I was 14 when I started watching hockey I was one of the fortunate to watch Mike Bossy play.The man who could flip the puck up on end and score.I have 3 of the 4 Stanley cup Champion Islanders on the Trentonian newspaper.
In the mid 80s, I wanted to get a perm so I can have that cool metal/rocker look. It ended looking like Mike Bossy's perm and I was swearing all the way home
He scored more goals than anyone in NHL history but never had a good wrist shot. He just knew where to be to score goals that didn’t require a hard shot. Truly a hockey genius.
best play i ever seen wayne gretzky. you got to give him the best ever. what 91 goals. in a season. the great one. leach had 61 in a season and 19 in the playoffs with conn smythe but didn't add up to 91 like the great one. leaches 87 tied what he did in junior for the season. flin flon bombers great team. clarke leach
Sorry friend, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. This is a very limited exhibition that really does not display the skill set of these players. By this display, Mike Bossy apparently had no skill (which is absurd). Gretzky's amazing skill set always gets massively undervalued. He was a phenomenal skater. No one moved like him on the ice, he was so far ahead of his time. His edge-work, agility and balance were far superior to anyone else in the league, and he had deceptive breakaway speed and great speed in picking the pockets of defenders. He had the best all-around slap shot in the history of the game. He was as accurate with his slap shot as the most accurate wrist shots of anyone, and it was much harder than people gave him credit for (ask Mike Vernon). His backhand shot was second to none. He was also one of the greatest puck handlers in the history of the game. He could stick handle in a phone booth and skate through the entire team. However, he picked his moments to do that, because it was far more efficient and lethal to play a team game. The puck (and thus the game) moves a lot faster by passing and using every man on the ice. He was much more dangerous by moving the puck quickly, and that also allowed him to play far more minutes than had he always relied on his individual skill. People need to invest some time in re-watching old Oilers and Kings games, because the man was absolutely mesmerizing every night, doing things that no one else could or had done, and displaying skills that no one else had.
@@kranmaster Sorry Friend--i watched every Oiler's game in the 80s and all the international games. You may be mistaking my comments as denigrating from Gretzky-in fact i am marvelling at his achievement---his brains and competitiveness spurred him to be the greatest...as for slap shot--come on---he did get the goalies moving and shot against the flow of play and he did disguise his shot well but he wouldn't even be in the top 100 of players in that era as far as a slapshot--likley was 90 miles an hour at best...but his brain made up for it. I hope i have explained myself better.
Why does the actor in the Panasonic commercial look like John C. Reilly, who was in Talledaga Nights: The Story of Ricky Bobby? Asking for a friend. Oh yeah, great memories of "Showdown."
@@r3tr0actiongamer24 Ovie hasn’t yet passed Wayne yet in total career goals , that is if you are speaking future wise when it comes to Wayne here , but Ovie still has to break it first nevertheless and as close as he is getting there are still no guarantees . I still want to see Ovie break it though and Wayne present when it happens. Anyway Wayne has more total assists than any other player ever has total pts combined of goals and assists . Thats simply nuts man. That record will in fact never ever be broken . Until Bettman perhaps adds yet another 12 gimmicks to the league which really , and I mean really , opens up scoring.
And won 4 Stanley cups and since the start of his rookie year he almost had 10 straight 50 plus goal seasons save for the 10th season where he got only 38 ….Yeah I mean only 38 which is awesome by todays caliber. Then retired due to a messed up back after the 10th . In some of those seasons he cracked 60 or more goals and almost had 70 in a few .
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Ohhh man where did u boys dig this up,?
Soon as I saw the title ,I remembered this ,couldnt have been more than 13 or 14,good memories, thk you
R.I.P. Mr Mike Bossy.
I was 14 when I started watching hockey I was one of the fortunate to watch Mike Bossy play.The man who could flip the puck up on end and score.I have 3 of the 4 Stanley cup Champion Islanders on the Trentonian newspaper.
In the mid 80s, I wanted to get a perm so I can have that cool metal/rocker look. It ended looking like Mike Bossy's perm and I was swearing all the way home
Haha funny comment. Yeah the perm on Bossy always looked like a mistake.
I bet you started scoring more though.
That Gretzky kid will never amount to anything.
He scored more goals than anyone in NHL history but never had a good wrist shot. He just knew where to be to score goals that didn’t require a hard shot. Truly a hockey genius.
best play i ever seen wayne gretzky. you got to give him the best ever. what 91 goals. in a season. the great one. leach had 61 in a season and 19 in the playoffs with conn smythe but didn't add up to 91 like the great one. leaches 87 tied what he did in junior for the season. flin flon bombers great team. clarke leach
Those Panasonic TVs were freakin' awesome. Not slightly ahead.....way ahead of their time.
Yup Gretzky wasnt great at any individually defined aspect but with that brain edge and passing he was the best offensive player ever by a mile.
