Hockey History

This Day in Hockey History – March 21, 1985 – Capitals’ Carpenter Cans 50th on Canadiens

Mar 21, 2019

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The Washington Capitals did not have much to celebrate on March 21, 1985, but they did have Massachusetts-born Bobby Carpenter. It all...

This Day in Hockey History – March 20, 1948 – NCAA’s First Frozen Four

Mar 20, 2019

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Although hard to believe, little more than 70 years ago, hockey reached such a small audience in the U.S. that only about 24 colleges...

This Day in Hockey History – March 19, 1933 – An Afternoon Experiment

Mar 19, 2019

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The NHL schedules numerous afternoon games every season, and that number has increased this season. Surprisingly, the NHL took until the very end of...

This Day in Hockey History – March 18, 1940 – Hawks Take Flight

Mar 18, 2019

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The start of the 1939-40 playoffs would have been typical but for one change in transportation. The Chicago Blackhawks flew to and from...

This Day in Hockey History – March 17, 1955 – Bombs for the Rocket

Mar 17, 2019

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Hockey fights are nothing new. The rivalry between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins dates back to 1924. It seems that riots by...

This Day in Hockey History – March 16, 1923 – Bout of Brothers

Mar 16, 2019

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(Image: 1923 Ottawa Senators, via Wikimedia Commons) Brothers who play professional hockey is nothing new, but in 1923, brothers played against each...

This Day in Hockey History – March 15, 1941 – Two For the Price of None

Mar 15, 2019

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Coach Dick Irvin decided to try something interesting on March 15, 1941. It was the final game of his first season coaching the...

This Day in Hockey History – March 14, 1933 – A Black Hawks’ Feisty Forfeit

Mar 14, 2019

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(Photo: Art Coulson, Blackhawks, from Newspapers.com) In the long-storied career of the Chicago Blackhawks, they have had only one forfeited game, and that...