Posts About "Eddie Shore"
The Best NHL Defensemen Ever
July 7th, 2020 The NHL has a long and storied existence. Legendary teams, lines and players serve as a reminder of days gone by while today’s players continue to forge the legacy left behind by the pioneers of our beloved game. Like any legendary player, their contributions to the record books survive the test of time. Whether they changed the...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: The Coaches - Milt Schmidt
September 13th, 2015 (Author's note: Milt Schmidt, now 97 years old, is the oldest living NHL player. He is truly a treasure, and is one of the most beloved Bruins of all time.) Today is the first in our series on the six coaches who will pilot the NHL teams in the 1965-66 season. First up is Milt Schmidt, the mentor of the Boston...
An Evening with Bill White
July 30th, 2015 On Monday evening, July 27, Mike Wilson presented another of his "In the Room" events at his Toronto Maple Leaf museum in his home in Toronto. The featured guest on this evening was Bill White, former NHL defenseman who also played a key role in Team Canada's victory over the USSR in the 1972 Summit Series. Soft-spoken but eloquent,...50 Years Ago Today - NHL Has an Unlikely Leading Scorer
After the first week of the 1964-65 NHL season, a look at the league scoring race reveals a very unlikely name atop the leaderboard. Defenceman Kent Douglas of the Toronto Maple Leafs, banished to the minors last year after being the NHL rookie of the year in 62-63, is the man with more points than anyone else. Douglas has amassed...
TML Captains: Red Horner 1938-40
April 5th, 2012 TML Captains is a series that profiles the men who 'wore the C' for one of the NHL's charter franchises. Previously featured were Bert Corbeau, Hap Day and Charlie Conacher. George Reginald 'Red' Horner #2, 11 , 15 Defenceman b: 28 May 1909 Lynden, ON d: 27 Apr 2005 Toronto, ON Toronto Maple Leafs 1928-40 Acquired: Signed as...
