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Old 01-14-2015, 01:01 PM
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Nice cards. Love that 61 set.

Goalies are undoubtedly the most interesting characters of the 1950s-1970s NHL. They are all bundles of neuroses, quirks and eccentricities, or odd little Quebecois. Here is a 1965 photo of Terry Sawchuk:



My personal hero is the king of stagefright, Glenn Hall, who barfed before every period of every game but set the record for consecutive games in goal. And you gotta love that toque-wearing icon, Jacques Plante:

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