50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Douglas in Hot Water Rick Cole | March 20, 2016 To say Kent Douglas’ temper got the best of him would be an understatement. The Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman finds himself in hot water with the National Hockey League after…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Dump Hawks, Blank Hull Rick Cole | February 6, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs may have found the key to beating the Chicago Black Hawks. The Toronto club’s formula was quite simple last night in Toronto. Keep Bobby Hull from…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Unbeaten in Seven, Down Hawks Rick Cole | December 26, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs extended their unbeaten streak to seven games with a 5-3 win over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks in a Christmas night special at Maple Leaf Gardens.…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Howie Young’s Biggest Battle Rick Cole | October 10, 2015 Howie Young, better known as Puck’s Bad Boy, believes he’s finally straightened out his life and is on a trail leading to a comeback. Not a National Hockey League comeback,…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Leafs on the Ropes Rick Cole | April 13, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs, reigning Stanley Cup champions, go into tonight’s sixth game of their semi-final series against Montreal with their backs firmly against the wall. The Canadiens need just…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Habs Handle Listless Leafs Rick Cole | April 4, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens took a two games to none lead in their Stanley Cup semi-final series with the Toronto Maple Leafs last night in Montreal. The Habs skated to a…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Favourites Take Openers Rick Cole | April 2, 2015 The Stanley Cup playoffs opened last night in Detroit and Montreal and went pretty much as scripted, with the favoured Canadiens and Red Wings posting victories. Both games were close,…
50 Years Ago Today – NHL Has an Unlikely Leading Scorer Rick Cole | October 20, 2014 After the first week of the 1964-65 NHL season, a look at the league scoring race reveals a very unlikely name atop the leaderboard. Defenceman Kent Douglas of the Toronto…
