Lou was the dominant Coleco Classic player during the grand finale of the Golden Age.
1976-77: Lou’s rookie season in the Cartierville Table Hockey League (CTHL). He lost a 7-game final series to then-defending league champ Mike Clarke, an amazing player. Lou responded as follows:
1977-78: CTHL Champion, Singles and Doubles
1978: Canadian Open Champion, Singles and Doubles
1978-79: CTHL Champion, Singles and Doubles
1979: Canadian Open Champion, Singles and Doubles
1979-80: Montreal Table Hockey League (MTHL) Champion, Singles and Doubles
1980: Canadian Open Champion, Singles and Doubles
1980-81: MTHL Champion, Singles and Doubles (no Canadian Open held)
1981: Boucherville Invitational Champion
1981-82: MTHL Champion, Singles and Doubles (no Canadian Open held)
1982-83: MTHL Champion, Singles and Doubles (no Canadian Open held)
Lou’s Cumulative League Standings and Playoff Results, 1977-1983
Some classic newspaper articles from this period have survived.
The Hockey Professionals — that is, Table Hockey
Des Professionels du Hockey . . . sur table (original French version)
by Rejean Tremblay, La Presse, June 14, 1975
Our Man Opposes the Experts
by Herb Zurkowsky, The Montreal Gazette, February 28, 1979
Hockey That Steals Your Appetite
Du Hockey a vous coupez l’appetit! (original French version)
by Rejean Tremblay, La Presse, March 7, 1980
Table Hockey King Says “Bring on Reds”(Edmonton Sun)
Table Hockey Championship Demands Skill (The Ottawa Journal)
by Scott Abbott, April 7, 1980
Lou’s championship doubles partner was Ron Chesick.
Ron was also the CTHL’s and the MTHL’s statistician.
La Presse, 1980: MTHL League Date
left to right: Ron Chesick, Bruce Burnett, Jack Lipnowski, Johan Stenberg,
Charlie Durand, Mitch Ettinger, Bob Tierney, Lorne Tierney
Journal de Montreal, March 1981
Lou endorses Control Data Institute, where he earned a diploma in computer technology
La Presse, March 1981: MTHL family poses at end of 1980-81 season. Visible in the photo are:
Lou Marinoff, Michael Brossard (MTHL publicist), Sam Anoussis, Ginette Chesick,
Francois Charbonneau, Ken Stuart, Gail Richardson, Alex Anoussis (kneeling), Ron Chesick.
CTHL Regular Season Standings, 1976-77
CTHL Regular Season Standings, 1977-78
CTHL Regular Season Standings, 1978-79
MTHL Regular Season Standings, 1979-80
MTHL Regular Season Standings, 1980-81
MTHL Playoff Series Grid, 1980-81
MTHL Regular Season Standings, 1982-83
In Lou’s last MTHL season, 1982-83, he played Sam Anoussis in the finals. Sam and Alex Anoussis were teenagers when they joined the MTHL. Sam was 18 and Alex was only 13, but they were both dangerous players. They still are today! In that 1983 final, Lou prevailed over Sam in seven unbelievable games, every last one decided by one goal, and three of them in overtime.
March 21, 1983: MTHL final, Lou versus Sam
Game #1: Sam 3, Lou 2 (OT)
Game #2: Sam 3, Lou 2 (OT)
Game #3: Lou 3, Sam 2 (OT)
Game #4: Lou 2, Sam 1
Game #5: Sam 3, Lou 2
Game #6: Lou 2, Sam 1
Game #7: Lou 2, Sam 1
Right: Top MTHL players Alex, Sid, Sam, Lou, Ron. If you had to play your way through this fun bunch, you’d never know what hit you!
Following 3 consecutive Canadian titles and 6 consecutive Montreal titles, Lou retired in 1983. At least, he thought he did!
Lou in an early 1980s tournament. Sam and Alex Anoussis, then teenagers, are spectating.
25 years later, still at it! Ron Chesick, Sam Anoussis, Lou Marinoff, Alex Anoussis
How did this reunion happen? Read on …