This Day in Hockey History
This Day in Hockey History – July 4, 2012 – Midwesterners Go Wild for Minnesota
After seven years playing for their original NHL teams, Midwesterners Zach Parise and Ryan Suter joined up to play the...
This Day in Hockey History – July 3, 1970 and 2003 – No. 8 Turns 33
What would you like for your 33rd birthday? Teemu Selanne, who was born in Helsinki, Finland, on July 3, 1970,...
This Day in Hockey History – July 2, 1997 and 2002 – Migrations of the Eagle
Like the eagle of his nickname, goalie Ed Belfour tended to migrate around the same time. On July 2, five...
This Day in Hockey History – July 1, 1941 – G is for GAG Line
During the 1960s and 1970s, no one represented the New York Rangers more than right wing Rod Gilbert. With his skating...
This Day in Hockey History – June 30, 1982 – Speak of the Devils
Third time must have been the charm. The struggling franchise moved from Kansas City to Colorado to New Jersey, where on
This Day in Hockey History – June 29, 1990 and 2016 – Star Swap
Twice, 26 years apart on June 29, the Montreal Canadiens traded away one of their most famous players in return for...
This Day in Hockey History – June 28, 1938 – AHL’s Sweet Start
The same day, June 28, 1938, that the league that would become the American Hockey League (AHL) became official, they welcomed...
This Day in Hockey History – June 27, 1972 – Golden Jet Crosses Over
With the stroke of 11 pens, on June 27, 1972, Bobby Hull left the Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL...
This Day in Hockey History – June 26, 1999 – 2 and 3 to 22 and 33
Never before or since June 26, 1999 have twins been drafted back-to-back at the NHL Entry Draft. Thanks to some savvy...
This Day in Hockey History – June 25, 1997 – St. Paul in the Fab Four
You betcha, on June 25, 1997, the NHL made official the most recent multi-team NHL expansion. To reach the goal of...
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