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This Day in Hockey History – March 27, 1993 – Voice from Venus

Like most sports, hockey was traditionally considered the realm of men – from the players to management and even to the media covering the...

This Day in Hockey History – March 26, 1917 and 1919 – Stanley Firsts Part 1

By a twist of fate, during the late 1910s, the Stanley Cup championship ended on the same day every other year. In 1917, the...

This Day in Hockey History – March 25, 2001 – NCAA Women for the Win

(Image from 2003 championship) Women’s hockey truly came into its own at the turn of the millennium. Although some colleges had teams as...

This Day in Hockey History – March 24, 1936 – It Ain’t Over Until Overtime’s Over

For fans, what’s not to love about overtime? It basically means more hockey without any additional costs and that at the least your team...

This Day in Hockey History – March 23, 1994 – 99 Over 9

What a strange but jubilant feeling Wayne Gretzky must have experienced as he surpassed his idol, Gordie Howe. Everything he did in...

This Day in Hockey History – March 22, 1894 – Quest for the Cup

(Image: Montreal Hockey Club, 1893, via Wikimedia Commons) It quickly became the ultimate prize that every professional hockey player strove for each...

This Day in Hockey History – March 21, 1985 – Capitals’ Carpenter Cans 50th on Canadiens

The Washington Capitals did not have much to celebrate on March 21, 1985, but they did have Massachusetts-born Bobby Carpenter. It all...

This Day in Hockey History – March 20, 1948 – NCAA’s First Frozen Four

Although hard to believe, little more than 70 years ago, hockey reached such a small audience in the U.S. that only about 24 colleges...

This Day in Hockey History – March 19, 1933 – An Afternoon Experiment

The NHL schedules numerous afternoon games every season, and that number has increased this season. Surprisingly, the NHL took until the very end of...

This Day in Hockey History – March 18, 1940 – Hawks Take Flight

The start of the 1939-40 playoffs would have been typical but for one change in transportation. The Chicago Blackhawks flew to and from...