Hockey History

This Day in Hockey History – March 1, 1968 – Wind Beneath the Flyers’ Wings

(Photo: Bruce C. Cooper , via Wikimedia Commons) The six-story-high, $12-million Spectrum in Philadelphia was practically brand new. It had opened...

This Day in Hockey History – February 28, 1960 – Riley’s Raiders of the Rings

Twenty years before “Miracle on Ice,” the unlikely U.S. surprised the hockey world by winning its first gold medal at the 1960...

This Day in Hockey History – February 27, 1895 – Black Ice at Dartmouth Curling Rink

Before the NHL of 1917, the National Hockey Association (NHA) of 1909, and even the Canadian Amateur Hockey League (CAHL) of 1898, Nova Scotians...

This Day in Hockey History – February 26, 1900 – Ivy Rivalry

(Photo: Harvard-Yale Hockey Game at Madison Square Garden in 2014, U.S. Department of State from United States, via Wikimedia Commons) Not many can claim...

This Day in Hockey History – February 25, 1940 and 1978 – Rangers Wreck Canadiens

On February 25, 38 years apart, the New York Rangers scored six goals in big victories over the Montreal Canadiens. The...

This Day in Hockey History – February 24, 1980 – U.S.A. Believes in Miracles

The 13th Olympic Winter Games were held at Lake Placid, New York in February 1980. At the time, the U.S.-Soviet relations were extremely...

This Day in Hockey History – February 23, 1996 – Lemieux and Jagr Go 50-50

Two of the top 100 NHL players spent seven seasons as teammates with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Mario Lemieux, No. 66, was drafted...

This Day in Hockey History – February 22, 1998 – NHL Goes for the Gold

The 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan not only stood out as the first to feature women’s hockey but also as the first...

This Date in Hockey History – February 21, 1970 – Hull Hits 500

The name of Bobby Hull speaks to a level of hockey that few can get to. “The Golden Jet” got his nickname for his...

This Day in Hockey History – February 20, 1930 – Praying Benny’s Protector

(Photo: 1929-30 Montreal Maroons, Wiki) In today’s game of hockey, goalie masks are not only expected but are also often works of...