Today in hockey history, two dynasties win Stanley Cups in streaks in which they each won four in a row, Canada gets a new team and a very notorious location in the NHL loses one, and a team blows another team’s doors open on their way to their first Stanley Cup. May 21, 1979 – The Canadiens beat the Rangers ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a man who played 22 seasons on the same time is born, a goal scoring frenzy, an overtime win sets a new record, a player/mummy who played a ton of games, and one of the most interesting games in NHL history where the goal scoring took a back seat to weird. May 20, 1940 – Hall-of-Famer ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, the first non-Original Six team since 1935 to win the Cup, a Stanley Cup victory for one team ends a dynasty’s streak, a defenseman sets a playoff scoring record, and a notorious GM ends his tenure with one team and begins with another. May 19, 1974 – The Flyers beat the Bruins 1-0 in Game 6 ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a Cup win means a great accomplishment for a rookie, a defenseman sets the bar high for players in his position and for all players in general, a dynasty finally loses, a super-fast goal, a birthday boy passes Gretzky on the all-time list (although that wouldn’t last), and Wayne extends a different record after reclaiming the ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a goalie finally does something that no goalie has ever done before, two very impressive records are set in a Finals game, a dynasty wins another Cup, and a very famous European player does some work in the playoffs. May 17, 1979 – Montreal’s Ken Dryden became the first goalie to score a point in the ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a coaching legend begins his career, a team is swept in the Finals but it’s certainly not the fault of one player, another Finals sweep wins a Cup and sets a milestone for the United States, and one of the most iconic goals in Red Wings, and possibly the entire NHL’s, history. May 16, 1927 – ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, an Original Six team is born, a blockbuster trade involving a player that was involved in two huge trades in his career, a notorious Flyer retires and immediately finds work in management, a long game, and two related records set on the same day by two different teams. May 15, 1926 – The NHL officially granted ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a player’s death means the birth of an award to honor that man, a Stanley Cup victory, an impressive yet not-so-impressive playoff record, a team moves to a different arena, and another team moves to a different arena with a bit of a, uh, twist. May 14, 1927 – The Canadiens donated the “Vezina Memorial Trophy” ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, the salary cap goes down way before you even knew the salary cap existed, a little bit about the history of the hockey stick, Gordie Howe wins an award, a playoff overtime first, and a team [finally] advances to the Finals for the first time in their history. May 13, 1933 – The NHL Board of ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, an undrafted player gets picked up by a team that never regretted their decision, a ridiculous domination by a very notorious team, a milestone for a Blues’ great, and that same player gets involved with a string of overtime games that eventually lead to good things for him. May 12, 1984 – The Maple Leafs signed ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a player comes close to setting the record for playoff goals, a Stanley Cup victory makes a player the fourth to record an accomplishment and the first for another, Jaromir Jagr with a Penguins first, the longest game in a team’s history that wasn’t actually that long, and a Hall-of-Fame goaltender sets a record. May 11, ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, the first winner of a yearly award, a heroic effort on the losing end of a Stanley Cup championship, a team makes the Finals for the first time and then some, a Pittsburgh first, and solid goaltending record by a goalie that was great for the Senators. May 10, 1954 – Detroit’s Red Kelly was named ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a Red Wings legend is born, one team finally wins a game in a city, a nice playoff streak, a franchise finally makes the big show, and a team’s departure creates life for two new teams. May 9, 1965 – Detroit legend Steve Yzerman was born in Cranbrook, British Columbia. Known as one of the greatest ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a defenseman becomes the first in 26 years to win an award, a record for goals in a Finals game, a team makes the Finals for the first time, an individual makes the other team look silly, and an incredibly embarrassing record for a team, and arguably for the entire league. May 8, 1970 – Boston’s ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a very notable person is born, a legend breaks his own record, the Gretzky-led Oilers set two remarkable records in the same game, and a controversial player with a very interesting and impressive accomplishment. May 7, 1883 – Hall of Famer and trophy Frank Selke was born in Kitchener, Ontario. I say trophy because most people ... Read More »
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