Well, would you look who it is. Today’s featured old-time hockey hero is Charlestown Chiefs defenseman Billy Charlebois, who hails from . . . if I can read the card [ … ]
Category: Weird Hockey History
Interesting Outcomes Awaited 1960-61 Bisons
On the ice, the performance of the 1960-61 Buffalo Bisons was nothing to write home about. They finished fourth overall in the American Hockey League regular-season standings with a 35-34-3 [ … ]
“Boris” Michayluk Was Better Late Than Never
Dave Michayluk played his final NHL regular-season game for the Philadelphia Flyers on Nov. 11, 1982. Just under a decade later, he skated for a Stanley Cup winner. Nicknamed Boris, [ … ]
Eddie Bush’s Enduring Stanley Cup Record
Eddie Bush’s NHL playing career lasted just 26 games. He posted 4-6-10 totals in that time frame. Bush also skated in 11 Stanley Cup games, tallying a goal and six [ … ]
The Unkindest Cutts Of All
Studying the brief NHL career stats of netminder Don Cutts, initially, nothing jumps off the page at you. He made six appearances, all with the 1979-80 Edmonton Oilers, posting a [ … ]
Plante’s NHL Days Ended In Beantown
Over his Hall of Fame career, Jacques Plante is remembered for numerous achievements. He was among the early netminders to roam from his net to play the puck in the [ … ]
Sad Symmetry in Senators Contracting Coronavirus
News broke Tuesday that an unnamed Ottawa Senators player was the first NHLer to test positive for the coronavirus. This knowledge brought about a sad circumstance of symmetry for in [ … ]
Was There A Curly Robinson?
Hockey fans are well-versed in the heroics of Larry Robinson. A 10-time Stanley Cup winner – six as a player, three as a coach and one as a scout – [ … ]
Garvin’s Bizarre NHL Coaching Career
Ted Garvin’s career as an NHL coach wasn’t the shortest on record but it certainly met with the most bizarre ending. Garvin was a veteran minor-league coach who’d guided Detroit’s [ … ]
Homeless Blackhawks Finally Find A Goal
They arrived in Windsor goalless and homeless. Evicted from their home arena, the Chicago Blackhawks endured a National Hockey League goal-scoring drought that included eight consecutive shutouts and a goalless [ … ]