Max Bell – This Day In Hockey History

This Day In Hockey History -February 11- Vancouver snubbed coldly, brutally, as St Louis awarded expansion franchise before the Canucks.

2022-02-11

California Golden Seals, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Quakers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St Louis Blues, This Day In Hockey History

11 Feb 1966, Fri North Bay Nugget (North Bay, Ontario, Canada) The garbage from the National Hockey League’s expansion meeting can be boiled down to one sorry fact: Vancouver, the only Canadian city which applied for a new franchise, > was snubbed, coldly and IbrutaRy. Eric Kierans, Quebec’s Minister of Revenue, is correct: The United …

Read the full post →“This Day In Hockey History -February 11- Vancouver snubbed coldly, brutally, as St Louis awarded expansion franchise before the Canucks.”