Clear the track, we’re taking a look at Eddie Shack. He was the ‘Entertainer’ and the ‘Clown Prince of Hockey’, yet Shack was more than… Read More »Eddie Shack: The National Hockey League’s Clown Prince Of Hockey
At 5’9″, Bob Baun was a rarity on the blue lines of the National Hockey. In today’s NHL, he would be rejected by 30 teams,… Read More »Bob Baun: Toughness Defined For The Toronto Maple Leafs
Always in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization, right from junior, Ron Ellis won a Memorial Cup with the Toronto Marlboros and was one of the… Read More »Ron Ellis: Stanley Cup Winning Gentleman Denied The Byng And HHOF
His National Hockey League career wasn’t the most lengthy but he was one of the early stars of the Los Angeles Kings. Eddie Joyal had… Read More »Eddie Joyal: The Finalist
There’s a hockey trivia question on the back of the 1960-61 Topps Bronco Horvath card asking who was the only coach to lead teams to… Read More »Danny Lewicki: Memorial Cup, Allan Cup And Stanley Cup Champion At Just 21
He was backup to the stars in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. When called upon in a relief role, he proved to be a clutch National… Read More »Don Simmons: Outstanding Stanley Cup Goaltending Relief
Between 1950-51 and 1961-62, Bert Olmstead failed to play in the Stanley Cup finals just once. A winner of five Stanley Cup rings, four with… Read More »Bert Olmstead: Stanley Cup Finals 11 Of 12 NHL Seasons
With just 19 goals in 787 regular season National Hockey League games, Jim Thomson certainly earned the nickname ‘Scoreless Wonder’ from his Toronto Maple Leafs… Read More »Jim Thomson: The Scoreless Wonder
