On October 7, 1972, the Atlanta Flames played their first game in the National Hockey League. They ventured onto Long Island to tangle with the debuting New York Islanders at Uniondale Arena. The Flames won 3-2. Four decades later, the latest NHL lockout nullified any plans for celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first Flames ...
Paul Henderson is best known as a former NHL player and hero of the 1972 Summit Series for Canada. The majority of people who have any idea about the name ‘Paul Henderson’ will make that connection. And, most recently, it’s become known that he now is dealing with cancer.
The news has recently featured reports that former NHL, WHA and Team Canada player Paul Henderson’s cancer has advanced to the point where he is likely going to have chemotherapy or clinical trials in an effort to slow his rare form of leukemia down. Still, even in the face of this news, the hero to generations of ...
East Coast NHLers: The stories of the lives and careers of players from the Maritimes and Newfoundland. By Paul White. (2011, Halifax, Nova Scotia: Formac Publishing Company Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 160. $16.95. ISBN 978-0-88780-969-9) While the Stanley Cup Playoffs are in full swing, most fans focus more on where their favorite players are now, ...
Out of the BILLION NHL sweaters we’ve seen over the years, which club had the best? I break down the top-10 best jerseys, past and present, and give my submission for best jersey of all time.
