tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606399294534830977.post1636100622673223913..comments2024-03-27T22:53:18.116-06:00Comments on Historical Hockey Stats & Trivia: The Forgotten All-Star GameUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606399294534830977.post-1101597190196181952018-11-20T23:51:46.345-07:002018-11-20T23:51:46.345-07:00Glad you enjoyed my recounting of Bill's story...Glad you enjoyed my recounting of Bill's story, Nora. It was a story I happened upon long ago whilst doing other research, and it struck kind of close to home.<br /><br />One of my grandfathers played goalie and skated occasionally with the Stampeders in the early '50s. They never played with masks in those days, of course, and minimal padding elsewhere as compared to today. Grandpa 'retired' from hockey (he never actually played professionally) in his early 20s after having lost all of his teeth and, in an awful incident due to a shot that hit him in the groin, a gonad... After that my newlywed grandmother convinced him to give it up, lest he lose anything else playing hockey.<br /><br />I'm being a bit glib, but I'm not sure who ended up worse off: my grandpa or Bill!Mark Parsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00279058747359050317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606399294534830977.post-78802020372915913512018-10-05T17:27:18.103-06:002018-10-05T17:27:18.103-06:00I really enjoyed this story as Bill Dobbyn is my n...I really enjoyed this story as Bill Dobbyn is my nephew. His mother was my father’s daughter. ( two marriages)jammanorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16633471326248853211noreply@blogger.com