50 Years Ago in Hockey: Expansion a Bonanza for Talented Farmhands Rick Cole | February 20, 2016 The announced expansion of the National Hockey League from six to twelve teams for the 1967-68 season will have far-reaching effects for many in the hockey world. Not the least…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Foster Hewitt – NHL Team Owner? Rick Cole | October 30, 2015 “Hello Canada and hockey fans in the United States…” That melodious greeting from Canada’s original and most famous hockey broadcaster has signalled the beginning of Foster Hewitt’s radio accounts of…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Homer Series Back to Chi-town Rick Cole | April 29, 2015 The sixth game of the Stanley Cup Final, led by the Montreal Canadiens three games to two over the Black Hawks, heads back to Chicago tonight. If the present pattern…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Lowly Bruins Blank Habs Rick Cole | January 25, 2015 The cellar-dwelling Boston Bruins, completely outclassed by the Montreal Canadiens only 24 hours earlier, put it all together last night as they shut out the vaunted Habs by a 3-0…