50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bower’s Finest Game
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…
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50 Years Ago in Hockey: Black Hawks Alone in First
The Chicago Black Hawks moved into sole possession of first place in the National Hockey League standings last night. The Hawks ripped the New York Rangers in one of three…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Bruins No Longer Cellar-Dwellars
The Boston Bruins are enjoying the rarefied air of fifth place in the National Hockey League standings today. The Bruins escaped the NHL basement with a 2-0 shutout win over…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Gordie Howe’s Milestones
With Gordie Howe scoring his 600th career goal this week, we take a look at some of the big man’s other milestone goals over the course of his career. We’ll…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Goalie Preview – Boston Bruins
With the NHL’s annual meetings all wrapped up and most off-season player transactions completed, hockey’s big league now slips into a slumber session for the next two months. With training camps scheduled to…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – 64-65 Post-Mortem: Boston Bruins
Now that the 1964-65 Stanley Cup has been awarded, the all-star teams named and individual trophies about to be bestowed, it’s time to properly lay the season to rest with…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Habs Rout Rangers
The hometown Montreal Canadiens rode the goaltending of Gump Worsley to a convincing 5-1 win over the New York Rangers in one of three National Hockey League games played last night. Toronto…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Suspended Linesman Fired by NHL
George Hayes, the National Hockey League linesman who was suspended for refusing to take an eye test, finds himself unemployed today as a result of a decision by NHL president…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Lowly Bruins Blank Habs
The cellar-dwelling Boston Bruins, completely outclassed by the Montreal Canadiens only 24 hours earlier, put it all together last night as they shut out the vaunted Habs by a 3-0…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hawks Flying High
After a short holiday hiatus, we’re back to report action in the National Hockey League over the past couple of days. Two matches were played last night, with Chicago bombing…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Lowly Bruins Ground Hawks
Two games were on tap in the National Hockey League last night, both highlighted by strong goaltending performances by the winning teams’ netminders. Johnston jolts Chicago In Boston, Bruins’ left…
1964-65 Preview – The Boston Bruins
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…