Up until this December 1964 Hockey Pictorial question was posed, just three players had ever scored 50 goals in a season – Maurice Richard in 1944-45, Bernie Geoffrion in 1960-61, and Bobby Hull during the 1961-62 season. Who would finally score more than 50 in a season? As you can see, five of the six [...]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day to everyone. On this day you’re an Irishman no matter what your roots are, and that’s a good thing. Except for the hangover you might have tomorrow morning. I’ve talked many times about the Richard Riot that took place on March 17, 1955, and today, instead of going on about what [...]

The Canadiens hit Broadway tonight for a meeting with the Rangers, and to keep their win streak alive, they know they’ll have to contain the big five – Rick Nash, Brad Richards, Marian Gaborik, Andy Bathgate, and little Camille Henry. They also know they must be aware of the Ranger’s tight defence, with stalwarts such [...]

This may seem ridiculous to you, but when you get older, the world of electronic gadgets will try to pass you by like James Dean in his Porsche Spyder, blasting past the Beverly Hillbillies old truck with the rocking chair in the back.  Howie Morenz breezing by Hal Gill. Usain Bolt vs. Gump Worsley in the [...]

I haven’t completely given up on getting the stick boy job, but I’m now starting to think that maybe I should have a plan B in place. I just want a nice, part-time job that I can continue to do when I’m older and which will help pay for the RDS channel and some food. [...]

Back when the earth was flat and dinosaurs roamed about in foul moods, the Toronto Star Weekly (and other sister newspapers around the country) would once a week feature lovely full size photos of NHL stars which I would cut out and put into a second scrapbook, the first being my treasured Montreal Canadiens scrapbook. I looked [...]

It was an impressive bunch indeed who took part in the recent NHL Combine, a 100 or more young physical specimens lifting and jumping and squeezing in front of an audience of NHL bigshots who studied these young fellows like men ogling strippers from the front seats of a strip club. These young guys, strong, quick, [...]

The Canadiens stalled Ottawa’s charge, ruining the Sens’ chance to catch the Boston Bruins in the Northeast Division by winning in a shootout 3-2, and I have to admit, for some reason I’m not feeling bad for the Senators. Frankly, I could care less where Ottawa sits, or 28 other teams for that matter. All I [...]

A plane carrying the KHL team Lokomotive Yaroslavl has crashed in Russia killing 36 (or is it 43) people on board and this is not the way I would like to begin a story. It’s already been a horrendous summer with the passing of three fine hockey players. But it’s happened and it’s shocking, and the link to [...]

  Gump Worsley. Overweight, out of shape, not real quick or cat-like. Just a great goaltender with a slightly unorthodox style who did the job in a big way for the Habs between 1963 and 1970. He was a mythical creature, a chunky little fellow who should have played in the 1920′s, where he would have fit [...]