Finally, New Photos That Aren't Obituaries - Anne Stovell's Album1 - Larry Hopkins, Gary O'Connell

 

As the title says, finally some new (new to this blog) photos of my era at OCHS. Anne Venning (Stovell) sent along some scans from her album. Here we have Larry Hopkins and Gary O'Connell posing for this. I will update when Anne tells me the occasion.

1972 Oshawa Generals - Two OCHS Students on the Team

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Two students from OCHS were on the Oshawa Generals Team in 1972.  Goalie Rick St. Croix who is seated in the first row, second from right, went on to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL, and Larry Hopkins, 3rd from right in the second row, went on to play for the Winnipeg Jets.  Both Rick and Larry were a year ahead of me in high school, in my brother's class. Quite amazing since we were a small school.

Terry Hopkins at Kangaroo Court

As previously iterated what was done to us and what we did to others at initiation time would not fly in these politically correct times. Degradation, torture and humiliation are out of style.

However, back in the day, it was great fun as long as you were not on the receiving end. Here is Terry Hopkins, as an "officer" of the kangaroo court, dressed in a "borrowed" altar boy cassock, reading an edict from the "court". Terry's grandmother taught me in Grade 2 at St. Joseph's School.

In the crowd, standing second from right in the glasses and polka dot tie, is Italo Labignan, who became a television fishing show host.


Terry's brother Larry Hopkins was in my brother's class at OCHS, and he was on the Oshawa Generals Dream Team of 1972, and went to the NHL, played a couple of games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and then went to the Winnipeg Jets.