Posts About "Frank Mahovlich"
50 Years Ago in Hockey - The Big M to Return Tomorrow
December 8th, 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 when the Leafs face the Montreal Canadiens at Maple Leaf Gardens. Mahovlich went through a brisk workout at Tam O'Shanter Arena yesterday and afterwards...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Practice Makes Perfect for Big M
December 2nd, 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 November 12. His appearance was something akin to a major media event, with all the Toronto papers (and a couple of out-of-towners) on...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Cut-down Day in the NHL
December 1st, 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 to dress 18 skaters for each game. As of today, that number shrinks to 16 skaters, plus goaltenders. This change leaves most of the teams with extra bodies, some of which will...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Big M Cleared for Practice
November 28th, 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 future of Toronto Maple Leafs forward Frank Mahovlich. Mahovlich will practice Tuesday The Big M, who has been out of the lineup and in hospital since November...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Blake Law Suit Settled
November 17th, 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 the headlines today. Powers settles suit, receives apology Former National Hockey League referee Eddie Powers has settled his slander lawsuit against...
50 Years Ago Today - NHL's First Saturday a Busy One
October 18th, 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 bombed the Boston Bruins 7-2 in Toronto and the Black Hawks tipped Detroit 4-2 in Chicago. Montreal, New York saw one off In Montreal, the Rangers...
September 29, 1964: The Big M Has a BIG Game
September 29th, 2014 In NHL exhibition action last night in Victoria, BC Toronto Maple Leafs forward Frank Mahovlich treated 5,542 fans to a display of his enormous skills as he scored 4 goals in leading the parent Maple Leafs to an 8-1 thrashing of their west coast farm club. Mahovlich, who has been a left-wing for most of his NHL career, has made the...
Paul Henderson: Career, Accolades, Cancer
June 10th, 2012 The news has recently featured reports that former NHL, WHA and Team Canada player Paul Henderson's cancer has advanced to the point where he is likely going to have chemotherapy or clinical trials in an effort to slow his rare form of leukemia down. Still, even in the face of this news, the hero to generations of Canadians feels...
Book Review: Maurice Richard
January 7th, 2012 Maurice Richard: The Most Amazing Hockey Player Ever. By Chris Robinson. (2011, Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 128. $9.95. ISBN 978-1-55277-900-2.) “Don’t let anyone say that it’s just a game…” Eddie Vedder wrote those lyrics a few years ago for the song “All the Way,” his ode to being...
