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1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Keon Jersey

On this date in 1967, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 to win the Stanley Cup in six games, bringing to and end the Original 6 era.

The NHL began in 1917 with four member clubs, the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Toronto Hockey Club and Ottawa Senators. The Wanderers would only last six games before a fire burned down the Montreal Arena, an event which would cause the struggling club to call it quits.

Montreal Arena fire
The 1918 Montreal Arena fire

The Toronto franchise would be renamed the Arenas for 1918-19 and the St. Patricks in 1919-20, a season which would see the league expand to four clubs once again with the revival of the Quebec Bulldogs. That revival would last but one season before the club was relocated and became the Hamilton Tigers for the 1920-21 season.

The NHL would expand for the 1924-25 season to six clubs with the addition of the Montreal Maroons and the first club based in the United States, the Boston Bruins. If one were prone to split hairs, these six teams, the Bruins, Tigers, Canadiens, Maroons, Senators and St. Pats could be considered the true "Original 6".

The Hamilton franchise was dropped for 1925-26 and it's players transferred to a new club, the New York Americans. Additionally, a new franchise was granted to Pittsburgh, which was named the Pirates, bringing the league up to seven teams.

The following season was again one of change and expansion. A change in ownership in Toronto saw the St. Pats renamed the Maple Leafs mid-season and the Chicago Black Hawks arrived on the scene, along with the Detroit Cougars following the demise of the Western Hockey League. Those two clubs were stocked with the players from the Portland Rosebuds and Victoria Cougars. The New York Rangers, who would share Madison Square Garden with the Americans, were granted an expansion franchise as well. This brought the league now up to a full ten teams.

In 1930-31, the Pirates relocated to Philadelphia and became the Quakers, who would last just one season before folding, leaving the NHL with 9 teams. This scenario would be repeated in 1934-35 when the once powerful Ottawa Senators would relocate and become the St. Louis Eagles, who would also fold after a single season, bringing the number of clubs down to 8.

Also in 1930-31 the Cougars would change their name to the Falcons for two seasons before adopting the name Red Wings in 1933-34.

At the end of the 1937-38 season, the Montreal Maroons would drop by the wayside, lowering the number of clubs down to 7, the lowest number since 1926. Those seven clubs would carry on through the 1941-42 season, when the New York Americans, despite still playing in Manhattan, changed their name to the Brooklyn Americans in an attempt to win more fans. When that failed to work, the Americans ceased operations, a move which officially began the "Original 6" era in 1942-43.

Those six clubs, the Bruins, Black Hawks, Red Wings, Canadiens, Rangers and Maple Leafs would continue on unchanged through the 1966-67 season, 25 seasons in all.

During the Original 6 era, Detroit won the Stanley Cup five times, Montreal ten times, including five in a row from 1956 to 1960, Toronto nine times and Chicago once while the Rangers failed to win the cup despite the one in six odds.

In 1966-67, the Black Hawks finished first with 94 points, easily distancing themselves from Montreal at 77, Toronto with 75 and the final playoff qualifier New York at 72. As was the practice back then, Chicago did not draw the fourth place Rangers, but the third placed Maple Leafs, who upset the Black Hawks 4 games to 2 with all four of their wins by two goals. Montreal advanced to the finals by sweeping the Rangers in four straight.

Montreal looked to have the upper hand after winning Game 1 at home easily by a score of 6-2, but Toronto immediately responded with a 3-0 shutout behind Johnny Bower in goal. A thrilling Game 3 in Toronto saw the Maple Leafs win 3-2 in overtime. Before Toronto could exploit their home advantage Montreal took their turn winning one on the road, again by a dominating 6-2 score.

Back in Montreal, Toronto disappointed the home fans by putting Montreal on the brink with an easy 4-1 with Terry Sawchuk in goal, who took over for Game 4 when Bower was knocked out of the series with an injury.

When Game 6 in Toronto went the way of the Maple Leafs 3-1, the Maple Leafs hoisted the Stanley Cup and the Original 6 era came to an end as the league would expand by no less than six teams for the 1967-68 season, with clubs in Los Angeles, Oakland, St. Louis, Minnesota, Philadelphia and a return to Pittsburgh.

1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs
The 1966-67 Stanley Cup Champion Toronto Maple Leafs

Today's featured jersey is a 1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Keon jersey. Keon led the Maple Leafs in scoring that season and was also named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy following their Stanley Cup victory.

This jersey style was introduced during the 1966-67 season in time for the Maple Leafs run to the Stanley Cup bearing a maple leaf which closely resembled that of the new Canadian flag introduced in 1965. This jersey would have a relatively brief lifespan, lasting through just the 1969-70 season.

Toronto Maple Leafs 66-67 jersey

Today's video selection is game footage of the Maple Leafs capturing the 1967 Stanley Cup, the final one of the Original 6 era.


Since 1967, the Maple Leafs have yet to win another cup, angering even their most ardent supporters.


Sunday, May 1, 2011

Chai Schnyder, Patrik Hoffmann Take Control of Ulysse Nardin

Chai Schnyder has been named president of the board of directors and Patrik P. Hoffmann was appointed CEO of the luxury watch brand Ulysse Nardin. They replace Rolf W. Schnyder, who died unexpectedly on April 14. He held both positions.

