50 Years Ago in Hockey: Flu Can’t Slow Bower Rick Cole | December 13, 2015 Johnny Bower, the Maple Leafs’ ageless wonder in goal, took to the ice in Madison Square Garden in New York last night battling a nasty flu bug. The man they…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Win First Place Showdown Rick Cole | December 12, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens won the first of their two weekend first place showdown matches with the Chicago Black Hawks last night at the Forum in Montreal. Captain Jean Beliveau scored…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Russians Blank Canadians Without Top Line Rick Cole | December 11, 2015 The touring Russian national hockey team encountered little resistance as they shut out Canada’s national team 4-0 last night at Treasure Island Gardens in London, Ontario. First Line Sits Out…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Wings Rock Rangers For Fifth Straight Win Rick Cole | December 10, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings won their fifth straight game last night with a convincing 7-3 thrashing of the New York Rangers. The game, played at the Olympia in Detroit, was…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Hammer Bruins Rick Cole | December 9, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens scored five times in the second period en route to a 8-3 thrashing of the Boston Bruins in one of two National Hockey League games played last…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Rangers Fire Red Sullivan Rick Cole | December 7, 2015 The New York Rangers have dismissed coach Red Sullivan. New York general manager Emile Francis made the announcement that Sullivan had been relieved of his duties yesterday. Francis named himself…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Wings Soar Past Leafs Rick Cole | December 6, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs for the second night in a row to move in to third place in one of three National Hockey League games…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Mikita Erupts Against Bruins Rick Cole | December 5, 2015 Chicago Black Hawks centre Stan Mikita, who had had a relatively quiet season up until now, erupted for three goals as the Hawks pasted the Boston Bruins 10-1 in one…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Gardens To Add 1,000 Seats Rick Cole | December 4, 2015 Maple Leaf Gardens is adding balconies which will eventually increase the building’s seating capacity to over 16,000 seats. Immediate plans call for 1,028 seats to be added before next season.…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Six Points For Norm Ullman Rick Cole | December 3, 2015 Bruins’ Parent Hurt in Lopsided Loss to Wings Norm Ullman, described by some as the most complete hockey player on the planet, scored three goals and added three assists as the…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Parent Shines But Bruins Lose Rick Cole | December 2, 2015 The Boston Bruins went into Chicago last night and despite stellar goaltending by rookie Bernie Parent, dropped a 4-2 decision to the Black Hawks. In the other National Hockey League…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Gordie Howe’s Milestones Rick Cole | November 30, 2015 With Gordie Howe scoring his 600th career goal this week, we take a look at some of the big man’s other milestone goals over the course of his career. We’ll…