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1957–58 Boston Bruins Season
The 1957–58 Boston Bruins season saw the Bruins finish in fourth place in the National Hockey League (NHL) with a record of 27 wins, 28 losses, and 15 ties for 69 points. They defeated the New York Rangers in six games in the Semi-finals before losing the Stanley Cup Finals, also in six games, to the Montreal Canadiens. Offseason Regular season Willie O'Ree Midway through his second minor-league season with the Quebec Aces, O'Ree was called up to the Boston Bruins of the NHL to replace an injured player. O'Ree made his NHL debut with the Bruins on January 18, 1958, against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black player in league history. He played in only two games that year. Season standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results , - , 1, , W, , October 12, 1957, , 3–1, , align="left", Chicago Black Hawks ( 1957–58), , 1–0–0 , - , 2, , W, , October 13, 1957, , 3–1, , align="left", New York Rangers ( 1957–58), , 2–0–0 , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Patrick
Joseph Lynn Patrick (February 3, 1912 – January 26, 1980) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and executive. As a player, Patrick played ten seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers. He was twice named to the NHL All-Star team and was a member of the Rangers' 1940 Stanley Cup Finals, 1940 Stanley Cup championship team. Patrick turned to coaching following his playing career, serving first with the Rangers, then the Boston Bruins – where he was also general manager – and finally as the first head coach of the St. Louis Blues. Patrick was part of one of hockey's most famous families. His brother Muzz Patrick, Muzz and son Glenn Patrick, Glenn were also NHL players, while his father Lester Patrick, Lester, uncle Frank Patrick (ice hockey), Frank Patrick and son Craig Patrick, Craig are all members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Lynn was himself posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1980 and was a recipient of the Lester Patrick Trophy in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957–58 Chicago Black Hawks Season
The 1957–58 Chicago Black Hawks season was the team's 32nd season in the NHL, and the club was coming off their fourth consecutive last place finish in the league in 1956–57, as they had a 16–39–15 record, earning 47 points. The struggling Black Hawks had finished in last nine times in the past eleven seasons, and only one playoff appearance since 1946. During the off-season, the Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings made a blockbuster trade, as Chicago traded Hank Bassen, Johnny Wilson, Bill Preston, and Forbes Kennedy to the Red Wings for Glenn Hall and Ted Lindsay. Hall had won the Calder Memorial Trophy in 1956, while Lindsay was a key member of the Red Wings Stanley Cup championships in 1950, 1952, 1954, and 1955. Chicago also signed 18-year-old Bobby Hull, who had spent the past two seasons with the St. Catharines Teepees of the OHA. Chicago got off to a good start, playing over .500 hockey thirteen games into the season, as they had a 6–5–3 record, howe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 In Sports In Massachusetts
Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having handled the ball, in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ''Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of ''Macbeth'', is released in Japan. * January 20 ** Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula (captured from Egypt on October 29, 1956). * January 26 – The Ibirapuera Planetarium (the first in the Southern Hemisphere) is inaugurated in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Bruins Seasons
The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) and are one of the "Original Six" teams of the league. Founded in 1924, they are the league's third-oldest team and the oldest team based in the United States, with the 2023–24 season marking the 100th year of operation for the franchise. As of the end of the 2023–24 season, the Bruins have won 3,404 regular season games, accumulated 30 division championships and six conference championships, led the league in points fifteen times, appeared in the playoffs 77 times, and won six Stanley Cup titles. The Bruins started play in 1924, and won their first Stanley Cup championship in 1929, winning two games against the New York Rangers in the Finals. Over the next 12 seasons, the Bruins reached the Stanley Cup Finals three times, losing to the Montreal Canadiens in 1930 and winning their second and third c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie O'Ree
William Eldon O'Ree (born October 15, 1935) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player from Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is widely recognized for being the first black player in the National Hockey League (NHL), playing as a winger for the Boston Bruins. His accomplishment of breaking the colour barrier in the NHL has led him to sometimes be referred to as the " Jackie Robinson of hockey," whom he had the chance to meet when he was younger. In 2018, O'Ree was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and starting that year the NHL has introduced the annual Willie O'Ree Community Hero Award in his honor. Early life and career William Eldon O'Ree was born on October 15, 1935, in Fredericton, New Brunswick, to Harry, a civil engineer and road maintenance worker, and Rosebud O'Ree. He was the youngest of nine siblings. His grandparents were escapees of slavery in the United States, moving to Canada through the Underground Railroad. Fredericton had a small black populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957–58 Montreal Canadiens Season
