Many of you may recall Fred “The Fog” Shero, who coached the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1970’s, a team known as the Broad Street Bullies, a team full of thugs and madmen like Dave Schultz, and a band of rogues captained by stickman Bobby Clarke. It was also a team the Montreal Canadiens finally put out of [...]
March 8, 2010 in Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins
Tags: Allan Stanley, Bobby Clarke, Dave Schultz, Fred Shero, Lynn Patrick, Ray Shero | 7 Comments »
The Toronto Maple Leafs, who play the Habs on Tuesday, haven’t won the Stanley Cup since 1967.
We all feel terrible about this. It’s a really long time ago, 42 years. And 42 years means – if you were born in 1967, you’re old enough to be a grandparent. You were born long before home computers and digital cameras. Electric [...]
November 30, 2009 in Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: 1967 Toronto Maple Leafs, Allan Stanley, Beatles, Bob Pulford, Dave Keon, Don Cherry, Expo 67, Frank Mahovlich, George Armstrong, Jacques Martin, Johnny Bower, Julia Roberts, Nicole kidman, Pamela Anderson, Ron MacLean, Ron Wilson, Stanley Cup | 16 Comments »
On this day, August 17th, in 1966, the Beatles played an afternoon show in Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens.
I was there.
I was 15 years old and had a summer job on a highway, but the boss let me go early and I went down to Toronto from Orillia with a disc jockey my sister worked with at [...]
August 17, 2008 in Henri Richard, Jean Beliveau, John Ferguson Sr., Montreal Canadiens, NHL playoffs, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: 1966-67 Montreal Canadiens, 1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs, Allan Stanley, Beatles concert in Toronto, Carol Vadnais, Charlie Hodge, Claude Provost, Claue Larose, Dick Duff, George Harrison, Gump Worsley, Henri Richard, hockey Stanley Cup, Jacques Laperriere, Jean Beliveau, Jean Guy Talbot, John Ferguson, John Lennon, Johnny Bower, Maple Leaf Gardens, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Orillia, Paul McCartney, Red Kelly, Ringo Starr, Serge Savard, Stanley Cup, Ted Harris, Terry Sawchuk, The Beatles, Toronto Maple Leafs, Yvon Cournoyer | No Comments »
On Tuesday night, Montreal beat the Islanders 3-1. There’s only one thing to say about this. The Habs are playing really, really well. As we speak, they’re one of the top teams in the east.
Last year at this time, after 45 games, Montreal had 55 points. This year, after the same amount of games, the [...]
January 16, 2008 in Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tags: Allan Stanley, Bobby Baun, Johnny Bower, Red Kelly, Terry Sawchuk, Tim Horton | 2 Comments »