It was a crime story involving the most famous trophy in Canada.
Archive for the ‘Archives’ Category
The beginning and the end of the ‘Stanley Cup caper’ of 1970
Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 The death of Northern Dancer, ‘Canada’s most famous racehorse’
Friday, November 16th, 2018
The famed Canadian thoroughbred once won the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Queen's Plate in the same year.
How Jacques Plante made the goalie mask a must-have in the NHL
Thursday, November 1st, 2018
The story of the first goalie to regularly wear a mask for protection against pucks.
When No. 99 became the official No. 1 scorer
Monday, October 15th, 2018
Wayne Gretzky's jersey identified him on the ice as No. 99, but the goals he scored made him the number-one all-time scorer.
Big city vs. small town in Zamboni contest
Saturday, October 6th, 2018
The website for the world's dominant ice resurfacer asked votes to choose between an American in an NHL arena and a man from small-town Ontario.
When Americans endured ‘bush-league’ Canadian football
Thursday, September 27th, 2018
When the NFL went on strike in 1982, its American broadcaster turned to the CFL to give viewers a football fix.