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Today in Hockey History: April 7

Greg Boysen | April 7, 2021

On this date, the emergency backup goaltender was taken to a whole new level during a Stanley Cup Final game. This was also a big date for extending streaks and…

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Rangers’ Father/Son Combinations: Hextalls and Patricks

Scott Blair | July 19, 2020

There have been several father and son combinations in NHL history. Some had a great deal of success and others had fairly quiet careers. The New York Rangers have had…

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1940: The Best Team in New York Rangers History

THW Archives | July 2, 2019

When the New York Rangers and 1940 are put together, there is a certain stigma that is attached to it. The feeling is not unlike that of the Boston Red…

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Jack Adams Wins Patrick Trophy

Rick Cole | December 21, 2015

On a light news day, we look at some notes, tidbits and general happenings around the world of hockey. Jack Adams Wins New Lester Patrick Award Jack Adams, former general…

50 Years Ago Today – News & Notes From Around Hockey

Rick Cole | October 11, 2014

News and notes from the hockey world on  this day, fifty years ago. AHL season faces off The American Hockey League dropped the puck on their 1964-65 season last night with…

Vancouver is Rich with Hockey

Peter Chau | March 16, 2013

If I had told someone in 1915 that hockey players would become millionaires, I would probably have been punched in the face, taken to the alley behind East Hastings Street…

Book Review: The Lives of Conn Smythe

Rebecca Dobrinski | November 20, 2011

The Lives of Conn Smythe: From the Battlefield to Maple Leaf Gardens: A Hockey Icon’s Story .  By Kelly McParland.  (2011, Toronto: FENN/McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Hardcover. Pp. 370. $32.99.…

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