50 Years Ago in Hockey: Surging Bruins Win Third Straight Rick Cole | January 24, 2016 The Boston Bruins, NHL doormats for the past few seasons, suddenly look like they are making progress towards a rebirth of the National Hockey League franchise. The Bruins won their…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Parent Shines But Bruins Lose Rick Cole | December 2, 2015 The Boston Bruins went into Chicago last night and despite stellar goaltending by rookie Bernie Parent, dropped a 4-2 decision to the Black Hawks. In the other National Hockey League…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Near-Riot in New York Rick Cole | November 22, 2015 A scene like never before unfolded in last night’s wild National Hockey League game between the New York Rangers and Detroit Red Wings at Madison Square Garden in New York.…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: A Lost Weekend in Chicago Rick Cole | November 15, 2015 The Chicago Black Hawks went into the weekend leading the National Hockey League with a 6-0-2 record and looking like they might not lose a game all year. The Hawks…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: How the Bruins Bagged Bernie Rick Cole | November 10, 2015 Perennial cellar dwellers of the National Hockey League Basement, the Boston Bruins sport a rather ignominious record of one win, five losses and one tie so far in the 1965-66…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Lose More Than A Game Rick Cole | November 7, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs lost more than a hockey game at Maple Leaf Gardens last night when they dropped a 4-2 decision to the New York Rangers in one of…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Goalies Star in Tie Games Rick Cole | November 4, 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…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Goalies Dislike New Rule Rick Cole | November 2, 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…
The Philadelphia Flyers Franchise Four Michael Gwizdala | October 27, 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…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Preview: Boston Bruins Rick Cole | October 18, 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…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Goalie Preview – Boston Bruins Rick Cole | July 10, 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…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Parent Leads Flyers to Cup Rick Cole | May 15, 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…
