50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Have Leafs on the Ropes Rick Cole | April 13, 2016 After three games in their Stanley Cup semi-final playoff series, the Montreal Canadiens have the Toronto Maple Leafs squarely behind the eight-ball. Montreal downed the Maple Leafs 5-2 last night…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Win Fight-Filled Game 2 Rick Cole | April 10, 2016 The Montreal Canadiens took a two games to none lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs in their Stanley Cup semi-final series last night in Montreal. The Habs shut out the Leafs…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Shack Shocks Wings Rick Cole | March 27, 2016 Money is a great motivator for Eddie Shack of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He proved last night he can also play some pretty good hockey by scoring two goals in the third…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Hammer Bruins Rick Cole | December 9, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens scored five times in the second period en route to a 8-3 thrashing of the Boston Bruins in one of two National Hockey League games played last…
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: Habs Romp Past Rangers Rick Cole | November 21, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens completely dismantled the New York Rangers by a score of 9-3 last night in one of three National Hockey League games. The other two matches saw the…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs, Wings Battle to Draw Rick Cole | November 1, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings battled to a 2-2 tie in the only National Hockey League game scheduled last night. With the Stanley Cup champions taking only one…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hawks Blank Leafs; Baun Quits Rick Cole | October 11, 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…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Habs Take the Fifth Rick Cole | April 11, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens won a game they should have lost in downing the Toronto Maple Leafs in the pivotal fifth game of their Stanley Cup semi-final series last night in…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Favourites Take Openers Rick Cole | April 2, 2015 The Stanley Cup playoffs opened last night in Detroit and Montreal and went pretty much as scripted, with the favoured Canadiens and Red Wings posting victories. Both games were close,…