A daily look at the events in hockey as they happened 50 years ago.
Hi everyone! After a hiatus that has lasted far too long, 50 Years Ago in Hockey is making a comeback. We’ve been engaged in a few other projects over the past year and are now ready to get back to supporting our daily @1969hockeynews Twitter account, where we report on news and events in the […]
Welcome to our new page, “50 Years Ago in Hockey.” On this page we’ll provide coverage of events in the hockey world as they happened 50 years ago. We have gleaned information from over 25 historical newspapers and wire services of the day, as well as anecdotal information shared by some of the hockey people […]
This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available! In this week’s show the big story is the unfortunate death of possibly the greatest goalkeeper in NHL history – Terry Sawchuk. We’ll also talk about the trial to determine the ownership of the Oakland Seals and we have some news on the […]
This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available! In this week’s episode we have more news on the condition of Pittsburgh Penguins young star Michel Briere, more details on the sordid case of the financially-strapped Oakland Seals Franchise, and we learn of yet another NHL star (this one a future Hall of […]
Hey everyone – This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available! This week we have sad news about an NHL star being injured in an automobile accident and some shocking news from the Boston Bruins just four days after they won the Stanley Cup. You can get the podcast at the link […]
This week’s episode of the 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now live! This time around, we look at the start of the 1970 Stanley Cup playoffs, we examine what’s going on in Montreal and Toronto, both on the outside looking in, and we get to know a little bit about Maple Leafs RW […]
This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available! This time around we have all the details on the finish of the 1969-70 NHL season, the wildest end to a season in hockey history, with a final night not to be believed! You can get the podcast at the Apple & Google podcast […]
This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available! You can get it at the Google and Apple podcast stores, on Spotify, through your favourite podcast app or at the link below. This week we examine the wild 1970 NHL playoff race, how the Rangers almost managed to miss a game in Montreal, […]
This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available! In this episode we examine how American television was grappling with the new problems they faced in trying to do a decent job of televising NHL hockey. We’ll learn a bit more about the player generally credited with the resurgence of the Chicago Black […]
Good morning all – the 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available. In this week’s show, we report on some late trades that weren’t reported until days after the deadline, more craziness around the Vancouver Canucks and their coaching situation, and we will ask what could be so wrong with the New York […]
This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now live! You can get it from the Apple or Google podcast stores, on Spotify, through your favourite podcast app or download it right here: http://hockey50.libsyn.com/ This week’s show features the NHL trade deadline, which was in 1970 nothing like the media circus we experience […]
This week’s episode of the 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now live! In this episode, we talk about a couple of significant NHL trades, the crazy situation involving the Canucks, their new general manager and their old general manager, and we have some surprising NHL attendance figures. You can get the podcast on […]