The 1957–58 NHL season, 1957–58 Montreal Canadiens season was the club's Montreal Canadiens seasons, 49th Season (sports), season of play. The Canadiens won their third-straight Stanley Cup and the tenth in club history. Regular season * October 19, 1957 – Maurice Richard scored a goal at 15:52 of the first period. Richard became the first player to score 500 goals in a career. * Hockey's colour barrier was broken in Montreal. Midway through his second minor-league season with the Quebec Aces, Willie O'Ree was called up to the Boston Bruins of the NHL to replace an injured player. O'Ree made his NHL debut with the Bruins on January 18, 1958, against the Montreal Canadiens, becoming the first black player in league history. Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results , - , 1, , W, , October 10, 1957, , 5–1 , , align="left", Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Black Hawks (1957–58 Chicago Black Hawks season, 1957–58) , , 1–0–0 , - , 2, , T, , Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Maple Leafs
The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The club is owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, a company that owns several professional sports teams in the city, while the team's broadcasting rights are split between BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications. The club was founded as the Toronto Arenas for the inaugural 1917–18 NHL season and rebranded to the Toronto St. Patricks after two years. Conn Smythe renamed the franchise to the Maple Leafs after buying it in 1927. The team played home games at the Mutual Street Arena for its first 14 seasons before moving to Maple Leaf Gardens in 1931. Since February 1999, the Maple Leafs play at Scotiabank Arena, which was formerly known as ''Air Canada Centre.'' Toronto has won more S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957–58 Detroit Red Wings Season
The 1957–58 NHL season, 1957–58 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' Detroit Red Wings seasons, 32nd season (sports), season. The season involved sending Ted Lindsay and Glenn Hall to the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Black Hawks. Offseason * July 23, 1957 – The Chicago Black Hawks acquired Ted Lindsay and Glenn Hall from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for Johnny Wilson, Forbes Kennedy, Hank Bassen, and Bill Preston. Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results , - , 1, , L, , October 10, 1957, , 2–3 , , align="left", New York Rangers (1957–58 New York Rangers season, 1957–58) , , 0–1–0 , - , 2, , W, , October 12, 1957, , 5–3 , , align="left", @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1957–58 Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1957–58) , , 1–1–0 , - , 3, , L, , October 13, 1957, , 0–6 , , align="left", Montreal Canadiens (1957–58 Montreal Canadiens season, 1957–58) , , 1–2–0 , - , 4, , L, , October 17, 1957, , 1– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detroit Red Wings
The Detroit Red Wings (colloquially referred to as the Wings) are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit. The Red Wings compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The franchise is one of the so called Original Six teams of the league. Founded in 1926–27 NHL season, 1926, the team was known as the Detroit Cougars until 1929–30 NHL season, 1930. For the next two seasons, the team was named the Detroit Falcons, before changing their name to the Red Wings in 1932–33 NHL season, 1932. The Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cup championships of any NHL franchise based in the United States (11), and are third overall amongst active teams in total Stanley Cup championships, behind the Montreal Canadiens (24) and Toronto Maple Leafs (13). The Wings played their home games at Joe Louis Arena from 1979 until 2017, after playing for 52 years at Olympia Stadium. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957–58 New York Rangers Season
The 1957–58 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 32nd season. The Rangers finished the regular season with 77 points, a total that placed them second in the NHL. New York qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs, but lost to the Boston Bruins in the semi-finals. Regular season Final standings Record vs. opponents Schedule and results , - , 1 , , 10 , , @ Detroit Red Wings , , 3–2 , , 1–0–0 , - , 2 , , 12 , , @ Montreal Canadiens , , 2–2 , , 1–0–1 , - , 3 , , 13 , , @ Boston Bruins , , 3–1 , , 1–1–1 , - , 4 , , 16 , , Boston Bruins , , 6–2 , , 1–2–1 , - , 5 , , 20 , , Chicago Black Hawks , , 6–1 , , 2–2–1 , - , 6 , , 23 , , Toronto Maple Leafs , , 3–0 , , 3–2–1 , - , 7 , , 26 , , @ Toronto Maple Leafs , , 3–0 , , 3–3–1 , - , 8 , , 27 , , Montreal Canadiens , , 4–1 , , 4–3–1 , - , 9 , , 30 , , Detroit Red Wings , , 4–0 , , 4–4–1 , - , 10 , , 31 , , @ Bost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
