Posts About "Jim Pappin"
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Johnny Bower, Recording Artist
November 20th, 2015 Veteran Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Johnny Bower is about to give the Beatles a run for their money in record sales, at least in Toronto. The affable Toronto netminder, estimated to be somewhere around 41 years old, has cut a record that will soon be available in stores in the area, just in time for Christmas. "Honky the Christmas...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Trade Deadline Approaches
February 27th, 2015 With the National Hockey League's deadline for trading and call-ups coming up Sunday night at midnight, there is lots of talk around each team, but very little action. We'll have a look at each club and what seems to be going on. Boston The last-place Bruins are the one team that probably should be most active, but general manager...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Trade Rumour Tuesday
January 26th, 2015 With no National Hockey League games scheduled last night, the news today centres on rumours of player exchanges between several teams, with the slumping Toronto Maple Leafs front and centre. Also, a Swedish player is about to make his NHL debut. Leafs turned down Pappin deals Globe and Mail writer D. Kenneth McKee reports that...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Wings Send Crozier South
January 12th, 2015 With no games on the National Hockey League schedule last night, we take a look at happenings in and around the world of hockey. Wings give Crozier a vacation The Detroit Red Wings, concerned over the play of rookie goaltender Roger Crozier, yesterday bought the little netminder and his wife a plane ticket to Miami Beach, Florida....
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Hicke Haunts Habs
January 10th, 2015 Saturday evening saw a full slate of three games in the National Hockey League. In the most entertaining match of the night, former Montreal Canadien forward Bill Hicke, traded to the New York Rangers less than a month ago, fired three goals against his former team to lead the New Yorkers to an exciting 6-5 over the Canadiens in...