In this spirit, we are going to post a throwback video, picture and/or game on Thursdays to give you a fix for your NESCAC hockey off-season jonesing. Today we have an Anaheim Mighty Ducks promo circa 1996 that stars Hamilton's Guy Hebert and a photo from one of the oldest rivalries in NCAA hockey.
Throwback Video: Guy Hebert
As any NESCAC hockey historian - or anyone that has walked into the Hebert Shrine that is Sage Rink - knows, Guy Hebert is the most famous alum to grace New England Small School Athletic Conference ice. Hebert was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in 1987, between his sophomore and junior years at Hamilton. After winning 46 games as a Continenntal, Hebert went on to spend 10 years in the NHL as a member of the St. Louis Blues, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and New York Rangers. The 1997 NHL All-Star was the first pick by the Mighty Ducks in the 1993 Expansion Draft and represented the United States in the 1994 World Championships and 1996 World Cup. Check out his full bio and stats(including for his time at Hamilton) here.
Today we present a Mighty Ducks commercial from 1996 starring Hebert.Commercials shouldn't bother you, unless of course you go to the Brunswick Re-Education Camp. (what up, NAS?). In this Prime Sports promo for a regular season Ducks game against "Super Mario (Mario Lemieux) and the Penguins," Hebert appears alone, in a dark rink, under spotlights at "6:42 PM," accompanied by Gregorian chanting.
The former Continental goalie then drops some fortune cookie knowledge, "I play behind a mask, I don't hide behind it/ I play because the glove is quicker than the eye/I play because I'm no sitting duck." The payoff comes when Hebert removes his mask and says, "I play for Prime Sports." Riveting stuff.
If you'd like to see the entire 1997 NHL All-Star game Hebert played in, you can find it on YouTube (thanks, internet!). Hebert's intro is about 11:40 in and he plays goalie in the third period for the Western Conference squad that lost 11-7 to the Eastern Conference. Hebert let up only one of the eleven goals.
Throwback Picture: Bowdoin-Colby Rivalry
Bowdoin College Athletic DepartmentThe Polar Bears and White Mules playing at Bowdoin’s “Delta” outdoor rink in 1948.
Back in November 2012, with the NHL lockout in full effect, The New York Times hockey blog "Slap Shot" had to look for alternatives to pro-hockey. So, they ended up turning to one of the oldest rivalries in collegiate hockey dating back to 1922 between the Bowdoin Polar Bears and the Colby Mules.
As we have discussed before, the Times clearly has a connection to the NESCAC as Hamilton games regularly appear among the handful of D-III scores published in the weekend sports section. In advance of the home and home (199th and 200th meetings) between Bowdoin and Colby, the Times posted an article about the rivalry on November 30, 2012, which included pictures (like the one above), a background of the series and Bowdoin Coach Terry Meagher calling the rivalry a "little Beanpot." Meagher played in the actual Beanpot as a member of the Boston University hockey team in the 1970s.
Read More: New York Times Jeff Z Klein. - - Want a Real Rivalry? Try Bowdoin-Colby
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