Marvin Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 For those who don't know: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/history/bn-chronicles-slap-shot-scenes-inspired-by-north-tonawanda-based-team/article_b6c9faf6-3f3d-11ec-bbbb-bf0006e5d7bb.html?fbclid=IwAR31LbzmizelhKs_sKol1Urob4NoIVsuOX2_N_bf-LbdvYtT0Oq0a6fEljw 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 7 minutes ago, Marvin, Sabres Fan said: For those who don't know: https://buffalonews.com/news/local/history/bn-chronicles-slap-shot-scenes-inspired-by-north-tonawanda-based-team/article_b6c9faf6-3f3d-11ec-bbbb-bf0006e5d7bb.html?fbclid=IwAR31LbzmizelhKs_sKol1Urob4NoIVsuOX2_N_bf-LbdvYtT0Oq0a6fEljw I read that article. Thank you for shearing. Loved to have seen it in person. Even more so, I'd buy all the players involved many beers to just sit and listen to the stories from that era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huckleberry Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 Yeah I can't read buffalo news or WGR - They block Europe because they are to stupid to figure out GDPR rules xD Probably fun story though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 13 minutes ago, Huckleberry said: Yeah I can't read buffalo news or WGR - They block Europe because they are to stupid to figure out GDPR rules xD Probably fun story though. “As I bent over to look for my glasses, a crowd of Johnstown players surrounded me. Fearing for my life, I grabbed a stick and started backing up, until I reached the fourth stair leading to the press box,” wrote Billoni in the Tonawanda paper the day after the incident. Billoni, who would later become the general manager of the Buffalo Bisons, refused calls from Carlson to “come down and fight.” In his book, Dave Hanson says he left the building that night in a police car “before he could nail” Neeld. Billoni wrote that day that Hanson was taken away in cuffs because he speared Neeld in the stomach. Two days later, Neeld was back in the lineup for Buffalo for the decisive Game 5, but Hanson wrote that pay back during the game might be difficult. After losing an eye during an incident earlier in his hockey career, Neeld always wore a helmet and face shield that blocked punches during a fight. It's a great story, riddled with truth from both sides... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doohickie Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 (edited) I've never watched Slap Shot. So I tried to find it on one of my streaming services. Couldn't find it for free but I did find The Sandlot which I have also never watched. It is a pretty good movie. Edited November 15, 2021 by The Ghost of Yuri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 Just a thought, but this may be another example of how the ubiquitous nature of cameras and tv have led to a drop in violence. Hockey use to take place “in the dark” so to say but once the tv started showing Terry O’Reilly going into the stands in Madison Square Garden after fans the powers that be had to do something. That story is pretty wild but not surprising, players wanting to brutalize the refs and fans out of control. No thanks! Interesting look at how hockey and society has has evolved in our lifetimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CallawaySabres Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 I got my son a norsemen shirt for Xmas a few weeks ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mphs mike Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 I went to a couple Norsemen games - including one time they played in the Aud. It was a long time ago, but if my memory is correct, the level of play was slightly above top notch high school hockey. Glorified beer league Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted November 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 59 minutes ago, mphs mike said: I went to a couple Norsemen games - including one time they played in the Aud. It was a long time ago, but if my memory is correct, the level of play was slightly above top notch high school hockey. Glorified beer league I was at a couple of those games too. Not far above beer league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawerchuk Posted November 11, 2021 Report Share Posted November 11, 2021 Great read! Thank you for sharing this as I didn't know anything about the Norsemen. I absolutely love the Slap Shot movie as I've seen it about 20 times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlach Posted November 12, 2021 Report Share Posted November 12, 2021 Guy Trottier was a great AHL player fir the Bisons. He spent a few seasons with the Leafs, then a few in the WHA. I recall he was player-coach of the Norseman but never saw a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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