50 Years Ago In Hockey

FLASHBACK: June 7-13, 1971

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 24 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000

In our second rerun, we go back to the NHL meetings of June 1971. Significant happening here are Punch Imlach’s master manipulations of the rules of the NHL Intra-league draft, Scotty Bowman becomes coach of Montreal Canadiens and there is some troubling news about the financial operation of the Vancouver Canucks.

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FLASHBACK: June 8-14, 1970

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000

In this special episode, I guess you could call this one of our summer reruns, we go back to the week of June 8-14, 1970 and report on the NHL 1970 summer meetings. We think you will find this one fairly interesting, this is the point at which the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks entered the NHL and we will have all of that week’s drama - enjoy!

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June 5-11, 1972: The Amateur & Expansion Drafts

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Thu, 9 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000

This week’s show is a busy one with all the news from the NHL June meetings in Montreal. We have the Amateur and Expansion drafts and the full genius of Habs GM Sammy Pollock is on display.

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May 29-June 4, 1972: What’s Worrying The WHA?

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 3 Jun 2022 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we have lots of player signing news, Joe Crozier is admonished by a British Columbia Supreme Court judge, and we learn why the World Hockey Association is actually worried about weakening NHL teams by stealing their players!

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May 22-28, 1972: The WHA Gears Up

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 27 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000

In our 133rd weekly show, we have lots of WHA signing news, including some instances where players were alleged to have signed with both the WHA and NHL; the NHL governors met to try and decide which two cities will be awarded the next two expansion franchises, and the annual Canadian Amateur Hockey Association meetings produced some controversy, resulting in one province resigning from the organization.

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May 14-20, 1972: Will Winnipeg Get Bobby Hull?

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 20 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000

In our first show of the 1972 off-season, we get some WHA news, a few coaches are re-signed and Punch Imlach replaces himself in Buffalo and the bombshell of the week has Bobby Hull confirming he is very seriously considering an offer to sign with the WHA Winnipeg Jets!

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May 7-13, 1972: Boston Takes The Stanley Cup

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 13 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000

In the final show of the 1971-72 NHL season, the Stanley Cup final is decided, lots of rumours of players moving to the new WHA, but no stars are making the jump yet, except for Bernie Parent, who now doesn’t even have a team to play for, and we have some developments in the September challenge series between the Canadian professional players and those from the USSR.

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May 1-6, 1972: A New York-Boston Stanley Cup

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 6 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000

This week we look at games 2 - 4 of the 1972 Stanley Cup Final between the Bruins and Rangers, we have some interesting WHA news and the NHL awards are announced, not without a bit of controversy!

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April 24-30, 1972: Bruins Barrel Through Blues

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we have the details on the Bruins eliminating St. Louis and the first game of the 1972 Stanley Cup Final series between Boston and New York. We also have lots of off-ice news to talk about and two of hockey’s greatest have some words of warning for the NHL players who will face the Russians in September.

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April 17-23, 1972: Canada-USSR Hockey Series Announced

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000

In our show this week we have coverage of Round 2 of the 1972 Stanley Cup playoffs where one series was supposed to be close and wasn’t and the other was an embarrassment to the NHL. We also have an historic hockey announcement, and there is some NHL-WHA news as well.

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April 10-16, 1972: Playoffs In Full Swing

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show we have the results of the rest of round one’s series, including the Rangers eliminating the defending Stanley Cup champs; lots of WHA news on which to report, and some ideas from some prominent Toronto sports writers on who should take over as coach of the Maple Leafs.

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April 3-9, 1972: Stanley Cup Playoffs, Week One

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 8 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000

It’s the first week of the 1972 Stanley Cup playoffs and we have all the results from the first 4 games of each quarter-final series. We also have a little bit of surprising WHA news as well.

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March 27-April 2, 1972: The Regular Season Ends

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 1 Apr 2022 07:00:00 +0000

This was the final week of the 1971-72 NHL season and some close races for playoff spots were decided. As well, this week we saw the WHA get some clarity for a few of their franchises while others’ futures became more muddled, and we learn who the NHL’s best-dressed players were in 1972!

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March 20-26, 1972: Dionne Sets A Rookie Record

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, we have a bit of WHA news, Leafs coach John McLellan returns, and Marcel Dionne sets an NHL record for rookies, plus lots more!!

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March 13-19, 1972: “Let Them Fight”

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 18 Mar 2022 07:00:00 +0000

n this week’s show, we get a look at the top prospects for the June NHL Amateur Draft, we find out that the NHL officials are being told to “let ‘em scrap” and we have one of the strangest stories I’ve ever come across involving a hockey game in Massachusetts.

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March 6-12, 1972: Scotty Bowman Rescued From Fire

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000

In Episode 121 we take another look at a very weird 1972 NHL trade deadline, we meet a Maple Leaf rookie who impressed a NY Ranger scout at an early age, and we get the story on how Canadiens coach Scotty Bowman very nearly lost his life in a hotel fire in St. Louis!

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February 28-March 6, 1972: A Quiet Trade Deadline

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 4 Mar 2022 08:00:00 +0000

In our 120th weekly show, we cover a very quiet NHL 1972 trade deadline, we learn of a successful Jr A coach whose name would become familiar to us all in a few short years, and we get the scoop on Bernie Parent’s impending move to the WHA!

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February 21-27, 1972: NHL Loses Players To WHA

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show we learn that Bernie Parent is indeed planning on going to the WHA, the American owners of the Vancouver Canucks are hit with criminal charges in Canada, and in another court, and in another court an Ontario judge makes a very curious determination about the nature of the game of hockey.

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February 14-20, 1972: The Bernie Parent Situation

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

In this very busy episode, we have lots of news from the WHA player draft, the Bernie Parent situation becomes even more muddled in Toronto and a couple of Montreal Canadiens players used a unique mode of transportation to make it to a Saturday night Habs game in Montreal.

