This Day in Hockey History

This Day in Hockey History – May 3, 1968 – Blues Schock North Stars

In February of 1966, the National Hockey League looked to expand from six teams to twelve, including adding teams in the American...

This Day in Hockey History – May 2, 1967 – Age is Just a Number to Leafs

On May 2, 1967 the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens in Toronto at the Maple Leaf Gardens in Game...

This Day in Hockey History – May 1, 1965 – Conn Smythe to Jean Béliveau

The Conn Smythe Trophy is named for Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe, known around the National Hockey League as Conn Smythe. He is...

This Day in Hockey History – April 30, 1986 – Oilers Missed a Spot

With good reason, everyone always talks about how amazing the Edmonton Oilers played during the 1980s. However, even the best team...

This Day in Hockey History – April 29, 1997 – Four Teams in Two Game Sevens

Three pairs of quarter-final opponents played Game 7s on April 29, 1997. The Edmonton Oilers eliminated the Dallas Stars but lost the next round. Of...

This Day in Hockey History – April 28, 1992 and 2009 – Fedorov Gets the Better Of

Sergei Fedorov may have been born on December 13, but he made April 28 his day – twice. Seventeen years...

This Day in Hockey History – April 26, 1920 – Ice in Summer

The NHL had existed for three seasons when ice hockey truly went international. Ice hockey was first made an Olympic sport just in time...

This Day in Hockey History – April 25, 2008 and 2009 – Penguins Come Alive to Five

In 2008 and 2009, the Pittsburgh Penguins had eerily similar back-to-back postseasons. At the end of each regular season, they finished first (with 102...

This Day in Hockey History – April 24, 1983 – Park the Puck Between the Posts

During Game 7 of the Adams Division finals, held on April 24, 1983, defenseman Brad Park accomplished at least five things with his two...

This Day in Hockey History – April 16, 1953 and 1954 – Lach and Leswick with the Last

On the same date, April 16, in back-to-back years, an overtime goal decided the Stanley Cup victor. In 1953, Elmer...