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October 10, 2011
by Iain Fyffe
Iain returns with another installment in his account of the "what if" franchise.
October 5, 2011
by Iain Fyffe
Though the President's Trophy winners frequently hoisted the Stanley Cup in the post-expansion years of 1968-1989, it's become a relatively rare feat since 1990.
October 3, 2011
by Iain Fyffe
How often did the best team in the league also win the Stanley Cup in the pre-expansion NHL, between 1912-1967?
September 30, 2011
by Iain Fyffe
How often has the regular season winner also been the postseason champion? Iain drops the puck on a three-part series.
September 28, 2011
by Iain Fyffe
At second glance, was Winnipeg really ahead of Toronto after far as hockey skill and success at the turn of the 20th century?
September 20, 2011
by Iain Fyffe
Why teams from the "cold frontier" were ahead of those from Toronto in the very early years of hockey.
September 9, 2011
by Iain Fyffe
Did early contact between the Old World and the New World bring about the origins of hockey? Iain Fyffe doesn't see any evidence for it in this pseudo-history.
September 8, 2011
by Iain Fyffe
Further debunking claims from a book claiming to shed new light on the "5,000 Year History of Hockey".
September 6, 2011
by Iain Fyffe
The 2003 book Splendid Is The Sun purported to shed new light on the "5,000 Year History of Hockey". Resident hockey historian Iain Fyffe sets out to tell us how it really was.
January 10, 2011
by Iain Fyffe
Where did Odie Cleghorn get the idea to use two set lines? Was it from the 1925 Stanley Cup champion Victoria Cougars, or elsewhere?
January 3, 2011
by Iain Fyffe
Who was the first team to regularly use line changes? This week, Pucks from the Past delves into the 1920's to find out whether it really was Odie Cleghorn's Montreal Canadiens, or whether it might have been another team, such as the Pittsburgh Pirates or Hamilton Tigers.
December 30, 2010
by Iain Fyffe
Delving into the origins of professional hockey in turn of the last century Pittsburgh, Pucks from the Past examines the major role it had in the development of the modern game.
December 20, 2010
by Iain Fyffe
The legendary Hobey Baker was one of the first dozen men enshrined in the Hockey Hall of Fame. But objectively speaking, does he belong?
December 13, 2010
by Iain Fyffe
In the second installment of Pucks from the Past, Iain examines the changing use of substitutes in the early decades of professional hockey.
December 9, 2010
by Iain Fyffe
Iain Fyffe delves into the hockey's history with his inaugural Pucks from the Past column, looking at the forgotten position of Rover. Did the Rover function as a fourth forward or a third defenseman? And what did its changing role indicate about the development of hockey in the early 1900's?
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Pucks From The Past: Saskatoon Westerns, 1984-85