Chicago Blackhawks History The McLaughlin Years The Chicago Blackhawks were founded on September 25, 1926, when the National Hockey League awarded a franchise to Major Frederic McLaughlin, a Harvard-educated local coffee tycoon who was able to come up with the $12 26.95 Kb. 1
Puck: The cultural iconography of "the good ole hockey game" in Canada Hello out there we're on the air it's hockey night tonight/ Tension grows the whistle blows-& the puck goes down the ice/ The goalie jumps and the players bump and the fans all go insane/ Someone roars "Bobby scores!" at the good ole 44.35 Kb. 1
Hockey is for everyone Willie o’ree, left/right wing, becomes the first black player in the nhl with an appearance with the boston bruins on Jan. 18. O’Ree plays two games during the 1957-58 season. O’ree appears in 43 games with the bruins 126.2 Kb. 1