Toe Blake

If the expansion of major league ice hockey west and south is to produce the next big national pro sport, as we hope and believe it will, nothing will contribute more than good, contentious, opinionated talk. In this...

The hockey expansion into six U.S. cities is examined by Pete Axthelm, who looks at prospects and problems as Montreal Coach Toe Blake tells how to enjoy the game.

With its backdrop of volcanic rock hovering above the northern skyline, Montreal, the biggest French-speaking city outside Paris, provides a dramatic setting for sport. The people live up to the scene, for the...