Minnesota Hockey History

Videoscout
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Minnesota Hockey History

Post by Videoscout » Mon Feb 04, 2002 12:50 am

Any of you older farts out there wanna talk history? It's a wide-open subject and I'm sure there are some of you boys from 'da range' that would love to argue with some of you boys from 'da nort-west'. <br><br>How about private school history (i.e. Duluth Cathedral, St. Paul Hill, Benilde, Crookston Cathedral, Blake, Breck)?<br><br>How about pre-MSHSL history ... who were the dominant teams prior to 1945? <br><br>Duluth hockey history with Pokey Traschel? Mike Randall and the Cathedral boys?<br><br>Coleraine history with Antonovich's, etc...<br><br>How about the Falls? Eveleth? Serge Gambucci and how he brought new ideas to Crookston and Grand Forks?<br><br>How about how the fighting Souix got started ... or the North Dakota High School powerhouse that dominated the national high school hockey scene in the U.S. in the 1960's and early 70's?<br><br>How about Roseau and Warroad ... the Marvins, Christians, Anderson's, Mike Lundbohm, the Broten's ... McFarlands?<br><br>How about the relationship that Grand Forks/Crookston had with Winnepeg? And the French-connection from Montreal into Northwestern Minnesota ... and Crookston's hockey teams during World War I ...<br><br>The old Northwest league .... which included the likes of Grand Forks, Fargo, Taconite, Roseau, Bemidji....<br><br>Earl Sargent? Henry Boucha? <br><br>How about Gopher history .... the Mariucci's ... etc... Mayasich ... etc.... Billy Baker..... etc...<br><br>How about when Williams was a powerhouse (tiny town near Baudette)<br><br>Let's talk history and find out which town really is "Hockeytown USA" ... what kind of influences from immigrants were prevalent (the Finns, the Italians, the French)... it's interesting to say the least.<br><br>Let's start with question # 1 ... (Where was organized hockey first played in Minnesota?) -- be prepared to back up your statements with facts. --- <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :hat --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/pimp.gif ALT=":hat"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Minnesota Hockey History

Post by Videoscout » Wed Feb 06, 2002 2:38 am

Must be a lot of young guys out there. Bored with history and only interested in the present. Looks like this topic turned out to be a bomb. <br><br>-- <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :hat --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/pimp.gif ALT=":hat"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Minnesota Hockey History

Post by Sparlimb » Wed Feb 06, 2002 12:53 pm

Just read something where it said Hill played in 7 state championship games from 1980-1993 (14 Seasons). Unfortunately they are a combined 2-5 in those games, although still 2 better then SSP and WBL combined. Anyway, what other teams have done equally as well? Bloomington Jefferson has to be close to that. I guess I'll go look it up. <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Minnesota Hockey History

Post by Sparlimb » Wed Feb 06, 2002 1:18 pm

Well made it through 1969 before EastHockey's page went down. Here's what we have:<br><br>Eveleth played in 7 finals in 10 years from 1945-1954 (going 5-2), and an even more impressive 4 in 4 years (1948-1951) winning all 4.<br><br>Roseau played in 6 finals in 9 years from 1957-1966 (going 3-3) but an impressive 5 in 6 years from 1957-1962 (going 3-2).<br><br>Most surprising to me was Internation Falls who played in 7 finals in 11 years from 1956-1966 (going 5-2) and most impressively 5 in 5 years from 1962-1966 (going 4-1).<br><br>Next closest was St. Paul Johnson who did 7 finals in 21 years, so far and going 4-3 in those finals. <br><br>Did find a school named Williams that played in the finals in 1949 and 1950, but I don't know who they are/were. Anyone? <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Minnesota Hockey History

Post by petey1321 » Wed Feb 06, 2002 1:22 pm

Jefferson only played in 5 between 1981 and 1994 (off the top of my head), though their record was 5-0 in those games. To the best of my knowledge, Jefferson has never lost a championship game.<br><br>By the way, it seems there are some older guys on here, so I figure this is a good place to ask. What was the deal with Hill-Murray back in the day? I understand that private schools were not allowed to play in the state tournament (or something like that) so what did they do instead? When were they finally allowed to play? <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Minnesota Hockey History

Post by Sparlimb » Wed Feb 06, 2002 1:47 pm

My understanding is there was a private school tournament for all the private schools for some number of years. I know Hill won that in 1970 and 1972, but I don't know who else did or how long that tournament was held. Someone else? <br><br>Hill's first year in the MSHSL was 1974-1975 season. They took 3rd in the state tournament in both 1975 and 1976. They have more appearances since that 74-75 season then anyone else, but are behind in total appearances due to public schools being eligible for so much longer. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub33.ezboard.com/usparlimb.show ... parlimb</A> at: 2/6/02 1:57:47 pm<br></i>

