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Passport to NHL? Greg Neeld, former Marlboro defenceman who lost an eye in 1973, demonstrates special face mask which he hopes will convince National (...)
Passport to NHL? Greg Neeld, former Marlboro defenceman who lost an eye in 1973, demonstrates special face mask which he hopes will convince National (...)

Passport to NHL? Greg Neeld, former Marlboro defenceman who lost an eye in 1973, demonstrates special face mask which he hopes will convince National (...)

Date6/11/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Passport to NHL? Greg Neeld, former Marlboro defenceman who lost an eye in 1973, demonstrates special face mask which he hopes will convince National Hockey League committee to change rule banning players with sight deficiencies. Neeld, who has been drafted by Buffalo Sabres, feels mask eliminates risk of injury to his good eye. He will argue case before committee in Montreal Monday.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0070506F
Legal route next, Greg Neeld, who lost an eye in 1973, looks over helmet which he hopes may help him earn berth in NHL
Legal route next, Greg Neeld, who lost an eye in 1973, looks over helmet which he hopes may help him earn berth in NHL
6/11/1975
Greg Neeld is back. Greg Neeld played his first game yesterday with Toronto Marlboros after his left eye was removed in December after being hit by a stick during game
Greg Neeld is back. Greg Neeld played his first game yesterday with Toronto Marlboros after his left eye was removed in December after being hit by a stick during game
2/1/1974
Shall We Dance? Or do you want a look at my face mask? That's what Greg Neeld (6) appears to be asking Edmonton's Dan Spring during last night's game (...)
Shall We Dance? Or do you want a look at my face mask? That's what Greg Neeld (6) appears to be asking Edmonton's Dan Spring during last night's game (...)
12/26/1975
Greg Neeld, whose left eye was removed in an operation after he was struck by a hockey stick in a game at Kitchener, watches the last few minutes of a(...)
Greg Neeld, whose left eye was removed in an operation after he was struck by a hockey stick in a game at Kitchener, watches the last few minutes of a(...)
12/23/1973
Putting a new face on safety. Ray Mullin of Levitte Safety Ltd., Toronto, demonstrates a state-of-the-art safety mask at the Metro Convention Centre, (...)
Putting a new face on safety. Ray Mullin of Levitte Safety Ltd., Toronto, demonstrates a state-of-the-art safety mask at the Metro Convention Centre, (...)
5/31/1988
War on burns: Plastic surgeon Dr. Dwayne Larson demonstrates mask used to prevent scar formation on face of burn victim.
War on burns: Plastic surgeon Dr. Dwayne Larson demonstrates mask used to prevent scar formation on face of burn victim.
8/12/1981
Have a pie in the eye, Former NHL great Andy Bathgate, who played with the Maple Leafs, gets a pie in the face during some of the hijinks which took p(...)
Have a pie in the eye, Former NHL great Andy Bathgate, who played with the Maple Leafs, gets a pie in the face during some of the hijinks which took p(...)
3/18/1984
Debbie Bill of Haney, B.C., hopes to win Olympic high jump title in 1972 at Munich. She demonstrates her style of going over bar backwards. Debbie's b(...)
Debbie Bill of Haney, B.C., hopes to win Olympic high jump title in 1972 at Munich. She demonstrates her style of going over bar backwards. Debbie's b(...)
2/9/1971
Henry Capri, a Maitre D' at the Royal York was born in Italy and retains a love of the food of his native land. On Sundays he makes a special meal for this family. The sauce for crepes suzette he makes at hotel is famous around the world. Here he demonstrates the ease with which he makes it.
Henry Capri, a Maitre D' at the Royal York was born in Italy and retains a love of the food of his native land. On Sundays he makes a special meal for this family. The sauce for crepes suzette he makes at hotel is famous around the world. Here he demonstrates the ease with which he makes it.
11/30/1971
Radio Buff Dick Cummins, president of Scarborough CB radio group, demonstrates how he can control 80 mobile citizen band operators from special trailer, when working with search and rescue operation. Pins on the board indicate their home baes. He is trying to organize all citizens-band groups in Metro into one.
Radio Buff Dick Cummins, president of Scarborough CB radio group, demonstrates how he can control 80 mobile citizen band operators from special trailer, when working with search and rescue operation. Pins on the board indicate their home baes. He is trying to organize all citizens-band groups in Metro into one.
10/4/1976
Optometrist New Paige, with some help from Debbie Powers, demonstrates one step in a procedure he uses to correct short0-sightedness by changing the shape of the cornea of the eye
Optometrist New Paige, with some help from Debbie Powers, demonstrates one step in a procedure he uses to correct short0-sightedness by changing the shape of the cornea of the eye
8/3/1978
Greg Neeld
Greg Neeld
12/11/1973