1964 Leafs Cup Photo

Here is the first of many awesome photos that adorns my den from my friend's vintage sport photo shop, vintagesportsimages.com . It's a fantastic shot of the 1964 Stanley Cup being handed over to George Armstrong by NHL President Clarence Campbell. What I love about the photo is the fact it's from ice-level, showing the expanse of Maple Leaf Gardens and the crowd within. Below is a photo from the Montreal Gazette the following day taken just after the initial photo was, with the players gathered around the Cup.
In addition to Armstrong (who had 13 points in 14 playoff games) and Campbell, identifying the rest of the players in the shot is fairly easy. Dave Keon (7 goals, 9 points) is in the near distance in between The Cup and Campbell and Carl Brewer (played 12 of 14 games) is behind Armstrong. The legendary King Clancy is seen stepping on the centre redline, he was assistant general manager of the Leafs. In the helmet is Billy Harris with Larry Hillman and Jim Pappin to the right. In civvies is Al Arbour who played just one of the fourteen playoff games that season.


Comments

Barton Hall said…
Love this site. Please keep 'em coming!

(I believe that's Jim Pappin between Hillman and Arbour)

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