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Re: Minnesota Hockey History

Post by Sparlimb » Wed Feb 06, 2002 2:00 pm

Jefferson is 5-0 in championship games as stated above. Of teams with 4 or more championship games (NOTE: I only counted class AA from 1990 on):<br><br>Jefferson 5-0<br>International Falls 6-2<br>Edina 6-2<br>Edina East 3-1<br>Eveleth 5-2<br>Johnson 4-3<br>Roseau 6-5<br>Grand Rapids 3-3<br>Duluth East 3-3<br>Burnsville 2-2<br>Hill-Murray 2-5<br>Moorhead is 0-4<br><br>I was surprised Warroad has never won a title being 0-3 in championships and I knew South St. Paul had never won 0-2. Oh rats. I realize I did not look at Tier II and/or Class A which has 2 wins by Warroad and 2 losses bringing their championship record to 2-5, Eveleth to 7-2, Greenway to 3-0 and Int. Falls to 7-2 . White Bear Lake has never won a first round game which I believe spans 16 appearances. That alone is probably the most amazing fact to me. Maybe they are due. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub33.ezboard.com/usparlimb.show ... parlimb</A> at: 2/6/02 2:22:41 pm<br></i>

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Re: Minnesota Hockey History

Post by capt mudshark » Wed Feb 06, 2002 2:44 pm

What I know is that Minnesota Catholic and private tournament was at least from 65-74.Duluth Cathedral(now Marshall) won it from 65-69,Hill in 70 & 72,Blake in 71 & 73 and St.Paul Academy in 74.Those Cathedral teams from the 60s were some of the best to ever play the game in this state.It was a fore gone comclusion that they would have had a couple of public school titles if eligible.The private schools played by a different set of rules back then and had to adapt to the eligibility rules of the MSHSL to join the rest of the schools. <p></p><i></i>

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Williams?

Post by Green and White Fan » Wed Feb 06, 2002 3:09 pm

Williams is a small northern Minnesota town located between Warroad and Baudette. Williams no longer has a school and I believe is now in the Baudette district. They played before my time, but had some excellent teams back then. Gillie is a name that comes to mind when Williams hockey is mentioned. <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Williams?

Post by petey1321 » Wed Feb 06, 2002 4:51 pm

Thanks for the info, guys. <p></p><i></i>

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Private Schools

Post by Videoscout » Thu Feb 07, 2002 12:43 am

Mudshark is right ... the MSHSL would not allow private schools to compete until 1975. Duluth used to host the Minnesota State Catholic School Tournament @ the DECC ... and during that period from 1965-74 they would occasionally alternate venues from Duluth to the St. Paul Auditorium. Crookston Cathedral represented northwestern Minnesota, Duluth Cathedral represented northeast ... and then there were a whole slew of Twin City Metro area teams like St. Paul Hill, Benilde, Blake, Breck, St. Thomas Academy, St. Paul Cretin, etc. etc. that would complete the field. Every now and then (believe it or not) the tournament would allow a catholic school from Michigan to compete; usually the team was from Marquette.<br><br>For the most part ... Hill and Duluth Cathedral were the forces to be reckoned with ... and like someone said earlier ... they would have won the regular State Tournament a few times had the MSHSL allowed them to participate. I remember the Conroy brothers from Hill .... Pokey Traschel (Larry's brother-ass't @ East) from Duluth Cathedral were outstanding players.<br><br>Hell ... I'd be willing to bet my house that the State Champions in A and AA this year will be private schools. Holy Angels has a hell of a team and so does Totino Grace.<br><br>Does anyone remember Grand Forks Central in the 1960's? Look in your MN State HS Tournament yearbooks and see when Larry Robinson's Int'l Falls teams went undefeated in the 1960's. There is no asterisk or evidence to show that Larry's team played against Grand Forks. It fails to let the public know that they got their asses kicked against the Redskins back then ... but Int'l Falls wouldn't count those games because the team was from North Dakota ... and they considered the games "exhibition". <br><br>I thought some of you hockey historians would find that interesting. -- <br><br> <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :hat --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/pimp.gif ALT=":hat"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> -boo! <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub33.ezboard.com/uvideoscout.sh ... eoscout</A> at: 3/20/02 9:22:41 pm<br></i>

