50 Years Ago in Hockey: Playoffs Start Tonight – Who’s Gonna Win? Rick Cole | April 7, 2016 The Stanley Cup Playoffs start on two fronts tonight. The Montreal Canadiens will host the Toronto Maple Leafs while the Detroit Red Wings will journey to Chicago to take on…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bower’s Finest Game Rick Cole | March 25, 2016 Johnny Bower has never been better. That was the overwhelming sentiment last night at Montreal Forum as the veteran Maple Leaf goaltender put on a clinic to lead the Leafs…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Russians Negotiating with NHL? Rick Cole | March 9, 2016 Jim Proudfoot of the Toronto Star, reporting from the World Hockey Championships in Yugoslavia, raises the possibility that the Soviet Union is in negotiations with the National Hockey League. The…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Down to One Goalie – Again Rick Cole | March 1, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs are down to just one healthy goaltender again. Injuries have forced the top three netminders on Toronto’s depth chart out of the lineup for the second…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hawks Edge Rangers; Hull Nets 43rd, 44th Rick Cole | February 3, 2016 Bobby Hull of the Chicago Black Hawks continued his assault on the National Hockey League record books with two goals last night. The markers helped the Hawks to a 4-3…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs Fans Cheer Leafs Rick Cole | January 14, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs put on perhaps their best performance of the season last night. And not only did they completely outclass the Montreal Canadiens by a 6-0 score, but…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Flu Can’t Slow Bower Rick Cole | December 13, 2015 Johnny Bower, the Maple Leafs’ ageless wonder in goal, took to the ice in Madison Square Garden in New York last night battling a nasty flu bug. The man they…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bower Keeps Leafs in Third Rick Cole | November 29, 2015 Stellar goaltending from ageless Johnny Bower last night enabled the Toronto Maple Leafs to retain their grip on third place in the National Hockey League. In a showdown match in…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Johnny Bower, Recording Artist Rick Cole | November 20, 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…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Goalies Star in Tie Games Rick Cole | November 4, 2015 Ties by identical 2-2 scores were the order of the day in the National Hockey League Wednesday. At Madison Square Garden in New York the Toronto Maple Leafs and New…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Goalies Dislike New Rule Rick Cole | November 2, 2015 National Hockey League goaltenders are unhappy with the league’s new rule this season that requires the spare netminder to be on the bench in full equipment during games. Johnny Bower…
Maple Leafs By The Numbers: No. 1 – Johnny Bower Jeff Langridge | November 1, 2015 In a new series, I will look at the best player at every number that has ever been worn by a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Now, the rule…