Posts About "Fred Stanfield"

Esposito: The Trade That Shaped the Boston Bruins

February 20th, 2020 In today's look at important off-season trades over the years, we set our sights back to 1967. While this particular deal did not take place at the NHL Annual Meetings held in the first week in June, it is inextricably linked to the events that were scheduled for that gathering. June 6, 1967: NHL Expansion Day June 6,...

Sabres Fred Stanfield Trade Revisited

November 26th, 2019 The Buffalo Sabres made it to the Stanley Cup Final in only their fifth season of existence. The first thought regarding the team's ability to do so typically calls to mind Buffalo's fabled "French Connection" line of Gilbert Perreault, Rick Martin and Rene Robert - arguably the most dominant forward line of the 1970s NHL. As...

50 Years Ago in Hockey - Hull Has Hawks Even

April 26th, 2015 Montreal Canadiens' coach Toe Blake made a switch in goalkeepers for game four of the Stanley Cup final last night, and the result was exactly what Chicago Black Hawk superstar Bobby Hull was looking for. The Golden Jet, held scoreless through the first three games of the series, fired a pair to lead the Black Hawks to a 5-1 win,...