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February 7-13, 1972: Bob Woolf’s Week

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

In our 117th weekly show we get some great quotes from various hockey folks around the industry, we gain some insight into what a work week looks like for prominent sports agent Bob Woolf, and we have a ton of WHA news happening!

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January 31 - February 6, 1972: Russia Challenges Montreal

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 4 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

In our 116th weekly episode, we talk about the Russians challenging the Montreal Canadiens to an exhibition game or series, we learn that a WHA team in Ottawa is very close to becoming a reality, and we hear of an 11-year-old kid in Brantford ON who has quite the scoring touch...

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PREVIEW: The Third Man Rule

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Tue, 1 Feb 2022 22:27:10 +0000

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January, 1972: Weeks 3 And 4

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we have lots of WHA news, we learn how the NHL will line up with 16 teams for next season, and the NHL All-star game goes in Minneapolis.

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January, 1972: Weeks 1 And 2

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000

We return from our holiday with this week’s show in which we talk about the sudden illness of Sabres Punch Imlach, the squabble over ownership of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Gordie Howe’s future as an executive with the Detroit Red Wings, plus much more!

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FLASHBACK: January 5-11, 1970: A Heroic Act By An NHL Star

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0000

As we continue to recover from COVID here, we bring you this flashback episode from a couple years ago. We appreciate you bearing with us during this time, and hope to be back soon with updates on all the current goings-on, from 50 years ago!

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Part 4: The Media and the Death of Terry Sawchuk

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 7 Jan 2022 07:30:00 +0000

In this, the final episode on the media and the death of Terry Sawchuk, we give you a selection of some of the tributes written by some of the best hockey writers of all time in the various newspapers in the US and Canada.

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Part 3: The Media and the Death of Terry Sawchuk

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 7 Jan 2022 07:00:00 +0000

In the third episode of our series on how the media covered the death of Terry Sawchuk, we cover the legal aspects of the case, the evidence that the Grand Jury would hear, and their decision. As we report on all the evidence, we get a good idea on what likely happened on the night of April 29, 1970.

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Part 2: The Media and the Death of Terry Sawchuk

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Following hospitalization and a brief period of silence, Terry Sawchuk's death shocks the hockey world, and the press scrambles to catch up.

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Part 1: The Media and the Death of Terry Sawchuk

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000

How the media covered the hospitalization of Terry Sawchuk just prior to his death, and how the NY Rangers may have completely covered up the story.

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December 20-26, 1971: Elegy For Gump Worsley

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 24 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In our 113th weekly episode we have more WHA news on several fronts, we learn about a very bad junior hockey team in Southwestern Ontario, and we have a feature on one of my favourites - Gump Worsely!

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December 13-19, 1971: Roy Edwards Retires

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In this episode, we learn of the Jr A Toronto Marlboros efforts to get Gordie Howe’s other hockey-playing son Mark to join his brother Marty on the team, we talk about a couple of NHL trades that happened this week, and we take a close look at Roy Edwards and the Penguins other two goalies, Jimmy Rutherford and Les Binkley.

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December 6-12, 1971: Who’s Jumping To The WHA?

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000

December 6-12, 1971: Who’s Jumping To The WHA?

In this week’s show, we find out that several NHL players, including some of the biggest names in the game, are receiving significant offers to jump to the WHA next season, even Gordie Howe’s name is mentioned. We also hear that Tom Webster’s hockey career might be in jeopardy because of that back injury, and the Northern Ontario town of Kirkland Lake honours some of its native sons who have made their marks in the NHL.

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November 29 - December 5, 1971: Big Little Man Calls It Quits

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 3 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In our 110th weekly episode, we talk about Sabres’ rookie Richard Martin having last June’s Amateur Draft all figured out, we get word of a Toronto - Boston trade brewing, and we learn of the retirement of my very first hockey hero, and the time I first met him.

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November 22-28, 1971: Did The Seals Lose Out Again?

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show we have more WHA news, the Seals figure they have been taken advantage of in another trade, and Stan Fischler tells us the Canadiens were all wrong about Bobby Sheehan.

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November 15-21, 1971: A Busy Week Of Trades

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we have lots of trades to tell you about, also a crazy, unfortunate off-ice injury to a St. Louis Blues player, and some WHA news as well!

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November 8-14, 1971: NHL Announces Expansion

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0000

November 8-14, 1971: NHL Announces Expansion

In this week’s show, we talk about some players who are injured in hockey fights, we learn of a career minor-league hockey player who was basically blacklisted by an NHL GM and we get all the details from the NHL’s announcement of their expansion by two clubs, who will join the league in the fall of 1972.

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November 1-7, 1971: The WHA Takes Shape

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 5 Nov 2021 07:00:00 +0000

n this week’s episode we have more turmoil with the Detroit Red Wings, the Kings make a trade to get the goalkeeper they desperately need, and the fledgling World Hockey Association makes a big announcement!

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October 25-31, 1971: Early Season Coaching Shakeups

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode we have more NHL coaching changes, we get more news from the WHA and a young goalkeeper makes a very auspicious debut after being traded to a new team.

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October 18-24, 1971: Ballard Takes Control of Maple Leaf Gardens

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In our 104th show, we learn of a trade between the Red Wings and Seals, we hear of a tongue-in-cheek plan to host the Stanley Cup finals at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida, and Harold Ballard assumed control at Maple Leaf Gardens, a day that will forever live in infamy for Maple Leafs Fans.

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October 11-17, 1971: The Death Of Stafford Smythe

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

This week we talk a lot about the mess that is the California Golden Seals, including a coaching change, we wonder if Gordie Howe is thinking about coming back to the Red Wings, and we have lots of coverage of the death of Toronto Maple Leafs president Stafford Smythe.

