Author: Rick Cole

This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available! In this episode, we talk about Scotty Bowman shaking up things with his 1st-place St. Louis Blues, we learn of some bad behaviour by several hockey people, and we learn a bit about Maple Leafs goalie Bruce Gamble. You can download it at the […]

HI everyone, this week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast episode is ready for download! This time around we talk about a surprising poll of NHL players by Hockey Pictorial Magazine, and an allegedly secret deal between Joe Crozier and Punch Imlach that shook the new NHL franchise. You can get it at the Apple […]

Hey everyone we apologize for the delay, this week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now live! You can get it here: http://hockey50.libsyn.com/ Or at the usual sources, Apple and Google podcast stores or Spotify. Don’t miss our Michel Briere story this week! #penguins @penguins

The 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast episode for this week is now available – you can get it at Spotify, Apple and Google Podcast stores, through your favourite #podcast app or here: http://hockey50.libsyn.com/ This week we report on the 1970 NHL All-star game and reminisce about an event we held in Port Colborne in […]

This week’s episode of the 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available! This week we report on the sad state of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club, and we take another look at baseball player Curt Flood’s law suit against baseball’s reserve clause, and how a scheming Sam Pollock might be able to […]

The newest episode of the 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available! This week we are talking about some developments with NHL officials, hockey writer Stan Fischler telling us 50 years ago why goalies masks are bad for NHL netminders, and a heroic act by an NHL player. You can find the episode […]

Good morning everyone – this week’s episode of the 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available. Download it at Apple or Google #podcast stores, on Spotify, through your favourite podcast app or right here: http://hockey50.libsyn.com/december-30-1969-jan-4-1970-canada-withdraws-from-international-hockey-competition This week, we’ll cover a huge story – Canada’s withdrawal from all international hockey competition over the IIHF […]

Good morning all – the newest 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast episode is now live! This week’s episode covers December 15-21, 1969. Big news of the week centred on two  NHL firings – Flyers GM Bud Poile and Kings coach Hal Laycoe were both dismissed from their respective teams. We also talk about a […]

Today’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now live! Download it at the Apple and Google Podcast stores, on Spotify or through your favourite podcast app. It can also be found right here: http://hockey50.libsyn.com/december-1-7-1969

The 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast episode for this week is now live! This time around we look at the week covering November 23-30, 1969. Some of the things we’ll talk about include the upcoming expansion of the NHL to include Buffalo and Vancouver, charges laid against Wayne Maki and Ted Green for that […]