This Day in Hockey History
This Day in Hockey History – October 21, 1949 – Dan Bain, Canada’s Athlete of Latter 19th Century
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons) The election of Donald “Dan” Bain to the International Hockey Hall of Fame...
This Day in Hockey History – October 20, 1965 – An All-Star Game Without the All Stars…Almost
(Photo: YouTube) The 19th National Hockey League All-Star game, scheduled to launch the 1965-66 season, was...
This Day in Hockey History – October 19, 1974 and 1997 – M&M Kids
Forwards Grant Mulvey and Patrick Marleau were born two days shy of 23 years apart, on September 17, 1956 and...
This Day in Hockey History – October 18, 1977 – Whole Lotta Nothing
In 60 minutes and 69 shots, not a single goal was scored between the Los Angeles Kings and New York Islanders on...
This Day in Hockey History – October 17, 1991 and 2000 – Double Defense Doings
Two of the NHL’s greatest defensive players, No. 77 Paul Coffey and No. 33 Patrick Roy, broke records on
This Day in Hockey History – October 16, 1979 – Gartner Grows
Mike Gartner was a speed demon with a hell of a shot. In mid-October, his shots resulted in important goals for...
This Day in Hockey History – October 15, 1983 – More to Score
The goals came so quickly, the commentators could hardly keep up and the goalies certainly didn’t. On October 15, 1983, the...
This Day in Hockey History – October 14, 1972 – Southern Cooking on Ice
Thanks to indoor rinks and refrigeration, ice hockey can be played in southern climates. Still, it wasn’t until October 14, 1972,...
This Day in Hockey History – October 13, 1992 – In Tune in Saskatoon
It may not have been a franchise, but it was an NHL game. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan happily took what it could get. On...
This Day in Hockey History – October 11, 1930 – A King’s Ransom
Frank “King” Clancy was born in Ottawa, Ontario and that was also where his professional hockey career was born when he...
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