Lovely Habs Wives in the 1960′s. (Part 4 of 5)
Canadiens goaltender Charlie Hodge and lovely wife Sheila. Charlie had the unfortunate luck of being on the same team as Jacques Plante, so he basically was a career backup goalie with the Habs. But...
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Imagine how proud Roy Spencer must have been. Imagine what thoughts swirled through his head. The phone call had finally come, and when he would see the game, there would be no words to describe it,...
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Max Pacioretty is one of three finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy, presented to the one who “best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.” Great...
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It’s taken the Los Angeles Kings only nine games to remove the Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues from the playoff picture, and when is it going to get hard for them? If they keep going like this,...
View ArticleJust Some Facts
Facts from a 2011 Scotiabank Hockey Club magazine: The 1928-29 Chicago Blackhawks failed to score a single goal in eight consecutive games. Latvian-born Helmut Balderis is the oldest player to be...
View ArticleMore To The Roy And Brian Spencer Story
A new email adds greatly to an old story. In 2008 I wrote about former NHLer Brian Spencer and the tragic events surrounding his dad when CBC decided to air a Vancouver-Oakland game instead of the...
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