50 Years Ago Today: Hawks Whitewash Bruins Rick Cole | October 15, 2014 The Chicago Black Hawks opened their 1964-65 season at home last night with a convincing 3-0 shutout over the hapless Boston Bruins. Chicago goaltender Glenn Hall recorded his 59th career…
Big News in Detroit – Terrible Ted Lindsay is Back! Rick Cole | October 14, 2014 The Detroit Red Wings have just announced that former NHL standout Ted Lindsay, 39, is coming out of retirement to join the Wings for tomorrow night’s opening game against the Toronto…
50 Years Ago Today – Habs Blank Rangers Rick Cole | October 14, 2014 The New York Rangers were gracious hosts in their home opener at Madison Square Garden last night. The Rangers offered very little resistance to the visiting Montreal Canadiens, who skated off…
50 Years Ago Today – The 64-65 Season Is Under Way! Rick Cole | October 13, 2014 The NHL 1964-65 season finally got under way last night before 13,090 fans in Boston as the Bruins hosted the New York Rangers in a battle of the NHL’s have-not teams. Picked…
50 Years Ago Today – News & Notes From Around Hockey Rick Cole | October 11, 2014 News and notes from the hockey world on this day, fifty years ago. AHL season faces off The American Hockey League dropped the puck on their 1964-65 season last night with…
50 Years Ago Today – News and Notes From Around the NHL Rick Cole | October 9, 2014 Catching up on news and notes from around the training camps this week as opening night draws near: Last night Montreal defeated the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League by a…
Fighting: End of an Era Andrew Wilson | October 8, 2014 Data used from HockeyFights.com and Hockey-Reference.com There were 469 fights during the 2014 regular season. From a historical perspective the NHL saw 0.38 fights per game last season which is…
1964-65 Preview – The Toronto Maple Leafs Rick Cole | October 8, 2014 The final instalment in our series of 1964-65 team previews covers the Stanley Cup Champion Toronto Maple Leafs. The Leafs skated to their third consecutive Cup win last spring thanks…
1964-65 Preview – The New York Rangers Rick Cole | October 7, 2014 The New York Rangers have missed the NHL playoffs in five of the past six seasons and prospects for a post-season appearance this time around aren’t looking very good as…
The Best Rivalries in the NHL Today Brett Slawson | October 7, 2014 In the NHL, rivalries between teams tend to result in the most entertaining displays of hockey. Rivalries can be fueled by a number of different aspects; such as the proximity of two teams,…
1964-65 Preview – The Montreal Canadiens Rick Cole | October 6, 2014 It has been four long years since the Stanley Cup took up residence in Montreal, a circumstance that is completely unacceptable to the general population of Canada’s largest city. The…
1964-65 Preview – the Detroit Red Wings Rick Cole | October 5, 2014 The next team on our list of previews for the 64-65 season is the Detroit Red Wings. The Wings have taken a huge risk going into this season, a risk that…