Now Here's a Throwback

It wouldn't have occurred to me that there would be film of a hockey game taken in 1930, and yet here it is! With sound, even: hey, peanuts!



It's amazing what's out there, isn't it? Down the rabbit hole I go.

This one, from 1933, even has the play-by-play.



A few things:

• He goes into the dressing rooms between periods and interviews players and coaches.
• Who does? Oh, just the legendary Foster Hewitt, is all.
• The Rangers had a player named Ching Johnson! Who was given that nickname, according to Wikipedia, because (though he was a Canadian of Irish descent), "he was considered to have an Asian looking face"--what? He "earned the nickname "Ching" when fans of the defencemen would shout "Ching, Ching Chinaman" to support him."--support?!

Anyway, moving on. This one is a snippet of a documentary, so in addition to game action, there's some behind the scenes with the players and equipment, as well as some fun footage of kids out learning to play the game.



This is more recent, of course, being the 70s, but oh, that music takes me right back to watching games on TV when I was a kid.



Some great footage, too, including the flying Bobby.

What a fine rabbit hole, indeed. I have packing to organize! I can't be sitting here for hours, watching old hockey videos!