50 Years Ago in Hockey: A Lost Weekend in Chicago Rick Cole | November 15, 2015 The Chicago Black Hawks went into the weekend leading the National Hockey League with a 6-0-2 record and looking like they might not lose a game all year. The Hawks…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs, Habs Win 5-2 Rick Cole | November 14, 2015 The only two scheduled National Hockey League games last night both ended in 5-2 scores. The Toronto Maple Leafs defeating the New York Rangers at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto,…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Rangers Extend Unbeaten Streak Rick Cole | November 12, 2015 The New York Rangers, who for the last two seasons have been playoff spectators and not participants, are serving notice that this year they are a team to be taken…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Come Back to Tie Habs Rick Cole | November 11, 2015 It was a busy Wednesday evening in the National Hockey League, as all six clubs saw action. Two of the three games ended in ties, with Toronto and Montreal battling…
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…
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…