Rick Cole

Retired police detective, involved in hockey at all levels for over 50 years. Member of Society for International Hockey Research and presently a video analyst for the leader in advanced hockey analytics (we work exclusively for 2 NHL clubs, and provide advice on an ad hoc basis to many other clients). Currently the Assistant General Manager for the Pelham Pirates of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Previously owned the Faceoff computer hockey simulation and also provided all player ratings for the EA Sports series of NHL computer games from the late 90's into the mid 2000's.

1964-65 Preview – The Toronto Maple Leafs

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The final instalment in our series of 1964-65 team previews covers the Stanley Cup Champion Toronto Maple Leafs.  The Leafs skated to their third consecutive Cup win last spring thanks…

1964-65 Preview – The New York Rangers

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The New York Rangers have missed the NHL playoffs in five of the past six seasons and prospects for a post-season appearance this time around aren’t looking very good as…

1964-65 Preview – The Montreal Canadiens

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It has been four long years since the Stanley Cup took up residence in Montreal, a circumstance that is completely unacceptable to the general population of Canada’s largest city.  The…

1964-65 Preview – The Boston Bruins

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Today is the first in our series of team previews for the 1964-65 season. Taking the teams in alphabetical order, our first look is at the NHL’s perennial (or so…

October 1, 1964 – Last Night’s Results and News

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Another night of NHL exhibition games across North America with four matches taking place. In the one  NHL-only game, the Bruins routed the Rangers 6-2.  In the other contests,  Toronto stung Seattle…