Have you ever wondered how teams are able to keep track of all the players’ ice-time during a game? I wasn’t clear, so I began looking around my stacks of magazines and through old boxes, and I came up with an answer.
Of course, the answer comes from 1959 so things have changed slightly. But hey, it’s still sort of an answer.
This example is from Maple Leaf Gardens, but I’m sure it was the same at the Forum and the other four rinks back then.
Thirty-six clocks were originally installed at the Gardens in 1950, with two panels of switches, and from their vantage point, two men kept track of the players on the ice for both teams.