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 […]
It’s a very busy 99th Episode of the 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast on the Hockey Podcast Network #THPN! Lots of news from NHL training camps, we learn why Gordie Howe avoided the first week of the @DetroitRedWings camp, and we see the training regimen the NHL on-ice officials were experiencing 50 years ago. […]
This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast is now live on The Hockey Podcast Network #THPN. Lots of news this week about the Seals, training camps and the sudden retirement of the greatest player of all time!! https://link.chtbl.com/50yearsagoinhockey
Today we kick off the 3rd season of the 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast on The Hockey Podcast Network #THPN with lots of pre-season @NHL news from the fall of 1971!! One of the biggest stories was a change in the ownership structure for the Toronto Maple Leafs that would affect the franchise for […]
Our new 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast episode is now available on The Hockey Podcast Network #THPN at https://link.chtbl.com/50yearsagoinhockey. This week we learn about Bobby Orr’s new contract, we get some insight into new Flyers broadcaster and former NHL linesman Pat (Red) Shetler and we look at some new @NHL rules enacted to curb […]
On the Hockey Podcast Network this morning this week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now live! This time we learn of the confusion around Bobby Orr’s contract, we discuss the use of computers in scouting by the @MapleLeafs, @NHLFlyers and @StLouisBlues, plus much more!https://link.chtbl.com/50yearsagoinhockey
In the 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast on The Hockey Podcast Network this week #THPN we meet Ed Houston, the man who will arbitrate player salary disputes, we get a progress report on @NHLBruins salary negotiations with superstars Bobby Orr and Phil Esposito, and we learn about coloured hockey pucks! https://link.chtbl.com/50yearsagoinhockey
This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast is now live on The Hockey Podcast Network. In this episode we talk about player signing issues being experienced by the #NHLBruins, we learn about Ken Dryden’s summer job, and the last of the Cullen brothers, Ray, follows siblings Barry and Brian into retirement from hockey. #THPNhttps://link.chtbl.com/50yearsagoinhockey
This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast is now available on The Hockey Podcast Network at https://link.chtbl.com/50yearsagoinhockey. In this show we talk about the WHA, Bobby Orr & Phil Esposito and lots more!#THPN
This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast is now available on The Hockey Podcast Network #THPN . This time around we talk about legal issues besetting the @MapleLeafsand @Canucks and we wonder whether Gordie Howe will even want to play next season: https://link.chtbl.com/50yearsagoinhockey
This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is available today on The Hockey Podcast Network! In this episode we look at the 1971 NHL Summer Meetings in which Guy Lafleuyr became a Montreal Canadien and Punch Imlach did some masterful maneuvering in the Intra-league Draft!https://link.chtbl.com/50yearsagoinhockey
