50 Years Ago in Hockey: Shack Shocks Wings Rick Cole | March 27, 2016 Money is a great motivator for Eddie Shack of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He proved last night he can also play some pretty good hockey by scoring two goals in the third…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Wings Win – Henderson Pots Two Rick Cole | December 24, 2015 Paul Henderson scored a pair of goals within 45 seconds of the third period to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers last…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Gardens To Add 1,000 Seats Rick Cole | December 4, 2015 Maple Leaf Gardens is adding balconies which will eventually increase the building’s seating capacity to over 16,000 seats. Immediate plans call for 1,028 seats to be added before next season.…
Maple Leafs By The Numbers: No. 4 – Red Kelly Jeff Langridge | November 6, 2015 The Maple Leafs by the Numbers Series continues with the No. 4. The number has been honored for two players, Hap Day and Red Kelly. So it’s pretty easy to…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Baun Back But Brewer Bolts Rick Cole | October 15, 2015 Bobby Baun, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ hard-rock defenseman, has returned the team after a contract dispute with general manager Punch Imlach. But Imlach may now have a bigger problem on…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: The Coaches – Billy Reay Rick Cole | September 18, 2015 The second in our series of NHL coach profiles takes a look at Billy Reay, the man behind the bench of the Chicago Black Hawks. The 47-year-old Winnipeg native took…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 1964-65 Post-Mortem – Maple Leafs Rick Cole | May 30, 2015 The 1964-65 season for the Toronto Maple Leafs marked the first time in three years that the team was unable to defend its Stanley Cup Championship. The Leafs finished a…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Leafs, Hawks Even Series Rick Cole | April 9, 2015 Toronto Maple Leaf goalkeeper Johnny Bower was lucky he wasn’t arrested after last night’s game at Maple Leaf Gardens. Bower committed numerous acts of grand larceny upon the Montreal Canadiens,…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Leafs Put Up a 10-Spot Rick Cole | March 22, 2015 One can’t blame the other five National Hockey League general managers for getting a little nervous. The Toronto Maple Leafs, defending Stanley Cup champions, suddenly appear to be rounding into…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Habs Come Back, Rangers Rant Rick Cole | December 15, 2014 With the National Hockey League taking a couple of days off, and yesterday’s report covering the Russia – Canada exhibition game, today we’ll go over Sunday’s NHL games and report on…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Leafs Score 10 on Wings Rick Cole | December 6, 2014 In one of the most lopsided games in recent years, the Toronto Maple Leafs trounced the first-place Detroit Red Wings by a score of 10-2 at Maple Leaf Gardens in…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Practice Makes Perfect for Big M Rick Cole | December 2, 2014 Yesterday Frank Mahovlich, hospital-bound superstar of the Toronto Maple Leafs, was allowed to practice with the team for the first time since he mysteriously checked into Toronto General Hospital on…