Posts About "Hap Emms"
50 Years Ago in Hockey: How the Bruins Bagged Bernie
November 10th, 2015 Perennial cellar dwellers of the National Hockey League Basement, the Boston Bruins sport a rather ignominious record of one win, five losses and one tie so far in the 1965-66 season. Despite this early lack of success, general manager Hap Emms and coach Milt Schmidt remain enthusiastic and hopeful that better days are ahead for a team...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hawks Win Fourth Straight
October 31st, 2015 The Chicago Black Hawks continued their early season undefeated string last night in Montreal with a 6-4 win over the Canadiens at the Forum. In the other two scheduled Saturday evening matches, Toronto edged Detroit 4-3 at home, while the Rangers ran rough-shod over the Boston Bruins by an 8-2 count in Boston. Hull Has Eight in Four...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Back for Another Season!
September 12th, 2015 With Labour Day having come and gone and NHL training camps just around the corner, our daily glimpses into hockey’s glorious past are about to begin in earnest once again. For those of you new to our column, and for our readers who are familiar with us, today is sort of a primer for what we do and what you can expect this season from...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Imlach's Draft Ploy Foiled
June 10th, 2015 The National Hockey League intra-league draft was held yesterday, and as usual, Toronto Maple Leaf general manager Punch Imlach provided some unexpected drama. Three goalies, only two spots Imlach went into the draft with a problem. His Leafs owned three NHL-quality goalkeepers, an embarrassment of riches that most teams under normal...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Parent Leads Flyers to Cup
May 15th, 2015 (Author's note - this is not the last time in hockey history we would see this headline.) The 1965 Memorial Cup final came to a merciful end last night as the Niagara Falls Flyers. led by goalie Bernie Parent, ran roughshod over the Edmonton Oil Kings by a lopsided 8-1 score. The win was sweet revenge for Niagara Falls, who lost to...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Memorial Cup Final to Continue
May 12th, 2015 Gordon Juckes, the secretary-manager of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association has completed his investigation into the game-three debacle between the Edmonton Oil Kings and Niagara Falls Flyers. He has decided that the Memorial Cup final series will continue in Edmonton tonight with game four. Three suspended In rendering his...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Bruins Happy With Emms
April 6th, 2015 The Boston Bruins picked an off day in the Stanley Cup playoffs to announce their new management structure. The announcement was made by president Weston Adams, who led off with this statement: "If you're going to be strong on the ice, you've got to be strong in the office." Hap Emms to be GM There were three main components to...