Chai Schnyder is the widow of Rolf Schnyder (both pictured left). She holds a Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering from Queen's University Belfast, U.K

Chai Schnyder, Patrik Hoffmann Take Control of Ulysse Nardin

Chai Schnyder has been named president of the board of directors and Patrik P. Hoffmann was appointed CEO of the luxury watch brand Ulysse Nardin. They replace Rolf W. Schnyder, who died unexpectedly on April 14. He held both positions.

Chai Schnyder is the widow of Rolf Schnyder (both pictured left). She holds a Master of Science in Manufacturing Engineering from Queen's University Belfast, U.K

WGC Report: Q1 Gold Prices Reach New Heights



Photo by Anthony DeMarco of the Jewelry News Network

The World Gold Council recently released a report that was behind the times the moment it was publicized. But it does reaffirm the notion that investment demand in gold is pushing the price to levels that were unheard of just months ago.

Against a backdrop of uncertain global markets and a rising price, gold remained one of the least

WGC Report: Q1 Gold Prices Reach New Heights



Photo by Anthony DeMarco of the Jewelry News Network

The World Gold Council recently released a report that was behind the times the moment it was publicized. But it does reaffirm the notion that investment demand in gold is pushing the price to levels that were unheard of just months ago.

Against a backdrop of uncertain global markets and a rising price, gold remained one of the least

1999 Norway National Team Per-Åge Skrøder Jersey

The upsets just keep on coming at the 2011 IIHF World Championships in Slovakia. A day following Germany's first win at the World Championships over Russia, Norway defeated Sweden for the first time at any level of IIHF competition dating back 61 years to Norway's first participation in 1950.

During that time Sweden had won every single game at the World Championships (11 games), the Olympics (twice), the U-20 World Junior Championships (5 games) and the U-18 World Juniors (3 games). The only blemish on Sweden's perfect record was a tie at the World Championships in 1994, making Norway's record up until today 0-21-1.

Sweden must have assumed it was business as usual after taking a 3-1 lead after the first period a goal from Loui Ericksson followed by a pair from Patrik Berglund. Norway's Martin Roymark's power play goal at 8:06 evened the at 1-1 before Berglund's goals, the second one with a man advantage.

Loui Eriksson
Swedish goal scorer Ericksson

Norway had a surprise for Sweden in the second period though. First they converted a late first period Sweden penalty into a power play goal one minute into the second period to pull within one when Morten Ask scored on a shot from the point though a tangle of bodies.

Norway Scores
Skrøder celebrates Ask's goal against Sweden

Marius Holtet continued the Norwegian special team's performance with their third power play goal on four tires at 13:45 of the second period to complete the comeback when he fired a wrist shot into the top of the net. The period ended with the game tied at 2-2 despite Sweden outshooting Norway 26-10 at that point.

Norway Scores
Norway rebounds during the second period

A feisty third period saw a a pair of roughing minors handed out twice within a minute and a half before Ask was whistled for hooking at 48:14. Sweden converted for their second power play goal at 9:37 to put Sweden back on top 4-3.

Norway was not about to go away quietly this time though, and Anders Bastiansen pounced on a loose puck and fired it between goaltender Erik Ersberg's legs for the equalizer at 15:06.

Neither team could produce a game winner in regulation time and the game moved into overtime, with Sweden starting on the power play thanks to a late penalty on Norway with just 11 seconds left in regulation.

Norway successfully killed off the penalty to begin the overtime and, despite Sweden outshooting Norway 6-2 in the extra period, the overtime passed without a game winner.

From there the game moved to "Game Winning Shots" as the shootout is called by the IIHF. Per-Åge Skrøder scored on the first shot for Norway while Lars Haugen saved Eriksson's attempt. Mathis Olimb then gave Norway a huge advantage when he scored on Norway's second attempt, putting all the pressure on Berglund, who needed to score to keep the Game Winning Shots going. When Berglund missed to the right, Norway had secured it's historic victory by a final score of 5-4.

Ersberg made 42 saves for win, as Sweden outshot Norway 46-20.

Ersberg Saves
Ersberg makes one of his 42 saves for Norway

Following the United States 5-1 win over Austria, the Group C standings have the US on top with 3 points for their regulation win, Norway with 2 for their overtime win, Sweden at 1 for an overtime loss and Austria with zero.

Norway next plays the United States on Monday, which will be aired live by Versus in the United States at 10 AM Eastern Time. Sweden and Austria then meet later the same day.

Today's featured jersey is a 1999 Norway National Team Per-Åge Skrøder jersey which was worn at the World Championships.

Skrøder began his professional hockey career in Norway in 1994 before moving to the Swedish Elitserien in 1998. He has played for Frölunda, Linköpings, HV 71, where he won a championship in 2004 and Södertälje before moving to MoDo in 2006 where he won a championship in 2007 and the league scoring title in 2009.

Additionally, Skrøder has competed for Norway in the European Junior Championships in 1995, the World Junior Championships in 1997, the World Championships at both the Top Division and Division 1 nine times and the Olympics in 2010.

Norway 99 F
Norway 99 B

Today's video section is highlights of Norway's shootout win over Sweden at the 2011 IIHF World Championships, their first ever win against Sweden in 61 years.