Bernie Parent’s First NHL Game (Regular Season)
For the 1965-66 Boston Bruins, the team had put three different netminders in over their first three games of the season. The result in all… Read More »Bernie Parent’s First NHL Game (Regular Season)
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Doug Favell: Only Player Taken In Both The 1967 and 1979 Expansion Drafts
He’s a Hall of Famer. Just not for hockey. Doug Favell, veteran of over a decade of goaltending in the National Hockey League, was inducted… Read More »Doug Favell: Only Player Taken In Both The 1967 and 1979 Expansion Drafts
The 1974 Philadelphia Flyers Stanley Cup Run on Cardboard
In 1973-74, the Philadelphia Flyers became the first post-1967 expansion team to win the Stanley Cup. The Broad Street Bullies were led by a cast… Read More »The 1974 Philadelphia Flyers Stanley Cup Run on Cardboard
The Rookie Cards of the Canadian Hockey League’s (CHL) All-Time Team
When the Canadian Hockey League’s ‘All-Time Team’ was announced during the 1999 Memorial Cup, held in Ottawa, the line-up that was chosen could still be… Read More »The Rookie Cards of the Canadian Hockey League’s (CHL) All-Time Team
1968-69: Enter O-Pee-Chee
1968-69 was the second season of the post-Original 6 era. The Montreal Canadiens were regular season champs and marched through the playoffs to sweep the… Read More »1968-69: Enter O-Pee-Chee
1968-69 O-Pee-Chee Bernie Parent Rookie Card – The First Post Expansion Impact Card
1967-68 brought expansion to the NHL, doubling the league in size from six to twelve teams. In 1973-74, the Philadelphia Flyers became the first of… Read More »1968-69 O-Pee-Chee Bernie Parent Rookie Card – The First Post Expansion Impact Card