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50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bruce Gamble a Sure Thing for Leafs

Rick Cole | March 4, 2016

Bruce Gamble, playing in only his second game with the Toronto Maple Leafs, put in a scintillating performance as he backstopped the Leafs to a 4-0 whitewashing of the Montreal…

Categories Column, Hockey History, Maple Leafs History, Toronto Maple Leafs

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Wings Lose Game, Doug Barkley

Rick Cole | January 31, 2016

The Detroit Red Wings lost more than a hockey game last night. While dropping a 5-1 decision to the Chicago Black Hawks stung, the Wings may have suffered a more…

Categories Column, Detroit Red Wings, Hockey History, Red Wings History

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hot Wings Blank Habs

Rick Cole | January 23, 2016

The red-hot Red Wings took a three-point lead over the second-place Montreal Canadiens last night with a 3-0 whitewashing of the Habs right in Montreal. In the other two National…

Categories Column, Detroit Red Wings, Hockey History, Red Wings History

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Rangers, Bruins Swap Forwards

Rick Cole | January 11, 2016

The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers, the National Hockey League’s two also-rans, got together yesterday and completed a one-for-one trade of forwards. The dissension-ridden Bruins dealt away truculent winger…

Categories Boston Bruins, Bruins History, Column, Editor's Choice, Hockey History, NHL Expansion

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Howe Nets 600th In Losing Cause

Rick Cole | November 28, 2015

The Montreal Canadiens edged the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in Montreal last night, but the big story was a milestone reached by one of hockey’s all-time greats. Gordie Howe of…

Categories Column, Detroit Red Wings, Hockey History, Red Wings History

50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Czech Out Goalie

Rick Cole | August 13, 2015

The Toronto Maple Leafs have invited Vladimir Dzurilla, goaltender for the Czechoslovakia national hockey team, to their training camp this September in Peterborough. Dzurilla is 23 years old and has…

Categories Hockey History, Maple Leafs History, Toronto Maple Leafs

50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bruins Rookie Norris Stymies Hawks

Rick Cole | March 18, 2015

Rookie goalie Jack Norris of the Boston Bruins put on a spectacular goaltending display as his team upset the powerful Chicago Black Hawks 2-1 last night in Chicago.  The Chicago…

Categories Boston Bruins, Hockey History

50 Years Ago in Hockey – Rangers Deal Henry to Hawks

Rick Cole | February 5, 2015

The Chicago Black Hawks solidified their run towards their first NHL regular season championship yesterday by acquiring sniper Camille Henry from the New York Rangers in a seven-player trade.  In…

Categories Hockey History, New York Rangers

50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hawks Win 7th Straight

Rick Cole | December 21, 2014

The Chicago Black Hawks, once again led by scoring machine Bobby Hull, won their seventh straight game in one of three played in the National Hockey League last night.  The…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey History

50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bruins Garner First Point

Rick Cole | October 23, 2014

The BostonBruins finally earned their first point of the season last night, and it came at the expense of the Stanley Cup Champions.  The Bruins battled the Toronto Maple Leafs to…

Categories Boston Bruins, Hockey History

Book Review: The Life and Times of the Golden Jet

Rebecca Dobrinski | October 4, 2011

The Devil and Bobby Hull: How Hockey’s Original Million-Dollar Man Became the Game’s Lost Legend By Gare Joyce.  (2011, Mississauga, Ont.: John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd. Hardcover. Pp. 274.…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey Books, Winnipeg Jets

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4 Takeaways From Oilers’ 4-1 Win Against Blackhawks

3 Takeaways From the Avalanche’s 4-3 Loss to the Maple Leafs

Blue Jackets Fire Dean Evason, Steve McCarthy Due to Unmet Higher Expectations

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