1960s Timeline

Mar. 31, 1964 - Outplayed for 57 minutes but trailing by only one goal, the never-say-die Montreal Canadiens capitalized on two big...

Mar. 31, 1964 - Enjoy the first two periods of tonight’s Stanley Cup semifinal playoff game between the Montreal Canadiens and the...

Mar. 28, 1964 - “What’s that story about the streetcar named Desire that was pretty hard to catch? Well, that was Frank Mahovlich...

Mar. 26, 1964 - Charlie Hodge, the Montreal Canadiens’ wizard goalie, couldn’t contain a grin from ear to ear when a friend ribbed him...

Mar. 22, 1964 - The Montreal Canadiens, who needed two weekend victories to make sure of their 14th NHL title in history, followed up...

Dec. 30, 1963 - The New York Rangers outbattled the Montreal Canadiens but couldn’t outscore them as they lost a wild 6-2 game last night...

Dec. 18, 1963 - Tomorrow is the day for the Montreal Canadiens’ Annual Christmas Party when they take their youngsters skating at the...

Dec. 5, 1963 - Jacques Plante (pictured), masked marvel of netminders, fingered a couple of arm bruises and grinned in resignation....

Nov. 24, 1963 - The Black Hawks scored 4 times in the first period tonight and defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 7-3, in Chicago. The NHL...

Nov. 10, 1963 - Gordie Howe scored his 545th goal on a spectacular play with Detroit a man short tonight to finally break Maurice...

Nov. 2, 1963 - Jean Beliveau (pictured) scored twice and helped set up two more goals as the Canadiens defeated the Detroit Red Wings,...

Oct. 27, 1963 - Gordie got it. A thundering, deafening, five-minute standing ovation followed Gordie Howe’s 544th regular season goal,...

Oct. 13, 1963 - Bernie Geoffrion (pictured) proved to ex-teammate goalie Jacques Plante that he hasn’t lost his touch by scoring twice to...

July 29, 1963 - Jacques Plante (pictured in 1960), 34, who believes he is the “best goaltender in the business,” today became the highest...

June 5, 1963 - Jacques Plante (pictured in 1959), who plays goal with a mask, and Lorne (Gump) Worsley, who usually played it without a...

Apr. 4, 1963 - The Toronto Maple Leafs, sparked by young Dave Keon, blasted Montreal, 5-0, tonight and swept into the finals of the...

Apr. 3, 1963 - The Montreal Canadiens last night staved off elimination from the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs by defeating the Toronto...

Mar. 30, 1963 - Goals by Eddie Shack and Bob Pulford (pictured) earned the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-0 shutout over the Montreal Canadiens...