Posts About "Bobby Rousseau"
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Win Fight-Filled Game 2
April 10th, 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 2-0 in a contest that featured more fisticuffs than goals. Provost, Rousseau Took Care of Scoring Claude Provost and Bobby Rousseau scored the Montreal goals,...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Shack Shocks Wings
March 27th, 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 period to snap a 1-1 tie and give the Leafs a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings at Maple Leaf Gardens. In the only other National Hockey League game last night,...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Hammer Bruins
December 9th, 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 night. The other contest saw the New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks battle to a 2-2 tie. Bruins Blow Early Lead Boston came into the Montreal Forum and for 24...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Campbell – Francis Caused Riot
November 23rd, 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 the ugly scene in Madison Square Garden Sunday evening in which he was involved in a fracas with several fans. Ten Rangers players...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Romp Past Rangers
November 21st, 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 Toronto Maple Leafs with their second straight 3-1 upset win, this time against the Chicago Black Hawks in Toronto, and Detroit doubled Boston 4-2. Habs Score Early...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs, Wings Battle to Draw
November 1st, 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 of a possible four points this weekend, already questions of “What’s wrong with the Habs?” are beginning to surface. The game was actually more of a...
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 - Habs Take the Fifth
April 11th, 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 Montreal. This was a complete reversal of the form they showed in their game five loss, a game the Habs clearly should have claimed by a wide margin. Habs flat to...
