Alex Ovechkin Scores 500th Goal in 801st Game Dustin L. Nelson | January 10, 2016 Alex Ovechkin scored his 500th career goal against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. It came in his 801st career game. That makes Ovechkin hit the major milestone in the fifth…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Red-Hot Red Wings Dump Habs Rick Cole | January 10, 2016 After winning three of their first 15 games of the season, the Detroit Red Wings have been on a tear that continued this weekend with two consecutive wins. Last night,…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Slow-Starting Habs Blank Bruins Rick Cole | January 9, 2016 It took nearly 25 minutes for them to get rolling, but once they did the Montreal Canadiens were nearly unstoppable as they rolled over the lowly Boston Bruins by a…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Still Want Czech Goalie Rick Cole | January 8, 2016 With the news that the New York Rangers are likely to be allowed to sign Czech star forward Vaclav Nedomansky after the 1868 Olympics, the Toronto Maple Leafs have renewed…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: IIHF Prez Would Suspend All Referees Rick Cole | January 7, 2016 Most North Americans think that Bunny Ahearne, president of the International Ice Hockey Federation is a bit off the mark with most of his ideas, but his latest thoughts on…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hall, Hull Power Hawks Rick Cole | January 6, 2016 Brilliant goalkeeping by Glenn Hall coupled with two goals from Bobby Hull were all the Chicago Black Hawks needed to defeat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in the National Hockey League’s…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Dissension in Beantown? Rick Cole | January 5, 2016 With the Boston Bruins enduring yet another losing season with a last-place finish almost certainly assured, it seems that management and players are now at odds. Things are going from…
The Winnipeg Jets Franchise Four Michael Gwizdala | January 4, 2016 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series, I’ll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Finally Lose, Blanked by Wings Rick Cole | January 3, 2016 The Detroit Red Wings snapped the Toronto Maple Leafs’ 10-game unbeaten streak by shutting out the Toronto club 4-0 last night at the Olympia in Detroit. The game was one…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Trounce Bruins, Unbeaten in Ten Rick Cole | January 2, 2016 Rookie left winger Brit Selby and veteran George Armstrong each scored a pair of goals to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-3 win over the Boston Bruins last…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bruins Trade Parker MacDonald Rick Cole | December 31, 2015 Last summer the offensively challenged Boston Bruins acquired veteran left winger Parker MacDonald from the Detroit Red Wings in a multi-player trade with the express intent of improving their moribund…
Remembering the Hockey Legends Lost in 2015 Bill Schoeninger | December 30, 2015 The hockey community lost a number of important members over the course of the past year. The impacts that they had on the game in various countries and eras was…