Well, he might have been born in Zrenjanin Yugoslavia (Serbia) but Ivan Boldirev moved to Canada at the age of two. Really, he’s a product… Read More »Ivan Boldirev: The Greatest NHL Player From Yugoslavia
Mike Ilitch did a lot of good, not only for the Detroit Red Wings, but for the city of Detroit in general. His passing was… Read More »Larry Aurie: Detroit Red Wings Mysterious Retired Number
Alex Delvecchio is not a four time winner of the Lady Byng Trophy as the back of his 1973-74 O-Pee-Chee hockey card erroneously states. However,… Read More »Alex Delvecchio: Gentleman and Iron Man of the Detroit Red Wings
For those who played in the 1960’s, it wasn’t unusual too see a little National Hockey League action, entwined with a solid minor league career.… Read More »Bill White: A Tale Of 2 Careers
Not long ago, we featured Babe Seibert, a Hockey Hall of Famer that lost his life to Lake Huron. That was in August, 1939 and… Read More »Ross Lowe: Promising NHL Career Taken By Lake Haliburton
Gus Bodnar’s National Hockey League career started with a bang, winning the Calder Trophy as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He played 667… Read More »Gus Bodnar: Early Calder Trophy Winner With Toronto Maple Leafs
Floyd ‘Busher’ Curry was busy winning a Memorial Cup championship with the Oshawa Generals in 1943-44, the same year Ralph Harvey ‘Busher’ Jackson was playing… Read More »Floyd Curry of the Montreal Canadiens: The NHL’s Other Busher
Rick Middleton excelled at all levels of hockey but despite three trips to the Stanley Cup finals was denied the ultimate prize. Middleton apprenticed for… Read More »Rick Middleton: One More Boston Bruin Just Outside The HHOF