The night of March 18, 1945, a red light illuminated behind Boston Bruins goalie Harvey Bennett and NHL history was made. At the 17:45 mark of the third period, Montreal [ … ]
Category: Old-Time Hockey Photos
Coach Q Set Sail 29 Years Ago In Newfoundland
Making the transition for hockey player into a new career is a challenge for any veteran, and Joel Quenneville was no different. Playing for the 1991-92 St. John’s Maple Leafs, [ … ]
Little M Finished Off Where He’d Started
The second player selected in the NHL’s very first amateur draft in 1963, Pete Mahovlich was a lanky, 6-foot-5, 205-pound center who was chosen by the Detroit Red Wings. The [ … ]
How Tough Was It To Make The 1970s Montreal Canadiens?
Between 1975-76 and 1978-79, the Montreal Canadiens won four successive Stanley cup titles. the 1976-77 Habs lost just eight regular-season games. “We had every component,” former Canadiens winer Steve Shutt [ … ]
Hey, Are You Guys Brothers?
Last month was the anniversary of the 1977 release of the hockey cult classic Slap Shot. In the film, the fictional Charlestown Chiefs of the equally fictional Federal League skate [ … ]
The Original Cam Newton
To the current generation, Cam Newton is a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback who was named NFL MVP in 2015 as he led the Carolina Panthers to a 15-1 record and berth [ … ]
Dusters Launched A Couple of Long NHL Careers
The minor leagues are all about NHL development, and the North American Hockey League’s 1976-77 Broome Dusters launched a couple of unique and lengthy NHL careers. However, neither achieved greatness [ … ]
Maskless Andy Held Interesting Offseason Occupation
Andy Brown is known in hockey trivia circles as the last NHL goalie to play without a mask. Brown, who played with the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins, saw [ … ]
Ferguson Put Bite Back Into Habs
It had been three seasons since the Montreal Canadiens had played in the Stanley Cup final when the 1963-64 season got underway but immediately, there were signs that this season [ … ]
Suitcase Was A Wanderer
You might see a lot of information tabulated in the scouting report of an NHL goaltending prospect. In the winter of 1966, Gary Smith added a couple of additional categories. [ … ]