Nordiques-Habs Game 7 OT (1985 playoffs)

[@MiketheBeerGuy]

Le bataille de Québec! The old Forum scoreboard with just light bulbs and letters! That beautiful Quebecois blue (still my all-time favorite NHL uniform) with those awful vinyl numbers! No board ads! Montreal goaltending after Dryden and before Roy! All those Stastnys! A young Chris Chelios on the Habs blue line! Jofa helmets! Mario Tremblay channeling his inner Gary Andersen! The quality of play might not have been stellar but these were truly great days in the NHL. Outstanding!

[@jacappy111]

I miss the purity of the game, Mike !! I grew up in Boston and was 10 yrs old in the '69-'70 Cup Season. Bobby Orr was the King of Boston and Hockey was BLOWING UP in New England !! Back then I didn't give a 💩 about who was making what 🤑, there wasn't a salary cap in any sport, I didn't even look at it as a "Business" ‼️ I guess it was looking at it through those young and innocent "lenses" that gave it that "Specialness" that I can never grasp with today's game... I often get a bit aggravated with the over saturation of things like, although technology is great, all of the stats & new formulas with new terminologies used today to "evaluate" a player's "potential" 😂, I preferred the simplicity of, can he skate, shoot, stick handle.. etc... 🤯 Anyway, I guess I'm showing my age 😂. I just miss when it used to be FUN ‼️ Unfortunately, the reality all along was and is, that it's ALSO a Business and there's a number of people who have a whole lot of $$$$ invested in it ‼️

[@guyincogneto8979]

And now they have piped in crowd noise and digital ads for the fans at home to enjoy......SOOO much better than it was, huh?

[@guym2222]

Benches on different sides, tiny doors, tiny locker room lol! Petr KILLED us so often. It was war when these teams met.

[@24cupsandcounting]

That was a heartbreaker, I was 15 years old watching that and I was reduced to tears.

[@wilnerolivier7971]

You saw 4 straight Cups from 76-79!! At some point the good times were going to end & by the way you got to witness another Cup the following season.

[@robins5798]

@@wilnerolivier7971 He was 15 years old, which means he would've been 6-9 years old between 1976-1979 so he might not even have watched those cup wins.

[@moparholic2]

Was at the extreme opposite...😄 was 10 years-old , i almost passed through the roof by jumping of joy ! Finally those motherf***s paid the price for there stupid war against the NHL/AMH merging since 71' ...... I still can't forgive them for this.... Was the only (with my dad supporting me or my team as a non-hockey follower) Nordiques die-hard fan of my large family....😁💪

[@dannythomas417]

​@@robins5798 At least he was alive then. I was born six and a half months before Carolina lost in 2002.

[@georgetoplenszky7062]

Yes, Steve Penny goaltending look erratic, Still love those Nordiques uniform's. What the N.H.L needs is a team back in Quebec City.

[@profusely7767]

lots of shakiness between Dryden and Roy. And this is the result (nordique deserved it, taking nothing away)

[@lordhighexecutioner]

Penney had back spasms during that playoffs! He was awful ever since. His 1985-86 was as bad statistically a season as can be imagined! It is possible that he was in no physical state to do this but could not properly try to do something about it lest he never return.

[@wilnerolivier7971]

@@profusely7767 A lot of shakiness between Roy & Price!!

[@nashbruce4196]

@ ricardus prob in those days "trainer" was like, "put some ice on it and stop complaining".

[@johnezra7170]

I am reading this 4 years after you posted, but I agree Penney was shaky. I remember they were pushing him as the goalie to replace Dryden...that didn't work out so well. He had a decent run though. I 100% agree the NHL must be in Quebec. I loved that city and team and the uniforms and that weird white mascot for the winter carnival and the Stastny's, especially Peter. I hate Dale Hunter of course. But NHL hockey is meant to be played there.

[@felix_bernier]

Wow! Stunned silence in the Forum

[@oldredbarnman]

That is one SMALL visitors' locker room! Great quality video, thanks for posting!

[@mrceleb2006]

This occurred only a year after the infamous "Good Friday Massacre" between these same two teams, which gave new meaning to the term "Battle of Quebec", folks! BTW, Peter Stastny's game-winning goal is seen at the 6:19 mark of this video!

[@mattlorentz1988]

Oilers fan here really rooting for the Nordiques to return to the NHL i really hope it happens

[@christianfleury5800]

Jouissif de revoir ce but......

[@stevenmcc712]

Quebec was taking part of the Conference Final for the 2nd time (1985) vs the Flyers ... their 1st time was in (1982) vs the Islanders.

