This Day in Hockey History
This Day in Hockey History – December 31, 1988 – Lemieux’s High Five
At the end of 1988, Mario Lemieux rang in the new year not just once but five times by five methods...
This Day in Hockey History – December 30, 1978 – To Be Frank
Twelve years after he last officiated a game, Frank Udvari skated out in borrowed skates and striped shirt. Nearly 55, he...
This Day in Hockey History – December 29, 1995 – Beam Up, Scotty
As a coach, Scotty Bowman was well-known for record-setting. On December 29, 1995, he broke Al Arbour’s record for...
This Day in Hockey History – December 23, 1978 – Rangers Got Run Over by a Trottier
Bryan Trottier was born July 17, 1956 in Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was drafted 22nd overall by the New York Islanders during the...
This Day in Hockey History – December 22, 1979 – Broad Street Streak
Best known as the Broad Street Bullies for their willingness to play rough and the number of penalty minutes they amassed during...
This Day in Hockey History – December 21, 1937 – Thompson Times Two
Naturally, brothers who grow up skating together sometimes end up playing in the NHL together. Rarely do those brothers end up having...
This Day in Hockey History – December 20, 1985 and 1986 – Royal Oil Embroil Again
For three years in a row, the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers played each other in high-scoring games at this time...
This Day in Hockey History – December 19, 1984 – The Great One Thousand
Wayne Gretzky seemed to break records at every turn. One of them was so mind-boggling that no less than four of...
This Day in Hockey History – December 18, 1928 and 1955 – Habs Record Shutout Then Shut Out
For the Montreal Canadiens, December 18 became a day of shutouts, whether in their favor or not. In 1928, they notched...
This Day in Hockey History – December 17, 1957 – Four for Four
When the trade was made on December 17, 1957, it was the largest trade in NHL history. As the Detroit Free Press put...
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