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October 4-10, 1971: Hockey’s Back

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 8 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

The NHL’s 1971-72 regular season finally gets underway and we have all the details in this week’s show with reports on two games. We also have a progress report on the WHA and some news from the Penguins that wasn’t good for some of the team’s veterans.

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September 27 - October 3, 1971: Season Predictions

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 1 Oct 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode we learn a little more about the disputed trade between the Black Hawks and Golden Seals, we ask the question “will there ever be a 100-goal-scorer in an NHL season?” and we get to know the legendary hockey man Rudy Pilous thanks to an interview conducted by Terry Jones of the Edmonton Journal, 50 years ago this week!

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The WHA: From Rumour To Reality

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:13:31 +0000

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In this special Overtime episode, we look in great detail at the creation of the World Hockey Association from a number of different perspectives as we review the fledgling league’s progress to the end of September, 1971.

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September 20-26, 1971: Episode #100

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In our 100th weekly episode we talk about further developments in NHL 1971 training camps, we find out about a Flyer defenseman who leaves camp considering retirement, and the WHA is getting closer to becoming a real thing.

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September 13-19, 1971: Training Camp In Full Swing

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 17 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In a very busy Episode #99, we have a ton of news from various NHL training camps, we find out why Gordie Howe did not attend the first week of the Red Wings training camp, and we get some insight into what sort of training regimen the NHL on-ice officials were experiencing 50 years ago.

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PREVIEW: Gordie Howe Retires

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 20:53:51 +0000

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September 6-12, 1971: Gordie Howe Announces Retirement

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we talk about teams making preparations for training camp, we give the California Golden Seals a little more attention than they deserve, but it was, after all, hockey news, and the greatest player who ever lived hung up his skates after an illustrious career.

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September 1-5, 1971: Welcome To Season 3

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 3 Sep 2021 07:00:00 +0000

We kick off the third season of the 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast with some big stories: the Penguins hand out the biggest contract in their brief history; we get lots of news from teams regarding signing players and getting ready for training camps, and we will learn of a sudden change in the ownership structure of the Toronto Maple Leafs that will shape the fortunes of the team for decades to come.

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August 23-31, 1971: Terry Sawchuk’s Hall Of Fame Induction

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we learn about Bobby Orr’s new contract finally being announced (although when it was actually signed remains a matter for investigation); we get an insight into the personality of new Flyers broadcaster Pat (Red) Shetler, and we are given some more information on the NHL’s never-ending battle to curb (but not totally end) bench-clearing brawls.

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PREVIEW: Bob Baun & The Finer Things

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 02:19:31 +0000

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August 16-22, 1971: Bobby Orr’s Secret Signing

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In episode 95 of our podcast we talk a bit about various player signings, including some confusion around Bobby Orr’s contract, we learn that an NHL on-ice official has retired to move to the broadcast booth and we will discuss how a few NHL teams will be using computers to collate and analyze scouting data.

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August 9-15, 1971: Player Signings To Watch For

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In our 94th regular podcast episode, we have a few notable player signings to report, we learn how former Hab Ralph Backstrom is liking Southern California and we learn about a rookie who aspires to make his mark with the Flyers after being drafted from the Bruins.

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PREVIEW: Canada VS International Hockey

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Mon, 9 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000

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August 2-8, 1971: Player Moves In The Off-Season

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 6 Aug 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, we learn about the man who will arbitrate NHL player salary disputes, we hear about what progress is being made on the contracts of Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito, and we discover that coloured hockey pucks are indeed a thing!

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July 26-August 1, 1971: Ken Dryden’s Summer Job

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In our 92nd episode we talk about player signing issues being experienced by the Boston Bruins, we learn a lot about Ken Dryden’s summer job, and we talk about the retirement from hockey of the third Cullen brother, Ray, who would follow his older siblings, Brian and Barry, into retirement this season.

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July 19 - 25, 1971: Is The WHA Becoming A Reality?

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we have some player signings to report, we will hear from Harold Ballard whining about player salaries after the Leafs did a sneaky increase on the price of game tickets at Maple Leaf Gardens, and John Ferguson assures us he is indeed through playing professional hockey!

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July 12-18, 1971: Who’s Behind The World Hockey Association?

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 16 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, we have some news on the ownership of the Toronto Maple Leafs, we have information on a proposed new Canadian law that the Toronto Telegram says could spell the end of pro hockey in Canada, and we learn a bit about one of the men who is organizing the proposed World Hockey Association - plus much more!

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July 5-11, 1971: How Sports Agents Changed The Game

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 9 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s podcast, we learn a bit about Gordie Howe’s possible future plans, we get a look at a girls hockey school in Ontario by a Globe & Mail hockey man, and we experience a bit of the wit and wisdom of the Sabres’ Punch Imlach.

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Scotty Bowman & The Blues, pt 2

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Sat, 3 Jul 2021 18:25:36 +0000

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June 28-July 4, 1971: Lots Of Off-Season News

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 2 Jul 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, we get the results from the NHLPA annual golf tournament, we learn about Stafford Smythe’s appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada on his income tax evasion charges, and we also get some information on a proposed Canadian law that will do away with hockey’s reserve clause once and for all.

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June 21-27, 1971: What’s Coming For The WHA?

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 25 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, we learn a bit more about the charges against Stafford Smythe and Harold Ballard, the fledgling World Hockey Association issues a press release and Phil Esposito explains why the Bruins should stay the course amid suggestions they need to change their style of play.

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June 14-20, 1971: Does Harkness Have A Plan?

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s podcast we talk about a lot of off-ice news, especially legal woes besetting the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Vancouver Canucks. We also get a little news on Gordie Howe, and we can’t see him being terribly happy about it.

