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Esposito: The Trade That Shaped the Boston Bruins

February 20, 2021 by THW Archives
Bobby Orr Phil Esposito Boston Bruins

In today’s look at important off-season trades over the years, we set our sights back to 1967.  While this particular deal did not take place at the NHL Annual Meetings held …

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Categories Archives, Bruins History, Hockey History Tags Bruins Archives, Fred Stanfield, Gilles Marotte, Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito

Boston Bruins 50-Goal Scorers

October 12, 2020 by Brandon Share-Cohen
Phil Esposito Cam Neely Johnny Bucyk Rick Middleton

Throughout the 95-year history of the Boston Bruins franchise, there have been 11 different instances of a player reaching the 50-goal mark. Those 11 instances of 50-plus goals are made …

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Categories Archives, Bruins History Tags Cam Neely, Johnny Bucyk, Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito, Rick Middleton

Blackhawks’ Worst Trades of All-Time

October 3, 2020 by THW Archives

It is always easy to determine the winner and loser of a trade long after the fact. The Chicago Blackhawks have made some awful trades that looked like mistakes the very moment they made them. Here are the five worst trades in franchise history.

Categories Archives, Blackhawks History Tags Chris Chelios, Dominik Hasek, Jeremy Roenick, Ken Hodge, Phil Esposito

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hodge Leads Hawks Past Rangers

November 9, 2016 by Rick Cole

Young right winger Ken Hodge scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Chicago Black Hawks to a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers in the only …

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Categories Blackhawks History, Hockey History, Rangers History Tags Cesare Maniago, Glenn Hall, Ken Hodge, Stan Mikita

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Brit Selby – Bruin Killer

January 16, 2016 by Rick Cole

Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Brit Selby scored a natural hat trick to lead his team to a resounding 6-1 drubbing of the Boston Bruins in one of three National Hockey …

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Categories Column, Hockey History, Maple Leafs History, Toronto Maple Leafs Tags 50 Years Ago, Brit Selby, Jean Ratelle, Ken Hodge, Ted Green

NHL Players Born in Strange Countries

August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 by Kenneth Laws

Canada, the United States, and Russia keep the NHL fully-stocked with superstars, mid-level talent, and role players. But there are plenty of countries around the world that are represented in …

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Categories Hockey History Tags Ken Hodge, Olaf Kolzig

50 Years Ago in Hockey – 64-65 Post-Mortem: Black Hawks

May 14, 2015 by Rick Cole

The 1964-65 season for the Chicago Black Hawks was a study in contrasts.  The team started out well, fuelling the high hopes their fans had going into the season.  However, …

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Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey History Tags Denis DeJordy, Ken Hodge, Pierre Pilote, Stan Mikita

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