by Matthew Dibiase | Nov 22, 2022 | Hockey History
This article was a long time in the making. I had conceived of the idea featured in this piece in 2015 and always wanted to write an article about it but as John Lennon once sang, “life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.”It took a certain event in...
by George Grimm | Nov 16, 2022 | Hockey History, Retro Rangers
Bill Gadsby was one of the best defensemen of his era. He played for three teams and appeared in seven All-Star games during his 20-year NHL career. He was never on a Stanley Cup winner but was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1970. The native of Calgary,...
by Matthew Dibiase | Nov 10, 2022 | Books, Hockey History, International
Last September marked the 50th anniversary of the Summit Series between Canada and the U.S.S.R. and such anniversaries always provide impetus for books marking the occasion. One such work is Reaching the Summit: Reimagining the ’72 Summit Series in the Canadian...
by George Grimm | Oct 24, 2022 | Hockey History, Retro Rangers
While Billy Joel, Harry Styles and the band Phish all have banners hanging from the rafters at Madison Square Garden, there is still nothing up there honoring former Ranger captain and NHL Hall of Famer, Brad Park. Granted, Billy Joel, is a legendary singer-songwriter...
by George Grimm | Oct 5, 2022 | Hockey History
It’s hard to believe in this technology-laden age of 24-Hour sports coverage, but 50 years ago when Canada faced off against Russia in their now famous Summit Series, the games were not initially scheduled to be broadcast in the United States. None of the major...
by George Grimm | Sep 23, 2022 | Retro Rangers
The New York Islanders were born in 1972 in an attempt to keep the WHA’s New York Raiders from setting up shop in the brand new Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island. Nassau County officials wanted nothing to do with the WHA, which they...
