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
How much further would have his NHL career gone? How would it have changed the career of Don Edwards? Questions for the ‘what-if’ machine. What… Read More »Gerry Desjardins: The Eye Injury That Changed The Face Of Goaltending
He was chosen second overall at the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. Going ahead of Dale Tallon was Gilbert Perreault to the… Read More »Dale Tallon: The Man Drafted Second Behind Gilbert Perreault In 1970
He was called ‘Suitcase’ on the back of his 1969-70 O-Pee-Chee hockey card, while still with his second National Hockey League team. According to the… Read More »Gary Smith: 4 Championships But No Stanley Cup For The Suitcase
Bob Nevin starred with the Toronto Marlboros in junior before finding himself among the National Hockey League’s top offensive players in his first full season… Read More »Bob Nevin: NHL Workhorse And Longtime Captain Of The N.Y. Rangers
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
Always in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, right from junior, Ron Ellis won a Memorial Cup with the Toronto Marlboros and was one of the… Read More »Ron Ellis: Stanley Cup Winning Gentleman Denied The Byng And HHOF
Calder Trophy winner, first NHL player to score a hat trick in consecutive games and holder of the New York Rangers record for most points… Read More »Steve Vickers: Most Points In A New York Rangers Game (Among Other Feats)