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The following discussion was taken from Talk:1966-67 NHL season under the Edit War section since it belongs here.
If information is revised so that it does not copy word for word an author's words, it is not copyrighted material. As such every single solitary taking down of my contribution to 1966-67 is vandalism. And every person on this board is guilty of harassment against me as well. I notice on NO OTHER SEASON has anything been taken down. That's proof that it is harassment and threats against me.Corey Bryant 20:08, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
Why is it important to mention that Eddie Giacomin blew a 3-1 lead November 9th, 1966? Because the fans---HIS OWN!!--- were BRUTAL! They threw garbage at him and cursed him. Can you HONESTLY think that a goaltender subjected to such horrible abuse could turn things around and become a winner and record 9 shutouts? Not under normal conditions. That's why it is important for it to be mentioned for the 1966-67 season. And about this business of wordiness: I quote a line from the TV series Perry Mason, episode "The Case of the Witless Witness" in which Perry quotes Judge Daniel Redmond: "If we do not fight for the dignity of truth, we have substituted expediency for justice." Flibirigit, then, is a jerk because his complaint of "wordiness" because the season by season account is FOR events of THAT particular season. It is made, then, to inform the public what happened that particular year. If it is not of quality, it is not worthy to have a season by season account , which I have tried to make every season I have uploaded. Flibirigit only operates on the principle of expedience, not of quality. Corey Bryant 21:39, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
I followed the NHL for 30 years from 1967-68 to 1997-98. I'm an expert. Now what can you say to me that can say otherwise? Hockey history is my specialty. I ought to be the National Hockey League's official historian.Corey Bryant 20:14, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
"Giacomin was impressive in his first month as Rangers goaltender, but soon his inexperience caught up with him and the fans he'd won over turned on him and he was booed by the fans. In his sophomore year, in a game against the Boston Bruins in November, he blew a 3-1 lead in the game's final two minutes and the fans really turned abusive. The fans threw garbage at Eddie and booed him viciously. Eddie was badly shaken, but from there he won games and won back the fans who had turned on him.
The Ranger fans were VERY abusive to Eddie Giacomin on November 9th, 1966. One beer bottle exploded only ten feet from him. Corey Bryant 20:14, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
Wow ... this article is a positive mess, and a player like Giacomin deserves better. I'll try to find time to spruce it up myself, but with the holidays ... Ravenswing 23:11, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
Stan Fischler in Heroes of Pro Hockey cites a soda bottle exploding 10 feet from Giacomin in the November 9th, 1966 game, but Eddie, A Goalie's Story by Hugh Delano says a beer container.
Eddie: A Goalie's Story by Hugh Delano Chapter 8 "The Night they threw Garbage at a goalie in the Garden"
"The ugly noise started in the seats high above Madison Square Garden ice. At first it was muffled and distant. But then the rumbling of hostile, angry boos grew louder and louder until it became a deafening roar. It seemed as though every voice in the old arena was booing in collective rage and disapproval.
"Suddenly, without warning, the first missile came hurtling down from the gallery at the Ninth Avenue end of the building. A beer container hit the ice and splattered its foamy liquid near the Ranger goal.
"It was the beginning of one of the most vile and cruel demonstrations of spectator abuse against an athlete in New York sports history.
"It was November 9, 1966, a night that will live in infamy for Eddie Giacomin for the rest of his life.
"Apple cores. Orange peels. Paper cups. Popcorn boxes. Eggs. Coins. Shredded programs. Rolled-up newspapers. All were among the debris raining down toward the forlorn figure standing in front of the Ranger goal...
"...Catcalls, jeers, and boos echoed through the arena. A banana peel and assorted fruit and missiles hit the ice. The fans cursed Giacomin and shouted obscenities at him.
"The Bruins had scored twice in the final 89 seconds to tie the game 3-3 in a game New York should have won. "...and now they were throwing garbage at him.
"The Rangers were in last place with a 2-5-2 record and it was all Eddie's fault.
"He wasn't even supposed to be playing against Boston. He had come off the bench to replace Cesare Maniago. New York's starting goaltender had stopped John McKenzie's shot with his chin and had to leave the game for stitches."
Now how about ordering the book on interlibrary loan or buy it through www.abebooks.com and read it for yourself, for heaven's sake.Corey Bryant 21:11, 22 December 2006 (UTC)