Hockey History

This Day in Hockey History – February 9, 1950 – Conacher’s Cuff

Charlie Conacher, who as a player played 12 seasons in the NHL—nine of them with the Toronto Maple Leafs—began his coaching career six years...

This Day in Hockey History – February 7, 1947 – A Punch Takes A Check

The game of hockey has always been a physical one. Men with blades on their feet, sticks in their hands, and doing their best...

This Day in Hockey History – February 6, 1978 – Beanpot Blizzard

The Beanpot tournament has been played the first two Monday’s of February since 1958. The tournament pits four of Boston’s college hockey teams against...

This Day in Hockey History – February 4, 1989 – 44th for Gretzky

The Great One is at the top of almost all the statistics sheets, so it should not be surprising that he tops the records...

This Day in Hockey History – February 2, 1977 – Turnbull’s High Five

The Toronto Maple Leafs were playing host to the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, February 2, 1977. Going into the game, Leafs defenseman...

This Day in Hockey History – February 1, 1955 – Conn’s “Happy” Day

(Photo: City of Toronto Archives) If J.P. Bickell hadn’t reached out to see if Conn Smythe might be interested in taking over coaching...

This Day in Hockey History – January 31, 1920 – Malone’s in Seventh Heaven

(Photo: Quebec Bulldogs, 1913 Stanley Cup champions , via Wikimedia Commons) Joe Malone, the man to score the very first NHL...

This Day in Hockey History – January 30, 1926 – Connell the Shutout King

He played for the Senators, but for at least two seasons, Alex Connell was the king of shutouts. On January 30, 1926, he...

This Day in Hockey History – January 29, 1946 – Pratt Falls

Everyone seemed to like the big guy and hated to bust him, but an example had to be made to prevent further wrong-doing in...

This Day in Hockey History – January 28, 1989 – Games Worth Watching

The NHL was busy on Saturday, January 28, 1989. A record number of fans (164,223) showed up to watch the ten games that...