1/19/1971 National Hockey League All-Star Game East-West Boston Garden Bruins' Bobby Orr No. 1 star
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- This video is of the Jan. 19, 1971 National Hockey League All-Star Game between the East and the West at Boston Garden, a contest in which Bruins defenseman Bobby Orr was named the No. 1 star.
It is the Canadian Broadcast Corporation broadcast, with Danny Gallivan on play by play and Bob Goldham on color. Between periods, Ward Cornell is host, Brian McFarlane does interviews, Jack Dennett has ASG trivia, and Babe Pratt provides replay analysis.
The East roster was dominated by home-town Bruins, including Orr, Phil Esposito, Johnny Bucyk, Ken Hodge, Ed Westfall, Dallas Smith, and John McKenzie (injured).
The West roster was filled with Chicago Blackhawks, including Bobby Hull, Dennis Hull, Tony Esposito, Stan Mikita, Keith Magnuson, Pat Stapleton, Bill White, Pit Martin, and Chico Maki.
Harry Sinden, who had coached the Bruins to the Stanley Cup in 1970 and then retired, came back to lead the East, and Scotty Bowman, who had coached the St. Louis Blues in that '70 Cup final then became the team's GM, was back behind the West bench.
A lot of fun little things to note: It was nice to finally put a face to the great play by play man Gallivan ... Espo Brothers Phil and Tony busting chops was classic ... The Bronx cheer for East goalie Ed Giacomin was music to my ears ... Classy of the Boston fans to give such nice ovations to Bobby Hull, Gordie Howe, and of course their own young No. 4. Less classy was the hooting of Magnuson, but let's face it - he deserved it ... I kept a bit of Garden organist John Kiley playing "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head". Burt Bacharach must have been thrilled ... Some have decried a lack of action in this game, but having watched it I believe there was the proper amount of hustle for an All-Star Game. It did seem like the close quarters of the Garden clogged things up a bit, especially in the third period.
If you like this one copy it now; I've got a feeling someone might try to flag it. But if so I will appeal, as after 50+ years this should be in the public domain (it wasn't currently up on CZcams).
Copyright NHL, CBC, or any other party. I don't claim the rights to, and don't profit from, this video. I just posted it for historical and educational purposes, and for those who will enjoy it as much as I did.
The Esposito brothers, a young Orr and Perreault, Howe, Hull, and the rest. It's a Hall of Fame All Star-Game! The NHL should seriously consider hiring Dir. Peter Jackson and his crew to remaster the film and sound.
Frank Mahovlich had been traded from Detroit to Montreal six days before this game. Gordie Howe, two months shy of his 43rd birthday, still had one more NHL All-Star Game ahead of him--nine years later!
Fantastic stuff. I attended this game as a 12 yr old kid. Sat just to the right of the penalty box. Thanks for uploading. One of the few full games at boston garden still around from that era
That’s tremendous, and you’re welcome!
Happy to see my heros John Bucyk
Tremendous gem!
Thanks for sharing the action from another era. I loved seeing the greats from my youth once again. It is amazing how they actually competed compared to all-star games from today. Thanks again.
You're welcome, DC!
Mr. Pete you are the greatest!!!
Awww, blush. 😉 Glad you're all liking it!
SENSATIONAL FIND!!
Nice to hear public-address announcer Frank Fallon's voice. He died suddenly in 1973, I believe. (He had difficulty with French-Canadian names, though.)
Wow, the '71 All-star game. just a kid but I remember watching. I could reel off a few paragraphs of thoughts on this one. Looked like it was going to be a barn-burner with 3 goals in the first 6 minutes, and then nothing. How about Bobby Orr's first shift lasting 3 minutes and 9 seconds! From the drop of the puck until Big Frank's minor penalty. The one thing I recalled before watching this video was Howe and Keon setting up Frank Mahovlich for a lay-up late in the game, so I was anticipating that play and it was pretty much how I remembered it. How did Frank miss that one! And I was quite impressed with how nimble the 42 year old Gordie Howe was in what we thought at the time was his final NHL season. And the freezing the puck along the boards to get a whistle back then...the game has changed! Great piece of nostalgia!
Excellent observations. I knew Bobby was out there a lot, but I didn't notice the 3:09 shift! Maybe Harry was rusty! Foster noted that Orr skated "miles" in the game!
