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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(...)

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(...)

Date12/23/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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 match between his teammates, Toronto Marlboros, and Hamilton Red Wings yesterday at Maple Leaf Gardens before flying home to Vancouver. 18-year-old defenceman is full of plans to get back into shape during Christmas holidays, after two weeks in bed.
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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
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
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 (...)
6/11/1975
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
Bare-chested man watches as police lead away Adele Arnold, one of six women arrested yesterday for baring their breasts in a Waterloo park. Minutes la(...)
Bare-chested man watches as police lead away Adele Arnold, one of six women arrested yesterday for baring their breasts in a Waterloo park. Minutes la(...)
7/18/1992
Fire Captain Jack Wright (bottom, left) watches rescue training operation, some recruits do panic when confronted by fire at its hottest and deadliest, he says
Fire Captain Jack Wright (bottom, left) watches rescue training operation, some recruits do panic when confronted by fire at its hottest and deadliest, he says
6/29/1965
Injured striker Keith Chowan, 19, a shipper at the Dare Food plant in Kitchener, is helped to an ambulance after he was struck on the head by a rock a(...)
Injured striker Keith Chowan, 19, a shipper at the Dare Food plant in Kitchener, is helped to an ambulance after he was struck on the head by a rock a(...)
6/6/1972
Excited fan, Mrs. Gladys Cumberland watches Canada-Soviet hockey game on color television set at Lord Simcoe hotel today as she celebrates 82nd birthday
Excited fan, Mrs. Gladys Cumberland watches Canada-Soviet hockey game on color television set at Lord Simcoe hotel today as she celebrates 82nd birthday
9/22/1972
Violence in amateur hockey is being investigated by lawyer William McMurtry, who watches a house-league game Saturday night with Jim Locke, 7, who pla(...)
Violence in amateur hockey is being investigated by lawyer William McMurtry, who watches a house-league game Saturday night with Jim Locke, 7, who pla(...)
10/21/1974
Big and little brothers, Big Brother of the year award winner John Dalton watches Marlborough hockey game at Maple Leaf Gardens yesterday with his Lit(...)
Big and little brothers, Big Brother of the year award winner John Dalton watches Marlborough hockey game at Maple Leaf Gardens yesterday with his Lit(...)
1/5/1975
Sitting down on the job: Maple Leaf defenceman Rick Ley watches puck as two sticks attempt to whack it into Toronto net Saturday night at Gardens
Sitting down on the job: Maple Leaf defenceman Rick Ley watches puck as two sticks attempt to whack it into Toronto net Saturday night at Gardens
11/20/1971
Chess Mate Tsivya Loewenberg, 7, watches a patient at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Parkdale play computer chess using a mouth stick yesterday in the oc(...)
Chess Mate Tsivya Loewenberg, 7, watches a patient at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Parkdale play computer chess using a mouth stick yesterday in the oc(...)
7/3/1991