50 Years Ago Today – News and Notes From Around the NHL Rick Cole | October 9, 2014 Catching up on news and notes from around the training camps this week as opening night draws near: Last night Montreal defeated the Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey League by a…
1964-65 Preview – The Boston Bruins Rick Cole | October 3, 2014 Today is the first in our series of team previews for the 1964-65 season. Taking the teams in alphabetical order, our first look is at the NHL’s perennial (or so…
50 Years Ago Today – Stars Injured in Exhibitions Rick Cole | October 2, 2014 Last night’s exhibition games resulted in injuries to three of the NHL’s most famous names as well as a notable upset. Two of the injured players ended up in hospital, one…
October 1, 1964 – Last Night’s Results and News Rick Cole | October 1, 2014 Another night of NHL exhibition games across North America with four matches taking place. In the one NHL-only game, the Bruins routed the Rangers 6-2. In the other contests, Toronto stung Seattle…
September 30, 1964 – Last Nights Exhibition Results Rick Cole | September 30, 2014 It was a fairly light exhibition schedule last night around the NHL with only three games involving NHL teams taking on minor league clubs. Toronto skated to a 6-2 win over…
September 29, 1964: The Big M Has a BIG Game Rick Cole | September 29, 2014 In NHL exhibition action last night in Victoria, BC Toronto Maple Leafs forward Frank Mahovlich treated 5,542 fans to a display of his enormous skills as he scored 4 goals…
September 28, 1964 – Weekend Exhibition Games Roundup Rick Cole | September 28, 2014 It was a busy weekend for the six NHL teams as they continue to fine-tune their lineups in anticipation of the upcoming 1964-65 NHL season. As is the norm at…
1964 Training Camp – Wings Looking Good Rick Cole | September 25, 2014 Last night’s exhibition games shed some more light on what we can expect during the 1964-65 NHL season. The Detroit Red Wings, playoff spectators last season, are giving every indication that…
1964: Can the Kid Do It? Wings Think So! Rick Cole | September 23, 2014 When Toronto GM Punch Imlach called Terry Sawchuk’s name at last June’s NHL intra-league draft, little Roger Crozier’s life changed forever. Sawchuk, you see, was the veteran all-star netminder who…
1964 NHL Training Camps First Weekend Rick Cole | September 22, 2014 With all six NHL training camps in full swing, news is beginning to filter out more frequently and with greater significance. Exhibition games are being played and players are working…
September ’64 – As Summer Slips Away, the Puckster Awakens Rick Cole | September 19, 2014 So here we are in the waning days of the Summer of ’64, our most hockey-free season dragging on inexorably towards its inevitable conclusion. And with the impending change of season, that…
Welcome to 1964 Part II (The Rest of the Summer) Rick Cole | September 16, 2014 Last time, we outlined the 1964 off-season’s first month and all of the goings-on in hockey during May. We’ll continue on here with what took place over the rest of…