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June 7-13, 1971: Imlach's Masterful Draft Strategy

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show we have full coverage of the annual NHL meetings, which took place at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, Lots of interesting stuff to get through, including the results of the various drafts and some interesting rule changes for the NHL.

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May 31-June 6, 1971: Will Gordie Howe Return?

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 4 Jun 2021 07:00:00 +0000

It’s the week before the 1971 NHL summer meetings and we have all the news from around the hockey world this week, including one veteran who retires and another who says he is playing again - and we meet the new coach of the Philadelphia Flyers!

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May 24-May 30, 1971: A Strange Vision of 1980

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 28 May 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this post-Stanley Cup 1971 Playoff episode, we have some trades to talk about, the great sportswriter Jim Coleman writes a satirical report of a Stanley Cup win in 1980, and we learn a bit about the movie Faceoff, being filmed at Maple Leaf Gardens!

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May 17-23, 1971: A Fantastic Season Comes To A Close

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 21 May 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we cover some off-season news, we learn the winner of the Memorial Cup, and we have all the details of the 1971 Stanley Cup Final 7th game!! What a great end to a fantastic season!

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May 10-16, 1971: Dissension In The Ranks At The Stanley Cup Finals

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 14 May 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show we learn the outcome of the Memorial Cup Eastern Final, we get all kinds of off-ice hockey news, and we will report on the results of games 4,5 and 6 of the 1971 Stanley Cup Final!

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May 3-9, 1971: Memorial Cup Brawl

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 7 May 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we report on the first three games of the 1971 Stanley Cup final, we take a look at the Eastern Final of the Memorial Cup playoffs, in which the hockey being played on the ice suddenly became quite secondary, and we have a bit of off-season news as well.

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April 26-May2, 1971: Semi-Finals Decided

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, the two 1971 Stanley Cup Semi-final series are decided and we learn who will be in the Stanley Cup final. We’ll also learn of Scotty Bowman’s departure from the St. Louis Blues under what seemed to be mysterious circumstances, and we find out why Bobby Orr did not sign a 5-year contract with the Bruins (that is, if we can believe what Al Eagleson tells us).

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April 19-25, 1971: Stanley Cup Semi-Finals

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000

The 1971 Stanley Cup playoffs move into the semi-final round this week and while one series plays out exactly as expected, the other series completely confounds the experts and we have the stories on both!

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April 12-18, 1971: First Round Results

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In our 77th episode, we will learn the results of the 1971 Stanley Cup first round, including one of hockey’s greatest upsets. We also remember a young hockey star who passed away 50 years ago this week.

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April 5-11, 1971: The Playoffs Begin

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 9 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000

This week’s episode covers the first 4 games of the Stanley Cup playoffs. We see some memorable performances, a couple of truly bizarre hockey happenings, and some surprises as well.

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March 30-April 4, 1971: Final Week of the 70-71 Season

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 2 Apr 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we reach the end of the 1970-71 NHL season. We’ll discuss all the records the Bruins set, how the playoff matchups look, and much more!

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March 22-29, 1971: Who Is Detroit Sending To Florida?

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show we talk about the NY Rangers clinching 2nd place in the NHL’s Eastern Division; the Buffalo Sabres and Montreal Canadiens make some hockey history, and we learn who else the Detroit Red Wings will be sending to Florida!

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March 15-21, 1971: More Dysfunction In Detroit

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 07:00:00 +0000

This week, we talk about a couple of rookie goalies making their NHL debuts, we have more dysfunctional behaviour in the Detroit Red Wings, and we get some great foreshadowing by a veteran hockey writer who covers the minor leagues.

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March 8-14, 1971: Esposito Breaks A Record

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, we talk about some very important NHL records being broken, it is announced that there may be another buyer for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and we learn about the season of one of the worst Junior teams on record.

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March 1-7, 1971: Trade Deadline

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 5 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we talk about the 1971 NHL trading deadline - very different from what we experience today; we have a little more on the Gordie Howe situation in Detroit, and we hear about what may have been the real reason the Flyers traded Bernie Parent…plus much more!

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February 22-28 1971: Gordie Howe’s Painful Season

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In our 70th podcast episode, we talk about Maple Leafs captain Dave Keon and the fine season he is having, we hear of Gordie Howe being sent to Florida by the Red Wings in a story that became more troubling the more we learned, and some NHL veterans were on the move via the trade market, plus some game highlights!

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February 15-21, 1971: George Armstrong, One Of The Greats

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, we talk about one of the greatest Maple Leafs, George Armstrong, we have a report on the experience young hockey players have at the Quebec International PeeWee Hockey Tournament, and Buffalo Sabres GM-coach gives us his perspective on all the trading that’s been done in the 1970-71 NHL season, plus lots more!

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February 8-14, 1971: This Season’s Best Goaltending

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 12 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we look at some of the reaction and background to last week’s big Detroit-St. Louis trade, we learn of more upheaval in St. Louis, and we talk about what was the most outstanding goaltending performance of the entire 1970-71 season by one of the game’s most beloved netminders - plus lots more!

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February 1-7, 1971: Three Major Trades

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 5 Feb 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s podcast we deal almost exclusively with 3 major trades that took place. Mike Walton was finally dealt by Toronto in a deal that sent him from the Leafs to Flyers to the Bruins, with Bernie Parent going to Toronto. We have another deal between the Red Wings and Rangers, and finally a huge blockbuster that saw a couple of superstars change teams. And there were underlying factors in all of these deals…

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January 25-31, 1971: Montreal Canadiens’ 3D Chess

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000

This week, we report on a trade made by Montreal Canadiens that illustrates just how Habs GM Sam Pollock was able to play 3-dimensional chess; we’ll give you an example of how Toronto writer Dick Beddoes can cover several different stories in one column, and we learn of a future NHL General Manager made his professional hockey debut (as a player) 50 years ago.

