Gordie Howe's final season and Islanders win the Cup !!!

Angry J

He’s a real life shorsey

Norm is such a class act

WTF yes retire that mans number he should be in Hof

Great player

The Mahovlich curse continues here in Toronto. I wonder if had something to do with Frank being Catholic, and Imlach and Ballard being Freemasons, who are very anti-Catholic and secretive about it. Being of children of Croatian immigrant parents, there was still a lot of racism in the early and mid-1960’s.

theo was the NHL's honey badger

What a bunch of geniuses.

Very sad ending, but at least before he died he reconciled with his family. Alcohol and drugs have ruined so many lives and families, if anyone reading this is battling addiction problems, please reach out for help, there will be people to help you.

How this man survived over 100 concushions I'll never know Man was a god in human flesh.

Of course his escalation began in Edmonton.

I listened to Brian Burke's audiobook. Guess what he never talked about once. Shameful.

This man was a gladiator when he stepped in the rink.

And still Americans wonder why American society is so violent. 😂

I loved this guy. Clear the track here comes Shake.

The Hockey HoF is turning out to be like the RnR HoF... All the best are bypassed and overlooked and boycotted! Disgraceful!

I watched him with the Bruins for many years as a kid and I don't recall this dark side of him, I mostly remember his lightning fast slapshot that always missed, and I can always remember saying "if he could only be accurate just half the times."

Gilmour and Clark, what a powerful combo for the leafs!

Minor League hockey was legendary for being violent and full of fights. When I was growing up, they advertized the local hockey team with footage of fights! I'll never forget those commercials. Minor League hockey could be quite competitive back then. There weren't as many NHL times back then, and it was hard to break into the league. As a result, there were some very good hockey players in the minors. I wonder if Zeidel ever played "Goldie" Goldthorpe, the inspiration behind the character Ogie Oglethorpe in "Slap Shot", who was legendary for his penalty minutes.

And he's back now to being crazy.

Whenever I’ve seen highlights of old Indianapolis Racers games, they always seem to have a packed house. Yet they folded midway thru the final WHA season of 1978-79.

Goal.

JR was one tough m’fker. I loved seeing Hatcher take him out but respected his abilities and toughness. Should be in HOF .

What an amazing Slapshot Rick had and he was a good guy

Anyone who says Theo is a lunatic is a gutless Mor0n

He’s a hall of fame athlete

He was a warrior till the end

why don't they have fisticuffs in basketball, baseball et al?? seems it would draw larger audiences. just a thought.

Sounds like a true POS who tried to single handedly ruin hockey and should have spent time in jail.

I am so upset about this I can’t imagine what he felt .God Bless You , Theo and family

he was so good in Sega Hockey. loved checking with him.

Speak the truth and you get punishment!! Fuck the system

This is a nice presentation celebrating redemption, but there is a point or two that could use a bit of clarification. For instance, when you mention the draft, it's not clear that you are talking about the OMJHL draft in '77, as Gretzky wasn't drafted to the NHL (a lot of people don't know that). Lastly, McCarthy's highest single season NHL goal total was 39. These are just a couple minor points that would tidy things up a bit.

Absolutely mind boggling why this guy is not in hall of fame.

Excellent research was done for this video. Nice job.

Despite taking in the WHA teams full of former NHL'rs (due to pressure from hockey fans who all boycotted products from corporations who indorsed the NHL) no player points transferred over as the NHL didn't acknowledge the WHA as pro, but in the same breath Gretzky and others wouldn't be considered in line for rookie trophy, as they were pro before. Not much wonder players left for the WHA in the beginning.

Russel manitoba bud……… and pretty sure he’s from foxwarren manitoba .

A born bred oilers fan I despised him! However, I wished he was on our team. Yes he should be a HHOF member. FOR SURE!!!!

They need to bring back this style of hockey. This was peak hockey.

Retire #14!!!

Naive, not ignorant

Hockey Hall of Fame 4sure / Hockey Hall of Shame if they don't !

We knew his personal story was tragic even at his peak. To achieve what he did is a testament to the human spirit. Respect.

100 % deserves to be in the the hockey hall of fame. I always got excited when he got the puck you knew he could skate fast, take a check and still score like crazy. We need to get a petition or something to have him inducted. Sad that they added Bure, mogilny and Fleury is still not in seriously? With all his achievements should have been inducted by now.

Best hockey ever: Fleury era Battle of Alberta. Not saying he was solely responsible for all the great games (both teams were awesome), but it was way too much fun being a Theo fan in Northern Alberta :D

If I was Canadian I'd be pissed at the Canadian selection panel not Brett Hull. If the Yanks chose me I'd be loyal too. He did the honorable thing.

Great video great memories thank you

He was my favorite player when I was a kid. I read his book and I cried a few times reading his book, never knew he had such sadness in his life