Posts About "Bob Nevin"

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hull Scores Record 50th

March 3rd, 2016 Chicago Black Hawks superstar Bobby Hull finally notched his 50th goal of the season last night. The swift-skating left winger tied the record he shares with Maurice Richard and Bernie Geoffrion with a goal at 5:15 of the third period in the Black Hawks’ game against the Detroit Red Wings. Chicago won the game 5-4. There were two...

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Rangers Place Bounty on Ted Green

December 27th, 2015 New York Rangers captain Bob Nevin fired three goals to lead his team to a 6-4 win over the Boston Bruins in a bitterly fought game last night at Madison Square Garden. But the real news was made after the contest when Rangers president William Jennings declared he was placing a bounty on Boston defenseman Ted Green. The other two...

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Rangers Extend Unbeaten Streak

November 12th, 2015 The New York Rangers, who for the last two seasons have been playoff spectators and not participants, are serving notice that this year they are a team to be taken seriously. Last night against the Red Wings at the Olympia in Detroit, the Broadway Blueshirts extended their unbeaten skein to six games as they battled the Wings to a 3-3...

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hawks Humiliate Leafs

November 8th, 2015 Saturday night, the Toronto Maple Leafs got a taste of how angry manager-coach Punch Imlach could get when he demoted forward Jim Pappin to the American Hockey League after an ineffective performance in the team’s 4-2 loss at home to the New York Rangers. Imlach also brought fan favourite Eddie Shack back to Toronto, ostensibly hoping...

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bob Baun to Rangers?

October 14th, 2015 Whispers out of New York and Toronto over the past two days have the Maple Leafs and Rangers discussing a possible trade that would send disgruntled Toronto defenseman Bobby Baun to the New York Rangers. While several versions of the supposed transaction have been floating around, the consensus seems to have Toronto shipping Baun and...

50 Years Ago in Hockey - Rangers Name Nevin Captain

February 18th, 2015 After a much-needed vacation in Florida, we'll try to catch up with the news of the past couple of weeks.. Among the notable events were the naming of a new captain by the Rangers, a former referee making claims of game-manipulation by the league and Bobby Hull being knocked out of the Black Hawks' lineup, thanks to a Bobby Baun body...

50 Years Ago in Hockey - Hawks Hammer Habs

November 23rd, 2014 Eric Nesterenko was the unlikely scoring hero as he led the Chicago Black Hawks to a lopsided 6-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in one of three National Hockey League games played Sunday evening. In the other games, Toronto got past Boston 3-1 in a game highlighted by brawls on the ice and in stands, while Detroit and New York sawed...