Posts tagged with "Eddie Shack"
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs, Hawks Draw First Blood
April 8th, 2016 The Stanley Cup playoffs opened last night in Montreal and Chicago and went pretty much according to form. The Canadiens edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 while the Black Hawks nipped the Detroit Red Wings 2-1. Leafs Without Bower Johnny Bower, expected to start in goal for Toronto, was still battling the flu before the game and...
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: Big Weekend for Dick Duff
February 23rd, 2016 It’s been a long time coming for Dick Duff. After being traded from Toronto in 1964, and a short, but disastrous stay in New York, the veteran left winger has finally found his lost scoring touch. And he did it on the weekend of his 30th birthday. Five Goals on the Weekend Duff scored five times on the weekend to lead the Canadiens...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Bring Bruins Back to Earth
January 30th, 2016 The lowly Boston Bruins were winners of four games in a row until last night. They came crashing back to earth with a resounding thud as a result of a 6-3 thrashing at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. The game was one of three National Hockey League contests last night. The other two matches saw...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Fans Cheer Leafs
January 14th, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs put on perhaps their best performance of the season last night. And not only did they completely outclass the Montreal Canadiens by a 6-0 score, but they also won over the Montreal fans, who, by the end of the night, were cheering for the hated Maple Leafs. The Toronto win ended the club’s three-game losing...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Rangers Finally Win
December 20th, 2015 The New York Rangers finally snapped an 11-game winless streak last night with a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden in one of three National Hockey League games. The contest was marred by a second-period brawl that lasted over 10 minutes. The other games saw Toronto down Boston 3-1 and Chicago edge...