Rocket Richard was gone, retired after the previous season. The Montreal Canadiens dynasty looked like it might be able to go another season but there… Read More »1960-61 Chicago Blackhawks: Rough And Tumble Journey To The Cup
His first game in the National Hockey League came in 1965-66 with the Boston Bruins. Terry Crisp played his final games during the 1976-77 NHL… Read More »Terry Crisp: A Surprising Number Of Appearances In The Stanley Cup Final
Winning seemed to follow John Tonelli, or maybe it was the other way around. He reached the Avco World Trophy finals in his first year… Read More »John Tonelli: 4 Stanley Cup Rings In Six Visits To The Finals
The timing was right for Claude Provost. Or, you could say, the timing was right for the Montreal Canadiens. Provost and Henri Richard made the… Read More »Claude Provost: Most Stanley Cup Rings By A Non-Member Of The HHOF
Well, he might have been born in Zrenjanin Yugoslavia (Serbia) but Ivan Boldirev moved to Canada at the age of two. Really, he’s a product… Read More »Ivan Boldirev: The Greatest NHL Player From Yugoslavia
Rick MacLeish, Reg Leach, Bernie Parent and Gary Dornhoefer, among others. Players drafted and developed by the Boston Bruins only to find their way to… Read More »Gary Dornhoefer: Another Bruins Castaway To Lead The Flyers
Yes, Pierre Bouchard is the son of Montreal Canadiens legend Butch Bouchard. O-Pee-Chee made sure we knew that, mentioning it on each of Pierre’s hockey… Read More »Pierre Bouchard: Son Of Butch Bouchard (As OPC Tells Us Over & Over)
He had a junior career that was intermingled with time spent with the Canadian National Team. Chuck Lefley arrived in the NHL just in time… Read More »Chuck Lefley: 1975-76 NHL Top Ten Goal Scorer With St. Louis