Aside from the Stanley Cup, it could be argued no trophy in hockey is as important as the Allan Cup. In fact, it is almost as old as the Stanley Cup, and it predates the NHL as well. In today’s episode, I am going to be looking at the early years of...
Support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at As I record this, my beloved Edmonton Oilers have just punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final. They will travel on a private jet, in the lap of luxury. They will enjoy wonderful food...
You know you are good when you are given the name of one of the greatest athletes of the time. Such was the case for Cecil Henry Dye, known better as Babe Dye. While his playing career ended 90 years ago, he remains one of the greatest players the...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at Four years after Brian Mulroney and the Progressive Conservatives won the most seats in Canadian history, it was time for another election but this time, things would be somewhat different. The...
In the early days of hockey, one of the most dominant players in NHL history was the man they called Old Poison, better known as Nels Stewart. Born in Montreal on Dec. 29, 1902 as Robert Nelson Stewart, he would play hockey on the outdoor ponds and...
The most storied franchise in NHL history, without a doubt, are the Montreal Canadiens. With 24 Stanley Cups, not one, not two but four dynasties, the club set the standard for NHL greatness. To think of the Canadiens playing anywhere else would be...
There are men who excel at one sport, and there are men who excel at two sports. Then there are men like Lionel Conacher who not only excel at every sport, but also go on to serve in Parliament. It is no surprise that today, many consider Lionel...
The Philadelphia Flyers are a storied franchise in NHL history. The first 1967 expansion team to win the Stanley Cup, they would capture the trophy in 1974 and 1975. Along the way, they also claimed eight conference championships and 16 division...
You can support Canadian History Ehx with a donation at One of the first stars of the NHL and arguably one of the greatest players of the first half of the 20th century, Newsy Lalonde would go down in hockey history as not only a great player, but...
When the topic of NHL players strikes come up, we tend to look to the 1992 strike, the 2005 strike that wiped out the NHL season completely and the 2012 strike that caused a shortened season. While those strikes had a huge impact on the NHL as we...