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Even those who don’t know hockey usually recognize the name of Wayne Gretzky—the “Great One.” There really are no words that do justice...

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(Photo: Mike Gartner as found on Newspapers.com) Usually when a team finds themselves on the road and losing 6-1 late in the first...

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In back-to-back years and days, two California teams played each other for the final NHL game played on Christmas Day and then the final...

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When the New York Rangers played the Montreal Canadiens on Christmas Eve in 1949, neither of their goaltenders let any coal in their...

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In the next issue after the events of December 23, 1979, both the Boston Globe and the New York Daily News featured the same...

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Over twenty years into his NHL career, on December 22, 2002, Ron Francis became only the second player to have 1,200 assists. He...

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Mere days after Martin Brodeur, already the winningest NHL goalie, broke the NHL goaltender record for career appearances, he set a new NHL...

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The anthem has been sung, the game has started, and before anyone can even take a sip of their beverage of choice, the first...

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Once the NHL formed in late November 1917, it took almost another month before the first two games were scheduled. On opening night,...

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The New York Rangers seem to have been in the giving mood on December 18 in 1952 and 1965 as they...