50 Years Ago in Hockey – Catching Up Rick Cole | January 19, 2015 With a particularly virulent strain of the flu bug taking up residence for the past few days in our home base at Port Colborne, Ontario, our daily time-travel exercises have…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Leafs Hand Habs 3rd Straight Loss Rick Cole | January 15, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens dropped their third game in a row, losing a 5-3 decision at home to the Toronto Maple Leafs in one of two National Hockey League games last…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Leafs, Hawks Scoreless Rick Cole | January 14, 2015 There was one game scheduled in the National Hockey League last night, and it did not produce even one goal. The Toronto Maple Leafs hosted the Chicago Black Hawks in…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Wings Send Crozier South Rick Cole | January 12, 2015 With no games on the National Hockey League schedule last night, we take a look at happenings in and around the world of hockey. Wings give Crozier a vacation The…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Leafs Rout Rangers, Hawks Edge Wings Rick Cole | January 11, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs waltzed into Madison Square Garden in New York City last night and completely decimated the Rangers in one of two scheduled National Hockey League games. The…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hicke Haunts Habs Rick Cole | January 10, 2015 Saturday evening saw a full slate of three games in the National Hockey League. In the most entertaining match of the night, former Montreal Canadien forward Bill Hicke, traded to…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bruins Win, Howe Upsets Fans Rick Cole | January 8, 2015 The Boston Bruins, losers by a score of 5-2 to New York the previous evening, turned the tables last night on the Detroit Red Wings by that same 5-2 count.…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hurting Leafs Shock Hawks Rick Cole | January 7, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs, playing without four key players, went into the Chicago Stadium last night and skated to a surprising 3-1 win over the Black Hawks. In the other…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – AP Names First Half All-Star Team Rick Cole | January 5, 2015 The Associated Press has named its all-star team for the first half of the 1964-65 NHL season. Two Detroit Red Wings and two Montreal Canadiens were named, along with one player each…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Habs Take Showdown with Hawks Rick Cole | January 4, 2015 In a busy three-game evening in the National Hockey League, the loop’s two top teams faced off in Chacago. The Montreal Canadiens came out on top, eking out a narrow…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Habs, Leafs Both Win at Home Rick Cole | January 3, 2015 The Canadian National Hockey League teams won by identical 3-1 scores at home in the two games scheduled last night. Toronto downed Detroit, while Montreal beat Boston. Horton the hero for Leafs…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bruins Blank Leafs, Ellis Hurt Rick Cole | January 2, 2015 The lowly Boston Bruins, cellar-dwellers in the National Hockey League, played very poor New Year’s hosts last night as they hung a 3-0 beating on the Toronto Maple Leafs. In the other NHL…