Hockey History

This Day in Hockey History – January 7, 2004 – Boucher Gives Up Nothing

As the world prepared to celebrate the beginning of 2004, Brian Boucher was a backup goalie for the Phoenix Coyotes who had recently...

This Day in Hockey History – January 6, 1988 – Ciccarelli’s No Good, Very Bad Year

Minnesota North Stars right wing (and leading scorer) Dino Ciccarelli had had it. Since the beginning of the 1987-88 season, he had served...

This Day in Hockey History – January 5, 1957 – NHL on TV in USA

A little over four years after Hockey Night in Canada was first televised, the U.S. began nationally televising NHL games. The network CBS...

This Day in Hockey History – January 4, 1988 – Salming Leads Europeans

Swedish Borje Salming was not the first European to play in the NHL, but he was the first European-trained player to reach all-star...

This Day in Hockey History – January 3, 1929 – Shore Dashed Through the Snow

Travelling still isn’t easy, especially in poor weather, but back in 1929, Eddie Shore had a full-on adventure trying to get from Boston...

This Day in Hockey History – January 2, 1999 and 2001 – Scoring Shutouts

At the turn of the twenty-first century, two goalies each scored a goal before earning a shutout. On January 2, 1999, Damian Rhodes...

This Day in Hockey History – January 1, 1992 and 1993 – Changing Countries

As the 1990s began, the world was changing in ways that had major impacts on international sports. The timing of the annual IIHF...

This Day in Hockey History – December 31, 1997 – Hasek’s Six

Czech goalie Dominik “The Dominator” Hasek closed out 1997 with six shutouts during the month of December. The only other goaltender to achieve that...

This Day in Hockey History – December 30, 1967 – Forum Fit For Kings

In 1967, the NHL doubled in size from six to twelve franchises. With the new teams came new arenas. The Los Angeles franchise was...

This Day in Hockey History – December 29, 1957 – Lefty’s Third Turn a Tie

As a 38-year-old “portly gent wearing the red jacket” at the Detroit Red Wings’ bench, assistant trainer Ross “Lefty” Wilson was still prepared...