Le plus grand jeu du hockey par l’homme de jeu Danny Gallivan a appelé son dernier match. Mike Bossy a marqué deux buts typiques de Mike Bossy. Gallivan a appelé le premier match télévisé sur CBC en 1952. Ce match a marqué la dernière fois que nous entendrions parler de « coups de canon », de « drives à hauteur d’œil », de « spinaramas savardiens » et de gardiens perdant la rondelle dans leur attirail. Certains pourraient voler ses phrases, mais cela ne sonnait juste que lorsque Danny Gallivan a appelé la pièce. Son style est mieux entendu dans le premier segment de ce clip. M. Gallivan n’a humblement pas mentionné sa retraite et il n’y a pas eu de fanfare pour cette dernière émission.
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Look how small the goalie pads are
4 time CUP Champs. Isles Forever
Amazing to think that a 35-40-5 Habs team got this far in the playoffs, let alone a 2-0 lead in this series.
Considering the Boston and Quebec teams they beat were no slouches- that Montreal mystique was not to be taken lightly that spring
I believe this is Danny Gallivan's last broadcast.
That's a big hole to fill and they still haven't filled it.
the greatest expansion hockey team in the history of the nhl.no other expansion team has ever come close to what they have accomplished.. wayne gretzky and the oilers took their ideas and strategies from the islanders to win their cups ..even gretzky said he looked up to the islanders
Mike Bossy is the greatest player ever to lace up the skates. Not taking away anything from the likes of Lemieux and Gretzky but what Bossy did in his ten seasons was ridiculous. The league has not had a player like him since.
Ya know, the islanders came substantially closer to the Stanley cup in 79, than the oilers in 86. That would have also been 5 cups in a row for the isles and 6 straight cup appearances but you never really see that point made in the islander fan bag of what ifs. It's simply 4 straight cups and 19 straight series wins. The team just knew how to win when it counted without excuse or what ifs, and overcame what even a team with Wayne Gretzky or even Guy Lafleur simply did not. And in an absolutely brutal Patrick division all those years. There is no greater team in any sport, and results is the most important thing to go by. Consecutive cups do matter given the huge efforts made to keep an untainted streak going. If they played in Canada these facts would be self evident.
The isles also made the semis in 75, 76, 77, quarters in 78, and semis again in 79 before their 19 playoff series streak. It's just an unprecedented consecutive period of consistent domination in NHL playoff hockey history and the competition was fierce and brutal throughout.
it must have been brutal for a goalie to see Mike Bossy about to take a shot at him
That first goal by Bossy is an absolute beauty.
Habs had one of their worst regular seasons ever in 83-84 and then caught fire in the playoffs behind the brilliant play of Steve Penney. It came to an end in game 3 of this series. The Islanders were past the back end of their dynasty but would still go onto the finals and lose to Edmonton.
BTW, Larry Robinson = Class Act. Always the first player to go over and shake the hand of the opposing coach.
Billy smith was a piece of shit, and he probably still is
Thanks for this post. I am a life long Leafs fan, able to remember their 67 cup. But in looking back the voice of hockey to me was and always will be Danny Gallivan.
The 1984 Canadiens were the only Wales playoff team that year to not have 40 wins or 90 points. And go figure, they outlasted damn near all of them.35-40-5… and yet they got that far.This was Jacques Lemaire's coming out party as a coach. What he did with Steve freaking Penney, an aging LaFleur, etc. was astonishing.
That Bossy goal was one of his greatest
Gallivan was by far one of the best play by play announcers (also loved Bill Hewitt (CBC) and Dan Kelly (worked for the St. Louis Blues and did CBS broadcasts)—absolutely HATE (and always have) Bob Cole. He is lousy and is now >80 and won't retire (its known that he has a huge ego and simply won't leave)–he forgets the names of the players and at one time he and Harry Neale were removed from working together on Leaf broadcasts because they were so biased any time the Leafs touched the puck
19 straight series wins. Truly amazing record.
