Guy Lafleur's Offensive Skills with Howie Meeker (1975)

[@robertpucci9585]

thanks again for this wonderful film , these were the days when we , as kids growing up in Montreal, never wondered IF the Canadiens would win, but rather by HOW MUCH they would win .... glorious days of our youth, when Guy Lafleur was KING ! 🙂

[@marcperron6633]

Nous avons eu une belle enfance !🎉❤

[@cuzimadapapushkian799]

Wow. Nice to see Guy teaching the kids and speaking to them like he was just one of them. No ego. Still love to see Howie's enthusiasm too.

[@robchiasson6537]

I went to Howie Meeker's Hockey school in Parksville British Columbia... while playing in Nanaimo with the Clippers Bantam 'AA' Rep team this brings back some great memories... It was a full on all inclusive comprehensive hockey school. Some pretty elite teachers in guys like Bernie Parent, Guy Lafleur, Alfie Turcotte and more...

[@charlesbabcock1530]

Guy loved his fans. Miss him...

[@RRaquello]

Guy Lafleur in Flyers colors! In 1975 that would be sacrilege. Back in the NHL on NBC days, NBC had a broadcasting team of Tim Ryan, Ted Lindsay, Brian MacFarlane and Howie Meeker. An all-Canadian broadcast booth on American TV, but they were great. Fun days. And those kids out there were pretty darned good.

[@joeblog2672]

That's the first thing I was thinking, Flyer's get up? Must have been halloween!

[@Mike___Honcho]

for two weeks each on two consecutive summers, i attended camps where howie was one of the instructors ( st andrew's, NB ). i sucked and had no opportunity yet to play for a town team, but those camps got me over the hump and i made a team. i slept at nights with my jersey on for a week. my town had a top program and i ended up playing for some league and state championship teams, competing against the top teams and players in massachusetts. i played junior and college and even got to play in europe. it was great fun and i have the best memories. hockey was a life changer for me. thanks, howie ! honestly, i would not have made it without his help.

[@spooley]

This is amazing, nice share. I remember watching a kid teaching Howie to kick the puck up from his back skate to his stick and it took forever to get right. Good on him leaving that part in, hah.

[@BinaryRetroClips]

Guy Lafleur. My favorite hockey player of all time.

[@Jim-wu2nf]

Great video! Many memories of minor hockey.

[@milesfilbert1229]

I used to have one of those orange Howie Meeker Hockey School jerseys.

[@canden-t7w]

Guy Lafleur was such fantastic hockey player and seemingly a nice man too !.

[@derek89273]

They need to bring this back and Peter puck

[@marsattacks7071]

So nice !!! Thanks !

[@s.thomas3289]

I had Howie Meeker running shoes bought at Woolco 😀 - Orange of course

[@joeblog2672]

Now there's a name I haven't heard of in an eternity! I used to hang out at my North Vancouver BC Woolco store to play the Commodore 64 display computers in the electronics department. 82/83 I think it was. I remember playing C64 games and listening to Bob Marley (who had recently died the year before) and Julio Eglisias tunes. The regular contingent of us hanging out there should have got commissions for the number of C64 consoles we must have sold!

[@robchiasson6537]

The good ole days! Nanaimo??

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

Howie Meeker still has a rookie record going all the way back to the 1940's. He as a rookie scored 5 goals in one game.

[@Thomas-lg6jx]

Game & score?

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

@Thomas-lg6jx I'm sorry I don't remember that. But in one of my hockey books it mentioned Howie Meeker doing that achievement.

[@mikecumbo7531]

@@Thomas-lg6jxaccording to the internet, January 8, 1947, Meeker scored 5 goals in a game against the Chicago Blackhawks.

[@Thomas-lg6jx]

@mikecumbo7531 thank you sir.... Any idea who the Chicago goalie was?

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

@Thomas-lg6jx Looking at Chicago's roster it was either Emile Francis (likely IMO) or Doug Jackson.🤔

[@skidbootify]

how good is this! bravo!

[@johnnybrace]

Guy such an incredibly smooth skater, going way faster than it looks. Paul Coffey comes to mind.

[@maxi2406]

Hated Guy as a kid for destroying my teams but as an adult i appreciate his genius

[@joeblog2672]

Howie was awesome! Kind of a milder dressed down version of Don Cherry. I revered his criticism of flop down goalies. "There goes (such and such) looking for nickels and dimes" he used to say. I still believe in standup goaltending despite its abandonment for years and years within the NHL. I've seen enough pucks fly past goalies who couldn't get up off their knees in time to hate this modern style.

[@Mar.T.365]

This was fun. They don't play hockey like that any more. Love how the goalies used the old trusted poke-check. A lost art!

[@robchiasson6537]

Also the Flyers jersey colours represented the Nanaimo Clippers BCJHL jersey which were similar to Flyers Jerseys and the local major junior team prior to Parksville gaining the Cougars.

[@robchiasson6537]

At least that was my understanding

[@nz1229]

"Great Hockey!" Meeker was anything but for his enthusiasm for the game.

[@edwardbliss8931]

Guy Lafleur is pretty good

[@v4v819]

I think he's taking it easy on the lads... Or he's drunk or hung over badly...

[@glenw-xm5zf]

Wowie HOWiE. We miss you

[@glenw-xm5zf]

lafleur = in the top 10 G.O.A.T

[@dashcroft1892]

1:51 … Howie paused to reflect on tactics.

[@MrLordwoodbine]

Legend and GOAT.

[@jeffkeats4890]

Prince of Wales Arena, St. John's, Newfoundland

[@daveyboy_]

Did any NHL player ever attribute going to Howie Meekers Hockey School ?

[@feelingzendo4343]

2:54 ... I'm de boss .... Ti-Guy was the boss many times flying down the wing. Howie Meeker and Peter Puck .. those were the days. I'm sure during the time this was being filmed I was at the outdoor rink playing pick up with my friends.... wearing wool socks on my hands wiping the snot off my nose with my scarf. Times were tough but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

[@DigbyOdel-et3xx]

Today's youth would curl up in fetal position by how Howie Meeker is talking to them.😄

[@johnm8096]

These kids are now in their 60’s

[@v4v819]

This is 1975 not 1945... U high bruhhh??? Dangit!

[@robchiasson6537]

50's I am one of them lol

[@nancetardiff339]

​@@v4v819 49 years has passed since this doc was shot

[@scarbourgeoisie]

I got that exact same Adidas track suit in the 9th grade. Unfortunately, I got tagged with "Howie Meeker" as a moniker shortly afterwards. Frankly, I was not amused.

GUY & the 70s RULED!!!

[@dhosquet]

Can score with my hass!

[@dominicardouin6921]

je penses qu'il n'a pas marqué de but dans tout les exercise dans ce film

[@hazysativa3045]

1:50 Heheheh Guy

[@marmaly]

Holy jumpin! Playing like a dummy. Proven coaching technique.

[@Mike___Honcho]

" ya can't score with the boomer, fellas ! "

[@thefozzybear]

These skills are outdated as the NHL has evolved, the players are bigger, faster, and much more skilled.

[@gord1527]

When does Super Dave show up?

[@Nohandle2500]

I love the fact that 1) guy did every drill 100% . Why? Cause F that 12 year old. That’s why 2) Same 12 year old wearing no face mask & & giant tampon instead of a helmet

[@1paulgood]

One on one is not a hockey play

[@claudiocorleone7856]

Oh my god! Guy without equipment is blinding fast! By the way those kids are better than NHL players today!

[@mikemurphy8996]

Guy Lafleaur can barely skate. He wouldn’t even make the NHL now.