50 Years Ago in Hockey – Lowly Bruins Ground Hawks Rick Cole | November 9, 2014 Two games were on tap in the National Hockey League last night, both highlighted by strong goaltending performances by the winning teams’ netminders. Johnston jolts Chicago In Boston, Bruins’ left…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Crozier the New “Mr. Zero” Rick Cole | October 30, 2014 Detroit Red Wings rookie goaler Roger Crozier earned his third shutout in only four games last night as he and his mates blanked the hapless Boston Bruins 2-0 at the…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Rookie Goaler Rocks the ‘Gahden’ Rick Cole | October 26, 2014 Rookie goaltender Roger Crozier of the Detroit Red Wings continued his stellar freshman season in the National Hockey League last night as he blanked the Boston Bruins 4-0 right in…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – A Night to Kiss Your Sister Rick Cole | October 25, 2014 Two games were played in the National Hockey League last night, and both ended in identical 1-1 stalemates. In Toronto, it was the Rangers and the Maple Leafs each scoring…
1964-65 Preview – the Detroit Red Wings Rick Cole | October 5, 2014 The next team on our list of previews for the 64-65 season is the Detroit Red Wings. The Wings have taken a huge risk going into this season, a risk that…
September 29, 1964: The Big M Has a BIG Game Rick Cole | September 29, 2014 In NHL exhibition action last night in Victoria, BC Toronto Maple Leafs forward Frank Mahovlich treated 5,542 fans to a display of his enormous skills as he scored 4 goals…
1964: Can the Kid Do It? Wings Think So! Rick Cole | September 23, 2014 When Toronto GM Punch Imlach called Terry Sawchuk’s name at last June’s NHL intra-league draft, little Roger Crozier’s life changed forever. Sawchuk, you see, was the veteran all-star netminder who…