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50 Years Ago in Hockey: Abel’s Hunch Works for Wings

Rick Cole | March 24, 2016

Hank Bassen’s stellar goaltending lifted the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers last night. Bassen was only in the Wings net thanks to a…

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Down to One Goalie – Again

Rick Cole | March 1, 2016

The Toronto Maple Leafs are down to just one healthy goaltender again. Injuries have forced the top three netminders on Toronto’s depth chart out of the lineup for the second…

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Rookie Goalie Stymies Hawks

Rick Cole | February 24, 2016

Toronto Maple Leafs edged the first-place Chicago  Black Hawks 3-2 last night thanks mainly to the heroics of an unheralded rookie goalie. But it wasn’t the goalie most expected it…

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