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Re: Minnesota Hockey History

Post by Chris J » Thu Feb 07, 2002 8:24 am

Great topic Videoscout. I don't know whether age 42 qualifies me as an "old fart", but it's great to read people's fond memories of the past.<br><br>I remember very well Hill's first appearance in the Tourney in 1975. They were in the lower bracket with Grand Rapids, one of the best teams ever. The anticipation was the semi-final showdown between the best public school and private school in the state. However, Hill almost got derailed in the quarters by a scrappy Duluth East team. <br><br>The GR-HM game was close, but I remember Rapids controlling the play for most of the game. Hill had an excellent team, but GR was awesome - they had mauled Sibley in the opener and went on to win the title. 1975 was just another chapter in the "Public vs. Private" debate, but it left no doubt which team was #1 in the state that year. <p></p><i></i>

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Minnesota Hockey History

Post by baderisapunk » Thu Mar 21, 2002 7:41 am

Videoscout, Who the hell is Larry Robinson? <p></p><i></i>

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Re:

Post by ifallsfan » Thu Mar 21, 2002 8:40 am

He meant Larry Ross, I believe. <p></p><i></i>

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Williams

Post by rustyblade » Thu Mar 21, 2002 9:26 am

Bruce Gillie was on the Williams team and went to Harvard after highschool. Played many years with the Warroad Lakers and was only (I think) 5'5". Was very competitive and fun to watch. Dan McKinnon was another great player on the team and played on an Olympic team in the 50's, only to have his career shortended due to an injury. These two guys were very good! <p></p><i></i>

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Larry Robinson

Post by petey1321 » Thu Mar 21, 2002 1:24 pm

I realize it's not HS hockey, but the season's over, so bear with me. For those of you on here who follow the NHL, is there anything funnier than Larry Robinson's situation with the Devils? Here's a guy who inherits a team with 8 games to go in a season and wins the Stanley Cup. Then he goes the next year and gets them to the same spot, only to choke and let Ray Bourque hold up the Cup. Then this year, the team is playing below New Jersey standards (as though the New Jersey "fans" were complaining. You ever watch a Stanley Cup game at the Meadowlands? It's sad to see how few people care there that they have a great team). So, he gets fired. THEN, a few weeks later, he's brought back as the ASSISTANT coach to Kevin Constantine, a guy who had been out of pro hockey for two years. Basically, he steals a championship team from Robbie Ftorek, and then has the same thing done to him 2 years later. Good stuff. <p></p><i></i>

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Excellent VideoScout!

Post by slapshooter » Thu Mar 21, 2002 2:29 pm

Hey Video Scout.<br> Just wanted to say that whether the HS season is over ( which it is ) or not, this is an excellent Topic and one that should be a favorite with many. After all, reviewing 'Glory Days' gone by, as well as anticipating the future 'Standouts' of hockey, as well as the 'Goats' of the game is (in my humble opinion) one of the most fun things to do when Hockey fans get together, no matter what age we happen to be. I'd like to see this topic run throughout the remainder of this year as well as every season to come, as it should be educational as well as entertaining for all. I would like to see stories about everything from coaches, to players, referees, parents or even teachers or whatever else resides in the collective recollection of the members of this forum. I've got my 'laptop' with me out here on the course so I'll be checking in from time to time. I can't think of anyone more suited to answer questions in regards to Hockey History in Minnesota than our beloved Video Scout.<br>Video Scout, I solu er uh I mean, SALUTE YOU!<br><br> ( let me see now, hand me the Koho supreme, lie six will ya son? that should get me out of this pond and on the green without too much trouble) (being that the pond is still frozen)<br><br> Love, Slapshooter. ( a legend in his own mind ) <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8o --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/nerd.gif ALT="8o"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

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Re:Minnesota Hockey History by VS Earl or Gary Sargent?

Post by slapshooter » Thu Mar 21, 2002 3:03 pm

I don't know if Gary had a younger or older brother named Earl, but I can tell you that the first time I ever played against Gary Sargent was when he was yet in eighth grade playing on the Lumberjack varsity team in Bemidji MN when I was a junior or senior back in '70 or '71! He was very skilled and moved like a freight train and very tough to knock down even in eighth grade. He eventually ended up playing for one of the first Kings teams in L.A. California in the '70s as I understand it. I believe he was drafted right out of High School to play in the NHL. Did he have a brother named Earl? <br>If he did 'enlighten' me. Great player though Gary was.<br><br> Love, Slapshooter. ( a legend in his own mind ) <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8o --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/nerd.gif ALT="8o"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br> ( ok son, better get the snowblower out, again, for this next putt)<br> <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Re:Minnesota Hockey History by VS Earl or Gary Sargent?

