50 Years Ago in Hockey: The Coaches – Sid Abel
Sid Abel, or “Old Bootnose” as he is known to his National Hockey League contemporaries, is one of two men who hold the dual role of general manager and coach…
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Alex Ovechkin: The 2nd Best LW in Hockey History
This season, Alex Ovechkin is putting the finishing touches on another fine campaign. He finished 4th in the NHL in points, and won his fifth goalscoring title. That puts him…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Campbell Talks Expansion
National Hockey League Clarence Campbell, thought to be the main architect of the future of the league, talked at length yesterday about the question that seems to be on the…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hurting Leafs Shock Hawks
The Toronto Maple Leafs, playing without four key players, went into the Chicago Stadium last night and skated to a surprising 3-1 win over the Black Hawks. In the other…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Big Night for the Big M
Frank Mahovlich gave ample evidence that he is all the way back from his mystery illness as the Toronto Maple Leafs doubled the Boston Bruins 6-3 last night at Maple…
50 Years Ago Today – Leafs Drop Wings in Season Opener
The greybeard out-goaltended the fuzzy-cheeked kid in the opening game for both teams as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 last night at the Olympia in…
50 Years Ago Today: Hawks Whitewash Bruins
The Chicago Black Hawks opened their 1964-65 season at home last night with a convincing 3-0 shutout over the hapless Boston Bruins. Chicago goaltender Glenn Hall recorded his 59th career…
Big News in Detroit – Terrible Ted Lindsay is Back!
The Detroit Red Wings have just announced that former NHL standout Ted Lindsay, 39, is coming out of retirement to join the Wings for tomorrow night’s opening game against the Toronto…
When Bobby Orr Played Like Sandy Koufax
Back in the early 1950s, Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay were two-thirds of the Production Line on the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. Howe was arguably the best player…
Joe Louis Arena: A Hockey Fans First Impression
Home of the 11-time Stanley Cup champions, Joe Louis Arena is one of the most well-known venues in the National Hockey League. Lined with banners in the rafters and playing…
Book Review- “Hockeytown Doc” Gives Readers Rare Perspective
“I’d never before seen a player leave the bench and go into the medical room in the middle of a game unless he was injured and needed immediate attention ……
TML Captains: Ted Kennedy 1948-1955, 1956-57
TML Captains is a series that profiles the men who ‘wore the C’ for one of the NHL’s charter franchises. Previously featured were Charlie Conacher, Red Horner, Syl Apps and…