Detroit Red Wings

This Day in Hockey History – February 11, 1982 – Fraser Directs Canucks to Take Two

The Detroit Free Press called it an “improbable, tense, weird game,” and the Vancouver Province described it as “one of the most bizarre National...

This Day in Hockey History – February 8, 1958 – Lumley Comes Up Second

Harry “Apple Cheeks” Lumley was born in Owen Sound, Ontario, November 11, 1926. He took to hockey and found himself playing for the senior...

This Day in Hockey History – February 5, 1980 – Howe’s Last All-Star Game

The 1980 NHL All-Star Game was held on February 5, 1980, at Joe Louis Arena, and it was much more than a the...

This Day in Hockey History – January 22, 1966 – Case of the Stolen Sweaters

The scene was the Montreal Forum, and the dates were January 21 and 22, 1966. The victims were the Detroit Red Wings, who were...

This Day in Hockey History – January 17, 1996 and 2003 – 22nd and 32nd to 500

Exactly seven years apart, two NHL stars each scored his 500th goal. On January 17, 1996, Steve Yzerman became the 22nd to...

This Day in Hockey History – December 29, 1957 – Lefty’s Third Turn a Tie

As a 38-year-old “portly gent wearing the red jacket” at the Detroit Red Wings’ bench, assistant trainer Ross “Lefty” Wilson was still prepared...

This Day in Hockey History – December 15, 1925, 1929, 1979 – We Three Rinks

New York, Chicago, and Detroit set December 15 as opening or closing night when moving into new rinks. In 1925, the New York...

This Day in Hockey History – December 9, 1933 and 1956 – Tied for Most Goals

What a difference almost a quarter century makes in the NHL. On December 9, 1933, Montreal Canadiens center Howie Morenz only needed 246...

This Day in Hockey History – November 27, 1960s – Howe to Become Top Scorer

No one is surprised that Gordie “Mr. Hockey” Howe broke through numerous milestones. More interesting is that he set multiple records – for...

This Day in Hockey History – November 25, 1951 – Oldest in Goal

The Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings played back-to-back games the weekend of November 24 and 25, 1951. The Red Wings were...