Showing posts with label mysteries. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mysteries. Show all posts

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Hat trick and other Hockey mysteries

hat trick

Why they call it a hat trick?

Who was Tim Horton?

What is it with Squid in Detroit?

Some of hockey's most common issues often leave fans and Neozoen together; so let us mention a few of them:

See also: more Hockey FAQ and history.

(Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images.)


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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

More Hockey mysteries available

Doug Harvey in the 1950s, when the boards were (more or less) white.

What is so original about the original six?

Who was the last of the bare-faced goalies?

And there was a time when NHL skating rinks were plastered with Bank logos, fast food ads and deodorant signs?

We continue our look at some of the mysteries of hockey history. ...

See also: more Hockey FAQ and history.

Photo: Montreal's Doug Harvey delivers a major hit back in the 1950s, when the Rink boards was (more or less) white (pictorial Parade/Getty Images).


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