In a National Hockey League career that amounted to eight full seasons, Lou Fontinato was definitely the heavy weight champ of his era. Between 1955-56… Read More »Lou Fontinato: NHL Heavy Weight Champion Of The Late 1950’s
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
Despite scoring at nearly a goal a game pace in his final year of junior hockey with the Edmonton Oil Kings, roles would drastically change… Read More »Bert Marshall: Missed The Islanders Stanley Cup Dynasty By A Hair
Darcy Rota was really getting it together a decade into his career. He was a 42 goal scorer with the Vancouver Canucks in 1982-83. The… Read More »Darcy Rota: What Could Have Been Without The Neck Injury
Ron Murphy evolved the way many hockey players do. In junior, Murphy was a top notch goal scorer. When he got to the National Hockey… Read More »Ron Murphy: Sniper In Junior Turned Checker In The NHL
There’s a hockey trivia question on the back of the 1960-61 Topps Bronco Horvath card asking who was the only coach to lead teams to… Read More »Danny Lewicki: Memorial Cup, Allan Cup And Stanley Cup Champion At Just 21
Take away the personal demons that took his pro hockey career and ultimately his life and what’s left is a glimmer of a great hockey… Read More »Real Chevrefils: NHL Top 5 Goal Scorer In 1956-57
With just 19 goals in 787 regular season National Hockey League games, Jim Thomson certainly earned the nickname ‘Scoreless Wonder’ from his Toronto Maple Leafs… Read More »Jim Thomson: The Scoreless Wonder