Posts About "John Ferguson"
Ones That Got Away: The Winnipeg Jets' Dave Babych
October 5th, 2020 Nearly every NHL franchise has "ones that got away" — players who found the bulk of their success after being traded or allowed to walk via free agency — and the Winnipeg Jets are no exception. The best example of a Jet who achieved lofty things after leaving Winnipeg is defensemen Dave Babych. Babych's Too-Short Tenure with...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Have Leafs on the Ropes
April 13th, 2016 After three games in their Stanley Cup semi-final playoff series, the Montreal Canadiens have the Toronto Maple Leafs squarely behind the eight-ball. Montreal downed the Maple Leafs 5-2 last night at Maple Leaf Gardens to take a three games to none stranglehold on the best-of-seven series. In the other National Hockey League playoff...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Come Back to Tie Habs
November 11th, 2015 It was a busy Wednesday evening in the National Hockey League, as all six clubs saw action. Two of the three games ended in ties, with Toronto and Montreal battling to a 3-3 stalemate, while the Bruins and Rangers sawed one off at 2-2. In the only game to reach a decision, the Chicago Black Hawks downed the Detroit Red Wings 5-2. Leafs...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Homer Series Back to Chi-town
April 29th, 2015 The sixth game of the Stanley Cup Final, led by the Montreal Canadiens three games to two over the Black Hawks, heads back to Chicago tonight. If the present pattern of home-team victories continues, we can expect a seventh game at the Montreal Forum on Saturday evening. Home team has won every game The Canadiens demolished the Hawks...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Habs Hammer Hawks at Home
April 28th, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens won the pivotal fifth game of the Stanley Cup Final Series last night in Montreal in convincing fashion when they demolished the Chicago Black Hawks by a score of 6-0. Canadiens were simply better than the Black Hawks at every facet of the game. Hodge hot The much-maligned Charley Hodge, who was admittedly off...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Cup Champs De-Throned
April 14th, 2015 There will be a new Stanley Cup Champion for 1965. That fact was confirmed last night at 16:33 of the first overtime period at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto as the Canadiens defeated the Maple Leafs 4-3. The Montreal victory gives them their Stanley Cup semi-final series four games to two over the former champs. It was Claude...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Golden Jet Ready For Wings
March 31st, 2015 Hockey's Golden Jet, Bobby Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks, says he is ready to take flight against the Detroit Red Wings tomorrow night in the first game of their semi-final series. Hull will be wearing a new brace to protect his injured knee. In a full 83-minute workout yesterday, Hull tried out the new brace with good...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Red Wings Bomb Bruins
March 19th, 2015 Oh, the inconsistency of youth. Only 24 hours after practically standing on his head in beating the Chicago Black Hawks, Boston rookie goaltender Jack Norris surrendered 10 goals as the Detroit Red Wings drubbed the Bruins 10-3 at the Olympia in Detroit. Norris, replacing the injured Ed Johnston in goal for Boston, is certainly...
