This Day in Hockey History

This Day in Hockey History – March 6, 1984 – Hawerchuck’s Helping Hand

Dale Hawerchuk was the gift that kept on giving to the Winnipeg Jets. In return for their lousy, last-place finish (9-57-14) in...

This Day in Hockey History – March 5, 2004 – Penalties Aplenty

The 19,539 spectators at Wachovia Center had enjoyed a fairly normal game up until the final 1:45 on March 5, 2004. For once, the...

This Day in Hockey History – March 4, 1941 and 1999 – Bruins Do Shots While Leafs Do Not

Some days, like March 4, are filled with highs and lows. In 1941, the Boston Bruins bombarded the Chicago Blackhawks’ goalie...

This Day in Hockey History – March 3, 1875 – Montreal Brings In Hockey

(Image: Victoria Rink, 1893, via Wikimedia Commons) On March 3, 1875, the Montreal Gazette advertised, “A game of Hockey will be...

This Day in Hockey History – March 2, 1982 – Identical Twins on Blades

At Åre, Jämtland, Sweden, March 2, 1982, the Lundqvist family welcomed the births of identical twin boys. Henrik arrived first with

This Day in Hockey History – March 1, 1968 – Wind Beneath the Flyers’ Wings

(Photo: Bruce C. Cooper , via Wikimedia Commons) The six-story-high, $12-million Spectrum in Philadelphia was practically brand new. It had opened...

This Day in Hockey History – February 28, 1960 – Riley’s Raiders of the Rings

Twenty years before “Miracle on Ice,” the unlikely U.S. surprised the hockey world by winning its first gold medal at the 1960...

This Day in Hockey History – February 27, 1895 – Black Ice at Dartmouth Curling Rink

Before the NHL of 1917, the National Hockey Association (NHA) of 1909, and even the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) of 1898, Nova Scotians...

This Day in Hockey History – February 26, 1900 – Ivy Rivalry

(Photo: Harvard-Yale Hockey Game at Madison Square Garden in 2014, U.S. Department of State from United States, via Wikimedia Commons) Not many can claim...

This Day in Hockey History – February 25, 1940 and 1978 – Rangers Wreck Canadiens

On February 25, 38 years apart, the New York Rangers scored six goals in big victories over the Montreal Canadiens. The...