Hockey History
Gerald Eskenazi Remembers the 1972 Summit Series
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 networks were interested, including NBC, which was about to embark on their “Peter Puck” era of hockey coverage.
Retro Rangers: How the WHA New York Raiders begat the NHL Islanders
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...
Rick Tocchet, who spent parts of 11 seasons with the Flyers as a player and is in the team's Hall of Fame, was named the 25th head coach in franchise [...]
The Vancouver Canucks have named Adam Foote as their new head coach, the team announced Wednesday. [...]
Tage Thompson completed his hat trick with a power-play goal in overtime to give the United States a 6-5 win over Norway after the Americans squandered a four-goal lead. [...]
Veteran center Mikael Granlund chose the right time for his first career hat trick, recording three goals Tuesday night, as Dallas handled the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 in Game 4 of [...]
Florida Panthers minority owner Doug Cifu has been suspended by the NHL for a series of offensive social media posts Sunday night. [...]
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