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This Day in Hockey History – November 18, 1926 – Detroit Stalks Before Earning Wings
(Photo: Detroit Cougars hockey club , via Wikimedia Commons) Detroit was awarded its NHL franchise at the same time as Chicago, so...
This Day in Hockey History – November 13, 1955 – Goalies Squared Off
(Photo: The Boston Globe, as found on Newspapers.com) Two goalies, both alike in shutouts, in fair Boston, where we lay our scene, from...
This Day in Hockey History – November 10, 1962 – “Mr. Goalie” Sent Out into the Hall
(Image:By TGC Topps Gum Cards, via Wikimedia Commons) Could you imagine working over 500 days before needing a sick day? That’s just...
This Day in Hockey History – November 6, 1946 – A Clean Game
With a reputation as the “Big Bad Bruins,” it may not surprise hockey fans that it took over 20 years for the Boston...
This Day in Hockey History – November 2, 1975 and 2016 – 42 Saves 41 Years Apart
The date was November 2nd. That night in 1975, two American hockey teams faced off, and in 2016, two Canadian teams did. For...
This Day in Hockey History – October 27, 1995 – The “Russian Five” Come Alive
In the final days of the Iron Curtain, the Detroit Red Wings boldly pursued a new strategy of drafting and trading for Soviet-born players....
This Day in Hockey History – October 26, 1997 – O Captain! My Captain Yzerman!
“He was a leader. He was a captain. He was the face of a franchise,” Detroit Red Wings GM Ken Holland said of
This Day in Hockey History – October 21, 2000 – Blackhawks and Red Wings Tied at 5,000
This week started and ended with the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings. These two teams have shared their timeline...
This Day in Hockey History – October 16, 1946 – “Mr. Hockey” Takes Wing
Gordie Howe, who was so iconic that he was known as “Mr. Hockey,” began his illustrious career in 1946. On October 16,...
This Day in Hockey History – October 15, 1964, 1972, and 2009 – Thrice 1,000
(Photo: By Ken Lund , via Wikimedia Commons) Three times players have reached 1,000 games on October 15. Two of them...
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