50 Years Ago in Hockey – Smythe Sours on Vancouver Rick Cole | December 5, 2014 It would appear that Toronto Maple Leafs president Stafford Smythe has soured on the idea of building a 20,000 seat coliseum in downtown Vancouver. Council attaches restrictions Smythe said yesterday that…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Wings, Habs Win Rick Cole | December 4, 2014 The top two teams in the National Hockey League had lots in common again last night, as they both won their respective games by identical 4-2 counts. Detroit Red Wings…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Rookie Ranger Ties Up Hawks Rick Cole | December 3, 2014 (Author’s note – Once again we have lost a hockey icon. Jean Beliveau was so much more than a hockey player. I grew up in the 1950’s and 1960’s, a…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Practice Makes Perfect for Big M Rick Cole | December 2, 2014 Yesterday Frank Mahovlich, hospital-bound superstar of the Toronto Maple Leafs, was allowed to practice with the team for the first time since he mysteriously checked into Toronto General Hospital on…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Cut-down Day in the NHL Rick Cole | December 1, 2014 With no games on the schedule last night, the big news in the National Hockey League today is the date. Up until December 1, NHL teams have been allowed…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bruins Have Hawks Number Rick Cole | November 30, 2014 The Boston Bruins scored their third straight victory over the Chicago Black Hawks last night with a 4-3 win right in Chicago Stadium. In the other two National Hockey League…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bruins Lose Game, Leiter Rick Cole | November 29, 2014 The Boston Bruins lost more than a hockey game last night in Montreal when they dropped a 2-1 decision to the Canadiens. Forward Bobby Leiter was lost to the team…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Big M Cleared for Practice Rick Cole | November 28, 2014 On a very light hockey news day, the Friday of the American Thanksgiving, there were only a couple of tidbits on which to report. The most noteworthy concerned the immediate…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Weary Leafs Down Hawks Rick Cole | November 27, 2014 The National Hockey League had a full slate of three games for the U.S. Thanksgiving evening and all contests produced some very interesting results. In Chicago, a travel-weary Toronto Maple…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Sawchuk Finally Loses Rick Cole | November 26, 2014 Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Terry Sawchuk finally tasted defeat last night, as he was on the short end of a 6-3 pasting by the New York Rangers before a crowd…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Tulsa Players in Hot Water Rick Cole | November 25, 2014 (Author’s note – I wish to send my condolences to the family and friends of Pat Quinn, one of my all-time favourite coaches. Very early in my daughter’s television career, he…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bob Baun, One Tough Hombre Rick Cole | November 24, 2014 A quiet news day in hockey gives us a chance to have a look at one of hockey’s toughest men – Bob Baun, the hard-hitting defenceman of the Toronto Maple…