Pucks and Cups

By Craig Baird

Each week I look at the early history of the NHL, mostly pre-1970. I look at the players, the stories and the teams that helped to make the NHL the greatest league, and hockey the greatest sport, in t... more

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August 02, 2022 The One That Started It All: The First Stanley Cup Series
After the Stanley Cup was donated in 1893, it was in 1894 that the first Stanley Cup series was played. Played between 3 teams, on poor ice, it was the start of something amazing.
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16min
July 26, 2022 Away In Toronto
I am away in Toronto this week visiting some fun historical places, so no episode. New episodes will be back next week.

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July 19, 2022 A Hockey Cathedral: Maple Leaf Gardens
A hockey cathedral, Maple Leaf Gardens was built in The Great Depression by Conn Smythe and it would not only be the home of the Maple Leafs during their 11 Stanley Cups, but where The Beatles would play, where Winston Churchill spoke, where Canada battled the Russians in the Summit Series, and where Muhammed Ali fought
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30min
July 12, 2022 The Fastest NHL Ever: Cyclone Taylor
Season 3 of Pucks and Cups begins with the story of Cyclone Taylor. Known for skating backwards faster than any player could skate forward, he would win two Stanley Cups and be involved in an infamous part of Canadian history. He would also turn the sod on the Hockey Hall of Fame, and drop the first puck in Vancouver Canucks history.
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28min
July 04, 2022 Canada A Yearly Journey: 1867
I've launched a new podcast called Canada: A Yearly Journey, which will look at every year in Canada's history, beginning with 1867.
The first episode dropped last week, with 1868 coming Thursday.

Episodes release every Thursday.
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21min
February 01, 2022 The Proto-Black Hawks: The Regina Capitals
Starting in 1921, the Regina Capitals were one of the best teams in the league, nearly playing for the Stanley Cup. In 1927, its players formed the basis of the Chicago Black Hawks. Among the players on the original Capitals was one named Eddie Shore.
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January 25, 2022 A Small Town, A Big Win: The Kenora Thistles
With a stacked team of nine Hall-of-Famers, including five home-grown players, the Kenora Thistles won the 1907 Stanley Cup, making Kenora the smallest community to ever claim the Cup.
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19min
January 18, 2022 The First To 200 Goals: Cy Denneny
In the 1920s, Cy Denneny was one of the best players in the NHL. Playing for the Ottawa Senators for most of the decade, winning four Stanley Cups. He added another with the Boston Bruins. Along the way, he became the 1st NHLer to score 200 goals, which he did in only 181 games.
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18min
January 11, 2022 A Legendary Team: The Trail Smoke Eaters
From 1926 - 1962, there was possibly no better amateur hockey team in Canada than The Trail Smoke Eaters. They would win 2 Allan Cups, 2 World Championships & 16 Savage Cups. Even when the Soviets dominated during a tour of Canada in 1960, they couldn't beat the Smoke Eaters.
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23min
January 04, 2022 The Cleanest Player: Frank Boucher
Frank Boucher was a player so clean he won seven Lady Byngs, more than anyone else in history. He won it so many times the NHL just just gave him the trophy to keep. In his 29 years with the New York Rangers as player, coach and GM, he won three Stanley Cups and helped to revolutionize hockey.
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19min

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How many episodes does Pucks and Cups have?

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