50 Years Ago in Hockey – Red-hot Red Wings Whip Rangers
A busy Sunday evening in the NHL as a full slate of three games was played. The Detroit Red Wings maintained their hold on first place with a 6-2 pasting of…
Bobby Hull
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hawks Edge Rangers to End Streak
In the only National Hockey League game on tap last night, the Chicago Black Hawks ended their 3-game losing skein with a narrow 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers.…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Rookie Goaler Rocks the ‘Gahden’
Rookie goaltender Roger Crozier of the Detroit Red Wings continued his stellar freshman season in the National Hockey League last night as he blanked the Boston Bruins 4-0 right in…
1964-65 Preview – the Chicago Black Hawks
In our second instalment of team-by-team previews we take a look at the Chicago Black Hawks – a team with the potential to be an NHL powerhouse. It was only…
October 1, 1964 – Last Night’s Results and News
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…
Welcome to 1964!
Welcome to 1964 and the “As it Happens – 50 Years Ago Today in Hockey!” Blog. Our aim here is to provide news as it would have been reported as…
Former Hurricane O’Neill Ironically Rips Winnipeg Jets Hockey Market
In between periods of the Buffalo Sabres & Winnipeg Jets game Tuesday evening, TSN analyst Jeff O’Neill stated: “Nobody wants to stay there, nobody wants to sign there“. The comments made by O’Neill, were…
Blackhawks Forever: Four That Should Have Been
When Stan Bowman announced late last week that Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane would be “In Chicago Forever” the entire Blackhawk nation exhaled a sigh of relief. Losing either cornerstone…
Captain Serious Lost His Way
There is a reason the captain of a Stanley Cup Champion is the first the hoist the best trophy in all professional sports. The captain symbolizes all that is right…
Quotes of the Week: Contemporary Writers (I)
This week’s quotes come from contemporary writers working today and whose work was published within the last few years. Hockey fights are like love – sometimes they can happen in…
Book Review: The Life and Times of the Golden Jet
The Devil and Bobby Hull: How Hockey’s Original Million-Dollar Man Became the Game’s Lost Legend By Gare Joyce. (2011, Mississauga, Ont.: John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd. Hardcover. Pp. 274.…
Seven Things about Hockey in Winnipeg
By Jason Kurylo Winnipeg is back in the NHL party, is it? Mark Chipman’s work for the people of Manitoba has been remarkable. He’s been a huge figure on the…