The nickname ‘Chief’ goes hand in hand with Johnny Bucyk. However, according to his 1957-58 Topps rookie card and a few that followed, Bucyk started… Read More »Johnny Bucyk: Boston Bruins Legend Started As The Beast And Became The Chief
Alex Delvecchio is not a four time winner of the Lady Byng Trophy as the back of his 1973-74 O-Pee-Chee hockey card erroneously states. However,… Read More »Alex Delvecchio: Gentleman and Iron Man of the Detroit Red Wings
Bingo, Bango, Bongo! What a career this guy could have had! If not for a back injury that caused nerve damage from his back to… Read More »Mickey Redmond: First To 50 For The Detroit Red Wings
For a time in the late 1950’s, it looked like Don McKenney and the Boston Bruins had it all going for them. The Bruins reached… Read More »Don McKenney: The 1959-60 NHL Assists Leader And Lady Byng Recipient
His time in the National Hockey League was a fraction of his brother’s. Larry Wilson, however, still became a legend in the game of hockey.… Read More »Larry Wilson: AHL Hall Of Fame Inductee And 3 League Champion
At 5’9″, Bob Baun was a rarity on the blue lines of the National Hockey. In today’s NHL, he would be rejected by 30 teams,… Read More »Bob Baun: Toughness Defined For The Toronto Maple Leafs
Back in 1962-63, Howie Young shattered Lou Fontinato’s single season National Hockey League record for penalty minutes. It was a record that would stand until… Read More »Howie Young: Record Breaker From The 1960’s Detroit Red Wings
Recently, we were doing an article at OHL Alumni Central about James Wisniewski moving on from the NHL to the KHL to play for Admiral… Read More »Billy Dea: Tale Of 2 Different National Hockey League Careers