Post by LesterPark » Thu Mar 21, 2002 5:10 pm

Sorry Slap...I reread my post and it needs some clarity. Gary Sargent wasn't drafted out of high school (the NHL didn't do that back then), but he was drafted after he turned 19 by the LA Kings. He was a tremendously talented, powerful and agile athlete. He suffered a bad knee injury around Christmas 1974 playing for Springfield in the American Hockey League that put him out for the rest of the season. He got hit square into the corner of the penalty box door as a guy was about to get out and really messed up his knee badly. He came back the next year and played for the Kings. Also played for the North Stars. Probably played 7 or 8 years in the Show and retired in the early 80's. I'd say he might the best ever in the state of MN.........if it wasn't for Henry Boucha.<br>Earl Sargent wasn't drafted, I don't think, but was a solid winger...strong with good hands. A bit smaller in stature than Gary. Earl played some in the minors for a few years. My apologies again if I misled.....been hit in the head too many times (no helmet). <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub33.ezboard.com/ulesterpark.sh ... terPark</A> at: 3/21/02 9:09:24 pm<br></i>

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Re:Earl Sargent by LesterPark

Post by slapshooter » Thu Mar 21, 2002 6:44 pm

Thanks for the education regarding Earl Sargent. I missed his career entirely as I left MN back then to pursue other interests. Was I mistaken then in regards to Gary's involvement with the Kings, or did they both play for them? How was Earl compared to Gary in your opinion as far as skill and style are concerned? Wish I could have seen him play. Especially when put up there with Boucha, almost.<br><br> Love, Slapshooter. ( a legend in his own mind ) <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8o --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/nerd.gif ALT="8o"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br> ( oops gotta run...my turn to tee off ) <p></p><i></i>

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Re: Re:Earl Sargent by LesterPark

Post by Videoscout » Thu Mar 21, 2002 9:35 pm

killer... sorry ... I meant to say Larry Ross; Ifalls fan was right. Must have been a Freudian slip (thinking of Larry Robinson - former NHL great)<br><br>Slappy & Lester ... Earl Sargent was a <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><i> damn</i><!--EZCODE ITALIC END--> good player. Gary's little bro. Two years younger than Gary. Earl and I both captained the men's senior team in Bemidji back in 1979. You oughta hear the stories. It was like a chapter out of the movie <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><i> Slapshot</i><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->. Earl played defense along with Bill Himmelright (former "D" for UND's Fighting Sioux) for us and he really packed a punch. Earl was smaller than Gary but was pretty stocky. He used to wear this Rabbit-fur coat all the time and looked pretty intimidating off the ice with his broad shoulders and classic Indian look (ala "Geronimo" or "Sitting Bull").<br><br>Nobody screwed with Earl including the famed "Lawson brothers" from Taconite (akin to the "Hanson Brothers" from <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><i> Slapshot</i><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->) and Dale Smedsmo from the Roseau Leafs.<br><br>Old Earl and myself had a lot of fun when we were on the road together and to this day, if I'm traveling through the Red Lake Indian Reservation and my car breaks down ... all I have to do is mention that Earl and I played hockey years ago and they treat me like royalty up there. (a true story).<br><br>This just goes to show you how much Earl is respected up there.<br><br>I haven't heard from ole Earl since those "slapshooter" days touring the old Northwest League, but I have heard that he is still living in the reservation, telling old "pow wow" stories at campfires during the star-filled summer nights.<br><br>Earl was an example of another one of those great players who took hockey in stride. He loved the game but didn't care to take it to levels he was very capable of doing.<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :hat --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/pimp.gif ALT=":hat"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> - "Old time hockey.... like Eddie Shore!!" <p></p><i></i>

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Re:Clarification on the Sargent Brothers by LesterPark

