Posts About "Bernie Parent"
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Goalies Star in Tie Games
November 4th, 2015 Ties by identical 2-2 scores were the order of the day in the National Hockey League Wednesday. At Madison Square Garden in New York the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers skated to a draw, while in Chicago the Boston Bruins held Bobby Hull off the scoreboard and that was enough to garner the Bruins a point against the high-flying...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Goalies Dislike New Rule
November 2nd, 2015 National Hockey League goaltenders are unhappy with the league’s new rule this season that requires the spare netminder to be on the bench in full equipment during games. Johnny Bower of the Toronto Maple Leafs is leading the charge against the new edict. Bower has been on the bench for the past three Toronto games while Terry...
The Philadelphia Flyers Franchise Four
October 27th, 2015 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series, I’ll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL squads. For criteria, I’m choosing one forward, defenceman, goaltender and a wild card from any position. Since entering the NHL in 1967, the Philadelphia Flyers have won...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Preview: Boston Bruins
October 18th, 2015 The Boston Bruins, who seem to be the National Hockey League’s perennial cellar-dwellers, enter the 1965-66 season with renewed hope and a new attitude. While this fresh outlook may add a couple of more wins and provide slightly better entertainment for long-suffering Boston fans, the reality is there isn’t enough talent on this...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Goalie Preview - Boston Bruins
July 10th, 2015 With the NHL's annual meetings all wrapped up and most off-season player transactions completed, hockey's big league now slips into a slumber session for the next two months. With training camps scheduled to open just past mid-September, players and management alike are taking advantage some time for much-needed rest and...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Parent Leads Flyers to Cup
May 15th, 2015 (Author's note - this is not the last time in hockey history we would see this headline.) The 1965 Memorial Cup final came to a merciful end last night as the Niagara Falls Flyers. led by goalie Bernie Parent, ran roughshod over the Edmonton Oil Kings by a lopsided 8-1 score. The win was sweet revenge for Niagara Falls, who lost to...
