50 Years Ago in Hockey – A Night to Kiss Your Sister Rick Cole | October 25, 2014 Two games were played in the National Hockey League last night, and both ended in identical 1-1 stalemates. In Toronto, it was the Rangers and the Maple Leafs each scoring…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – New Rules Garner Attention Rick Cole | October 24, 2014 With no games scheduled in the NHL last night, there are a couple of matches on tap both tonight and tomorrow. There was some AHL and OHA action action, as…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bruins Garner First Point Rick Cole | October 23, 2014 The BostonBruins finally earned their first point of the season last night, and it came at the expense of the Stanley Cup Champions. The Bruins battled the Toronto Maple Leafs to…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hawks and Habs in Wild Stalemate Rick Cole | October 22, 2014 The Chicago Black Hawks blew a 3-0 first period lead and had to settle for a 5-5 tie in one of two National Hockey League games last night. In the…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Quote of the Year? Rick Cole | October 21, 2014 Clarence Campbell is a lawyer. A very good lawyer. He is a very bright guy, a former Rhodes Scholar, and a Queen’s Counsel who was appointed to prosecute several leading Nazis after…
50 Years Ago Today – NHL Has an Unlikely Leading Scorer Rick Cole | October 20, 2014 After the first week of the 1964-65 NHL season, a look at the league scoring race reveals a very unlikely name atop the leaderboard. Defenceman Kent Douglas of the Toronto…
50 Years Ago Today – NHL’s First Saturday a Busy One Rick Cole | October 18, 2014 The NHL’s first weekend of 1964-65 saw three games scheduled on each night. In last night’s contests, Montreal and the Rangers battled to a 2-2 draw at the Forum, the Maple Leafs…
50 Years Ago Today – A Light News Day in Hockey Rick Cole | October 17, 2014 A light news day in hockey today, but a full slate of three games in the NHL tonight. The Boston Bruins will be at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, the…
50 Years Ago Today – Leafs Drop Wings in Season Opener Rick Cole | October 16, 2014 The greybeard out-goaltended the fuzzy-cheeked kid in the opening game for both teams as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 last night at the Olympia in…
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…