50 Years Ago in Hockey – Lowly Bruins Blank Habs Rick Cole | January 25, 2015 The cellar-dwelling Boston Bruins, completely outclassed by the Montreal Canadiens only 24 hours earlier, put it all together last night as they shut out the vaunted Habs by a 3-0…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Dickie Moore Finally Scores Rick Cole | January 24, 2015 The two Canadian teams took on the two American teams with the poorest records in the only two National Hockey League games scheduled last night. The results were fairly predictable, given…
Nontraditional Birthplaces of NHL Players The Hockey Writers | January 23, 2015 If you have not seen it yet, you need to watch Hockey Tutorials’ video, “Hockey in Kenya – This Is Africa.” Americans and Canadians take for granted how assessable hockey…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Rangers French Line Flying High Rick Cole | January 23, 2015 When most hockey fans mention the phrase ‘Flying Frenchmen’, the names of legendary Montreal Canadien superstars come to mind – players like Rocket Richard, Jean Beliveau, Toe Blake, Howie Morenz…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Marcel Makes ‘Em Count Rick Cole | January 22, 2015 Defenceman Marcel Pronovost scored his first goal of the season, and it was the game-winner as the Detroit Red Wings blanked the Boston Bruins 3-0 in the only National Hockey…
4 Current Players Who Could Become Highest Scoring Swede Craig Hagerman | January 21, 2015 Looking at the list of all-time scoring Swedish-born players, there are now four players currently playing who at the end of their days could challenge Sundin for the top spot.…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Duff Haunts Leafs, Hull Nets 37th Rick Cole | January 21, 2015 Dick Duff, traded away by the Toronto Maple Leafs 11 months ago, came back to haunt his former team last night. Duff scored the winning goal as his newest team,…
Kenora Thistles Won the Stanley Cup On This Day in 1907 Mike Commito | January 21, 2015 Nestled on the Lake of the Woods in far northwestern Ontario, Kenora has a rich history that also includes hockey. This small city has recently celebrated the spoils of the…
Russell Wilson & Roberto Luongo: Hot Under Pressure Peter Chau | January 21, 2015 At the end of the NFC Championship in Seattle last Sunday, I immediately thought of one man: Russell Wilson. This man singlehandedly blew the game, but then won the game, all…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Jury Duty for Punch Rick Cole | January 20, 2015 With no National Hockey League games played last night, off-ice issues continued to make the headlines around the hockey world. Among the items catching our attention today are the necessity…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Catching Up Rick Cole | January 19, 2015 With a particularly virulent strain of the flu bug taking up residence for the past few days in our home base at Port Colborne, Ontario, our daily time-travel exercises have…
The 7th Defenseman: Why Toews is One of a Kind Carson Shields | January 18, 2015 I’m going to tell you a story: The Winnipeg Junior Jets AAA summer team has just won the Sask-Can hockey tournament and the team, coached by Tom Zajac (father to Devils’…