It took over a decade for Allan Stanley to be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He entered in 1981, alongside Johnny Bucyk and… Read More »Allan Stanley: Important Defender In 4 Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup Championships
He was groomed by the Montreal Canadiens organization and had already proven himself an offensive dynamo by 1967-68. However, Andre Lacroix was not wearing a… Read More »Andre Lacroix: Greatest Offensive Threat In World Hockey Association History
He never won an individual award as a player in the National Hockey League. But, for Bill Barber, that is not the measure of greatness.… Read More »Bill Barber: Forever Number 7 In Philadelphia And Kitchener
He’s a Hall of Famer. Just not for hockey. Doug Favell, veteran of over a decade of goaltending in the National Hockey League, was inducted… Read More »Doug Favell: Only Player Taken In Both The 1967 and 1979 Expansion Drafts
His 1971-72 O-Pee-Chee hockey card states that he’s no stranger to the penalty box. Indeed, at the time, Ross Lonsberry already had a 118 penalty… Read More »Ross Lonsberry: Workhorse For The Broad Street Bullies
Today, once you play in the Ontario Hockey League, you are no longer eligible to head south of the border and play NCAA hockey in… Read More »Lou Angotti: First Captain Of The Philadelphia Flyers
For four straight years between 1983-84 and 1986-87, Tim Kerr abused opposing goalies like few others in the National Hockey League. Over that span, Kerr… Read More »Tim Kerr: NHL’s Greatest Sniper Not In The HHOF?
Yes, the loud guy with the funky suits that shows up on Hockey Night in Canada every Saturday night is not the NHL hockey player… Read More »Dick Cherry: The Cherry Brother That Played In The NHL