50 Years Ago in Hockey – Habs Handle Listless Leafs Rick Cole | April 4, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens took a two games to none lead in their Stanley Cup semi-final series with the Toronto Maple Leafs last night in Montreal. The Habs skated to a…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Dickie Moore Finally Scores Rick Cole | January 24, 2015 The two Canadian teams took on the two American teams with the poorest records in the only two National Hockey League games scheduled last night. The results were fairly predictable, given…
RIP: Remembering Those Hockey Lost in 2014 Bill Schoeninger | December 29, 2014 The hockey community lost a number of important members over the course of the past year. The impacts that they had on the game in various countries and eras was…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Habs Win, Beliveau Hurt Rick Cole | December 24, 2014 In the only National Hockey League game played last night the Montreal Canadiens hosted the New York Rangers and blanked the Broadway Blueshirts 2-0 before a pre-Christmas throng of over…
Jean Béliveau’s Funeral: Through The Eyes of A 21 Year-Old David P. Stein | December 12, 2014 A lot has been written and said about Jean Béliveau over the last week and a half, but nothing can be compared to what took place on Wednesday afternoon at…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Wings, Habs Win Rick Cole | December 4, 2014 The top two teams in the National Hockey League had lots in common again last night, as they both won their respective games by identical 4-2 counts. Detroit Red Wings…
What it Means to Be Captain of the Canadiens Nissa Khan | December 4, 2014 This week has been a jarring reminder of what it means to be captain of the Montreal Canadiens. If these emotional last few days have proven anything to Montreal Canadiens fans it’s that…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Rookie Ranger Ties Up Hawks Rick Cole | December 3, 2014 (Author’s note – Once again we have lost a hockey icon. Jean Beliveau was so much more than a hockey player. I grew up in the 1950’s and 1960’s, a…
Jean Beliveau: Hockey’s Ultimate Class Act Passes Away at 83 Brianne Spiker | December 3, 2014 In the late evening hours of December 2nd, the Montreal Canadiens announced the passing of legend Jean Beliveau at age 83. Dubbed “Le Gros Bill”, Beliveau was the ultimate ambassador…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bruins Have Hawks Number Rick Cole | November 30, 2014 The Boston Bruins scored their third straight victory over the Chicago Black Hawks last night with a 4-3 win right in Chicago Stadium. In the other two National Hockey League…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – News & Notes Rick Cole | November 20, 2014 With no NHL games on tap last evening, we look at some news and notes around the world of puck. Lacroix haunts Jr. Habs Andre Lacroix, a smallish centre with…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Lowly Bruins Upset Leafs Rick Cole | November 15, 2014 The last-place Boston Bruins scored three first period goals, then hung on for a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs in one of two National Hockey League games played…
