Hockey History

This Day in Hockey History – March 31, 1923 – King Plays Every Part

Talk about being a team player! During the Stanley Cup playoffs of 1923, Frank “King” Clancy played every single position as the youngest...

This Day in Hockey History – March 30, 1916 and 1918 – Stanley Firsts Part 2

(Image: Toronto Arenas, via Wikimedia Commons) In 1916 and 1918, the Stanley Cup finals ended on March 30. The former saw...

This Day in Hockey History – March 29, 1973 – No. 16 is 1st and 9th to 100

The Philadelphia Flyers joined the NHL as part of the major expansion in 1967. Two years later, center Bobby Clarke joined the Flyers...

This Day in Hockey History – March 28, 1967 – Mikita Goes Apple Picking

At the end of the final Original Six season, the Chicago Blackhawks had scoring power houses who pushed the team to the top...

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...