[@MichelBlackburn]

Mon meilleur souvenir à vie de hockey! ❤️

[@brianhutton2581]

moi cest le pire.

[@MichelBlackburn]

@@brianhutton2581 : Pour un fan du Canadiens... je peux comprendre.

[@dominiclebreux2606]

Moi aussi!! J'avais 11 ans, je m'en rappelle comme si c'était hier

[@reneleclerc6119]

Quebec's elimination of the Canadiens in 1981-82 was a bigger surprise and thrill because the Nordiques were playing without Peter Stastny, who was injured* in the first game of the series. (* Pierre Mondou ruptured his spleen)

[@ericfett9218]

The following season Penney is playing in Winnipeg and the Patrick Roy legend begins in Montreal.

[@martinpatrick1746]

Remember the Detroit game?.. Roy let in 11 goals and that spells the end of his time in Montreal and on to the Avs and a Stanley cup.

[@ericfett9218]

@@martinpatrick1746 Roy was pulled after giving up 9 goals, the Wings scored a couple on the back up who i think was Jablonski.

[@lordhighexecutioner]

No, Penney played 1985-86 in Montreal and put up historically bad stats (.837 save percentage if I remember correctly). He got the home opener and split with Roy to begin the season. He was so bad that they stopped using him and thankfully they had Soetaert who put up excellent numbers splitting with Roy. Then Soetaert was ruined by having someone fall on him in a Monday night game against the Kings in mid-February. That was pretty much the end of Soetaert. Penney was traded for Brian Hayward in the off-season 1986 who also had a historically awful 1985-86. It so happened that Hayward played well for Montreal after that.

[@lordhighexecutioner]

Roy played a Detroit game on 30 November 1985... Canadiens 10, Wings 1... 5 goals surrendered by Stefan, five by Eddio Mio in the last two periods.

[@nashbruce4196]

@ ricardus lordhighexecutioner apparently this was the "steroid era" of hockey, doesn't necessarily mean that the players were better but the needle was for sure slanted towards offense. If you were a liability in goal you didn't have anywhere to hide really.

[@Chrisman77]

2:30 Tremblay looks like a clown with that "facemask". What the hell is that little bar going to protect lol

[@lonkylaine]

9:19 Faux mon cher Gilles. C'est la 2e fois des Nordiques en finale de conférence. 1982 la première fois contre les Islanders.

[@hymansahak181]

One year earlier, Sevigny was on the Habs team during the Good Friday brawl. Many blame Sevigny for that brawl getting out if control. Sevigny was the Nordiques back up goalie here and was estatic jumping off the bench after the OT victory. He was also the last Nordique to leave the ice. How things change in one year. It must have been si awkward for Sevigny when he joined the Nordiques.

[@bb-gc2tx]

billy smith beat his ass after a game in 84 play offs

[@nashbruce4196]

@ b40 b40 from what ive read if jesus christ had a therapist that's what billy smith needed

[@mikep509]

I watched this game as a kid.... epic

[@coventrystorage748]

from Steve Penny to Patrick Roy... biggest improvement in franchise history

[@dannythomas417]

What makes the 1986 Stanley Cup Finals better is that it was the origins to Roy's feud with the Calgary Flames netminder Mike Vernon.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

yet I still prefered Penny lol

[@markjones5624]

Great footage. No recollection of Lemaire coaching Montreal. What series was this, round 2? The locker rooms look so rec hockey like. Diff times

[@alainmallette2265]

Yes ,second round

[@seybiotechagro]

Quel enthousiasme des commentateurs sur le but à Peter Stastny à 6:19.

[@moparholic2]

Tellement ! 😝😂😂😂👌👌 J'avais 10 ans, mon meilleur moment hockey à vie ! (Suivi de près par le but en 2e ou 3e? prolongation de Uwe Krupp en final en 96') j'ai quasiment fessé au plafond tellement j'ai sauté de joie ! 😄👌, David éliminait le prétentieux narcissique ennemi ! 💪👌

[@gutted3638]

Ce sont les annonceurs à domicile des Canadiens

[@cropperson5583]

Les annonceurs essayaient d'être impartial...quelle farce

[@mikethevike2539]

Alain Crête : Price qui tire ! Et Peter au retour !... Et cooommmpte !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

je me rapelle de ca parce que mon professeur nous avais donnés conjé le lendemain en cause de la victoire. il fesait rejouer le call de Crête en plaine classe toute le journée lol

[@micheljacques5552]

quelle beau souvenier

[@chrisxavier3147]

Bring 'em back

[@Outboardguy44]

Habs coach Lemaire must have had zero confidence in Doug Soetaert. He would have been a much better choice for the playoffs than Steve Penney at this point. Penney was clearly and constantly fighting the puck, and never caught anything cleanly, and the fumbling is what ended the series. He was shaky at best against Boston the previous round. Lemaire should have benched him before the Quebec series even started. truthfully, the Islanders burst Penney's bubble in the '84 semi-finals, and he never regained his magic afterwards.

