By BARRY WILNER AP Sports WriterNEW YORK (AP) – The Colorado Rockies were sold Thursday to a group headed by John McMullen, principal owner of baseball’s Houston Astros, and the National Hockey League Board of Governors granted McMullen permission to move the team from Denver to New Jersey’s Meadowlands Arena. McMullen’s group, which includes Brendan …
This Day In Hockey History-May 21, 1980-A Brighter Future for the Flames as They Move to Calgary
EDMONTON — A telephone vote of National Hockey League governors is expected this week on transfer of Atlanta Flames to Calgary and the ownership of Vancouver millionaire Nelson Skalbania, a Molson’s Western Breweries Ltd. spokesman says. “Our information is that a vote would take place this week,” Rod Proudfoot of Edmonton, Molson’s marketing manager for …
This Day In Hockey History-May 5, 1976- WHA Toronto Toros Move to Birmingham
By John Cargile Sports Staff Will people in Birmingham support a professional hockey team” Do people in Birmingham know anything about hockey? The questions are being asked this week in Birmingham, and guess who is asking ? John Bassett. Jr. You remember John Bassett, Jr , from the World Football League’sMemphis Grizzly organization Well, Mr …
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This Day In Hockey History-April 13, 1997-Hartford Whalers Play Final Home Game
‘Like losing member of family’Last game leaves lasting impression on many By GREG GARBER Courant Staff Writer 14 Apr 1997, Mon Hartford Courant (Hartford, Connecticut) It is the 710th National Hockey League game in the Civic Center, dating to that rousing 6-4 victory over Los Angeles on Oct. 19,1979, when Mark Howe scored the winning …
This Day In Hockey History-April 12, 1976-If Bobby Orr Joins Kansas City Scouts, Toronto is ready
TORONTO (CPi — Defenceman Bobby Orr of Boston Bruins is the key to an attempt by a Toronto group to buy Kansas City Scouts and move the National Hockey League team to Toronto. Ted Tobias of Toronto, who once tried to place a World Hockey Association team in Hamilton, said he will offer Orr a …
This Day In Hockey History-April 8, 1996-Phoenix-bound Jets unveil new identity
Coyotes are born By Steve Weston – Staff writer Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) It’s not surprising the Winnipeg Jets will become the Phoenix Coyotes when the 1996-97 NHL season begins. Nor is it a surprise that the new team colors incorporate a Southwest theme — purple, brick, dark green, sand and black. But if anyone …