HI THERE, LITTLE GUY

Vol. 01 / Issue 14 - December 31, 1947

BY RYAN KENNEDY

OK, SO HEAR US out on this one. As odd as it seems, putting a baby on the cover was a bit of a tradition in The Hockey News’ early years, and this picture of a reader’s son was the first of multiple covers featuring children back then. This trend continued until 1962 and included the offspring of players and even the son of THN co-founder and publisher Ken McKenzie. In terms of the on-ice news, the AHL’s Buffalo Bisons did not end up catching the Pittsburgh Hornets in the standings, but they did have more playoff success: Buffalo reached the final before being swept in the Calder Cup by coach Bun Cook’s Cleveland Barons. As for the NHL’s Maple Leafs, the Christmas theory did, in fact, hold true: Toronto ended up…

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