Author: Rick Cole

This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast is now live! In this week’s show,, we talk about NHL president Clarence Campbell discussing his future with the league, we hear about the establishment of a new hockey school in the Northwest Territories and two Maple Leafs legends who helped make it happen, and we have […]

This week’s 50 Yers Ago in Hockey Podcast is now live! In this week’s show, we learn about a new technology that would have made goal judges redundant in 1970, and we talk to former Maple Leafs goalkeeper Ed Chadwick about how he got his start in hockey.

This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available! In this week’s show, we learn the name of the first captain of the Vancouver Canucks, we hear from an NHL star who is dropping his curved stick for a straighter blade, and we have a short interview with the great Eddie Shack, who […]

This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available!   In this week’s show, we hear from the new owner of the Oakland Seals, Charles O. Finley and what his plans are for the team, including his efforts to make a deal for one of the NHL’s biggest stars; we get an update […]

In this week’s show, we hear from one of the original Buffalo Sabres, Reggie Fleming, we get an idea of who the favourite is to acquire the Oakland Seals, and why, and we find out about some huge changes being undertaken by the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association and the structure of junior hockey in Canada! […]

In this week’s show we will try to explain the convoluted court process – actually two court processes – that try to determine the ownership of the Oakland Seals. We also have reports on a few player moves during this week, and we have a progress report on the condition of injured Pittsburgh Penguins star […]

Hello Everyone! the bonus episode of the 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available!!   In this bonus episode, we’ll give you a blow-by-blow of the Buffalo-Vancouver expansion draft, with a bit of an introduction to each of the new players for the teams. We also have the highlights of the Amateur draft […]

Hey everyone, this week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now available!   In this week’s show, we have all the news that was made at the NHL meetings this week 50 years ago, with the exception of the Amateur and Expansion drafts, which we’ll cover in a separate show. Something especially interesting will […]

This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast is now available and you can get it at the link below. This time around, we learn more details on the tragic passing of Terry Sawchuk, the judge in the trial to determine ownership of the Oakland Seals makes a curious decision, and the NHL teams were […]

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 […]