40 Years - Reggie Leach scores 5 goals on May 6, 1976

[ryschram]

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[mushkiki]

A man of great character today and a hockey great.

[janiscortese]

That guy could take the ash off a lit cigarette from 50 yards off -- opposing goalies used to wet themselves at the thought of him. :-) He could put a puck straight through a car door.

Brilliant, brilliant shooter and an really admirable person as well, accomplishing so much in life with such a rocky start.

[silversteinman200]

he looked so young just today he looks so old well for a long time first time i saw him 4 years ago and counting : D

[flyerspa67]

Reggie Leach was Classic....

The Super 70's were so Great to Loyal Flyers Fans....

[knuckleheadjones]

Compared to the butterfly goalies of today, stand-up goalies look like they're really not trying very hard. Case in point: .28 seconds of this video.

[vidlivs]

@knuckleheadjones You try being an acrobatic butterfly goalie with equipment that weighed up to 12 pounds. The pads today are litteraly featherweight. The pads in the 70's were made with cowhide leather and stuffed with horse hair. Pretty good protection, but know that water could seep through cowhide leather and make the pads weigh even more by the 3rd period. This is why the goalkeepers look much slower in their reflexes back then.

[crawhip7]

@vidlivs

Where did the water come from?

[vidlivs]

@crawhip7 Hi, sorry for the Finals if you're a Flyers fan. I was rootin for them against Chicago. Anyways, the water would come from melting snow and ice that would accumalate and seep into the leather pads, thus making the pads in the 1970's much heavier by the 3rd period than they would be in the first. Leather pads would feel damp after playing pickup ice hockey for an hour, let alone playing in the NHL where games take 2-3 hours. Today the material used for pads is all waterproof.

[DuncanFez]

he still is the "Rifle" here as coach of the Manitoulin Islanders .

[ottvalley]

The Brandon Rifle!!

[starry8]

Riverton rifle.

[bds1167]

I LOVE Reggie Leach!!!! What a blistering slapshot!!!!!

[bioman217]

hey thats is my uncle i remember when he first started hockey

[RegLeachFan]

Reggie was awesome. My favorite player growing up.

[bobcaygeonfrench]

I met him, he's a very nice guy. Very laid back, he spends alot of his time talking to first nation kids about the dangers of alcohol. He doesn't have to do that.

[jordanmelsted]

reggie leach still has the record for most goals scored while intoxicated lol

[bronsonpratt]

i seen him in my school this morning

[tacular3]

ouch!..... ass clown. Even with the internet you fucked that one up pretty good. I suppose your going to say it was 1993? Id love to hear your response to this one! lol

[snealfleeba]

Freddy Shero should have let the Rifle play drunk more often.

[somethinlikethat]

SCORE! REGGIE LEACH FIVE GOALS! I remember Comcast SportsNet in Philly used to play this regularly when they had a program called Comcast SportsNet classics. To score five goals in a series clincher with a hangover...now that's talent. Props to Reggie Leach.

[tacular3]

I hear he was just fuckin wasted before this game! Look at the goalies back then... BRUTAL! my sister would have scoreed on them....

[swrspector3]

Ahh, that is why Gilles Gilbert was an All-Star, because he really sucked then what with his still standing record of 17 straight wins as the # 1 goaltender for the Big Bad Boston Bruins in the 70's. Yeah, he and Bernie Parent really stunk. So did Tony Esposito. I'm sorry, where's your siter's name on The Stanley Cup? Boy, Ken Dyden blew too. FUCKFACE!

[3Dirtbag3]

What a fuckin CLOWN you are! thats why Gretzky has 92 in a season. And nobody has broken 70 in 15 years or so. Ken Dryden did suck, anybody could have backstopped them to 4 straight cups ... wake up FUCKFACE!

[XxFLYERFANXx]

it was 93 assclown

[mawalton9]

I think she did...you just didn't know about it