[@JPBelanger]

He was injured also (from memory, a bad back).

[@canuck_gamer3359]

Yeah but Lemaire did as much to sabotage the Canadien's as anyone in this series. Ludwig was injured in game 2 or 3 and for the remainder of the series they only dressed 5 defensemen! How the hell did he expect to win a series where both teams were scoring 5-6 goals a game, by not having 3 solid pairs??? It's not like they didn't have the manpower, Natress and Karlson were both available and yet he just threw the remaining guys (Robinson, Chelios, Kurvers, Green...) out there to die.

[@lordhighexecutioner]

Soetaert's 1984-85 numbers were terrible. He was far better the next year. Penney had back spasms during that playoff round... I guess THAT would have been a good reason to take a risk with Soetaert... or even with Patrick Roy! He was available.

[@lordhighexecutioner]

@@canuck_gamer3359 Didn't Chelios have an issue with a sprained knee or something...

[@seveglider8406]

Great game! The best rule change the NHL ever made was eliminating the 2 line offside pass. This game would have been even better without that rule!

[@dessausoprin4]

On voit que les commentateurs sont pro-Canadiens

[@promeneursolitaire6914]

Le CH avait vraiment une équipe de plombiers. Quand les deux ailiers de ton 2e trio sont Lucien Deblois et Serge Boisvert, t'es dans le trouble. Le "génie" Jacques Lemaire préférant mettre à la retraite Guy Lafleur...

[@daveyboy_]

Thats true. Lol They had Naslund on a line with Tremblay and Mondou !

C'est ni plus ni moins un crime d'avoir poussé Lafleur à la retraite.

[@ddanelle4729]

The next NHL expansion team MUST be the Quebec Nordiques!

[@lotharlothar5942]

What excitement on the winning goal by the Play-By-Play man.

[@pauljensen9678]

Brutal eh?

Guy Carbonneau was once asked to name the toughest player he played against. Guess who it was?

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

this guy was named Renée Lecavalier was a classy sort of PBP and never showed emotion ever. He was a legend but I never was a fan of him. He was more focused on speaking well with great vergiage rather than emotion.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

What a simple play

[@daveyboy_]

A Penny shines for one year then loses is lusture. Hey look ,at 9:27 - Thats Doc. he's the reason Mtl was able to call the stick on Mc idiot in 93

[@emancin1]

Steve Penney couldn’t catch a cold

[@lisahardy9707]

by this time Penny needed GLASSES he always loses sight of the long shots & it shows watch

[@MrEverlast316]

he's been in the glasses buiseness since retirement , not joking lol

[@pilbomags488]

Gainey was the clumsiest player to have ever played the game. Anytime he got the puck he would panic and just give it away aimlessly

[@mikescorpio13]

funny bebcause he was named one of the smartest player to ever play by his peers....

[@marc-etiennemercier6584]

Lol c quoi que Tremblay y'a dans face? Jamais vu ça de ma vie.

[@leafyutube]

Steve Penney couldn't stop a taxi.

[@2002S40]

Wow, rare footage of Steve Penny. Les Nordiques were one of hated teams in the playoffs. Les Canadiems got their revenge the following season.

[@YousufPatel-n3n]

Le Nordiques

[@leafyutube]

One year before St Patrick.

leafyutube , *after

9:33 Jean Lapointe dans la chambre des Nordiques?!!

[@davidpoulin3721]

Jean Perron

Mais non, Jean Perron était entraîneur-adjoint du Canadien à ce moment-là, l'année avant qu'il devienne entraîneur-chef. Je ne pense pas qu'il soit allé célébrer dans la chambre des Nordiques! Hahaha! Mais belle observation; c'est vrai qu'il y a une ressemblance entre Jean Perron et Jean Lapointe. 😉

[@prun8893]

Meanwhile in Sherbrooke.......

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

I liked Penny but God Lord what the Hell was that. Instead of grabbing the puck he played ping pong with it. Maybe cause mits were smaller back in the day(?) I don't know. but that looked dreadful.

[@lindahayes11]

Brvo

[@ChickCorea1000]

😂rarement vu un but moins inusité…

[@alexp356]

Best moment was when nordiques moved to colorado