Posted - 12/18/2007 : 19:46:08 I was talking to my Dad the other day and he asked me if I knew the origin of the "Three Stars" at the end of the game. He is in his eighties and listened to the Leaf games on the wireless back on the farm in Saskatchewan when he was a boy. Of course I told him "I had no idea". I said "It has been the three stars since I was a lad back in the fifties". This is what he said, "Imperial Oil had the exclusive broadcast rights to the Saturday night games back then and one of their blends of gasoline was called three star gas. He added that it's where they came up with the three stars of the game which of course was presented by three star gas. Has anyone else heard this story before? Can anyone add anything to it? My memory only takes me back to Murray Westgate and the Happy Motoring Sign". I find hockey history very interesting.
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Antroman
Posted - 12/19/2007 : 06:53:14 Hey Pucknuts, Thanks for the link. A very interesting read for sure. I remember when I was a kid the games didn't start until half way through the second period like the link says. We used to hope there was a big brawl in the first period or one of the goalies had to leave for stitches or an injury which of course would leave more of the game to watch when it came on at nine o'clock. The games would start at eight back then. They didn't have back up netminders in the stands back then so if there was an injury to the goalie he would go to the dressing room for repairs and it could sometimes take up to half an hour. If the goalie couldn't continue then they had to call the backup out of the stands and he had to get suited up and warmed up. I remember sometimes on rare occasions we got to see a bit of the first period. Some of the bench clearing brawls would also produce long delays and satisfying results for us hockey hungry kids.
PuckNuts
Posted - 12/18/2007 : 21:39:37 You father is correct...
