The NHL's "great expansion" of 1967 delivered hockey to California, led to the "Broad Street Bullies" and legitimized the league as a major force in North American professional sports. Fifty years ago ...
Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Milestone Monday rewinds to Nov. 19, 1967, when legendary Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Tim Horton suited up for his 1,000th career NHL game. That was a Maple Leafs ...
The National Hockey League Expansion Draft was held on June 6, 1967. The Flyers proved to be the best prepared of any of the new teams. In the short term, the Flyers took first place in the newly ...
defied the predictions of doctors and confounded his critics, battling incredibly long odds to carve out an eight-season NHL career, crowned by a Stanley Cup championship with the Toronto Maple Leafs ...