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A daily look at the events in hockey as they happened 50 years ago.

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Author: Rick Cole

Retired Police Detective, member of Society for International Hockey Research and dedicated hockey historian.
April 9, 2021Rick Cole

1971 Stanley Cup Playoffs Under Way!!

This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast is now live on The Hockey Podcast Network and at the link below! It’s the opening round of the 1971 Stanley Cup Playoffs and we have reports on the first week’s games and much more! #THPN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vuiJiYUAuw

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March 26, 2021Rick Cole

Brother vs Brother!

In this week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast we talk about the @NYRangers clinching 2nd place in the NHL’s Eastern Division; the @BuffaloSabres and @CanadiensMTL make some hockey history, and we learn who else the Detroit Red Wings will be sending to Florida! #THPNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lex_qjePtYo

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March 19, 2021Rick Cole

More Dysfunction in Detroit

This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast is now live, available on The Hockey Podcast Network and at the link below. This week, we talk about more dysfunction with @DetroitRedWings, and a used car salesman who wants to coach in @TheAHL, plus lots more!#THPNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrXoU4SJnnY

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March 12, 2021Rick Cole

Bruins Score, Records Keep Falling

In this week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast, we talk about very important @NHL records being broken; there may be another buyer for that troubled Pittsburgh Penguins Franchise, and we learn about the season of one of the worst Junior teams on record. Get it at The Hockey Podcast Network! #THPN

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March 5, 2021Rick Cole

The 1971 Trade Deadline!

In this week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast, It’s the 1971 NHL trade deadline and it wasn’t anything like we experience today; we have more on the Gordie Howe situation with the Red Wings and we hear about what may have been the real reason the Flyers traded Bernie Parent…plus much more! Get it […]

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February 26, 2021Rick Cole

A Tough Time for Gordie Howe

The 70th episode of our 50 Years Ago in Hockey is now live! Lots of news this week, including a situation developing with Gordie Howe! And we have some personal news! We have accepted an invitation to join the Hockey Podcast Network and and you can get all of our episodes at one handy address! […]

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February 19, 2021Rick Cole

Punch Talks Trade – WithUs!

In this week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast, we talk @MapleLeafs great George Armstrong, thanks to a column written by Red Burnett in the Toronto Star 50 years ago this week, we have a report on the experience young hockey players are having at the Quebec International PeeWee Hockey Tournament, and @BuffaloSabres GM-coach gives […]

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February 12, 2021Rick Cole

The Gumper was Magnificent!

In this week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast, we have reaction to last week’s big @DetroitRedWings – @StLouisBlues trade, Scotty Bowman is once again the Blues coach, and we talk about the most outstanding goaltending performance of the entire 1970-71 season, plus lots more!!

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February 5, 2021Rick Cole

Trade Week in the NHL!

In this week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast we deal almost exclusively with 3 major trades that took place. Mike Walton was finally dealt by Toronto in a deal that sent him from the Leafs to Flyers to the Bruins, with Bernie Parent going to Toronto. We have another deal between the Red Wings […]

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January 15, 2021Rick Cole

BLOCKBUSTER TRADE!!

In this week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast, we look at a wild California Golden Seals’ week , we report on a blockbuster trade that shook the hockey world, and we learn the NHL’s expansion plans, according to Stan Fischler and NY Rangers president Bill Jennings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fo-ETbN55oI

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