Bill Cowley was very much an early day Wayne Gretzky. He is considered to be the greatest playmaker in hockey while he graced the ice surfaces of the NHL. Born in Bristol, Quebec in 1912, Cowley played his junior and senior hockey in Ottawa. He wasn't discovered by NHL scouts until he was 21 when he went on tour with the Ottawa Shamrocks in Europe in 1933. The Shamrocks, who went 33-0-2 in the tour, were led by the 5'10" 165lb center who dazzled on-lookers with his dizzying play. Praise wasn't the only thing Cowley got while in Paris that year. He soon would have a pro contract too. He returned to Canada where he relocated to and played senior hockey in Halifax, easily leading the league in all major statistical categories. Cowley entered the NHL in the 1934-35 with the St. Louis Eagles. Cowley spent the season learning the ropes of the NHL. The Eagles however would only last the one season. Their players were dispersed around the league in a special draft. Boston eagerly picked up the slick stick-handler. Cowley quickly developed into a superstar in Boston. He became an all star by 1938. By 1939 he led all playoff scorers in scoring as the Bruins won the Stanley Cup Championship. By 1940-41 Cowley was the best player in the league. He earned the Hart Trophy as the league's MVP while winning the scoring title and leading the Bruins to another Stanley Cup. He also set a new league record for assists in one season with 45. Cowley's greatness was hampered by serious injuries. He missed much of he 1941-42 season with a broken jaw (broken in 5 places). He rebounded to capture his second Hart Trophy in 1942-43 (equaling his own season assist record) but had a fine 1943-44 season cut short by a separated shoulder. The injury cost him a shot at destroying the NHL single season scoring record. He was at 71 points with 6 weeks left. The old record was 73 points (held by Cooney Weiland). Cowley would rebound the next year but had a broken wrist in 1946. He retired at the end of the 1947 season. At the time of his retirement, Cowley was arguably the greatest player the NHL had seen. He retired with 548 career points, enough for him to claim the title as the NHL's all time leading scorer until 1952. His 353 career assists were also all time highs. Cowley never really got the notoriety such a fine player should have received. Despite his breathtaking play he was somewhat overlooked by playing for the Bruins at the time he did. In fact, on many nights Cowley was centering the second line as the famous Kraut Line of Milt Schmidt, Bobby Bauer and Woody Dumart remained Boston's key to success for much of Cowley's tenure. Cowley, who teamed often with hard-nosed Ray Getliffe and speedy Charlie Sands before centering sharp-shooter Roy Conacher and "Sudden Death" Mel Hill, would not be overlooked for very long though. Cowley was enshrined in Hockey's Hall of Fame in 1968.
the only good aspect of the shootout is the opportunity to watch Tuukka lose his shit. I can recall 3 real freak outs, all after a SO loss. the AHL one is priceless. I see his point there. The 1st AHL goal against was B.S., Im assuming the 2nd one was an upper twiner. This was after pitching a shutout for 65 mins. from Mike Cole, NESN- Rask was asked what he'd do with the shootout: "Gas it right away. Midseason. Get rid of it. I don't [expletive] want it." [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUVGz0MVyKI[/video]
I was laughing by myself outload and then I failed to get my wife to share the same enthusiasm. I never saw that clip Matty, I love it. Joannie is going to snap during a game eventually, hope I get to see it. I can't tell you how bad I would love to see him play in a looser system for a whole year.
poor defensive play may get the guilty D a stick to the throat. thats actually what Im waiting for to happen w/ TT in Fla. He used to yell at the Bruins D when they made mistakes. Didn't even try to hide it he'd go crazy. TT + Fla D is a tasty little recipe. Figured a Kulikov or Gudbranson will really get the business at some point. Real gentleman that Timmy. admit it, you like Tuukka a little bit more now.
Bob McKenzie ? @TSNBobMcKenzie Follow Seabass has been written into the Dumb and Dumber sequel and if Cam Neely's schedule permits, he'd like to reprise his role. #kickhisass effing Lennie Mckenzie just making this up, in July. Saw Neely yesterday say that he'd love to be in Dumb and Dumber 2 but the Farrelly's haven't said anything about it.
That would be tragic, but captivating. He was tough enough to like before, lol, where's my Joannie fathead? Seabass needs to stay away. That was good enough.
why? the intensity? did the fuhrer taint your view? don't allow that to happen, he's unfortunate is all. Douglas Hamilton (jr?) quickly becoming the 2nd best defenseman on the Bruins and thusly growing up from Dougie to Douglas. Been very solid lately, especially in the d-zone. Seidenberg, Boychuk, and McQuaid need to have their minutes cut back immediately or whenever it is they come back from injury. Penguins and Uncle Jesse Letang in town tonight.
[video]https://vine.co/v/hUgT3u0UeZZ/embed/simple[/video] one of the best parts of Bruins coverage is watching Neely's reactions. The angry shot when the Pens tie it at the end of regulation is fantastic.
I really wanted the Rangers to score on McQuaid's "being a teammate" penalty. I didn't really care if Boston or the Rags won, but I hate b.s. after a legal hit.
Love that old rivalry...should be a good one. Now, this game should be on NBC's rivalry night on Wednesday's. Makes too much sence, I guess. Day late...
Linus Arnesson ('13) selected to Team Sweden. Matt Grzelcyk (12) and Blaaah Fitzgerald (13) to USA prelim roster.
Fluto Shinzawa @GlobeFluto Follow Habs attempted 30 shots in 2P. Bruins only 9 attempts. Montreal owned puck. 9:30 PM - 5 Dec 2013 nice win for the Habs, they earned it. Pacioretty did nothing wrong, actually had a great post game interview about the Boychuk injury.
matty, bless you. i saw the footage and thought wow, how can people be ranting about this? it was a nothing hit. did it deserve a minor? sure, i guess so. did it deserve anything more? absolutely not. i wish boychuk the best, but ffs, by what happened, i thought maybe it was carlo colonoscopy wearing a boychuk jersey. agreed about the interview as well. thank you for being an island of sanity in what is too often a sea of BROONZ-A-VISHUN, matty *DRINK*
