WBKB Channel 7 - Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks" (Part 3, 1964)

Here's Part 3 of Midwest Sports Special - "Inside the World of Hockey with the Chicago Blackhawks," hosted by Frank Sweeney, as aired on WBKB (now WLS) Channel 7. This was transferred from the original film, and thus has no commercials. Featured in this part is the team's coach Billy Reay, with demonstrations by players Bobby Hull, Bill Hay, Elmer "Moose" Vasko, Phil Esposito, Matt Ravlich, Glenn Hall, John Brenneman, Fred Stanfield, Stan Mikita, Eric Nesterenko and Wayne Hillman. Includes:

Mr. Reay introducing and describing a demonstration of a 2-for-1 break, with either Bobby Hull or Bill Hay carrying the puck at the outset and Elmer Vasko (#4) acting as opposition defenseman; the coach explains the technique preferences of left- and right-handed shooters. Mext comes a demonstration of a breakaway, courtesy Phil Esposito and Matt Ravlich (#5), with goaltender Glenn Hall (#1). Coach Reay then laments that "we're not always fortunate" to have an opportunity for this kind of play in regular games.

With the offensive demonstrations over, Coach Reay now goes into defensive moves, starting with an example of two-man break against two-man defense from John Brenneman (#12) and Fred Stanfield against Vasko and Ravlich, followed by another demonstration with Stan Mikita vs. Vasko, with Coach Reay all the while explaining what's going on, what's legal and what's not. This part ends with an example of an illegal move from Eric Nesterenko and Wayne Hillman (listed in hockey databases as #18, but seen wearing #20 which was listed as Doug Jarrett's number).

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This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 19, 1964 (and repeated on Saturday, March 20th 1965) during the 5:30pm to 6:30pm timeframe.

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