Don Head played goal for Canada at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, Calif., going 5-1 with a 1.87 goals-against and a tournament-leading two shutouts as the Canadians won [ … ]
Category: Weird Hockey History
Tim Horton’s First Business Venture Was A Lark
Tim Horton would’ve celebrated his 90th birthday this week. Before he hit it big in the coffee and donut game, Horton took his business plan down an entirely different avenue. [ … ]
Praying Benny Brought NHL Netminders To Their Knees; Calder Stood Them On Their Heads
When the NHL was born in 1917, stand-up goaltending was merely the style of play, it was the law. Floppers weren’t just frowned upon, they were forbidden. If a netminder [ … ]
Seventy Years Ago, Strange Injury Launched Sawchuk’s Hall of Fame Career
On Jan. 8, 1950, the Detroit Red Wings launched the Hall of Fame career of Terry Sawchuk. The first goalie NHL history to post 100 shutouts and win 400 games [ … ]
First World Junior Tourney Not Much Of A Spectacle
Millions of Canadians will be glued to their device of choice on Sunday afternoon, watching to see if Canada can defeat Russia and claim the country’s 18th world junior championship. [ … ]
When It Came To The Playoffs, Charron Was One Unlucky Guy
The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup in 1967-68 and 1968-69. In 1969-70. center Guy Charron made his NHL debut with the Habs. Montreal missed the playoffs that season, the [ … ]
Denneny Brothers Played Starring Role In NHL’s First New Year’s Eve Game
New Year’s Eve games are a staple of the NHL schedule, and have been since the first one was contested on Dec. 31st, 1918. That night, the unbeaten 2-0 Ottawa [ … ]
Pronovost’s Unique NHL Debut
By today’s pro hockey ladder, the equivalent would be a player being recalled from the East Coast Hockey League to make his NHL debut in the Stanley Cup playoffs. In [ … ]
That’s A Fact, Jack
In these days of the salary-cap NHL, six-player deals have gone the way of the maskless netminder and wooden stick. You just don’t see them anymore. Even back in the [ … ]
When It Comes To The Holiday Season, NHL Just Says Noel
There will be NBA games on Christmas Day. The NFL played a game on Christmas Eve last season. The NHL hasn’t done either of these things in over 50 years. [ … ]