Posts About "Bronco Horvath"

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Expansion a Bonanza for Talented Farmhands

February 20th, 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 of these effects will be how the dozens of talented players not on NHL rosters now will be employed after next season. No Superstars for New Clubs There has...

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Foster Hewitt – NHL Team Owner?

October 30th, 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 Toronto Maple Leafs games for many years. Hewitt, who described a hockey game over the airwaves for the first time in 1923 and...

50 Years Ago in Hockey - Homer Series Back to Chi-town

April 29th, 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 of home-team victories continues, we can expect a seventh game at the Montreal Forum on Saturday evening. Home team has won every game The Canadiens demolished the Hawks...

50 Years Ago in Hockey - Lowly Bruins Blank Habs

January 25th, 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 count at the Boston Garden. In the other two games, Chicago whipped the Rangers 7-2 and Detroit downed Toronto 4-1. Bruins end losing streak Despite a...