50 Years Ago in Hockey: 1965-66 Preview – Toronto Maple Leafs Rick Cole | October 24, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs limped home to a fourth-place finish last season, 13 points behind regular season champion Detroit Red Wings. The failed attempt at defending their 1964 Stanley Cup…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Rip Rangers in 1st Exhibition Tilt Rick Cole | October 1, 2015 The National Hockey League exhibition season got underway last night in Peterborough, Ontario. The Toronto Maple Leafs took on the New York Rangers and lambasted the Broadway Blues by a…
Then and Now: The Maple Leafs All-Time Left Wingers Andrew Forbes | September 2, 2015 In part one of this series we looked at some of the greatest centres in the history of the Maple Leafs. Sundin. Sittler. Keon. And Kennedy. All of them rounded…
Alex Ovechkin: The 2nd Best LW in Hockey History Bill Schoeninger | April 27, 2015 This season, Alex Ovechkin is putting the finishing touches on another fine campaign. He finished 4th in the NHL in points, and won his fifth goalscoring title. That puts him…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Big Night for the Big M Rick Cole | December 13, 2014 Frank Mahovlich gave ample evidence that he is all the way back from his mystery illness as the Toronto Maple Leafs doubled the Boston Bruins 6-3 last night at Maple…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Habs Edge Leafs Rick Cole | December 10, 2014 The visiting Montreal Canadiens spoiled Frank Mahovlich’s return to the Toronto lineup as they edged the Maple Leafs 3-2 last night at Maple Leaf Gardens. In the other National Hockey League game,…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – The Big M to Return Tomorrow Rick Cole | December 8, 2014 Frank Mahovlich, the Toronto Maple Leafs star left winger who has been out of the lineup since November 11 with an undisclosed illness, is all set to return tomorrow night…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Practice Makes Perfect for Big M Rick Cole | December 2, 2014 Yesterday Frank Mahovlich, hospital-bound superstar of the Toronto Maple Leafs, was allowed to practice with the team for the first time since he mysteriously checked into Toronto General Hospital on…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Cut-down Day in the NHL Rick Cole | December 1, 2014 With no games on the schedule last night, the big news in the National Hockey League today is the date. Up until December 1, NHL teams have been allowed…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Big M Cleared for Practice Rick Cole | November 28, 2014 On a very light hockey news day, the Friday of the American Thanksgiving, there were only a couple of tidbits on which to report. The most noteworthy concerned the immediate…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Blake Law Suit Settled Rick Cole | November 17, 2014 With no games to report on from last night, we have a potpourri of news items from around the world of hockey. Lawsuits, mysterious ailments and individual accomplishments are making…
50 Years Ago Today – NHL’s First Saturday a Busy One Rick Cole | October 18, 2014 The NHL’s first weekend of 1964-65 saw three games scheduled on each night. In last night’s contests, Montreal and the Rangers battled to a 2-2 draw at the Forum, the Maple Leafs…
