Posts About "Pit Martin"
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Ellis Leads Leafs Past Habs
February 17th, 2016 Ron Ellis continued a personal hot streak by scoring two goals to pace the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens in one of three National Hockey League games last night. In the other games, the Chicago Black Hawks downed the New York Rangers 5-2 while Pit Martin’s three goals powered the Boston Bruins to a 5-4...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bruins Pit Martin Scores Four Goals
January 28th, 2016 Four weeks ago the Boston Bruins sent veteran winger Parker MacDonald to the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a young, smallish centre upon whom the Wings had given up. So far, the move looks to be a stroke of genius by Bruins general manager Hap Emms. Pit Martin has been a revelation for the Bruins. Since being traded to Boston at...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bruins Trade Parker MacDonald
December 31st, 2015 Last summer the offensively challenged Boston Bruins acquired veteran left winger Parker MacDonald from the Detroit Red Wings in a multi-player trade with the express intent of improving their moribund offense. Now, less than half-way into the National Hockey League season, the cellar-dwelling Bruins have sent MacDonald back to the Red...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Crozier Takes Vezina Lead
March 28th, 2015 Detroit Red Wings rookie goalie Roger Crozier continued his storybook season last night by taking a two-goal lead over Toronto Maple Leaf goalies Terry Sawchuk and Johnny Bower in the Vezina Trophy race as Detroit downed the Leafs 4-1 in Toronto. In the other scheduled National Hockey League match, the lowly Boston Bruins shocked the...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Worsley Felled By Hull Blast
March 8th, 2015 Chicago bombs Montreal The Chicago Black Hawks snapped a three-game losing skid last night in convincing fashion with a 7-0 drubbing of the Montreal Canadiens at Chicago Stadium. The win gives the Hawks sole possession of first place in the NHL standings. Eric Nesterenko was the unlikely scoring star for Chicago with a pair of...
Pit Martin - A Daughter's Loving Tribute
November 24th, 2010 On April 5, 1970, the Chicago Blackhawks and Montreal Canadiens engaged in one of the weirdest games ever in NHL history. There has never been another game like it, nor is there likely ever going to be a repeat. It actually forced the NHL to change the rulebook. It was the last game of the 1969-70 schedule. The New York Rangers had won...