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January 18-24, 1971: Why The All-Star Game Was Dull

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000

The week, we report on the 24th NHL All-star game in Boston, Alan Eagleson announced he is stepping down as the executive director of the National Hockey League Player Association, and there’s lots more trade talk around the NHL! Plus we have some key game results as well!

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January 25-31, 1971: Montreal Canadiens’ 3D Chess

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000

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January 11-17, 1971: A Trade That Shook The Hockey World

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, we follow the California Golden Seals in a week where they run the entire gamut of game results, we report on a blockbuster major trade that shook the hockey world, and we learn the NHL’s expansion plans, according to Stan Fischler and NY Rangers president Bill Jennings.

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January 4-10, 1971: Surprise Developments in Detroit

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 8 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In this episode, the Detroit Red Wings mess dominates the hockey news of the week, as some surprising developments unfold. We’ll also talk about an all-time high level of trade rumours, and NHL president Clarence Campbell comes down hard on players leaving the bench to join on-ice donnybrooks!

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December 28, 1970-January 4, 1971: Red Wings Hit Rock Bottom

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 1 Jan 2021 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we delve into all the trade rumours swirling around the NHL, we get some good news on a couple of goalkeepers who are out of their teams’ lineups, and the Detroit Red Wings finally hit rock bottom!

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December 21-29, 1970: Stolen Stanley Cup Returned

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 25 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000

This week we have some great game results, we learn a little more about the suspension of Mike Walton of the Maple Leafs, we get a decision on the sale of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the stolen Stanley Cup and other trophies are recovered by Police!

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December 14-21, 1970: Brian Spencer’s Family Tragedy

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we examine the tragic incident in which Maple Leaf player Brian Spencer’s father was killed in a shootout with the RCMP, we look at the situation with the ownership of the Toronto Maple Leafs and we hear from Gump Worsley on how he’s liking playing for the North Stars.

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UNLOCKED: Overtime, Episode 2

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 00:27:42 +0000

Overtime is a look at the stories from 50 years ago that we didn't have time to fit in the free show. Support us at http://patreon.com/hockey50years to receive these and other bonus content!

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December 6-13, 1970: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we will talk about the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde nature of the Toronto Maple Leafs, we learn of a very serious injury to a Red Wings goalie, and we have news about a possible buyer for the troubled Pittsburgh Penguins franchise

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November 29-December 5, 1970: Rookie’s NHL Debut At Age 31

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 4 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we look at a big game by Flyers Andre Lacroix, we have news of big changes coming at the executive levels of Maple Leaf Gardens, and we meet an elderly rookie making a name for himself with the Philadelphia Flyers…plus much more!

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November 22-28, 1970: A Wild Leafs - Red Wings Game

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000

In this episode, we have highlights from a wild Leafs - Red Wings game, we learn a bit about Toronto rookie forward Darryl Sittler, and we have news of another big city seeking an NHL hockey team for a new arena.

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November 15-21, 1970: A Hero’s Welcome For Punch Imlach

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 20 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s podcast, we have some very interesting game results for the Buffalo Sabres, in which games against Montreal and Toronto provided a couple Sabres first-season highlights. We also have more on the General Manager situation with the California Golden Seals, and we talk about a movement under way to try and bring NHL hockey to Edmonton. Support us here: http://patreon.com/hockey50years for bonus content Twitter: http://twitter.com/hockey50years for updates Web: http://hockey50yearsago.com

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What Convinced Eddie Giacomin To Wear A Mask?

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:53:48 +0000

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November 8-14, 1970 - Big Brawl In Boston

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 13 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, we talk about a huge brawl between the Bruins and Canadiens at Boston Garden, we have more on the dysfunctional family that the Detroit Red Wings are becoming, and we have a bit on the return of Bob Baun to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Plus all the news, notes and some other game results from the week.

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November 1-7, 1970: Punch Imlach’s Brilliant Trade

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 6 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, we look at several interesting games from the week, we have lots of trade news, including a series of moves which shows us just how the brain of Buffalo GM Punch Imlach actually works, and we have news on the income tax evasion charges against Toronto Maple Leafs president Stafford Smythe.

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Preview - OVERTIME: November 2, 1970

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Tue, 3 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000

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October 25-31, 1970 - A Flurry Of Trade Rumours

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we have the results of several significant games, and we talk about more dysfunction around the Detroit Red Wings. We also have a story about an NHL great getting arrested, and the big news of the week was the number of trade rumours swirling around several NHL teams with some big names being rumoured to be on the move.

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October 18-24, 1970: Is This The Next Dave Keon?

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s podcast, we have the results of some early-season key matchups, including a game that has been labeled a classic, we talk about the early history of professional hockey in Buffalo, and Memorial Auditorium, and we learn about a young hockey player whom Sabres GM Punch Imlach says could be the next Davey Keon.

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October 11-17, 1970: The 70-71 Season Kicks Off

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 16 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show we look at the first full week of the 1970-71 NHL schedule with some game highlights, we have news of former Bruins coach Harry Sinden taking some pot shots at Boston management, and we find out that rookie Red Wings coach Ned Harkness is discovering that life as an NHL coach is no bed of roses.

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October 4-10, 1970: Hockey Writers Predict The 1970-71 Season

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 9 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we have lots of news, starting with Leafs captain Dave Keon finally ending his holdout and signing his contract, Red Wings coach Ned Harkness butts heads with star Garry Unger, and we have coverage of the very first NHL games of both the Vancouver Canucks and Buffalo Sabres!

