This Day in Hockey History
This Day in Hockey History – October 7, 1972 – Long Island Goes Down in Flames
(Photo: By Daniel from Glasgow, United Kingdom , via Wikimedia Commons To combat the rise of the World Hockey Association (WHA), in...
This Day in Hockey History – October 6, 1989 and 1993 – Neilson Collects ‘Em All
In the last quarter century of his life, Roger Neilson coached ten NHL teams, and remains the only coach to have been a...
This Day in Hockey History – October 5, 1965 – Double Trouble in Roy and Lemieux
(Photo: Compilation of photos by Tony McCune & Rick Dikeman via Wikimedia Commons) Double, double toil and trouble. Goalie Patrick Roy, No....
This Day in Hockey History – October 4, 1991 – Messier Moves from “Moose” to “The Messiah”
Photo: By dtnyc383 (uploaded on flickr) , via Wikimedia Commons Over the course of his career, Mark Messier spent nearly equal...
This Day in Hockey History – October 3, 2001 – Coffey Closes Shop
The day before the Boston Bruins retired Ray Bourque’s No. 77, October 3, 2001, Paul Coffey, also No. 77, officially retired. In...
This Day in Hockey History – October 2, 1999 – Bourque’s High
Photo: By Dave Stanley, via Wikimedia Commons The day after No. 99 was retired, Ray Bourque, No. 77, surpassed his fellow No....
This Day in Hockey History – October 1, 1999 – #99 in ’99
Photo: By Randy Stern from Minneapolis, MN, USA (HHOF 3) , via Wikimedia Commons Wayne Gretzky, “The Great One,” became the...
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