Posts About "Stafford Smythe"
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Buffalo, Baltimore, ‘Frisco Impress Brass
February 8th, 2016 On the first day of the National Hockey League’s expansion meetings in New York, the governors heard a full spectrum of presentations. Among the cities with whom the board was most impressed were Buffalo, San Francisco and Baltimore. There were also a few surprises. Depending on who you were listening to, some applicants eliminated...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: NHL to Screen Expansion Hopefuls
February 1st, 2016 The month of February will be an historic one for the National Hockey League. Next week in New York City the league’s board of governors will examine in detail the groups applying for expansion franchises when the league grows from six to twelve teams, hopefully in time for the 1967-68 season. Four Cities Approved The league’s...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: NHL Approves St. Louis, Los Angeles
June 28th, 2015 The National Hockey League revealed the details of its planned expansion yesterday, and approved two cities as locations for new teams. Los Angeles and St. Louis were designated by the Board of Governors as having suitable facilities that fulfill the requirements set out by the league. Both cities have rinks that seat at least...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Leafs vs Habs: War of Words
April 3rd, 2015 As the Stanley Cup playoffs resume tonight in Montreal and Detroit, one series has already degenerated into a war of words. Everybody has something to say In the Montreal-Toronto series, everyone is getting into the act of exchanging not-so-pleasantries. Not only are the coaches, Toe Blake of Montreal and Punch Imlach of Toronto,...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Russians to Play Pros? Not Likely
December 19th, 2014 As the Russian National Hockey Team cuts a swath through Canadian opposition like a hot knife through butter, the constant question asked by everyone is "How good are these guys and when will we see them against a real professional team?" The answer in a perfect world seems simple: Line 'em up against the Leafs and we'll see how...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Oshawa Generals Open New Rink
December 16th, 2014 Generals open new rink The Oshawa General opened the new Oshawa Civic Arena last night before 4,100 enthusiastic fans with a come from behind 6-4 win over the St. Catharines Black Hawks. The Generals survived a jittery start, looking almost a little star-struck, before setting down and taking over the game. Wayne Cashman paced the...
50 Years Ago in Hockey - Smythe Sours on Vancouver
December 5th, 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 the proposal he made to build the $8,000,000 arena complex will be taken off the table if the city council continues to insist on...
