Hockey History
This Day in Hockey History – August 21, 1990 – Stars Crossed Boston
Neither team thought their trade on August 21, 1990 was a big deal. The Minnesota North Stars basically dumped a rookie player...
This Day in Hockey History – August 20, 1982 – Leave it to Lever
This wouldn’t be Don Lever’s first time around the block. He had already been with a franchise that relocated before moving...
This Day in Hockey History – August 19, 1947 – Make a Brand New Start of It in Old New York
The New York Rangers had won the Stanley Cup in 1940 but had not returned to the playoffs since 1942. Meanwhile,...
This Day in Hockey History – August 18, 1994 – A Killer Captain
Doug “Killer” Gilmour, a small but tough two-way center, came to the Toronto Maple Leafs at the very start of 1992...
This Day in Hockey History – August 15, 1989 – Neilson’s Knack
Roger Neilson began his professional coaching career in 1966 when he stepped behind the bench of the Peterborough Petes, a major junior...
This Day in Hockey History – August 14, 1926 – An Abel American
(Photo: Boston Globe, as found on Newspapers.com) Clarence “Taffy” Abel was born in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan...
This Day in Hockey History – August 13, 1949 – Clarke Never Defined by Diabetes
When you are the first at something, that sometimes becomes a tag that overshadows what you really want people to remember about...
This Day in Hockey History – August 12, 1981 – Serge Says Goodbye, Or Does He?
On August 12, 1981, Serge Savard announced his retirement from the NHL, though he had apparently come to that decision at...
This Day in Hockey History – August 11, 1914 – The Rise of Rudy
Photo: Hockey Gods Rudolf Pilous was born in Rosser, a municipality of Winnipeg Centre, Manitoba on...
This Day in Hockey History – August 10, 1995 – Avalanche Buries Nordiques to the Extreme
The new owners of the relocated Nordiques apparently were so excited, they could not keep anything out of the news. Newspapers...
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