Got the program to this game
I would have been seven years old and I can still remember the avuncular tones of Jack Dennett in the intro and the great Ward Cornell as host. As for Danny Gallivan, he wasn't great, he was the GOAT and I say this as a kid who loved the Leafs and hated the Habs in that era. Bill Hewitt was my guy, but Danny was the GOAT. Foster was first (second to be historically accurate) and he had the Henderson call but nobody was better than Danny and I say that in rapier like fashion.
Foster was second? to be historically correct?...second in what? Foster was the original my friend
@@als.8690 You better look up the history of Pete Parker from Regina who beat Foster by eight days with the first hockey broadcast. Dick Irvin has mentioned that fact several times, my friend
Some trivia: Brian McFarlane's father Leslie wrote many of the Hardy Boy's series of books under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. Although he later had input, contrary to popular belief, Brian was not the creator of Peter Puck. He did later buy the rights to the character. McFarlane has since become an accomplished painter, producing several hundred paintings, and exhibiting professionally.
John Kiley on the organ, Orr and Park on D together...this is Magic. Thanks for taking me back, Pete!!
Bless you !!! This is utterly fantastic.
OMG thanks Pete! Been looking for this game for decades. I have Dallas Smith’s jersey from this game so I’m enjoying watching this game
You’re welcome! I was glad to see Dallas made a few All-Star teams in that era. He wasn’t flashy, but was as solid as can be.
Nice job Pete!
Another great video from the best account on CZcams.
This video interests me. First, it would have been initially broadcast in colour and it had to have been recorded in colour. Unlike most outlets, AFAIK, CBC did not wipe videotapes. I would love to have a chat with the chief CBC archivist to know why much of their vast library of material never sees the light of day. One explanation I heard was music and union rights. This video looks to be kinescope. Because home videotape was still in its infancy (begun in mid 60s) I am thinking these kinescopes were given to the major sponsors or ad agencies who could play them back on a readily accessible film projector. I am betting the original colour videotape would look fantastic.
Wouldn't that be great!
CBC has tons of stuff in their vaults, and they could add to their already vast fortune if they would just make old hockey broadcasts available. In addition to sports, there are other old programs I'd like to see reissued, but good luck trying to get CBC to even reply to an email.
Scott Young sighting at 52:03. Scott was a former HNIC host and noted writer and the father of Neil Young. He is plugging the thing that rocked your kid world in 1970/71. NHL Power Players had to have been one of the most successful marketing ventures of all time (hyperbole aside). You begged your old man to gas up at Esso. If your parents indulged you a bit more you got the hard cover book, otherwise most kids had the softcover. I can still remember the last stamp I got to complete my book: Gerry Ehman of the California Golden Seals. I can't emphasize how big this promotion was across Canada at that time. You can still see books on Ebay.
I don't doubt how popular they were for a minute, as the young me would have pestered my father like you did yours. I left in one commercial - that one - because I thought the Power Players idea was awesome. I remember collecting Red Sox head shots on Coke bottle caps, and I remember my mother bought me the 1967 Impossible Dream album at a gas station (don't know if it was Esso)!
@@petegoodwinboston4825 I just found an article called Remembering NHL Power Players - How a simple promo from a Canadian Oil Company became one generation's Rosebud
@@petegoodwinboston4825 I just googled the article: "Remembering NHL Power Players How a simple promo from a Canadian Oil Company became one generation's Rosebud" but I couldn't find it. It is linked at the bottom of the Wikipedia article "Esso Power Players" and the link will take you to it.
I still have mine somewhere, although I had the paperback album. That was the best promotion Esso ever had, and I don't know why they never did it again. Jim Morrison of the Penguins was the last one I got to complete my collection. Some stamps came up an awful lot, such as Ted Harris (Minnesota), Lew Morrison (Philadelphia), and Ron Stackhouse (California). There are a few oddities in there; Fran Huck played just 5 games with the Canadiens, but he's in there, listed as #6 for Montreal. Bob Sneddon played just 5 games with California, although he probably dressed for a fair number more, with Gary Smith playing 71 games that year.
That is tremendous!
God bless Keith Magnuson, loser of a thousand fights, but he always showed up.
So true!
Lol How the hell is Vancouver in the East division
I think they forgot to place them, and then said, “Hell, just put ‘em in the East, nobody will notice!
Vancouver is in the East, makes sense.🙃🏒🙃🏒🙃🏒🙃🏒