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Three Of A Kind  starstarstarstarstar
Before he reached the NHL, future Hall of Famer Denis Savard was already part of a famous line with the Montreal Jr. Canadiens.

Savard centred Denis ...

Johnny Bower   starstarstarstarstar
During a game between the Montreal Canadians and Toronto Maple Leafs, in the 1960`s, Jean Beliveau was playing the puck in the Toronto end, when he was ...

Eddie Shack and Gordie Howe  starstarstarstarstar
Eddie Shack was a big player at 6`1" 195lb. and many who played against him knew that when he hit you - it hurt.

Gordie Howe (Mr. Elbows) was a hard ...

Montreal Candians  Not rated yet
When the Montreal Canadians won 5 Stanley Cups in a row in 1956,1957,1958,1959,and 1960. They lost only 5 games total, in the 5 years of final playoffs....

Fast Starter - Jordan Staal  Not rated yet


Jordan Staal was the youngest player in the NHL during his rookie season of 2006-2007.

He turned 18 only a few weeks before the season began....

Hockey Fights  Not rated yet
Did you know that in 2003-2004 there were 789 hockey fights.

At a rate of two fights every three games, this 2003-04 season, was a rate equal to the ...

Phil Esposito  Not rated yet
A few days after the first round Stanley Cup knock out of Chicago by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1967, Phil Esposito said to his team mate Bobby Hull, "our ...

Thats a Mouth Full  Not rated yet
One of the goalies for the Toronto Marlboros Bruce Gamble,during the 1965 training camp was telling his fellow goalie Gary Smith. He was scheduled for ...

Last Captain  Not rated yet
Bill Durnan played goal for the Montreal Canadians.
In the 1947-48 season he was made captain of the Canadians, he was the last goalie to captain his ...

Hat Trick  Not rated yet
On March 23,1952. Bill Mosienko of the Chicago Black Hawks, scored three goals in 21 seconds and 45 seconds later hit the post. .

That record that ...

Goalie crime  Not rated yet
Back in the thirties a Toronto Maple Leaf goalie, Harry Lumley, hit the opposing player incredibly hard.

It was so bad that police led him away mid-...

An interesting way to buy players for NHL teams  Not rated yet
Before 1963, there was an interesting way to buy star players for NHL teams.

Up and coming players 16 or older could be signed to a team using what ...

Gretzky  Not rated yet
After a game by the Great One, he and the rest of the team were signing autographs before boarding a bus to the airport when they were informed it was ...

Bobby Orr has a rich conscience  Not rated yet
Bobby Orr was a great player and a gentleman during his entire career. When he was traded from Boston to the Black Hawks,his many knee operations brought ...

The problem for this Toronto Maple Leaf Goalie  Not rated yet
One of the Toronto Maple Leafs goalies in the 40`s was Frank McCool. As it happened, he had an ulcer that often bothered him during games.

So... he ...

Doug Gilmour - Hot stuff  Not rated yet
When he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Doug Gilmour was incredibly popular with the ladies.

So much so, that during the 1992-1993 season alone,...

Penalties  Not rated yet
The rule for a two minute penalty is: if a goal is scored the player comes back on the ice to play. But, long ago, the rule was that the player stayed ...


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