50 Years Ago in Hockey: Shack Shocks Wings Rick Cole | March 27, 2016 Money is a great motivator for Eddie Shack of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He proved last night he can also play some pretty good hockey by scoring two goals in the third…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bower’s Finest Game Rick Cole | March 25, 2016 Johnny Bower has never been better. That was the overwhelming sentiment last night at Montreal Forum as the veteran Maple Leaf goaltender put on a clinic to lead the Leafs…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Douglas in Hot Water Rick Cole | March 20, 2016 To say Kent Douglas’ temper got the best of him would be an understatement. The Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman finds himself in hot water with the National Hockey League after…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Another Whitewash for Gamble Rick Cole | March 10, 2016 Bruce Gamble, the portly reserve goaltender called up as an emergency fill-in continues to be a revelation for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Last night, his acrobatics and a single goal…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Russians Negotiating with NHL? Rick Cole | March 9, 2016 Jim Proudfoot of the Toronto Star, reporting from the World Hockey Championships in Yugoslavia, raises the possibility that the Soviet Union is in negotiations with the National Hockey League. The…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Gamble, Keon Lead Leafs Over Hawks Rick Cole | March 6, 2016 Goalie Bruce Gamble pitched his second straight shutout as the Toronto Maple Leafs blanked Bobby Hull and the Chicago Black Hawks 5-0 last night in Toronto. In the other scheduled…
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…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Down to One Goalie – Again Rick Cole | March 1, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs are down to just one healthy goaltender again. Injuries have forced the top three netminders on Toronto’s depth chart out of the lineup for the second…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Big M First Leaf to Tally 250 Rick Cole | February 27, 2016 Frank Mahovlich made history in front of the home fans as the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the Boston Bruins 3-2 in one of three National Hockey League games played last…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Rookie Goalie Stymies Hawks Rick Cole | February 24, 2016 Toronto Maple Leafs edged the first-place Chicago Black Hawks 3-2 last night thanks mainly to the heroics of an unheralded rookie goalie. But it wasn’t the goalie most expected it…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Ellis Leads Leafs Past Habs Rick Cole | February 17, 2016 Ron Ellis continued a personal hot streak by scoring two goals to pace the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens in one of three National…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Bring Bruins Back to Earth Rick Cole | January 30, 2016 The lowly Boston Bruins were winners of four games in a row until last night. They came crashing back to earth with a resounding thud as a result of a…