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Tracy M
Thanks! Too bad Richardson is not playing tonight - he always does really well vs Col.
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That is a great photo. I was disappointed to learn that a make-up artist embellished the scars and all the stitches for an article in Life Magazine. They wanted to show how he would look if he had taken every major hit to the face in just one day without the benefit of a mask. Despite that, it's a great illustration of what 'old school' goalies had to live with.Originally Posted by Rawley19
The oldest person that the Kings took in the first expansion draft was 37 year old Terry Sawchuk. Did you know that the only reason I put this one down was so I could post one of my favorite hockey pictures of all time?
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Here's a picture of him taken in 1966, in roughly the same time frame when the Life Magazine photo was published:
It is disappointing that the photo is an embellishment, but the fact that his face had gone through all of that punishment is still incredible.That is a great photo. I was disappointed to learn that a make-up artist embellished the scars and all the stitches for an article in Life Magazine. They wanted to show how he would look if he had taken every major hit to the face in just one day without the benefit of a mask. Despite that, it's a great illustration of what 'old school' goalies had to live with.
Here's a picture of him taken in 1966, in roughly the same time frame when the Life Magazine photo was published:
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