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Kenora Thistles - 1907 Stanley Cup Champions
The Kenora Thistles won the Stanley Cup in 1907, the smallest town (population 4,000) to have ever laid claim on the mug in history.The town was originally known as Rat Portage, Ontario. In the early 1890's, an amateur Senior hockey club was formed and a contest to name the team was held. The...
1917-18 Malone Paces Canadiens In NHL Launch
It was the Montreal Canadiens ninth season of existance, and the NHL as we know it, was about to be born.The Canadiens were not yet known as "the Habs", "Les Glorieux" or "Le Tricolore", and the term "Flying Frenchman" was only beginning to spread. In fact, the Canadiens were just another...
1918-19 The Cup That Almost Was
The NHL began its second season with the three franchises who survived the hard times of the 1917-18 campaign: The Montreal Canadiens, the Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Arenas.The new season would become another turbulent trial for the Canadiens and the NHL, and this one would end like quite no...
Kentucky and NBA players
Rush the Court has answered a question somewhat related to this one posited by A Sea of Blue member Mahatma. Mahatma was asking about the perception that Rick Pitino gets players into the NBA vs. the reality. RTC's research shows that despite being tied with Kentucky in overall draft...
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