Hockey History

This Day in Hockey History – December 7, 1967, 1968, 1975 – The Chief Scorer

Johnny Bucyk played for the Boston Bruins for 21 seasons (after playing two for the Detroit Red Wings before being traded in return...

This Day in Hockey History – December 6, 1990 – South and North Again

Rumors swirled about another expansion in the NHL, and two places about 1,300 miles apart with opposite hockey experiences stepped up to request franchises....

This Day in Hockey History – December 5, 1939 – Bruins’ Shore Nevermore

A little over ten years after Eddie Shore set the record for most fights in one game, on December 5, 1939, the...

This Day in Hockey History – December 4, 1909 – Les Canadiens Commencent

(Photo: Albert Dumas , via Wikimedia Commons) Only one hockey team predated the NHL and has existed for almost 110 years –...

This Day in Hockey History – December 3, 1987 – Boston’s Lucky Number 7

(Photo: redsox20041027 , via Wikimedia Commons) On Thursday (November 29, 2018), the Boston Bruins continued a long tradition of retiring the numbers...

This Day in Hockey History – December 2, 1925 – Pirates Come Home but Americans’ First

(Photo: The Pittsburgh Post Gazette) A year and a day after the Boston Bruins and Montreal Maroons played their first game, on...

This Day in Hockey History – December 1, 1924 – Bruins Begin Brown and Montreal Makes Maroons

When the U.S. finally joined the NHL in 1924, the first American team came in holding hands with a second team from Montreal, Canada....

This Day in Hockey History – November 30, 1968 – Fonteyne’s Clean Slate

Val Fonteyne earned the titles of “Mr. Clean” and the “most gentlemanly player” in NHL history. On November 30, 1968, he...

This Day in Hockey History – November 29, 1967 – Bowman Begins to Win

Often described as the “winningest coach,” Scotty Bowman had to get his NHL start at some point. On November 29, 1967, he...

This Day in Hockey History – November 28, 1925 – Vezina Falls

Top goalies in the NHL earn the Vezina Trophy. The man honored by the naming of the trophy came to a sad end following...