Montreal Maroons
This Day in Hockey History – April 14, 1928 – Damn Yankees
The New York Rangers had only had a franchise for two seasons and the Montreal Maroons for twice that when...
This Day in Hockey History – April 7, 1928 – Patrick Puts on the Pads
(Photo: YouTube) In today’s NHL, the teams have a starting goaltender and a backup goaltender and...
This Day in Hockey History – April 6, 1926 – Buh-bye Challenger
(Photo: mark.watmough from Toronto, Canada / CC BY) In today’s sport of hockey in North...
This Day in Hockey History – March 31, 1927 and 1951 – Overtime Causes Cinderella Story
Nearly a quarter century apart, March 31st saw the first NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs game decided in overtime (in 1927) and...
This Day in Hockey History – August 25, 1938 – Maroons Go Dark
What was supposed to be a temporary solution turned into another step towards the NHL’s Original Six era. Struggling with finances, the...
This Day in Hockey History – March 24, 1936 – It Ain’t Over Until Overtime’s Over
For fans, what’s not to love about overtime? It basically means more hockey without any additional costs and that at the least your team...
This Day in Hockey History – January 10, 1931 – Streak Breaker Quakers
Moving from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Philadelphia Quakers only gave the NHL one of the worst teams in its history. The Quakers...
This Day in Hockey History – January 3, 1929 – Shore Dashed Through the Snow
Travelling still isn’t easy, especially in poor weather, but back in 1929, Eddie Shore had a full-on adventure trying to get from Boston...
This Day in Hockey History – December 1, 1924 – Bruins Begin Brown and Montreal Makes Maroons
When the U.S. finally joined the NHL in 1924, the first American team came in holding hands with a second team from Montreal, Canada....
This Day in Hockey History – November 23, 1929 – Shore to Fight
One would think that with the record for the most fights in one game that Eddie Shore was cruisin’ for a bruisin’ when his...
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