Al Rollins might be the most decorated NHL player who hasn’t earned enshrinement in the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 1950-51, Rollins posted an NHL-leading 1.77 goals-against average, won the [ … ]

It was late during the 1959-60 NHL season when the letter arrived at Maple Leaf Gardens, postmarked Parry Sound, Ontario, Written by Parry Sound resident Anthony Gilchrist, it strongly advised [ … ]

It was 47 years ago this month that the WHA began its inaugural campaign as a major-league rival to the NHL, a journey that was fraught with pratfalls and wrong [ … ]

Petr Cech can stop them in front of just about any net, it would appear. The former Chelsea and Czech international soccer goalkeeper returned to his old roots as a [ … ]

From Slap Shot to Goon to the Mighty Ducks trilogy, Hollywood and hockey have long been involved in a tumultuous relationship. Back in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, when there [ … ]

Terry Sawchuk finished his Hall of Fame career with at the time, more wins than any goaltender in NHL history. He was a four-time Stanley Cup winner and a four-time [ … ]

Tom Polanic died on September 22nd at the age of 76. Outside of a few ardent, hard-core hockey fans, not many probably even noticed the death of the journeyman performer, [ … ]

When cancer claimed the life of former Boston Bruins goalie Jim Pettie on August 31st, it took from hockey one of the sport’s toughest goaltenders. Pettie compiled 592 penalty minutes [ … ]

It’s difficult to determine which is more bizarre in this scenario. Is it the Hannibal Lecter-like mask that Finnish goalie Jorma Valtonen wore during a training-camp stint with the Toronto [ … ]

As he rose through the ranks of hockey, Stan Brown’s career choices came down to one where he fixed teeth and one where he was likely to loose his teeth. [ … ]