Phil Esposito

This Day in Hockey History – April 8, 1970 – Bruins Build a Snowman

(Photo: YouTube) It’s true what they say—playoff hockey is a completely different style of hockey. During the...

This Day in Hockey History – February 20, 1942, 1971, 1972, and 1974 – 50th Goals as Birthday Gifts

People like Phil Esposito really know how to get the birthday party started. Born on February 20, 1942, for three...

This Day in Hockey History – January 25, 1964 and 1972 – Espo’s Expos

Scoring goals was typical for Phil Esposito. But everyone has to start somewhere, and for Esposito, he scored his first NHL...

This Day in Hockey History – November 17, 1973 and 1984 – Getting By With a Little Help From Friends

Everyone wants teammates like these. Eleven years apart on November 17, Bobby Orr and Bryan Trottier each tallied four assists. In...

This Day in Hockey History – November 11, 1974 – Reunited, And It Feels So Good, Or Does It?

The Boston Bruins had been playing Wayne Cashman, Phil Esposito and Ken Hodge as a line for years. In fact, during the 1970-71...

This Day in Hockey History – November 4, 1962 and 1977 – Bill’s 500th then Phil’s 600th

On the surface, Bill Gadsby and Phil Esposito do not seem to have much in common. They were born nearly...

This Day in Hockey History – September 23, 1992 – First Lady of Hockey

The NHL had existed for 76 years by the time the first female was invited to attend a team’s training camp. Goalie...

This Day in Hockey History – June 18, 1987 – Traveling Coach

What began as a bit of a joke, ended with the only time a coach has been traded in the same manner...

This Day in Hockey History – March 11, 1971 – Big Breaking Bruins

The Boston Bruins had just won the Stanley Cup in 1970 and looked well on their way to more excitement from the 1970-71...

This Day in Hockey History – December 3, 1987 – Boston’s Lucky Number 7

(Photo: redsox20041027 , via Wikimedia Commons) On Thursday (November 29, 2018), the Boston Bruins continued a long tradition of retiring the numbers...