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A Look At The ‘Binker’
by Paul on 05/22/08 at 08:28 AM ET
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from Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette,
Where to begin with the remarkable career of Les Binkley, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ first No. 1 goaltender who wore 15 sweaters from his junior debut in 1949 through his pro-hockey retirement in 1976?
Surely with his highlight-reel goals-against:
- Being scored on twice by future motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel in a train-wreck-ugly, 1970s World Hockey Association penalty-shot publicity stunt at Maple Leaf Gardens.
added 9:32am, for more on Les Binkley and some great pictures too, check out Habs Inside/Out…
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