50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hawks Punch Ticket to Finals Rick Cole | April 16, 2015 The Chicago Black Hawks rallied from a 2-0 deficit last night to upset the first-place Detroit Red Wings and claim a spot in the Stanley Cup finals against Montreal. This will…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Leafs, Hawks Even Series Rick Cole | April 9, 2015 Toronto Maple Leaf goalkeeper Johnny Bower was lucky he wasn’t arrested after last night’s game at Maple Leaf Gardens. Bower committed numerous acts of grand larceny upon the Montreal Canadiens,…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Golden Jet Ready For Wings Rick Cole | March 31, 2015 Hockey’s Golden Jet, Bobby Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks, says he is ready to take flight against the Detroit Red Wings tomorrow night in the first game of their semi-final…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Worsley Felled By Hull Blast Rick Cole | March 8, 2015 Chicago bombs Montreal The Chicago Black Hawks snapped a three-game losing skid last night in convincing fashion with a 7-0 drubbing of the Montreal Canadiens at Chicago Stadium. The win…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hawks Tie Habs for First Rick Cole | February 4, 2015 The Chicago Black Hawks pulled into a first-place tie with the Montreal Canadiens with a 4-1 over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden last night. The game was…
Happy Birthday Bobby Hull Michael Gwizdala | January 3, 2015 Happy Birthday Bobby Hull. Born on this date, January 3, 1939. “The Golden Jet,” turns 76-years-old. In a professional career which spanned 1,474 games between the NHL and WHA, Hull…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hawks Win 7th Straight Rick Cole | December 21, 2014 The Chicago Black Hawks, once again led by scoring machine Bobby Hull, won their seventh straight game in one of three played in the National Hockey League last night. The…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – 22 Goals in Two NHL Games Rick Cole | December 17, 2014 The National Hockey League swung back into action with two games last night and fans certainly got their fill of goal-scoring. In Chicago, the Black Hawks came out on the…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Big Night for the Big M Rick Cole | December 13, 2014 Frank Mahovlich gave ample evidence that he is all the way back from his mystery illness as the Toronto Maple Leafs doubled the Boston Bruins 6-3 last night at Maple…
Blast From the Blackhawks Past: The Banana Blade Connie Lee | December 12, 2014 Whether anyone is a hockey history buff or not or even too young to remember this, one of the lesser known changes in the history of the game was something…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Smythe: Vancouver in NHL Dead Rick Cole | December 11, 2014 Stafford Smythe, President of the Toronto Maple Leafs, said yesterday that the City of Vancouver has missed its chance to join the NHL for “a whole generation.” Smythe was commenting…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Habs Edge Leafs Rick Cole | December 10, 2014 The visiting Montreal Canadiens spoiled Frank Mahovlich’s return to the Toronto lineup as they edged the Maple Leafs 3-2 last night at Maple Leaf Gardens. In the other National Hockey League game,…