Posts About "Bobby Smith"

Today in Hockey History: Aug. 7

August 7th, 2020 Aug. 7 saw one of the greatest goaltenders of all-time change addresses and finally get his chance to be a full-time starter. Also, this was a busy date for former number one overall picks, with one being traded and another being born. Hasek Traded to Buffalo Back in 1992, the Chicago Blackhawks had a problem that every NHL...

North Stars with 100-Point Seasons

June 12th, 2020 Admittedly, the Minnesota North Stars enjoyed their greatest success as a franchise once they moved to Dallas to become (just) the Stars. Almost from the get-go, they became perennial contenders, a stretch that culminated in a Stanley Cup in 1999. Ironically though, the franchise’s only individual 100-point seasons came during...

An Interview with Bobby Smith

March 28th, 2020 Originally written back in 2012, this chat with one of the game's greats will be a very nice trip down memory lane for some of our older readers - we also hope younger ones will appreciate how good and how much of a gentleman Bobby Smith was (and still is). The 1977-78 season for the Minnesota North Stars was hockey atrocity. Three...

What's in a number: #15 with the Montreal Canadiens

October 24th, 2011 By Jared Book There has been a lot of laughs when Petteri Nokelainen was given (or chose?) #15 with the Montreal Canadiens after being acquired yesterday. #15 in recent years, has been a number set aside for the team's fourth line center. It started with Glen Metropolit in 2008. Then last year, it was given to Jeff Halpern. Even...