This Day in Hockey History
This Day in Hockey History – February 4, 1989 – 44th for Gretzky
The Great One is at the top of almost all the statistics sheets, so it should not be surprising that he tops the records...
This Day in Hockey History – February 3, 1924 – Gold at Chamonix
Toronto Granites (Photo: Nationaal Archief , via Wikimedia Commons Hockey had been added to the 1920 Games of the VIIth Olympiad for the...
This Day in Hockey History – February 2, 1977 – Turnbull’s High Five
The Toronto Maple Leafs were playing host to the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, February 2, 1977. Going into the game, Leafs defenseman...
This Day in Hockey History – February 1, 1955 – Conn’s “Happy” Day
(Photo: City of Toronto Archives) If J.P. Bickell hadn’t reached out to see if Conn Smythe might be interested in taking over coaching...
This Day in Hockey History – January 31, 1920 – Malone’s in Seventh Heaven
(Photo: Quebec Bulldogs, 1913 Stanley Cup champions , via Wikimedia Commons) Joe Malone, the man to score the very first NHL...
This Day in Hockey History – January 30, 1926 – Connell the Shutout King
He played for the Senators, but for at least two seasons, Alex Connell was the king of shutouts. On January 30, 1926, he...
This Day in Hockey History – January 29, 1946 – Pratt Falls
Everyone seemed to like the big guy and hated to bust him, but an example had to be made to prevent further wrong-doing in...
This Day in Hockey History – January 28, 1989 – Games Worth Watching
The NHL was busy on Saturday, January 28, 1989. A record number of fans (164,223) showed up to watch the ten games that...
This Day in Hockey History – January 27, 1883 – First Ornament Tournament
(Photo: McGill University, 1884 Winter Carnival, via Wikimedia Commons) In Montreal, it did not take hockey long to catch on. Six years...
This Day in Hockey History – January 26, 1991 and 1997 – Lemieux Stars in Deux
Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburg Penguins was a comeback king. On the same date, January 26, in two years, 1991...
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