In this episode, we learn of the Jr A Toronto Marlboros efforts to get Gordie Howe’s other hockey-playing son Mark to join his brother Marty on the team, we talk about a couple of NHL trades that happened this week, and we take a close look at Roy Edwards and the Penguins other two goalies, Jimmy Rutherford and Les Binkley.

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December 6-12, 1971: Who’s Jumping To The WHA?

In this week’s show, we find out that several NHL players, including some of the biggest names in the game, are receiving significant offers to jump to the WHA next season, even Gordie Howe’s name is mentioned. We also hear that Tom Webster’s hockey career might be in jeopardy because of that back injury, and the Northern Ontario town of Kirkland Lake honours some of its native sons who have made their marks in the NHL.

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In our 110th weekly episode, we talk about Sabres’ rookie Richard Martin having last June’s Amateur Draft all figured out, we get word of a Toronto - Boston trade brewing, and we learn of the retirement of my very first hockey hero, and the time I first met him.

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In this week’s show we have more WHA news, the Seals figure they have been taken advantage of in another trade, and Stan Fischler tells us the Canadiens were all wrong about Bobby Sheehan.

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In this week’s show, we have lots of trades to tell you about, also a crazy, unfortunate off-ice injury to a St. Louis Blues player, and some WHA news as well!

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November 8-14, 1971: NHL Announces Expansion

In this week’s show, we talk about some players who are injured in hockey fights, we learn of a career minor-league hockey player who was basically blacklisted by an NHL GM and we get all the details from the NHL’s announcement of their expansion by two clubs, who will join the league in the fall of 1972. 

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n this week’s episode we have more turmoil with the Detroit Red Wings, the Kings make a trade to get the goalkeeper they desperately need, and the fledgling World Hockey Association makes a big announcement!

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In this week’s episode we have more NHL coaching changes, we get more news from the WHA and a young goalkeeper makes a very auspicious debut after being traded to a new team.

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In our 104th show, we learn of a trade between the Red Wings and Seals, we hear of a tongue-in-cheek plan to host the Stanley Cup finals at the Orange Bowl in Miami Florida, and Harold Ballard assumed control at Maple Leaf Gardens, a day that will forever live in infamy for Maple Leafs Fans. 

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This week we talk a lot about the mess that is the California Golden Seals, including a coaching change, we wonder if Gordie Howe is thinking about coming back to the Red Wings, and we have lots of coverage of the death of Toronto Maple Leafs president Stafford Smythe. 

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