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Preview: 1970-71 Predictions Bonus Episode

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Thu, 8 Oct 2020 21:45:06 +0000

This is a preview of a bonus episode, an hour-long deep dive into how hockey writers saw the 1970-71 season playing out. To hear the full show, become a supporter at http://patreon.com/hockey50years

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September 27-October 3, 1970: A Rising Star For The Leafs

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 2 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we get into October and that means the NHL season is close at hand. Contract disputes dominate the hockey news, but we also learn a bit about a rising Toronto Maple Leafs star, we will hear from Derek Sanderson as he returns to the Bruins training camp, and the great Gordie Howe signs a new contract with the Red Wings, and we have all the details!

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September 20-26, 1970: Dave Keon Walks

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, contract issues with players on several teams dominated the news - and we got a further look at Alan Eagleson’s business habits. Bobby Orr suffered an injury, but it wasn’t as bad as we thought it might be, and Maple Leafs captain Davey Keon walks out of their training camp, vowing to not return until he receives a decent contract offer.

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September 13-19, 1970: Warning Signs We Wish We’d Seen

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 18 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we will hear from Ted Green on how his comeback to the NHL is going after missing a year with the fractured skull, we have all the big news from the various NHL training camps, and we get some insights into how Alan Eagleson does business, with some red flags we all wish we had seen 50 years ago.

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September 6-12, 1970: An NHL Great Joins The Leafs

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we talk about NHL training camps getting into full swing, with one of the NHL’s alltime great goalies making his first appearance with the Maple Leafs; we learn about a young NHL superstar suffering a significant injury just before reporting to camp, and the Montreal Canadiens newest innovation - the assistant coach - is finally revealed, and it’s not anyone whose name was on the radar.

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August 30 - September 5, 1970: Final Verdict In Green’s Assault Trial

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 4 Sep 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, the unofficial beginning of our second season of podcasts, we will talk about the numerous hockey news stories circulating this week - almost too much news to mention; we learn that a veteran Maple Leaf’s days in Toronto have come to an end as the Leafs make a trade, and Bruins D Ted Green learns the verdict in his assault trial, held recently in Ottawa, ON.

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August 23-29, 1970: The Penguins’ Money Troubles

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we have lots of hockey signings to report, we delve into the money problems plaguing the Pittsburgh Penguins, and we have the story of the reinstatement of two NHL stars who were suspended from hockey for life after they were caught betting on NHL games in the 1940s…plus much more!

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August 16-22: Bruins Have Had It With Derek Sanderson

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 21 Aug 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we have lots of off-season hockey news. We also learn that the Boston Bruins may be getting a bit tired of Derek Sanderson’s act. The NHL and WHL are still at odds over indemnification of the WHL by hockey’s big league for invading their territory, and the dollar figures are not small. And we are given an insight into some very great renovations and new exhibits at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

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August 9-15, 1970: News and Notes, + Interview w/ Todd Denault

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we learn where the Buffalo Sabres first farm team will be located, and it’s not where anyone would have imagined, we have some news on that plan to fly hockey fans from Edmonton to Vancouver Canucks home games, and we try to get to the bottom of reports that Bruins captain Johnny Bucyk suffered a terrible knee injury that will cause him to miss the entire 1970-71 hockey season.

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August 2-8, 1970: Kings Name New Coach + Interview w/ Todd Denault

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 7 Aug 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, we find a lot of hockey news happening in the early part of August. The LA Kings name their new coach, we find out how Alan Eagleson actually became associated with Bobby Orr, and it’s not what you might think, and we hear from hockey book author Todd Denault who has some very good advice for aspiring writers.

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July 27-August 2, 1970: The President's Future + Interview w/ Ed Chadwick

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 31 Jul 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, our 40th episode, we learn about the future of NHL president Clarence Campbell, we hear about a great initiative to establish a hockey school in the Northwest Territories, and former NHL goalie, scout and coach Ed Chadwick tells us about his journey from junior A hockey to his first games in the NHL.

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July 20-26, 1970: The End of Goal Judges? + Interview w/ Ed Chadwick

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 24 Jul 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we we have all the news and notes from the hockey world this week in 1970, we learn about a new technology that would have made goal judges redundant in 1970, and we talk to former Maple Leafs goalkeeper Ed Chadwick about how he got his start in hockey.

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July 13-19, 1970: News & Notes, Interview w/ Eddie Shack

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we learn the name of the first captain of the Vancouver Canucks, we hear from an NHL star who is dropping his curved stick for a straighter blade, and we hear from the great Eddie Shack, who talks about Jack Kent Cooke and his first NHL coach, fiery Phil Watson!

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July 6-12, 1970: What's Next For The Oakland Seals

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we hear from the new owner of the Oakland Seals, Charles O. Finley and what his plans are for the team, including his efforts to make a deal for one of the NHL’s biggest stars; we get an update on Ted Green’s progress as he prepares to return to the NHL this fall after missing all of last season with a fractured skull, and we have a heartwarming story of how a Boston Bruins star helped a young boy recover the ability to walk after breaking his leg not once, but twice!

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June 29-July 5, 1970: Happy Bobby Orr Day!

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 3 Jul 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, we find out who the new owner of the Oakland Seals was to be, and some surprising factors that led to the NHL Board of Governors awarding the team to Charles O. Finley. We also will learn of changes coming to the American Hockey League and we have a report on Bobby Orr Day in Parry Sound, ON.

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June 22-28, 1970: Big Changes to Junior Hockey

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 26 Jun 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we hear from one of the original Buffalo Sabres, Reggie Fleming, we get an idea of who the favourite is to acquire the Oakland Seals, and why, and we find out about some huge changes being undertaken by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the structure of junior hockey in Canada!

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June 15-21, 1970: Who Owns The Oakland Seals?

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show we will have a look at the convoluted court process - actually two court processes - that try to determine the ownershgip of the Oakland Seals. We also have reports on a few player moves during this week, and we have a progress report on the condition of injured Pittsburgh Penguins star Michel Briere, who remains in a coma in a Montreal hospital.

