TORONTO (CP) — Mario Lemieux has two important dates this summer. First, he’s getting married June 26. Then he’ll check into the hospital in July for more surgery on a back that has slowed him slightly the last two years. “It will be minor surgery to take scar tissue out of there,” he said after …
This Day In Hockey History-April 9, 1935-Maroons Trounce Leafs 4-1 To Capture Stanley Cup
Toronto Loses Third Straight MONTREAL CLUB OUTCLASSES N.H.L. CHAMPIONSTO COP WORLD HONORS IN PRO HOCKEY13,500 FANS SEE FINAL MONTREAL, April 10.—The Stanley Cup and the world’s professional ice hockey championship of which that battered trophy is emblematic returned to this city last night. It came back on the crest of a 4-1 victory by Montreal …
This Day In Hockey History-March 17, 1934-King Clancy Night
Francis Michael “King” Clancy was honored with a pre-game ceremony on St Patrick’s Day in 1934, where he was pulled out onto the ice on a throne, dressed as St. Patrick himself. “Whenever I think back to March 17, 1934, and remember how the Toronto Maple Leafs honored me with a “night,” I’m still amazed …
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This Day In Hockey History -February 10-MAPLE LEAF GARDENS
Canada’s Arena MAPLE LEAF GARDENS 10 Feb 1994, Thu The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) From the evening of November 12, 1931, when Foster Hewitt broadcast the first game ever played at Maple Leaf Gardens, the building has held a mystique for hockey fans across the country.Hewitt’s radio broadcasts from “the gondola” were heard from …
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