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2013.55.71 B |
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Video Recording |
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Bill White Interview |
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Bill White interview, 6 October 2006. Digitized MP4 from Sony 40 Advanced ME DVCAM. Viewing time 00:09:35. 01:00How did you get named to the team: got a phone call telling him he was selected to play; training camp at Maple Leaf Gardens in August and the first person he met was Frank Mahovolich 01:56Defense partner: played with Pat Stapleton in Chicago, so they played together 02:06What made you work together: Pat was big, Bill was small, lucky combo that instinctively knew what each other did on the ice, never practised anything special, he was very good offensively, my whole game was defense 02:53Game One: did you know how many games you were going to play - all told going in that we would play 2 games, he and Pat sat out Game One, watched it and got good look at the Russians, "they were a lot better than was scouted, could tell after the 2nd period we had not reached the physical shape they had", took a short time to get in shape and as the series went on they got better and got in condition 03:43Game One, were you surprised: "Never underestimate your opponent", did not expect to win everything 04:21Games Two: went out and played our game, nothing to adjust to, had got good look them in Montreal and we played as well as always did, "One of the best goals I ever saw was Pete Mahovolich's goal, it was outstanding, right from start to finish." 04:55How do you feel your play measured up: played up to my potential and what I was there for; there to be defensive; record speaks for itself, had best plus/minus record of team 05:45On putting on the Canadian jersey: it was different, we were playing against the Iron Curtain, the Russians, they always wanted to beat us and take away that title of being #1, just putting on that sweater and when you hear the anthem, it give you tingles down your spine 06:36Russian style of play vs. NHL style: his coach in Springfield was Eddie Shore, he played and trained his players the way the Russians did in moving the puck, drills geared for left side and right side, balance, mobility; he was ahead of the game in some ways, goes on to talk about Shore 09:18Did you learn a lot from Shore: gave him a great sense of balance, more manoeuvrability 10:04Game 4 & team moral: after a win and a tie the game had gone well even though they lost, on the fans booing - Phil gave his speech, none of us were going to quit, we were very disappointed, none of us like to lose, quiet trip back to Toronto 10:49Sweden: "We were put into a position where we were all basically enemies before training camp. It took a long time to drop the barriers. When we got to Sweden we could sense the team was coming together as a team." 11:21Henderson goal: he was about 25-30 behind him 11:32Did Pat pick up the puck: yes he did, the puck shot into our end and he ran out the clock and picked up the puck 12:08Prague: did go and helped with the play by play broadcast 12:51On going back to the Black Hawk training camp: was in best shape had ever been in, the training camp was easy since he was ahead of anyone else, and then it is get back to business 13:34How does it compare with a Stanley Cup: never won the Cup, it really was an unusual, great series to be part of and it still goes on 13:55He is now finding younger people asking about the series 14:26The strangest thing about the series: talks about going to the stadium for their workout and seeing a woman welder for the first time 15:16Life lesson: "In general, be a good person."; talks about how sport opened a lot of doors for him, gave him self-confidence; "Be fair with people and be decent". 16:00On winning/losing: Learn more from losing, you look back at the mistakes and analyze what you are doing wrong 17:04On being competitive in sport: "for me, if I am going to play any kind of sport, I want to win. I want the prize at the end. Just to go in and just play - I want to go in and win."; love to be competitive and that makes the other person work harder 18:05On his career: brought up in the Toronto system, talks about moving up through the various levels and realized in Junior A that he wanted to be a professional hockey player 19:17How did you get to Chicago: played in minors in AHL, was traded to Los Angeles and then Chicago 20:29Eddie Shore: talks about Shore's team and what he was like as a coach, if you stood up to him he respected you 24:18Talks about have Geoffrion and Beliveau coming down on him and being scored on by Bobby Hull; talks about Bobby Orr, his injuries and being assistant coach 26:10Shows Team Canada sweater, got #17 because another player got his #2 due to seniority 26:55Shows Chicago Black Hawks 75th Anniversary sweater, name to their all-time team |
Date |
2006/10/06 |
People |
White, Bill Stapleton, Pat Short, Eddie Orr, Bobby |
Search Terms |
Bill White Interview Ice hockey NHL National Hockey League LA Kings 1972 Summit Series |