Posts About "Bobby Baun"
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Lose More Than A Game
November 7th, 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 two National Hockey League games. The Leafs also lost defenseman Bobby Baun, possibly their best defender in this early season, with a frightening injury when he was felled by a rising...50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hawks Blank Leafs; Baun Quits
October 11th, 2015 Things couldn’t get much worse for Toronto Maple Leafs general manager – coach Punch Imlach these days. His club put on a completely punchless performance last evening as they were shut out by the Chicago Black Hawks 3-0 at the Chicago Stadium. To make matters worse, one of his best defensemen has left the team. Golden Jet Gets...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Leafs Post-Mortem
April 15th, 2015 A day after being eliminated by the Montreal Canadiens in overtime in their own rink, the Toronto press, Maple Leaf fans and even the players had a difficult time processing the reality that for the first time in three years, the Stanley Cup will reside somewhere other than in Toronto. The Globe and Mail looked at what's next for the...
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...
Stem Cell Treatment and the Exploitation of Mr. Hockey
February 9th, 2015 No. 9 Gordie Howe has always been something of an outlier. His frame was made for hockey: Short, powerful legs gave him a low center of gravity and made him almost impossible to knock off his skates. He was an uncommon athlete who blasted baseballs over the fence at Briggs Stadium; a scratch golfer who once shot 75 with a fractured...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Russians to Play Pros? Not Likely
December 19th, 2014 As the Russian National Hockey Team cuts a swath through Canadian opposition like a hot knife through butter, the constant question asked by everyone is "How good are these guys and when will we see them against a real professional team?" The answer in a perfect world seems simple: Line 'em up against the Leafs and we'll see how...