This Day in Hockey History
This Day in Hockey History – August 25, 1938 – Maroons Go Dark
What was supposed to be a temporary solution turned into another step towards the NHL’s Original Six era. Struggling with finances, the...
This Day in Hockey History – August 24, 1980 – Slovakian Stastny Siblings
The plan played out like a spy movie – secret phone call, police escort racing through the streets, asylum at an embassy,...
This Day in Hockey History – August 23, 1973 – In the Doug Outs
This is the story of a defenseman named Doug, who looked like a thug, liked to raise a jug, and on
This Day in Hockey History – August 22, 1972 – Strike the Harper and Join the Chorus
Does anyone ever get tired of winning the Stanley Cup? During his ten seasons with the Montreal Canadiens, defenseman Terry...
This Day in Hockey History – August 21, 1990 – Stars Crossed Boston
Neither team thought their trade on August 21, 1990 was a big deal. The Minnesota North Stars basically dumped a rookie player...
This Day in Hockey History – August 20, 1982 – Leave it to Lever
This wouldn’t be Don Lever’s first time around the block. He had already been with a franchise that relocated before moving...
This Day in Hockey History – August 19, 1947 – Make a Brand New Start of It in Old New York
The New York Rangers had won the Stanley Cup in 1940 but had not returned to the playoffs since 1942. Meanwhile,...
This Day in Hockey History – August 18, 1994 – A Killer Captain
Doug “Killer” Gilmour, a small but tough two-way center, came to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the very start of 1992...
This Day in Hockey History – August 15, 1989 – Neilson’s Knack
Roger Neilson began his professional coaching career in 1966 when he stepped behind the bench of the Peterborough Petes, a major junior...
This Day in Hockey History – August 14, 1926 – An Abel American
(Photo: Boston Globe, as found on Newspapers.com) Clarence “Taffy” Abel was born in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan...
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