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Bonus Episode: The Buffalo - Vancouver Expansion Draft

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this bonus episode, we’ll give you a blow-by-blow of the Buffalo-Vancouver expansion draft, with a bit of an introduction to each of the new players for the teams. We also have the highlights of the Amateur draft including some surprising later picks.

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June 8-14, 1970: Here Comes The Expansion Draft

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we have all the news that was made at the NHL meetings this week 50 years ago, with the exception of the Amateur and Expansion drafts, which we’ll cover in a separate show. Something especially interesting will be the method by which the order of selection for the Buffalo and Vancouver clubs was done, with some added drama a lot of people won’t remember, with audio recorded as it happened!

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June 1-7, 1970: Mourning Terry Sawchuk

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 5 Jun 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we delve into the details of the death of Terry Sawchuk as they became available in the days following his tragic passing in New York City. We’ll also have a close look at a unique and somewhat controversial decision by the judge trying the court case to determine the ownership of the Oakland Seals, and we will meet a couple of new NHL coaches. Lots of stuff to vill the hockey void this week!!

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May 25-31, 1970: The Terry Sawchuk Tragedy

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 29 May 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show the big story is the unfortunate death of possibly the greatest goalkeeper in NHL history - Terry Sawchuk. We’ll also talk about the trial to determine the ownership of the Oakland Seals, and we have some news on the NHL’s newest team, the Buffalo Sabres.

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May 18-24, 1970: Two NHL Stars In Hospital

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 22 May 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode we have more news on the condition of Pittsburgh Penguins young star Michel Briere, more details on the sordid case of the financially-strapped Oakland Seals Franchise, and we learn of yet another NHL star (this one a future Hall of Famer) who has been in the hospital for more than 3 weeks under mysterious and suspicious circumstances. Plus all the trade and expansion news!

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May 11-17, 1970: Shocking News From Boston

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 15 May 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, the little bit of hockey left to be played finished up with the awarding of the Memorial Cup for Junior hockey in Canada and the American Hockey League’s Calder Cup. We also have some absolutely shocking news out of Boston just 4 days after they won the Stanley Cup, and we learn of an NHL star being badly injured in an automobile accident.

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May 4-10, 1970: Boston's First Stanley Cup in 29 Years

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 8 May 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In our final episode for the 1969-70 NHL season, we have all the details on the Boston Bruins winning their first Stanley Cup in 29 years! We’ll also have news on the NHL awards (how many will Bobby Orr claim?) and lots of other non-playoff hockey news!

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April 27-May 3, 1970: Western Division Finals Wrapup

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 1 May 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode we wrap up the Western Division final series and move on to the Stanley Cup Final between Boston and St. Louis, we talk about a hot trade rumour out of Chicago that suggests the Golden Jet Bobby Hull could be headed to Toronto and we have more news about what might happen to the Oakland Seals.

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April 20-26, 1970: A Surprise In The East

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we get a bit of a surprise result in the Eastern Division final with a winner being determined in four straight games. We’ll also have coverage of the Western Division final between St. Louis and Pittsburgh, and we’ll get some insight into the ongoing financial woes that continue to beset the Oakland Seals, including how a lack of funds severely hampered the operation of the team throughout this season.

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April 13-19, 1970: Detroit Names a New Coach

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue, and also we learned the identity of the new Detroit Red Wings coach, and that gives us some clues as to how the Detroit organization will be run in the immediate future.

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April 5-11, 1970: The Playoffs Begin

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0000

This week we’ll report to you on the first 4 games of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, where we will see some surprising results! We’ll also examine what’s going on in the NHL’s two Canadian cities, Montreal and Toronto, and we will also get to know a little bit about Maple Leafs forward Ron Ellis.

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March 29-April 4, 1970: An Unpredictable End to the Season

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 3 Apr 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we cover the wild finish of the 1969-70 regular season, a finish that was as wildly unpredictable and stranger than any in NHL history, and we have all the gory details!

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March 22-28, 1970: NY Rangers Take An Unexpected Detour

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode we look at the wild playoff races in the NHL’s two divisions. We’ll also talk about how the Rangers almost managed to miss a game in Montreal, and we have a report on an innovative idea by Chicago goalie Tony Esposito, but was it within the rules?

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March 15-21, 1970: How TV Changed Hockey

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 20 Mar 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we learn of the demise of the Canadian national hockey team, the technical issues faced by television producers broadcasting hockey in 1970, and we learn more about the player who is most responsible for the resurgence of the Chicago Black Hawks in the 1969-70 Season.

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March 9-15, 1970: What's Wrong With New York and Montreal?

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 07:00:00 +0000

In this episode, we look at what’s wrong with the NY Rangers and Montreal Canadiens, we examine more drama in Vancouver with their coaching situation, and we have highlights of a very entertaining Boston - Toronto game that kept a very unusual streak alive for the Bruins!

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March 2-8, 1970: The Trade Deadline

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 6 Mar 2020 08:00:00 +0000

This week’s show features the NHL trade deadline, which was in 1970 nothing like the media circus we experience today. Only one trade was made, but it was a big one, with Leafs legend Tim Horton leaving the only NHL team he had ever known. Also, a couple of coaches received contract extensions, and we have an update on baseball player Curt Flood’s challenge of the reserve clause.

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February 23-March 1, 1970: Attendance Up In Every City...Except One

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 08:00:00 +0000

This week’s show is jam-packed with news! We have a couple of big NHL trades to talk about, the Canucks finally announce their General Manager, and the whole thing turns into a mess that costs incumbent GM-coach Joe Crozier his job! I’ll also reminisce on how I got so interested in hockey trades.

