50 Years Ago in Hockey – Pulford’s Pair Leads Leafs Rick Cole | November 19, 2014 The Toronto Maple Leafs reclaimed third place in the National Hockey League standings last night as they downed the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. In the…
Captains of the Los Angeles Kings, Part 1: 1960’s & 1970’s Mario Boucher | November 18, 2014 The Los Angeles Kings have had 13 captains since joining the NHL in 1967. Four are in the Hall of Fame and the team has retired three of their numbers.…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Gilbert Powers Rangers Past Wings Rick Cole | November 18, 2014 In the only National Hockey League game played last night, Rod Gilbert scored the winning goal as the New York Rangers edged the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 at Olympia Stadium…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Blake Law Suit Settled Rick Cole | November 17, 2014 With no games to report on from last night, we have a potpourri of news items from around the world of hockey. Lawsuits, mysterious ailments and individual accomplishments are making…
Rewriting Sabres History Part IV: “No Goal” Chad DeDominicis | November 16, 2014 Rule 78. (b) Unless the puck is in the goal crease area, a player of the attacking side may not stand in the goal crease. If a player has entered…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Red-hot Red Wings Whip Rangers Rick Cole | November 16, 2014 A busy Sunday evening in the NHL as a full slate of three games was played. The Detroit Red Wings maintained their hold on first place with a 6-2 pasting of…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Lowly Bruins Upset Leafs Rick Cole | November 15, 2014 The last-place Boston Bruins scored three first period goals, then hung on for a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in one of two National Hockey League games played…
Dissecting 1989, Part Two Peter Chau | November 15, 2014 Okay, here is another revelation of mine. Back in 1989, I really thought that the doomed music duo Milli Vanilli was the real deal. Turns out that they lip-synced their way…
Dissecting 1989 (Not Taylor Swift) Peter Chau | November 15, 2014 I will tell you only one recent revelation. Everyone kept saying that the new Taylor Swift album titled “1989” was a slight move away from her country music roots. After…
The Growth of Hockey in New Jersey Brian Sklar | November 14, 2014 Along with USA Hockey, hockey in the state of New Jersey has grown tremendously. There are more high school teams across the state today then there were 10 years ago.…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Gump is Back – Habs Win! Rick Cole | November 12, 2014 Remembrance Day evening saw a full slate of three NHL games. Montreal dumped Chicago 4-1, Toronto got past Detroit 3-1 and the Rangers doubled the count on Boston, 4-2. Worsley…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Lowly Bruins Tie Wings Rick Cole | November 11, 2014 The bottom-dwelling Boston Bruins finally scored a goal on Detroit Red Wings rookie goalkeeper Roger Crozier last night. In fact, they notched three of them as they held their first-place adversaries to…