Today in hockey history, the official birth of two NHL teams, a playoff win chock full of impressive records and milestones, a crazy winning streak, an individual extends his team-record streak, and a goalie who does something never done before by a goaltender. May 22, 1970 – After being verbally told that they would be awarded NHL franchises, the cities ... 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 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 »
On Friday the Colorado Avalanche remade former captain and Hall of Famer Joe Sakic in the mold of the Denver Broncos John Elway as club executive vice president of hockey operations. Given the keys and final say to hockey related decisions, Sakic brings his credibility as a former player to his new mission of righting the Avalanche and making them ... 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, 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 »
With only an 18.8 percent chance of winning the NHL Draft lottery, the Colorado Avalanche beat out the other playoff eliminated teams to win the first overall pick in this year’s draft. For a while I was worried the Avs would be even bigger losers than they all ready were and lose once again to the Florida Panthers in the ... Read More »
The Detroit Red Wings have been one of the NHL’s model franchises for the past couple of decades. Thanks to their late season surge, they made the playoffs for the 22nd consecutive season. In that time, they’ve won 6 President’s Trophies (next best is 2), 14 division titles, 4 Stanley Cups, and an astonishing 1,010 games during that time. They ... Read More »
With one more loss to take the 2013 Colorado Avalanche season rolled over and took its last agonizing breath before finally expiring. Compiling a 16-25-7 record, the Western Conferences worst team kicked the bucket with a 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild. Collective breaths were taken right before the axe began to fall. The first head to roll was ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, the greatest defensemen of all time scores a trophy, a record for power play goals, one of the most interesting GM hires ever, a controversial player reaches a mark that you probably wouldn’t expect from a player of his, uh, character, and a fact for which Winnipeg fans might want to look away. April 28, 1969 ... Read More »
The Edmonton Oilers faced the Anaheim Ducks in back-to-back games, and unfortunately the outcome on Monday wasn’t much different from their April 21 game. The Ducks achieved a 3-0 shutout against the flailing Oilers, whose win against the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night apparently didn’t give them the momentum they needed. The Oilers were mathematically eliminated from the playoff race ... Read More »
Plodding through the few remaining games of the season, I’d like to be more positive about the 2013 Colorado Avalanche season by going over my “Best of” the shortened campaign. It wasn’t a pretty season and it has been a downright disappointing product to watch, but the love for hockey can conquer all. Right? Most Improved Player: Matt Duchene ... Read More »
Today in hockey history, a game played in an entirely different continent, an exciting Finals series comes to an end, an fun Tampa Bay fact, early failures for the Coyotes, and a crazy Gordie Howe story you won’t want to miss. April 21¸1938 – Montreal beat Detroit 5-4 before a crowd of 8,000 in Earlscourt, England. Yes, England. It was ... Read More »
The Edmonton Oilers entered the Pepsi Center on Friday, April 19th, desperate to beat the Colorado Avalanche and turn their disastrous six game losing streak around. The Oilers tend to play very well against the Avalanche, who sometimes struggle with defense, allowing the Oilers to get a lot of great opportunities if they use their skill and speed to their ... Read More »
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