His nickname was “Nifty”, and if you ever saw Rick Middleton play you would understand why. Few snipers could skate in on a goaltender or dangle the puck the way that he could. In fact, the term “dangling” in hockey might best belong to Middleton. It was the way he did it. When lovers of
Bruins History
Today’s voyage through National Hockey League history will be a long one as it begins in the first season played and finishes in 2020. In the over 100 years of memories made on this date, we saw hat tricks, plenty of assists, goaltending milestones and a whole slew of big moments. Let’s get our journey
I stood in the lobby at the convention centre in downtown Toronto, looking around somewhat awestruck over the number of NHL legends and NHL people that were in the room. My little digital recorder was tucked in the chest pocket of my dress shirt. Even though 2007 doesn’t seem like that long ago, it was
Boston versus Montreal is one of the greatest rivalries in all of professional sports and both cities had big moments on this date in National Hockey League history. Also, we saw a lot of goals scored in a very short period of time and a handful of goaltenders had memorable nights. It’s time for our
On this date in National Hockey League history, the best two players of their generation both hit major milestones on the same night. Also, a whole slew of Hockey Hall of Famers had big nights and his date has given fans in Boston plenty to cheer about. Let’s take our daily trip back through time
One of the greatest goal-scorers in the history of the National Hockey League laced up his skates one final time on this date. Plus, Jan. 9 was a big night for memorable shutouts and we had plenty of moments from the early years of the league. Let’s take our daily trip back through the years
Jan. 4 has been quite the busy day in National Hockey League history. The greatest player of them all had four huge nights for three different teams. Some of his fellow members of the Hockey Hall of Fame joined him in having big-time performances. It is time for a daily trip through time as we