50 Years Ago in Hockey: Dissension in Beantown? Rick Cole | January 5, 2016 With the Boston Bruins enduring yet another losing season with a last-place finish almost certainly assured, it seems that management and players are now at odds. Things are going from…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: How the Bruins Bagged Bernie Rick Cole | November 10, 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…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hawks Win Fourth Straight Rick Cole | October 31, 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…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Back for Another Season! Rick Cole | September 12, 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.…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Imlach’s Draft Ploy Foiled Rick Cole | June 10, 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…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Parent Leads Flyers to Cup Rick Cole | May 15, 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…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Memorial Cup Final to Continue Rick Cole | May 12, 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…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bruins Happy With Emms Rick Cole | April 6, 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…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Jury Duty for Punch Rick Cole | January 20, 2015 With no National Hockey League games played last night, off-ice issues continued to make the headlines around the hockey world. Among the items catching our attention today are the necessity…
