The story behind the story was it was an afternoon game and was on Hockey Night in Canada,” recounts Douglas, 75.

The story behind the story was it was an afternoon game and was on Hockey Night in Canada,” recounts Douglas, 75.



“It was televised from coast to coast. As I understand it — you hear that, as I understand it — the young ladies were supposed to run out of the chute from the visitors dressing room, by the players bench, during a stoppage of play. Because it’s on Hockey Night in Canada, and if it’s a stoppage in play, it doesn’t get on TV.”

But the plan went awry.

“I guess one of them figured that out and said ‘Hey, if we wait until a stoppage of play we’re not going to get on TV. So let’s go now!’” said Douglas.

“The Islanders were pressing us in our end of the rink and all of a sudden out come these three gals bouncin’ along the ice from the visitors bench to the home bench, and then I guess they ducked down the home bench tunnel and out they went.”

Greg Douglas on May 15 1967, when he was a sports reporter at The Vancouver Sun. Sam Wiebe/Vancouver Sun PNG
There had been streakers at sports events all across North America.

“Back in the 70s streakers were the big rage,” said Douglas. “There were streakers at soccer games, baseball games. They did it in Long Island when the Canucks were there one time.”

But there was a problem when the Canucks were streaked — NHL president Clarence Campbell was watching the game on TV in Montreal.“That didn’t go over too big with him,” said Douglas.

“Mr. Campbell didn’t see it live, he was watching the intermission. Ted Reynolds was intermission host on CBC and Babe Pratt was his analyst. Ted asked Babe ‘What did you think was the highlight of that first period,’ and Babe says ‘Oh without a doubt — roll it again George!’

“So when it played again is when the (bleep) hit the fan.”

Campbell got on the phone and raised hell.

“The hockey club was instructed by Mr. Campbell to eliminate and destroy every print and piece on video or tape,” said Douglas. “He thought it was outrageous, he was calling from Montreal saying ‘Stop this madness!’”

Douglas is working on a book of “all of the crazy capers and crazy sports characters I’ve met” over his five decade career in the Vancouver media.

“This is one of my feature stories, I was finally going to tell all and now I get this call from you!” he laughed.Longtime Pacific Coliseum general manager Mario Caravetta with Muhammad Ali in 1972, when Ali came to Vancouver to fight George Chuvalo. Caravetta denied that he was one of the planners of the Canucks streakers, and was genuinely shocked when the women jumped onto the ice in the middle of play, rather than waiting for a stoppage in play. PHOTO BY JASON PAYNE /Province

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