50 Years Ago in Hockey: Habs, Leafs Win Close Ones
Close games were the order of the day yesterday in the National Hockey League. Both scheduled games resulted in one-goal victories. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers 4-3…
Close games were the order of the day yesterday in the National Hockey League. Both scheduled games resulted in one-goal victories. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the New York Rangers 4-3…
Star New York Rangers right winger Rod Gilbert is hoping to get back into the lineup tonight as the Rangers take on the Montreal Canadiens at the Forum in Montreal.…
The National Hockey League kicked off the 1965-66 regular season this weekend with five games, all of which went true to form. Although all the teams that were supposed to…
The Toronto Maple Leafs limped home to a fourth-place finish last season, 13 points behind regular season champion Detroit Red Wings. The failed attempt at defending their 1964 Stanley Cup…
The Montreal Canadiens could title the 1964-65 season “Return to Glory”. They won their first Stanley Cup since 1960 and generally began to command the respect the team was accorded…
Despite their first-place finish atop the National Hockey League standings in the 1964-65 season, most observers who pay close attention to the goings-on in the NHL don’t believe the Detroit…
The Chicago Black Hawks have an impressive collection of talent, ranging from the best one-two offensive punch in hockey in Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita, to one of the top…
The Boston Bruins, who seem to be the National Hockey League’s perennial cellar-dwellers, enter the 1965-66 season with renewed hope and a new attitude. While this fresh outlook may add a…
Chicago Black Hawks goaltender Denis DeJordy, who enjoyed a fine NHL rookie season in 1964-65, finds himself headed to the St. Louis Braves of the CPHL today. DeJordy was farmed…
Bobby Baun, the Toronto Maple Leafs’ hard-rock defenseman, has returned the team after a contract dispute with general manager Punch Imlach. But Imlach may now have a bigger problem on…
Whispers out of New York and Toronto over the past two days have the Maple Leafs and Rangers discussing a possible trade that would send disgruntled Toronto defenseman Bobby Baun…
Things couldn’t get much worse for Toronto Maple Leafs general manager – coach Punch Imlach these days. His club put on a completely punchless performance last evening as they were…