20 FORGOTTEN NHL Players Every Kid Knew in the 1970s

Every kid in the 1970s had names like these in a shoebox of cards: players who set records that still stand, then quietly slipped out of the conversation. This countdown runs through twenty of them, from Errol Thompson, the St. Eleanors Streak, and Tom Bladon's eight-point night to Ian Turnbull's five goals on five shots, Garry Unger's iron-man run and Jean Ratelle, the gentleman the Rangers traded away and honoured forty-two years later. Along the way: Pierre Larouche's fifty goals at twenty, the MPH Line, the French Connection, J.P. Parisé in Moscow in 1972, and what each of them did once the cheering stopped. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 0:37 20. Errol Thompson 1:51 19. Tom Bladon 3:11 18. Syl Apps Junior 4:28 17. Danny Grant 5:47 16. Don Murdoch 7:04 15. Steve Vickers 8:22 14. Ian Turnbull 9:39 13. Jean Pronovost 10:57 12. Pit Martin 12:14 11. Dennis Maruk 13:34 10. J.P. Parisé 15:00 9. Pierre Larouche 16:21 8. Mickey Redmond 17:42 7. Vic Hadfield 19:03 6. Dennis Hull 20:17 5. Butch Goring 21:25 4. Reggie Leach 22:47 3. Rick Martin 24:14 2. Garry Unger 25:35 1. Jean Ratelle TAGS 1970s nhl players, forgotten nhl players, nhl history documentary, classic nhl players, old nhl players 1970s, nhl records 1970s, jean ratelle rangers, garry unger streak, reggie leach flyers, rick martin french connection, tom bladon flyers record, ian turnbull five goals, dennis maruk capitals, vic hadfield rangers fifty goals, mickey redmond red wings, nhl nostalgia, retro hockey cards, when hockey was hockey