me being an Italian-American growing up in inner city Boston. However he wasn't at his best in playoffs save for 1970, did not do much against Rangers or Canadiens in finals or playoffs which you document very clearly, and as I've learned over the years, has a rather cocky and arrogant attitude. I didn't like what he said about the Russian players, that they were ugly or that the summit series was a war and he would have killed them. Doesn't seem sportsmanlike. He must have applauded when Clarke broke Kharlamov's ankle which was decisive in the series. Espo often said his B's teams should have won 5 Cups but didn't because they liked to party and have fun. looks like Espo was probably one of the biggest party animals during the playoffs. It's interesting what you relate about Espo negotiating with WHA during '74 Finals as I know Espo and Guidolin didn't like each other. When Guidolin left he said the "Godfather" Espo was running the team.
***** I WAS A 30 YR SEASON TICKETHOLDER FROM 1969+
I tell it like it was. because I was there. Bep Guidolin had a tough job. Harry Sinden was the king. You should read Cherr'y book "GRAPES" You would
not believe the crap he had to put up with. Give HARRY credit for dumping the "Godfather for Park and a Ratelle. Ratty stepped right in and put up fabulous numbers 36g and 69a. Won game 7 vs LA with 2 goals. NEVER SAW ESPO do anything like that. In the summer of 76 Harry got us Middleton for Ken Hodge, Peter McNab for Andre Savard , Stan Jonathan, from the minors, sent Joe Zanuasi to Oakland for Rick Smith. Now along with Sheppard, O'Reilly, Marcotte, , Schmautz, we had a great team. Only the fans didn' think so and only 9200 poeple showed up for the home opener on Oct 8, 1976. Still upset over Orr leaving for Chicago.and he did leave on his own, the fans stayed away in droves..
But who would have thought the next three seasons would bring the Bruins within inches of the CUP? All I cared about was REVENGE against the Flyers AND Blackhawks.....................and they delivered in spades
What's with the camera rocking and tilting at center ice
GILBERT IS ONE DAMNGOOD GOALIE
Gilbert was a great goalie.totally underated
DAMN GOOD REFFERININ
Parent was great, but where would this team have been without Bobby Clarke?
Rick mackliesh and bill barber were really good too
Willie Gordon Stop it. Clarke was the heart, soul and brain of that team. One of the greatest leaders in the history of sports.
Very sad. Boston should have won this game!
I was 9-years old. Me, my dad and sister would always go bike riding on Sundays and I made sure we went riding at 11am to get back in time to watch the game. Can't really remember much about this game though. But I do remember going to the lacrosse game later that night at the Spectrum. It was packed at that game and driving up with my family it was chaos in the streets of Philly...parties all over...chicks flashing their tits and stuff.
THANK you for agreeing with me about ESPO. After wining that 1970 Cup, ESPO was a no show EXCEPT
when he played aganst his brother . When he saw that Chicao Hawk jersey #35. ........lookout.
Gilbert was no match against Bernie Parent. Bobby Orr cost us game two of that series coughing up
the puck to Rick Mclish
In 1976 we were loaded with injuries after a grueling series with the LA Kings. THANK GOD we had Jean Ratelle and not ESPO. Ratty scored 2 goals in game 7 of a
a 3-0 victory over the Kings.
When Cheevers revealed he was hurt and we had to again gor with Gilles" JEKYL AND HYDE" "Gilbert I knew we had no chance. AAAH but With a healthy Cheevers, and new weapons,
Peter McNAB, Stan Jonathan, and Rick Middeton we took care of the Flyes in 77 AND 78
JAY DAVIDSON yeah Espo I think was leading scorer in 1970 playoffs, but than as you say he did little in playoffs especially in the Finals. Gillie though I think generally played well in playoffs, you can't blame him for loss in this series and remember how well he played vs Canadiens in1979, 50 saves in game 7, a series the B's deserved to win but for stupid too many men on ice penalty. Cheevers got better as he got older although he was always a money goalie. I wonder if sanderson could have made a difference vs Flyers in '74???
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Stan Jonathan ... a fire hydrant on skates, lol.