This week’s podcast is now available on The Hockey Podcast Network! #THPNhttps://link.chtbl.com/50yearsagoinhockeyThis time, we have lots of WHA news, we learn how the NHL divisions will look next season, and the NHL All-star game was played in Minneapolis.
Author: Rick Cole
Retired Police Detective, member of Society for International Hockey Research and dedicated hockey historian.
We Are Back!
We are finally back with a new episode for this week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast on The Hockey Podcast Network #THPN This week we have news on @BuffaloSabres Punch Imlach, a near-riot in Philadelphia, and some WHA news: https://link.chtbl.com/50yearsagoinhockey It’s been and continues to be a bit of a struggle to achieve a […]
The Death of Terry Sawchuk – Parts 3 & 4
Today on The Hockey Podcast Network #THPN we have our final two episodes from our 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast series on how the media covered the death of Terry Sawchuk in 1970. We hope to be back next week with our regular shows if my voice finally comes back! This COVID thing has […]
COVID GOT US!
As we to recover from COVID, we’ve been unable to put out a new 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast episode this week, but we do have a treat for you. We’ll release our 1970 series on how the media covered the death of Terry Sawchuk, making it free for everyone on the Hockey Podcast […]
Mark Howe to the Marlies?
In this week’s 50 Yerars Ago in Hockey podcast on The Hockey Podcast Network #THPN, the Jr A Toronto Marlboros try to get Mark Howe to join his brother Marty on the team, we have a couple of NHL trades this week, and we take a close look at Roy Edwards and the Penguins other […]
WHA Making Noise!
The latest episode of the 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast is now live on The Hockey Podcast Network! In this week’s show, we find out that several NHL players, including some of the biggest names in the game, are receiving significant offers to jump to the WHA next season, even Gordie Howe’s name is […]
A Big Little Man Calls it Quits
This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast is now live on The Hockey Podcast Network! #THPN In this episode, we talk about the retirement of my very first hockey hero, we learn a bit about Sabres rookie Rick Martin, and we have some Boston-Toronto trade rumours:https://link.chtbl.com/50yearsagoinhockey
WHA Plans Well Under Way
In this week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey Podcast on The Hockey Podcast Network #THPN: We have more WHA news, another Seals trade goes bad, and Stan Fischler tells us the Canadiens were all wrong about Bobby Sheehan.https://link.chtbl.com/50yearsagoinhockey
Rangers in a Trading Mood
This week’s 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast is now available on The Hockey Podcast Network! #THPN We have lots of WHA news this week, some big trades took place and Larry Regan beats the rap on his dangerous driving charge:https://link.chtbl.com/50yearsagoinhockey
The NHL Expands – AGAIN!
Our latest 50 Years Ago in Hockey podcast episode is now live on The Hockey Podcast Network #THPN This week we talk about several players being injured in hockey fights, we learn of a career minor-league hockey player whose chance at an NHL career was curtailed when he was blacklisted by an NHL GM and […]
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