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Hockey Hall of Fame Debates: Alexander Mogilny

Dustin Nelson | November 10, 2015

This week we’re debating the merits of players who may have been overlooked for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Using the Hall’s criteria of judging a player based…

50 Years Ago in Hockey: How the Bruins Bagged Bernie

Rick Cole | November 10, 2015

Perennial cellar dwellers of the National Hockey League Basement, the Boston Bruins sport a rather ignominious record of one win, five losses and one tie so far in the 1965-66…

Hockey Hall of Fame Debates: Jeremy Roenick

Dustin Nelson | November 10, 2015

This week we’re debating the merits of players who may have been overlooked for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Using the Hall’s criteria of judging a player based…

7 Hockey Hall of Fame Snubs to Rectify

Dustin Nelson | November 9, 2015

This week the Hockey Hall of Fame inducts the class of 2015-16, which features former NHLers Sergei Fedorov, Niklas Lidstrom, Chris Pronger and Phil Housley . They’ll be joined by…

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hawks Humiliate Leafs

Rick Cole | November 8, 2015

Saturday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs got a taste of how angry manager-coach Punch Imlach could get when he demoted forward Jim Pappin to the American Hockey League after an…

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Lose More Than A Game

Rick Cole | November 7, 2015

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost more than a hockey game at Maple Leaf Gardens last night when they dropped a 4-2 decision to the New York Rangers in one of…

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Scouting Ain’t What It Used to Be

Rick Cole | November 6, 2015

Former Toronto Maple defenseman Bob Davidson is now the chief scout of that National Hockey League team and this week he was talking about how much the scouting game has changed over the…

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Rake Leafs

Rick Cole | November 5, 2015

Henri Richard was the star as the Montreal Canadiens coasted to a one-sided 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs last night in one of two National Hockey League contests.…

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Goalies Star in Tie Games

Rick Cole | November 4, 2015

Ties by identical 2-2 scores were the order of the day in the National Hockey League Wednesday. At Madison Square Garden in New York the Toronto Maple Leafs and New…

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Goalies Dislike New Rule

Rick Cole | November 2, 2015

National Hockey League goaltenders are unhappy with the league’s new rule this season that requires the spare netminder to be on the bench in full equipment during games. Johnny Bower…

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs, Wings Battle to Draw

Rick Cole | November 1, 2015

The Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings battled to a 2-2 tie in the only National Hockey League game scheduled last night. With the Stanley Cup champions taking only one…

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hawks Win Fourth Straight

Rick Cole | October 31, 2015

The Chicago Black Hawks continued their early season undefeated string last night in Montreal with a 6-4 win over the Canadiens at the Forum. In the other two scheduled Saturday…

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