Sorry friend, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. This is a very limited exhibition that really does not display the skill set of these players. By this display, Mike Bossy apparently had no skill (which is absurd). Gretzky's amazing skill set always gets massively undervalued. He was a phenomenal skater. No one moved like him on the ice, he was so far ahead of his time. His edge-work, agility and balance were far superior to anyone else in the league, and he had deceptive breakaway speed and great speed in picking the pockets of defenders. He had the best all-around slap shot in the history of the game. He was as accurate with his slap shot as the most accurate wrist shots of anyone, and it was much harder than people gave him credit for (ask Mike Vernon). His backhand shot was second to none. He was also one of the greatest puck handlers in the history of the game. He could stick handle in a phone booth and skate through the entire team. However, he picked his moments to do that, because it was far more efficient and lethal to play a team game. The puck (and thus the game) moves a lot faster by passing and using every man on the ice. He was much more dangerous by moving the puck quickly, and that also allowed him to play far more minutes than had he always relied on his individual skill. People need to invest some time in re-watching old Oilers and Kings games, because the man was absolutely mesmerizing every night, doing things that no one else could or had done, and displaying skills that no one else had.
@@kranmaster Sorry Friend--i watched every Oiler's game in the 80s and all the international games. You may be mistaking my comments as denigrating from Gretzky-in fact i am marvelling at his achievement---his brains and competitiveness spurred him to be the greatest...as for slap shot--come on---he did get the goalies moving and shot against the flow of play and he did disguise his shot well but he wouldn't even be in the top 100 of players in that era as far as a slapshot--likley was 90 miles an hour at best...but his brain made up for it. I hope i have explained myself better.
@@turftraining2729 Ok, whatever you say bud. I can see this is pointless.
I will take orr any day.not even close
Peter Puck!!!
Excellent footage thanks for posting
Why does the actor in the Panasonic commercial look like John C. Reilly, who was in Talledaga Nights: The Story of Ricky Bobby? Asking for a friend. Oh yeah, great memories of "Showdown."
But Dad it’s Shark Week !
Ftorek always a great skater
but that helmet made him look like a pee wee player
@@ronmailloux8655 interestingly there was a player who actually did wear his pee wee helmet in the pros. Butch Goring
@@timburr4453 Yes I know but Ftoreks lid looks like a balloon
@@ronmailloux8655 yes. ftorek just looked goofy on ice.
wow i feel damn old
You are pal.
Your mother is older . But once she takes out those dentures , man can she really gum that knob .
thanks for reminding me
@@donniedoesdishes don’t worry . That dude still skeets in his shorts every time a chick touches him .
It's a blessing as many never get to feel that you know
Ftorek older than all these guys and faster. Had to be close to 30 yrs old here. Boston boy!
Anyone know what happened the kid from Edmonton the commentators mentioned?
He turned to be first overall in points, second overall in goals and spawned a hot daughter
@r3tr0actiongamer24 So I guess he did okay after all. Lol
@@r3tr0actiongamer24he's still first in goals btw.
@@r3tr0actiongamer24 Ovie hasn’t yet passed Wayne yet in total career goals , that is if you are speaking future wise when it comes to Wayne here , but Ovie still has to break it first nevertheless and as close as he is getting there are still no guarantees . I still want to see Ovie break it though and Wayne present when it happens. Anyway Wayne has more total assists than any other player ever has total pts combined of goals and assists . Thats simply nuts man. That record will in fact never ever be broken . Until Bettman perhaps adds yet another 12 gimmicks to the league which really , and I mean really , opens up scoring.
Gretz not a big shot , compared to these guys
Where was this held...at the local rink?
This would have sold tickets at Maple Leaf Gardens back then. Gretzky and Bossy were just getting started.
Was that Mike Palmateer in net? I think so cause every shot went in.
best wrist shot i have ever seen reggie leach.
That goalie setup tho!
markham centennial arena?
I love Peter Puck 🥹🥰
Awesome!
What a goober Ftorek wearing his helmet
The no. 1 and 3 all time points per game leaders.
That's some jacket McFarland
Hard to tell reed from the pylons. 😅😂
reggie leach has the best wrist shot. he doesn't snap it like bossy he snaps it off like a bullit
Panasonic: just slightly ahead of our time… but not too much lol
Disco yo!!!
Tiny goalies
The blonde 19 year-old didn’t amount too much. He had so much potential. Apparently he wouldn’t go woke so the league banned him for life.
This is the proof that Reed Larson was better than Gretzky 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
leach didn't lift stick like bossy he just let her rip.
Mike Bossy was a goofy looking goof
Goofy comment
OK, goof.
It’s true .
@sergiocalcio9481 Nobody named Sergio is allowed to talk shit about any hockey player, ever.
@@BadGoy1488 Go kick your soccer ball around, turdworlder.
goaltending has come aloooooooonnnggg way dont give me the equipment excuse either . this guy edwards wouldnt make third string ahl team today
Wrong
Taking players from one era and placing them in another era is MORONIC speculation for the feeble-minded dimwits.
Hockey wouldn't be on TV if it wasn't for these guys. Give your head a shake.
You ever see what happened to Edwards later in life? Now pipe down judging someone about a competition that didn't mean much
@@ZexeezTwitchI take Plante over modern day any time.each pad today is 4 feet wide.
Его имя Мишель Босси- франко-канадец!
Мечтал о Монреале, попал в Айлендерс- стал Майком
And won 4 Stanley cups and since the start of his rookie year he almost had 10 straight 50 plus goal seasons save for the 10th season where he got only 38 ….Yeah I mean only 38 which is awesome by todays caliber. Then retired due to a messed up back after the 10th . In some of those seasons he cracked 60 or more goals and almost had 70 in a few .
Nyet....I knew his cousins he was ukranian ~ Irish & French.