50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Goalie Preview – Boston Bruins Rick Cole | July 10, 2015 With the NHL’s annual meetings all wrapped up and most off-season player transactions completed, hockey’s big league now slips into a slumber session for the next two months. With training camps scheduled to…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – 64-65 Post-Mortem: Boston Bruins Rick Cole | May 9, 2015 Now that the 1964-65 Stanley Cup has been awarded, the all-star teams named and individual trophies about to be bestowed, it’s time to properly lay the season to rest with…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Habs Rout Rangers Rick Cole | January 31, 2015 The hometown Montreal Canadiens rode the goaltending of Gump Worsley to a convincing 5-1 win over the New York Rangers in one of three National Hockey League games played last night. Toronto…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Suspended Linesman Fired by NHL Rick Cole | January 30, 2015 George Hayes, the National Hockey League linesman who was suspended for refusing to take an eye test, finds himself unemployed today as a result of a decision by NHL president…
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…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hawks Flying High Rick Cole | December 28, 2014 After a short holiday hiatus, we’re back to report action in the National Hockey League over the past couple of days. Two matches were played last night, with Chicago bombing…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Lowly Bruins Ground Hawks Rick Cole | November 9, 2014 Two games were on tap in the National Hockey League last night, both highlighted by strong goaltending performances by the winning teams’ netminders. Johnston jolts Chicago In Boston, Bruins’ left…
1964-65 Preview – The Boston Bruins Rick Cole | October 3, 2014 Today is the first in our series of team previews for the 1964-65 season. Taking the teams in alphabetical order, our first look is at the NHL’s perennial (or so…