This Day in Hockey History

This Day in Hockey History – February 14, 1896 – An Early Uni Win in the U.S.

(Photo: North Avenue Ice Palace, Ice and refrigeration 8 (1895), via Wikimedia Commons) Like with many things in hockey’s earliest history, the...

This Day in Hockey History – February 13, 1982 and 1990 – Five Alive for Trottier

If Bryan Trottier wrote this post, he would be so humble that readers might not realize his achievements. The center said once, "Right...

This Day in Hockey History – February 12, 1976 – Canucks Can Canadiens

It took six seasons and 31 games before the Vancouver Canucks finally, on February 12, 1976, defeated the Montreal Canadiens during...

This Day in Hockey History – February 11, 1982 – Fraser Directs Canucks to Take Two

The Detroit Free Press called it an “improbable, tense, weird game,” and the Vancouver Province described it as “one of the most bizarre National...

This Day in Hockey History – February 10, 1942 – Kraut Line Goes Big and Leaves Home

During the 1930s and 1940s, the Boston Bruins sent out onto the ice three young men of German heritage - center Milt Schmidt...

This Day in Hockey History – February 9, 1950 – Conacher’s Cuff

Charlie Conacher, who as a player played 12 seasons in the NHL—nine of them with the Toronto Maple Leafs—began his coaching career six years...

This Day in Hockey History – February 8, 1958 – Lumley Comes Up Second

Harry “Apple Cheeks” Lumley was born in Owen Sound, Ontario, November 11, 1926. He took to hockey and found himself playing for the senior...

This Day in Hockey History – February 7, 1947 – A Punch Takes A Check

The game of hockey has always been a physical one. Men with blades on their feet, sticks in their hands, and doing their best...

This Day in Hockey History – February 6, 1978 – Beanpot Blizzard

The Beanpot tournament has been played the first two Monday’s of February since 1958. The tournament pits four of Boston’s college hockey teams against...

This Day in Hockey History – February 5, 1980 – Howe’s Last All-Star Game

The 1980 NHL All-Star Game was held on February 5, 1980, at Joe Louis Arena, and it was much more than a the...