Hockey History

This Day in Hockey History – January 17, 1996 and 2003 – 22nd and 32nd to 500

Exactly seven years apart, two NHL stars each scored his 500th goal. On January 17, 1996, Steve Yzerman became the 22nd to...

This Day in Hockey History – January 16, 1934 – Doraty’s OT HT

Only one NHL hat trick has been scored in overtime, and it happened to be the only NHL hat trick scored by Ken...

This Day in Hockey History – January 15, 1990 – Murray Brother Swap

In Washington, D.C. on January 15, 1990, general manager David Poile decided the Capitals needed a change. Their coach, Bryan Murray, had...

This Day in Hockey History – January 14, 1922 – Cleghorn Two By Four

(Image of Cleghorn brothers via Wikimedia Commons) The Cleghorn brothers may not have been twins, but they were a matching set.

This Day in Hockey History – January 13, 1968 – The Tragedy in the Masterton Trophy

After the exciting promise of 1967, Americans would witness multiple tragedies in 1968. That season in the hockey world, the NHL doubled...

This Day in Hockey History – January 12, 1943 – Bruins on the Home Front

(Photo:Australian War Memorial collection, via Wikimedia Commons) During World War II, everyone tried to do their bit for the war effort. The...

This Day in Hockey History – January 11, 1941 – When NY Visits Toronto Everyone Behaves

Back-to-back penalty-free games in Toronto when New York teams were visiting. Was everyone on their best behavior or were the officials lax? The news...

This Day in Hockey History – January 10, 1931 – Streak Breaker Quakers

Moving from the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Philadelphia Quakers only gave the NHL one of the worst teams in its history. The Quakers...

This Day in Hockey History – January 9, 1918 – Goalies All Fall Down

The NHL had just formed and begun to play when, on January 9, 1918, President Frank Calder announced an important rule change that...

This Day in Hockey History – January 8, 2010 – Lights Out on the Lightning

It was Friday, January 8, 2010 at the Prudential Center in Newark, and everything was normal for the first half of the