He is considered to be one of the first major stars of the NHL, and the first icon of the Montreal Canadiens. One of the greatest players to ever lace up the skates and the most dynamic player between the World Wars, his career was cut short but his...
They were one of the most successful hockey clubs in the early history of hockey in Canada. If not for an unfortunate event, perhaps there would have been an Original Seven era, rather than Original Six. While the team is long gone, for a time, it...
He was an innovator that changed hockey forever, and the position of goalie. He was also known for having some problems off the ice, but his legacy on the ice is undisputed. Today, I am looking at the life and career of Clint Benedict. Born in...
Born as Frederick Wellington Taylor in Tara, Ontario, the fourth of five children to Archie and Mary Taylor, it is not known the exact date that Taylor was born. Most sources cite it was June 23, 1884, so that is what we are going with. Taylor grew...
One of the most important events in Quebec’s history in the 20th century came about because of a hockey game but it had nothing to do with a Stanley Cup. Instead, it was a suspension and the subsequent riot that would become a precursor to the Quiet...
Support the podcast at www.patreon.com/canadaehx Listen to this podcast episode by searching for Canadian History Ehx on all podcast platforms Born on April 25, 1918 in Blackie, Alberta, Pat Egan would have a decent playing and coaching career...
Support the podcast at canadaehx.blogspot.ca You can listen to this episode of the podcast by searching Canadian History Ehx on all podcast platforms. Born in Ireland on April 15, 1920, Jim McFadden has the distinction of being one of only six...
Born in Saskatoon on March 25, 1913, Bert Gardiner would play parts of a few seasons in the NHL before fading away to regular life. Gardiner is not so much known for his prowess in the net as a goalie, but for his brush with several unique NHL...
One of the common threads of Small Town Hockey Heroes seems to be that many brief NHL players were the victims of circumstance. Some were put on a bad team that never gave them a chance, others were born too late or too early.Some had immediate...
As it says in Stan Fischler’s 1975 Hockey Encyclopedia, Harold “Hal” Lang’s problem was that he was born simply too soon. If born a few years earlier, he may have had a Hall-of-Fame career. Unfortunately, he was born on March 20, 1894 in Gretna...