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: Wings Lose Game, Doug Barkley Rick Cole | January 31, 2016 The Detroit Red Wings lost more than a hockey game last night. While dropping a 5-1 decision to the Chicago Black Hawks stung, the Wings may have suffered a more…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hot Wings Blank Habs Rick Cole | January 23, 2016 The red-hot Red Wings took a three-point lead over the second-place Montreal Canadiens last night with a 3-0 whitewashing of the Habs right in Montreal. In the other two National…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Rangers, Bruins Swap Forwards Rick Cole | January 11, 2016 The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers, the National Hockey League’s two also-rans, got together yesterday and completed a one-for-one trade of forwards. The dissension-ridden Bruins dealt away truculent winger…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Howe Nets 600th In Losing Cause Rick Cole | November 28, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens edged the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in Montreal last night, but the big story was a milestone reached by one of hockey’s all-time greats. Gordie Howe of…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Czech Out Goalie Rick Cole | August 13, 2015 The Toronto Maple Leafs have invited Vladimir Dzurilla, goaltender for the Czechoslovakia national hockey team, to their training camp this September in Peterborough. Dzurilla is 23 years old and has…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bruins Rookie Norris Stymies Hawks Rick Cole | March 18, 2015 Rookie goalie Jack Norris of the Boston Bruins put on a spectacular goaltending display as his team upset the powerful Chicago Black Hawks 2-1 last night in Chicago. The Chicago…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Rangers Deal Henry to Hawks Rick Cole | February 5, 2015 The Chicago Black Hawks solidified their run towards their first NHL regular season championship yesterday by acquiring sniper Camille Henry from the New York Rangers in a seven-player trade. In…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hawks Win 7th Straight Rick Cole | December 21, 2014 The Chicago Black Hawks, once again led by scoring machine Bobby Hull, won their seventh straight game in one of three played in the National Hockey League last night. The…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Bruins Garner First Point Rick Cole | October 23, 2014 The BostonBruins finally earned their first point of the season last night, and it came at the expense of the Stanley Cup Champions. The Bruins battled the Toronto Maple Leafs to…
Book Review: The Life and Times of the Golden Jet Rebecca Dobrinski | October 4, 2011 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.…