50 Years Ago in Hockey: Home Sweet Home for Red Wings Rick Cole | March 18, 2016 Some home cooking was just tonic the Detroit Red Wings needed. Returning to their home rink, the Olympia, after a disastrous road trip, the Wings disposed of the Boston Bruins…
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: NHL Names “Administration Manager” Rick Cole | February 16, 2016 The National Hockey League yesterday named Brian F. O’Neill of Montreal as its new Administration Manager. There were immediate suggestions that O’Neill is the heir-apparent to Clarence Campbell as the…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Canadians Finally Best Russians Rick Cole | December 22, 2015 After nine successive losses against the Russian national hockey team, Canada’s national team finally pulled off a win against the touring Soviets Monday night in Victoria, B.C. Coach Scores Two…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Habs Take Showdown with Hawks Rick Cole | January 4, 2015 In a busy three-game evening in the National Hockey League, the loop’s two top teams faced off in Chacago. The Montreal Canadiens came out on top, eking out a narrow…