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50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Win First Place Showdown

December 12th, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens won the first of their two weekend first place showdown matches with the Chicago Black Hawks last night at the Forum in Montreal. Captain Jean Beliveau scored the game winner as the Canadiens edged the Hawks 2-1 in one of three National Hockey League games scheduled. In the other two contests, Toronto hammered...

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Wings Soar Past Leafs

December 6th, 2015 The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs for the second night in a row to move in to third place in one of three National Hockey League games played last night. The Wings whipped Toronto 5-1, while in the other games, Boston shocked Montreal by skating with them in a 4-4 draw and Chicago thumped the New York Rangers...

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hull-less Hawks Edge Wings

November 24th, 2015 The Chicago Black Hawks scored three goals in the second period and that was enough for them to get by the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 3-2 last night in Detroit. It was the only game on the National Hockey League schedule. No Hull, No Problem The Black Hawks were without the NHL’s leading goal-getter Bobby Hull, but the rest of...

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Wings in 7-Player Swap With Bruins

May 29th, 2015 Detroit Red Wings general manager-coach Sid Abel wasn't kidding when he said he would be actively looking to make changes to his first-place club during the off-season. After negotiating an eight-player trade with Toronto last week, Abel followed up yesterday with a seven-player transaction with the Boston Bruins. MacDonald for...