“It was a thrill the first time I ever saw the building, even to see the marquis, when I first came in for training camp in 1937,” said Black Jack Stewart, the Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman who played for the Red Wings in the 1930s and 1940s.
In recognition of his 40-odd years of enunciating “he shoots, he scores” and “Hello Canada” Foster Hewitt, right, was feted by his friends on March 5, 1965. They acclaimed him broadcaster of the year. Foster’s father, W.A. Hewitt, is on the left and Jack Adams, former general manager of the Detroit Red Wings, is in the middle.
From left, Conn Smythe, owner of Toronto Maple Leafs, Bruce A. Norris, owner of Detroit Red Wings, Jim Norris owner of Chicago Black Hawks and Frank Selke, vice president of Montreal Canadiens, appear grim during luncheon in Palm Beach, Fla., Feb. 4, 1958.
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