The islanders have always had the greatest fans in hockey! Great fans = Great results!
Lafontaine and Chelios playing as rookies, probably the greatest American forward and defenseman of all time.
The Canadiens were dominant from 1976-79. The Islanders of that era were darn good but just not good enough to beat the Habs. The Habs of 1984 were up and coming- they made it to the Stanley Cup 2 years later in ‘86. Note Canadiens coach Jacque Lemaire had success about 10 years later winning a Cup with the Devils as head coach. I liked how Larry Robinson who also won a Cup as coach of the Devils greeted Al Arbour after the game. Robinson seems like a gentleman and had many years of beating the Arbour led Islanders in the 1970’s playoffs with those great Canadiens teams.
Why did the Canadiens have home ice advantage in this series?
Bossy was so clutch. Loved him as a kid. (Not him as a kid. Me!)
I'm sure today's young fans would say that the first goal by Bossy here was a bad goal for Penney to give up because it was from far out. They couldn't be more wrong. He came over the line, moved to his left to change the angle and get Penney to move a bit to his right, and then simply blasted a perfect shot
Isles down 2 games to none and Arbor complains about the officiating. The next four games the Isles get the first PP in every one of them.
That Bossy snipe @ 2:53! Lord Have Mercy!
Now go home and get ya shinebox!
That first Bossy goal, holy shit!
That convincing 4-1 victory at home in Game VI (6), 1983-1984 N.H.L. season's Stanley Cup Playoffs Wales Conference Finals series over Canadiens earned Islanders Vth (5th) succesive Championship Series berth, but in their title series re-match duel with Oilers from season prior (1982-1983), Oilers would return favor beating Isles 4 games to 1, not only to avenge their 4-game title series sweep loss to those Islanders from season prior (1982-1983), but to launch run, 5 Stanley Cup championships in 7-season span (1983-1984 thru 1989-1990)
Montreal did not have a goalie good enough.
Islanders rule
Winning 4 cups in a row by Trottier & Bossy is great, winning 19 series in a row is also a great accomplishment. Hear me, I don't want to troll anyone here, but consider this: during a period of 15 years, 1965 to 1979, the Canadiens de Montréal won 10 Stanley cups and 4 in a row, 76-77-78-79. 10 Stanley cups in 15 years is hard to beat. The Canadiens also won 6 Stanley cups in the 1950 decade establishing THE record of 5 Stanley cups in a row. That means that Montréal won 16 Stanley cups in a 30 years period. Les Canadiens de Montréal are the most powerful dynasty in any professional sport in the world with the Yankees.
the greatest broadcaster ever called his last goal scored by the greatest pure goal score ever Mike Bossy
The Habs won the first two games of that series. Than the Isles took over. Ran out of gas vs the Oilers. Unbelievable team.
Smith not shaking hands what a douche
The NY Islanders are a study in how to build a championship team from 'scratch". When they were awarded the expansion team in 1971 ownership hired Bill Torrey as GM and he refused to trade any of his yearly draft picks. In fact, in 1974 Montreal offered the Islanders money/veteran players for their 1st pick in the draft that year (Montreal desperately wanted to draft Denis Potvin)-Torrey refused and drafted Potvin and in subsequent drafts brought in Brian Trottier, Mike Bossy, Clarke Gilles etc.
Danny Gallivan’s last game….
3rd time Montreal up 2-0 in games in play offs & lose, against Quebec, & NY rangers also
3rd time Montreal up 2-0 in games in play offs & lose, against Quebec, & NY rangers also
3rd time Montreal up 2-0 in games in play offs & lose, against Quebec, & NY rangers also
3rd time Montreal up 2-0 in games in play offs & lose, against Quebec, & NY rangers also
3rd time Montreal up 2-0 in games in play offs & lose, against Quebec, & NY rangers also