The Fog Bowl of Game 3
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FrankieAugust 19, 2022 (7:16 PM)
Let's look back at a moment in history that we are all familiar with. Now i was not around at this time, but i certainly remember getting on the ice, Sunday mornings, and the fog settling in really nice. Yes, i said really nice- we loved it as players.
Now for the case of the Flyers Vs. Sabres in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final, this may have not been the case.
The date was May 20, 1975. Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. A hot, humid evening in Buffalo combines with a non-air-conditioned Memorial Auditorium to slow things down. Game Play was interrupted five times by fog during regulation. Something that just has not been seen before, at least in my time.
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After Sabres defenseman Bill Hajt scores midway through the third period to tie the game 4-4, play is interrupted seven times during overtime so players and rink attendants can skate around and try to dissipate the fog.
Despite the conditions, neither team is able to score until Buffalo's Rene Robert beats Bernie Parent at 18:29 of OT to give the Sabres the victory.
THIS DATE IN 1975: The @BuffaloSabres defeated the Flyers 5-4 in OT in Game 3 of the 1975 Stanley Cup Final dubbed «The Fog Game.» #NHLStats
BUF won the game but PHI went on to win the series and a second consecutive championship.
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Bernie Parent had this to say.
"I saw Robert's shot too late for me to come out and stop it,"
"I saw Robert's shot too late for me to come out and stop it,"
"I'm surprised the overtime took so long. It was hard to see the puck from the red line. If three men came down and one made a good pass from the red line, you couldn't see the puck. A good shot from the red line could have won it."
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