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50 Years Ago in Hockey: Goalies Shine as Hawks, Wings Tie

Rick Cole | March 28, 2016

It was a night for the goaltenders to shine at the Olympia in Detroit. The Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks battled to a 1-1 tie in a game dominated…

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Hammer Rangers; Maniago Hurt

Rick Cole | January 20, 2016

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers 6-2 last night at Maple Leaf Gardens in what was possibly a very costly loss for the Broadway Blueshirts. The Rangers…

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Scouting Ain’t What It Used to Be

Rick Cole | November 6, 2015

Former Toronto Maple defenseman Bob Davidson is now the chief scout of that National Hockey League team and this week he was talking about how much the scouting game has changed over the…

50 Years Ago in Hockey – Stemmer Scores Winner

Rick Cole | February 21, 2015

Rookie forward Peter Stemkowski scored the winning goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs last night as they came from behind to edge the Chicago Black Hawks 4-3 at Maple Leaf Gardens…

50 Years Ago in Hockey – Leafs Hand Habs 3rd Straight Loss

Rick Cole | January 15, 2015

The Montreal Canadiens dropped their third game in a row, losing a 5-3 decision at home to the Toronto Maple Leafs in one of two National Hockey League games last…

50 Years Ago in Hockey – Smythe Sours on Vancouver

Rick Cole | December 5, 2014

It would appear that Toronto Maple Leafs president Stafford Smythe has soured on the idea of building a 20,000 seat coliseum in downtown Vancouver. Council attaches restrictions Smythe said yesterday that…

Paul Henderson: Career, Accolades, Cancer

Mark Ascione | June 10, 2012

The news has recently featured reports that former NHL, WHA and Team Canada player Paul Henderson’s cancer has advanced to the point where he is likely going to have chemotherapy or clinical…

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