puckstruck
the history of hockeyness, and vice-versa
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all the roadrunning
swiss dismissal
Canada takes on Switzerland today in Vancouver in soccer’s World Cup, so here’s reaching across sports and time to show the colours for the team in red-and-white — whichever of the two you happen to be backing. In 1928, at hockey tournament at the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Canada was represented by the University … Continue reading swiss dismissal
grand prix
a captain called video
many a slip ’twixt cup and lip
The Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup was commissioned in 1892 by Lord Stanley of Preston, sixth governor-general of Canada. This, above, is how it looked in 1930. Below is the storied Cup after it was redesigned in 1947. The version that the Carolina Hurricanes won tonight — kudos and congratulations to them — is a reasonable … Continue reading many a slip ’twixt cup and lip
happy hap’s day
on this day, 1934: one of game’s greats loses grim decision
boston’s banes, 1943-44
The good news for these two on the weekend of March 18, 1944, was with that the NHL regular season having reached its natural end, Boston Bruins left winger Herb Cain (#4, on the right) was officially the league’s leading scorer. He finished the year with 36 goals and 82 points in 49 games, pipping … Continue reading boston’s banes, 1943-44