Posts About "Terry Sawchuk"
Terry Sawchuk - How the Maple Leafs Snagged the Hall of Fame Goalie
September 27th, 2019 The following is one of our many posts written as if it were 1964, as the events unfolded. It's a slow hockey news day this 27th of September, 1964, so we thought we'd inform you of a little intrigue that took place at the NHL's Intra-league draft during the annual June shin-dig in Montreal. Some astute manoeuvring by Toronto...
8 Unbreakable Detroit Red Wings Records
September 13th, 2019 Throughout the history of the Detroit Red Wings franchise, countless legends and hockey icons have donned the winged wheel. Those stars have gone on to set some impressive franchise records while playing for the Detroit Cougars, Falcons, and Red Wings. Which team records are truly unbreakable in today’s—and tomorrow’s—NHL?...
Peace, Love and LA Kings Hockey
August 31st, 2019 The late sixties were an eventful period to say the least. Peace rallies opposing the continued American military presence in Vietnam were growing like wildfire, the Beatles maintained their dominance of the music charts with the release of their "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Club Band" album, and the summer months were dubbed the "summer...
Top 3 All-Time Red Wings Goalies
August 21st, 2019 The Detroit Red Wings have had some incredible goalies don the Winged Wheel over the past 90 years. Many of these masked men rank among the top goaltenders to ever play the game, so narrowing them down to the top three isn’t an easy task. When ranking the top three Red Wings goalies of all-time, the netminders will be evaluated...
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 52 – 1951-52 Red Wings the Best Ever?
August 11th, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers' Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL's regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators, we'll be producing content that's connected to the number of days remaining on that particular day. Some posts may be associated with a player's...
1967 NHL Expansion
June 6th, 2019 June 6, 1967. If you are an old-time hockey fan, or a purist, that date is a day of infamy. If you are of the more modern generation, you likely think of it as the day that the Original Six became 12. No matter how you view the date, it is the day on which the National Hockey League changed forever. Like it or not, it was a natural step...
