50 Years Ago in Hockey: Big Weekend for Dick Duff Rick Cole | February 23, 2016 It’s been a long time coming for Dick Duff. After being traded from Toronto in 1964, and a short, but disastrous stay in New York, the veteran left winger has…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bruins No Longer Cellar-Dwellars Rick Cole | February 11, 2016 The Boston Bruins are enjoying the rarefied air of fifth place in the National Hockey League standings today. The Bruins escaped the NHL basement with a 2-0 shutout win over…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Russian Comeback Downs OHA Stars Rick Cole | December 15, 2015 The Russian national hockey team, showing off its superior conditioning, came back from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A All-Stars 4-3 last night at Maple…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Gardens To Add 1,000 Seats Rick Cole | December 4, 2015 Maple Leaf Gardens is adding balconies which will eventually increase the building’s seating capacity to over 16,000 seats. Immediate plans call for 1,028 seats to be added before next season.…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bower Keeps Leafs in Third Rick Cole | November 29, 2015 Stellar goaltending from ageless Johnny Bower last night enabled the Toronto Maple Leafs to retain their grip on third place in the National Hockey League. In a showdown match in…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Campbell – Francis Caused Riot Rick Cole | November 23, 2015 National Hockey League president Clarence Campbell is upset with several players on the New York Rangers and especially general manager Emile Francis. Campbell says that Francis was solely responsible for…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bing Crosby Wants NHL Club Rick Cole | October 26, 2015 Singer Bing Crosby confirmed yesterday that he is a member of a syndicate that wants to bring NHL hockey to San Francisco. Crosby said that his group has not yet…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 1965-66 OHA Season Preview Rick Cole | October 9, 2015 The Ontario Hockey Association Junior A Series, the top Junior A league in the country, is ready to kick off their 1965-66 season. Here is a look at the teams…
The Boston Bruins Franchise Four Michael Gwizdala | August 18, 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…
Can Aaron Ekblad Avoid the Sophomore Slump? Kevin Mizera | July 1, 2015 A Season for the Ages When the Florida Panthers drafted Barrie Colts defenseman Aaron Ekblad first overall in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, they had a pretty good idea of…
NHL Draft Trivia, Part I Ross Bonander | June 12, 2015 The differences between the NHL draft today, and the NHL draft as it was when introduced in 1963, are enormous. As you might imagine, so much has changed in over 50…
Right Guy – Wrong Jersey Bill Schoeninger | January 7, 2015 In today’s NHL, it’s extremely rare for one player to spend his entire career with one team. Trades, free agency, and the salary cap force players to move around to…