Mt. Rushmore of SoCal hockey

[Angel Oracle]

Chris (Irvine) Jericho

I know, too easy.

[Angel Oracle]

Vachon was very good but not great.  He was runner up to the Vezina one year while he was with the Kings.  You have to include Kariya in the second Mt Rushmore.

I went back and forth between Neidermeyer and Kariya for that second Mt. Rushmore.    It was close.

[Tank]

Dionne was the first great hockey player in SoCal.

Vachon was the first great goalie in SoCal.

 

And a trivia question about one of the original Kings from the expansion season.

Ted Irvine was one of the top goal scorers on the first two teams.

Without looking it up, who is his famous son?

 

irvine meadows?

[nate]

I went back and forth between Neidermeyer and Kariya for that second Mt. Rushmore.    It was close.

 

SN is a HOFer and the captain for the Cup team but he was only with the Ducks for 5 years and won 3 cups before joining.  Don't get me wrong I absolutely love the guy, but his impact outside of the fact that he was captain is minimal.  Like Pronger.

[Butcher'd]

JS Giguere>>Rogie Vachon IMO

 

In terms of what they accomplished with the Kings and the Ducks respectively

Edited January 13, 2015 by Butcher'd

[Thomas]

JS Giguere>>Rogie Vachon IMO

 

In terms of what they accomplished with the Kings and the Ducks respectively

 

Rogie may have had an even bigger impact as GM than he did as a goalie. 

[Schildog]

where is ron duguay? 

[Butcher'd]

Rogie may have had an even bigger impact as GM than he did as a goalie. 

 

Good point

[Tank]

where is ron duguay? 

 

one of the very last guys to play without a helmet.

[Angel Oracle]

where is ron duguay? 

Where is Sheldon Kannegiesser?

 

Dave Taylor also gets huge props for overcoming a severe stuttering problem from earlier in his playing career.

Edited January 14, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[Tank]

Where is Sheldon Kannegiesser?

 

he said he's not going on the mount until vic venasky is included. on this, there can be no compromise.

[TeemuTrout]

Sean Avery, Dany Heatley, Todd Bertuzzi, Slava Voynov

[Gavin]

As much as Heatley sucked this year he doesn't belong on that list.

[Angel Oracle]

Dave Hutchinson (How he ever made it to the NHL with a lack of actual hockey talent is a miracle, even in the fightin' 1970s.)

Edited January 15, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[gotbeer]

Sean Avery, Dany Heatley, Todd Bertuzzi, Slava Voynov

 

Shouldn't Bruce McNall be on this mountain?

[Punk]

I was expecting more people to bring up Paul Kariya. PK was the Mighty Duck. He was the face of a popular franchise that was new in Southern California.

[Thomas]

Shouldn't Bruce McNall be on this mountain?

 

His check to be included bounced.

[Tank]

Dave Hutchinson (How he ever made it to the NHL with a lack of actual hockey talent is a miracle, even in the fightin' 1970s.)

 

If we're going to talk about no-talent hacks that deserve recognition, then I submit to you one Larry Playfair.

 

and i curse you for making me remember his name. 

[Angel Oracle]

At least Dave Schultz and Tiger Williams could score some goals.

Bobby Clarke though was the king of the 70s, when combining solid talent with chippy play.

No wonder he had very few teeth remaining.

 

Another fun guy to remember is Harold "Peppermint" Snepsts.

Edited January 16, 2015 by Angel Oracle

[Tank]

Another fun guy to remember is Harold "Peppermint" Snepsts.

 

LOLOL. remember the chants at the forum? they played the adams family theme and when it came to the part where people snapped their fingers, the crowd would yell in unison "Hair-old". it was awesome.

[Spirit]

Shouldn't Bruce McNall be on this mountain?

 

 

Only if it's a carving of his mug shot.

[gotbeer]

Only if it's a carving of his mug shot.

 

I think that was the whole point of TeemuTrouts post.  At least I see a suspected wife beater and suspected murder on her mountain.  I'm sure the other two has done something also

[Gavin]

I think that was the whole point of TeemuTrouts post. At least I see a suspected wife beater and suspected murder on her mountain. I'm sure the other two has done something also

That completely went over my head. Completely forgot about the accident that Heatley was in that killed his teammate.

[Schildog]

Bertuzzi attacked Moore. And Avery is well Avery.

[Lou]

where is ron duguay? 

 

one of the very last guys to play without a helmet.

 

 

oh, that's where he is