Post by slapshooter » Thu Mar 21, 2002 10:30 pm

Thanks LesterParks,<br><br>Ever try to check a tree? That's as close as I can come to describing what it was like to put a hit on Gary Sargent. I hit a lot of guys, even though I was primarily a forward, and I could and did mix it up with the best of them, but I had to employ different strategy's when it came to Gary. Probably the strongest player that I ever had the pleasure of getting creamed by. He wasn't as smooth as Henry Boucha and I've never to this day seen a better shot than Henry had, at least at the high school level, but Gary was one of those players who presented a dominant force that was nearly impossible to contain. I thought that nineteen was right out of high school but I guess I was a bit off in Gary's case in regards to the draft. Why is it, that it seems like it always takes a freak accident or a cheap shot by some thug to slow down, if not end the careers of gifted players such as these? Anyway, thanks for further info and taking the time to clarify.<br><br>Love, Slapshooter. ( a legend in his own mind ) <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8o --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/nerd.gif ALT="8o"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br> ( in regards to Sargent and Boucha )<br> ( 'two' legends in their own time )<br><br> ( let's see now...it looks like I'll have to remove my ski goggles if I'm gonna make this two iron shot count )<br><br>F O U R ! ! ! ! ! <p></p><i></i>

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Bemidji

Post by ChrisK » Fri Mar 22, 2002 12:39 am

Wow, this is synchronicity, because I was just thinking about posting something about how I got back into high school hockey.<br><br>I grew up in Bemidji and then moved to Little Falls when I was 11 in 1974. Gary and Earl Sargent were partly responsible for my love of hockey. It was a BIG deal when Bemidji made it to the tournament in 1972 (I think it was the first time) and I still remember parts of that first game clear as day against International Falls. IFalls won 8-3 and went on to win State, but I remember Gary Sargent got a goal on a slap shot from the point. Gary was a senior that year, but Earl was a sophomore and he and some other players like Bill Israelson made it to state again the next two years, finally making it to the championship game in 1974 only to lose to Edina East. I was a big sports fan, I loved the Vikings, the North Stars and the Twins, but my dad, who was not a sports fan at all, started taking me to the high school hockey games and I was hooked. I remember a great game in 1974 between Grand Rapids and Bemidji at the end of the season, I think GR won 6-5, but Bemidji beat them when it counted, in the state tourney. <br><br>I hadn't been to a high school hockey game since I left Bemidji, but one weekend in January I was trying to think of some entertainment for my two boys, Paul 11 and Charlie 7, and thought, hey, high school hockey is relatively cheap and hockey's a great game to see live. So, we caught a game and it brought back great memories for me and I was hooked again. I'm still not sure how much the boys liked it (my older son is not a real big sports fan), but we caught a bunch of games over at the Coliseum during the Sectionals and they weren't begging to go and until they do we'll be going to more games next year.<br><br>One thing that I wanted to ask, when I was a kid I thought Bemidji had the coolest uniforms, light blue with red trim, kind of like Jefferson's but with red trim instead of dark blue. They switched to a different uniform in 1976 or so (I have no idea what they look like now) and when I worked at the Dome in the '80s some kid came up to the concession stand wearing one of the old uniforms and I peppered him with questions hoping he might have another one stashed somewhere but as I recall he said they'd all been thrown out. I'd love to get a hold of an original, if anyone has one and would be willing to sell or can point me in the direction I'd be eternally grateful. Since that's highly unlikely is there a place that anyone knows of that could make a replica jersey? Some kids grow up wanting to wear Yankee pinstripes, but when you're from northern Minnesota there's nothing bigger than hockey.<br><br> <p></p><i></i>

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Re: VideoScout and ChrisK Sargent Brothers

Post by slapshooter » Fri Mar 22, 2002 8:45 am

VScout,<br>Love the story about you and Earl. Be fun for you to expound on some of the fiasco's that you two were involved with. Hey Chris, your story helps to clarify some things in my mind also in regards to Gary. I must have been a freshman when Gary first played varsity. I also skated varsity as a freshman but remember Gary's reputation preceeding him as he was the only eighth grade varsity player that our coaches ever warned us about. Ever try boxing with a beat truck? That's what I imagined it might have been like to get on the wrong side of Gary Sargent in a hockey game.<br><br> Love, Slapshooter. ( a legend in his own mind ) <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START 8o --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/nerd.gif ALT="8o"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>( well it's another fine spring day and I'm late for my tee time ) <p></p><i></i>

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Sargent Bros.

Post by ChrisK » Fri Mar 22, 2002 10:11 am

I agree, Videoscout you need to share a good Earl Sargent story or two.<br><br>I was such a fanatic as a kid that I clipped any Lumberjack-related picture out of the paper. I actually saved some of the clippings and was just looking through them last week. I don't have many hockey related clippings left, but I did have a couple of Gary and Earl playing American Legion baseball for Bemidji. I do believe that both of those guys were pretty good baseball players too. As I remember, the Bemidji baseball team won the state AA championship in 1974, the same year they took second in hockey and many of the hockey players were also on the baseball team. <p></p><i></i>

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