Comments on: Pieces of Vancouver’s hockey past in Coal Harbour and Stanley Park http://thecrazycanucks.com/2009/11/02/pieces-of-vancouvers-hockey-past-in-coal-harbour-and-stanley-park/ TheCrazyCanucks.com is a roundtable podcast about the Vancouver Canucks, by fans and bloggers. Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:52:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Vancouver History Tidbits » Vancouver Blog Miss 604 by Rebecca Bollwitt http://thecrazycanucks.com/2009/11/02/pieces-of-vancouvers-hockey-past-in-coal-harbour-and-stanley-park/comment-page-1/#comment-2351 Vancouver History Tidbits » Vancouver Blog Miss 604 by Rebecca Bollwitt Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:41:14 +0000 http://thecrazycanucks.com/?p=124#comment-2351 [...] The forward pass, the blue line, and the playoff system are all some of the rules of hockey as we know it today that were invented here in Vancouver at the turn of the last century. [source] [...] [...] The forward pass, the blue line, and the playoff system are all some of the rules of hockey as we know it today that were invented here in Vancouver at the turn of the last century. [source] [...]

]]> By: John http://thecrazycanucks.com/2009/11/02/pieces-of-vancouvers-hockey-past-in-coal-harbour-and-stanley-park/comment-page-1/#comment-2319 John Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:32:30 +0000 http://thecrazycanucks.com/?p=124#comment-2319 Thanks, Steve! And right on, Henry. The Patricks truly are a foundation family of hockey. Thanks, Steve!

And right on, Henry. The Patricks truly are a foundation family of hockey.

]]> By: fotoeins http://thecrazycanucks.com/2009/11/02/pieces-of-vancouvers-hockey-past-in-coal-harbour-and-stanley-park/comment-page-1/#comment-2318 fotoeins Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:29:04 +0000 http://thecrazycanucks.com/?p=124#comment-2318 Great article, John; thanks. Speaking of Lester Patrick ... I always liked the naming of conferences and divisions after people; naming them geographically is easier, but IMNSHO much lazier, as renaming them meant similarity with the other US professional leagues, and supposedly, to get people to better "understand" the game. In 1967, six teams were added to the "Original Six", and the NHL split into the Western and Eastern divisions. With further expansion, realignment in 1973-74, and the 1970-expansion Vancouver Canucks being moved from the *eastern* division, the Western and Eastern divisions were subsequently divided upon realignment into conferences and divisions. These naming conventions always got me to thinking about who these people were, and what their contributions were to 20th-century ice-hockey and the NHL. By the end of the 1992-1993 season, there was the Clarence Campbell ("west") conference with the Norris and Smythe divisions, and the Prince of Wales ("east") conference with the Adams and Patrick divisions. The wikipedia entries for the 2 conferences and 4 divisions shed further light about this structure of "yore" ... Ah, how I remember the `Nucks playing Chicago and Minnesota North Stars in the ol' Smythe ... Great article, John; thanks.

Speaking of Lester Patrick …

I always liked the naming of conferences and divisions after people; naming them geographically is easier, but IMNSHO much lazier, as renaming them meant similarity with the other US professional leagues, and supposedly, to get people to better “understand” the game.

In 1967, six teams were added to the “Original Six”, and the NHL split into the Western and Eastern divisions. With further expansion, realignment in 1973-74, and the 1970-expansion Vancouver Canucks being moved from the *eastern* division, the Western and Eastern divisions were subsequently divided upon realignment into conferences and divisions. These naming conventions always got me to thinking about who these people were, and what their contributions were to 20th-century ice-hockey and the NHL.

By the end of the 1992-1993 season, there was the Clarence Campbell (“west”) conference with the Norris and Smythe divisions, and the Prince of Wales (“east”) conference with the Adams and Patrick divisions. The wikipedia entries for the 2 conferences and 4 divisions shed further light about this structure of “yore” …

Ah, how I remember the `Nucks playing Chicago and Minnesota North Stars in the ol’ Smythe …

]]> By: Steve-uk http://thecrazycanucks.com/2009/11/02/pieces-of-vancouvers-hockey-past-in-coal-harbour-and-stanley-park/comment-page-1/#comment-2317 Steve-uk Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:59:45 +0000 http://thecrazycanucks.com/?p=124#comment-2317 Great article John! I must admit that most of the information I didnt know the history of. Thank you, Steve Great article John!
I must admit that most of the information I didnt know the history of. Thank you,

Steve

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