Posts About "Howie Young"

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Rod Gilbert’s Surgery and Other Notes

February 2nd, 2016 New York Rangers star forward Rod Gilbert underwent spinal fusion surgery yesterday at a New York City hospital. Early indications suggest that the operation was a complete success. The operation, which took over three hours, was performed by Dr. Kazuo Yanagisawa, the Rangers club physician. The doctor said he was very pleased with...

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Mikita, Hull Lead Hawks Past Rangers

November 18th, 2015 Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita scored a pair of goals each to lead the Chicago Black Hawks to a 5-3 win over the New York Rangers before a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden in New York last night. The win moves Chicago into a first-place tie with the Montreal Canadiens. Four-point Night for Mikita Mikita put in a dominating...

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Howie Young's Biggest Battle

October 10th, 2015 Howie Young, better known as Puck’s Bad Boy, believes he’s finally straightened out his life and is on a trail leading to a comeback. Not a National Hockey League comeback, but one far more important. Young, who is now 28 years old, is a member of the Western Hockey League’s Los Angeles Blades. His NHL experience was with the...

1964: Can the Kid Do It? Wings Think So!

September 23rd, 2014 When Toronto GM Punch Imlach called Terry Sawchuk's name at last June's NHL intra-league draft, little Roger Crozier's life changed forever. Sawchuk, you see, was the veteran all-star netminder who had held down the Detroit Red Wings goaltending duties since the 1957-58 season. Crozier, a 22-year-old native of Bracebridge,...