Ironically, their opponents, the new-to-the-NHL Quebec Nordiques, were playing in Detroit for the first time. After 52 years there and 1,790 home games, the Red Wings played there for the last time. It took them an extra year to actually begin playing in Detroit, at Olympia Stadium (and just six months later, Gordie “Mr. The Chicago fans happily watched their team win their fifth straight game by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1.ĭetroit seemed to delay building and moving into each of their stadiums. The biggest crowd at the Coliseum was only 8,500. As of the day before the game, only about 10,000 tickets had been sold, but the final count put the crowd at 14,212. According to the Chicago Tribune, the “opening of hockey in the largest indoor stadium on the continent” would have the “largest crowd ever to see a hockey game in Chicago.” The NHL governors – including President Frank Calder and owners of each team – planned to attend since they were in town for a meeting the following day. Three days later, they said hello to Chicago Stadium, where the “setting was excellent” because of the “wide tiers of red seats” and the ice was “far keener” because the Stadium was kept colder. They went out “in a blaze of glory” when they defeated the Montreal Maroons “in the closing seconds,” 4-3. Via Wikimedia CommonsIn Chicago, the Blackhawks and their fans had said goodbye to Chicago Coliseum on December 12, 1929. The pre-game and intermission performances included “a program of fancy skating by some of the foremost skaters, including the famous Charlotte and the team of Peterson and Charlotte.” Mayor Hylan performed the first ceremonial puck drop at Madison Square Garden. Both groups led the musical program before the game by playing the national anthems of their respective countries. The game would be for the benefit of the Institute. The day of the game, the Royal Foot Guards and the West Point Cadets marched up 5th Avenue from the Canadian Club to the Neurological Institute of New York at 2:30 for a concert. That afternoon, the Royal Foot Guards of Governor General Lord Byng paraded up Broadway to City Hall. Leading up to the game on December 15, 1925, the team conducted an exhibition at their workout on the morning before. However, of Madison Square Garden, the Daily News enthused, “Never before has hockey been staged in such a splendid setting.” It had an “ice field” of 185×85 feet that the audience would be able to see “no matter what part of the amphitheatre they may be seated in.” For their first home game, Tex Rickard insisted they play the Montreal Canadiens, a decision he may have regretted once the Canadiens defeated the Americans 3-1 and brought home the Prince of Wales Trophy. The New York Daily News predicted that it would be the “greatest throng that ever witnessed a hockey contest” and that judging by their enthusiasm, “professional hockey is an assured success in New York.” The Americans had already played their first game, in Pittsburgh, on December 2. The first NHL team in New York opened (the third) Madison Square Garden with a high-society affair with the full house of about 17,000 dressed for a night out. I felt for India – but our other girls got our shots in, so it’s not like that one shootout was the be all and end all.1925-26 NY Americans, via Wikimedia Commons “I said to myself: I got a second chance at this, I’m not missing it. “When they called the retake, I was thanking the universe for a second chance,” Malone said. She scored with her second attempt, before teammates Kaitlin Nobbs and Amy Lawton followed suit as the Hockeyroos goaltender Aleisha Power shut India out. I’m trying to inspire people to wear these weird outfits and be the hero for a few minutes.”Īustralia booked their place in the final amid controversy, winning the penalty shootout against India 3-0 after Rosie Malone was able to retake her missed attempt.Īfter the match had finished 1-1, Malone took the first shot of the shootout but saw her effort saved – but got a second chance because the eight-second countdown clock on the scoreboard wasn’t running. These are the moments to showcase the position. A lot of the time you’re picking the ball out of the net, it’s pretty unforgiving. You have to, you know it’s going to be a tough gig. Asked about penalties, she added: “I absolutely love them.
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