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February 16-22, 1970: The Wayne Maki Assault Trial in Ottawa

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s episode, it’s one of the busiest news weeks of the entire NHL season. We have the Wayne Maki assault trial in Ottawa, where he testified in his own defense, The new Buffalo NHL team finally gets a name and we’ll tell you what that is, and there were two big NHL trades with a couple of surprising names finding new NHL homes.

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February 9-15, 1970: Bowman Shakes Up His First-Place Team

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 14 Feb 2020 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show, we’ll talk about Blues Scotty Bowman shakes up his 1st-place team, some bad behaviour by hockey people land them in trouble with their leagues and the police, and we learn a bit more about Toronto goalie Bruce Gamble.

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February 1-7, 1970: A Surprising Poll

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 7 Feb 2020 08:00:00 +0000

We have some surprising results of a poll of NHL players conducted by Hockey Pictorial Magazine, and we talk at length about some news out of Vancouver that could spell the end of Joe Crozier’s hopes of becoming the new NHL team’s first General Manager. We’ll also discuss the possibilities of women becoming NHL referees in the 21st century

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January 26 - 31, 1970: The Tragic Story of Michel Briere

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Sat, 1 Feb 2020 01:20:14 +0000

In this week’s show, we learn about St. Louis Blues Trainer Tommy Woodcock and what he thinks about hockey equipment in the 1970s, and we learn a little more about Pittsburgh Penguins young star Michel Briere, including a rather ominous interview he had with Dan Proudfoot of the Toronto Globe & Mail.

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January 19-25, 1970: The NHL All-Star Game

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 08:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show we report on this year’s NHL All-star game, we learn a bit about Hockey Hall of Famer Dick Duff, and we have all the news and notes from the week.

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January 12-18, 1970: The Sad State of the Toronto Maple Leafs

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 08:00:00 +0000

This week we report on the sad state of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club, and we take another look at baseball player Curt Flood’s law suit against baseball’s reserve clause, and how a scheming Sam Pollock might be able to acquire highly-touted junior star Gilbert Perreault.

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Jan 5-11, 1970 - A Heroic Act By An NHL Star

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 10 Jan 2020 08:00:00 +0000

This week’s show covers the time period from Jan. 5-11, 1970. Some of the stories we cover include reaction from around the world to Canada’s withdrawal from international ice hockey competition, a heroic act by an NHL star, and the mid-season NHL all-star teams.

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December 30 1969 - Jan 4 1970: Canada Withdraws From International Hockey Competition

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 3 Jan 2020 08:00:00 +0000

Big news of the week includes Canada’s withdrawal from inernational hockey competition, Gump Worsley’s possible retirement and so much more!

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December 22 - 29, 1969

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 08:00:00 +0000

This week’s episode talks about the Canadian national team’s exhibition game against the Russians, more about the move by the Boston Bruins to get the NHL to mandate the wearing of helmets by all players, and about Emile the Cat Francis, GM-coach of the NY Rangers.

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December 15-21, 1969

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 08:00:00 +0000

This week’s episode covers the week of December 15-21, 1969. Big news of the week centered on two firings - Flyers GM Bud Poile and Kings coach Hal Laycoe. We also talk about a situation that puts the World Hockey Championship tournament, to be held in Canada in March, in great doubt. All this, plus much more!

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December 8-15, 1969

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 08:00:00 +0000

This week, we take a look at major issues developing over Canada’s use of professionals in international hockey, a strange situation arising around the venue for gamers for Buffalo’s new NHL team, and lots of news and notes for the week - plus much more!

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December 1 - 7, 1969

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 6 Dec 2019 08:00:00 +0000

This week’s episode covers the week of December 1-7, 1969. All the big news this week centres on the formal announcement of the expansion of the National Hockey League from 12 to 14 teams with the addition of the cities of Buffalo NY and Vancouver BC. We’ll also have our usual news and notes and a very interesting personality of the week - Enjoy!

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November 23 - 30, 1969

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 08:00:00 +0000

On this week’s show we have stories about the NHL expansion process as progress is made in Buffalo and Vancouver towards getting NHL teams for those cities. We’ll also discuss the Assault Causing Bodily Harm charges levied against Ted Green and Wayne Maki for that pre-season stick-swinging duel, and we have some news out of Philadelphia regarding dissension within the ranks.

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November 15 - 22, 1969

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 13:12:00 +0000

In this week’s podcast there were three very big stories dominating the hockey news and we’ll talk about them: Harold Ballard and Stafford Smythe return to the helm at Maple Leaf Gardens, Bobby Hull’s holdout from the Black Hawks ends, and some audio from the very first Maple Leafs - Canadiens game played in Montreal on a Saturday night in the modern era!

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October 18 - November 7, 1969

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 09:00:00 +0000

In this week’s show we will hear from Eddie Shack about his debut with the Los Angeles Kings in 1969, more news about the impending NHL Expansion to 14 teams, and we’ll learn a bit about how Carl Brewer was feeling about his comeback to the NHL with the Detroit Red Wings after 4 years away from the big league.

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The 1969-70 NHL Season Opens

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 8 Nov 2019 08:00:00 +0000

The 1969-70 NHL season opens, lots of Ted Green - Wayne Maki news, and we remember a two great guys who were just starting their NHL careers in 1969 - one of whom we lost far too early and the other who, sadly, left us this week. All this and more in this week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast!

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NHL 1969-70 Season Preview

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Fri, 1 Nov 2019 07:00:00 +0000

The first episode of the 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is finally here! In this inaugural episode, we’ll have the highlights of the hockey news from the 1969-70 pre-season, including a short-lived strike by NHL referees and linesmen, and previews for each of the 12 National Hockey League teams.

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50 Years Ago in Hockey - Trailer

kyle.thpn@gmail.com (Rick Cole) — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 01:51:03 +0000

The 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is about to begin! Join us for a weekly trip back in time as we report on hockey news and events from half a century ago.

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