Posts About "Billy Harris"
50 Years Ago in Hockey: B.C. Premier Backs NHL Bid
October 2nd, 2015 While yesterday was not a headline-grabbing sort of day around the hockey world, there was no shortage of news and notes emanating from NHL training camps. Among the more interesting stories was a statement by the Premier of British Columbia expressing his support for the groups bidding for a NHL expansion franchise. Also, the Canadian...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Leafs, Wings in Mammoth Deal
May 21st, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings have started their spring cleaning in earnest by completing a huge eight-player trade. Principles in the deal are veteran stars Andy Bathgate, formerly of the Leafs, and Marcel Pronovost, who leaves the Red Wings for Toronto. Bathgate, Harris move out Toronto sends right-winger Bathgate,...
50 Years Ago In Hockey - Game Seven Tonight!
May 1st, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens host the Chicago Black Hawks tonight in the seventh and deciding game of the 1965 Stanley Cup Final. The big question is, will the teams keep up the home-ice tendency that has been the norm throughout this series? If so, the Canadiens are obvious favourites. If not, and the Hawks can break the home-ice string...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Harris Reports to Amerks
March 3rd, 2015 Billy Harris, the slender centre demoted to the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, has agreed to report to the team. Harris did so after meeting with Toronto manager-coach Punch Imlach. "I'm going to Rochester strictly for financial reasons. Let's just say I'm satisfied with the...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - No Deals as Deadline Passes
March 1st, 2015 The National Hockey League trade and AHL call-up deadline passed at midnight last night with no significant trades made by any NHL team. There were a few players recalled from and sent to the AHL, but overall, it was very quiet. Meanwhile, on the ice, the New York Rangers completed a sweep of their home-and-home series with...
