Hockey History

This Day in Hockey History – November 17, 1926 – The First Black Hawks’ Feather

(Photo: NHL.com) On November 17, 1926, the day between the first game for the New York Rangers and the first game for...

This Day in Hockey History – November 16, 1926 – Rangers Make It There

New York was already a happening place for hockey by the time the Rangers came on the scene playing their first game on

This Day in Hockey History – November 15, 2002 – A Stars’ Points and Avalanche in Minutes

The Dallas Stars hosted the Colorado Avalanche at the American Airlines Center on November 15, 2002. Both franchises had experienced significant...

This Day in Hockey History – November 14, 1971 – Cheevers Achieves

Gerry Cheevers’s claim to fame started with 30 stitches drawn on his facemask, but his greatest achievement was an unbeaten streak of 32...

This Day in Hockey History – November 13, 1955 – Goalies Squared Off

(Photo: The Boston Globe, as found on Newspapers.com) Two goalies, both alike in shutouts, in fair Boston, where we lay our scene, from...

This Day in Hockey History – November 12, 1931 – Maple Leafs in the Gardens

(Photo: , via Wikimedia Commons) Hockey teams and their fans grow out of their arenas. This happened to the Toronto Maple Leafs,...

This Day in Hockey History – November 11, 1998, 2005, and 2016 – Another Round of Penalty Shots

Seven events involving the NHL penalty shot took place within six days spread across 82 years. On November 11, 1998, New Jersey Devils defenseman...

This Day in Hockey History – November 10, 1962 – “Mr. Goalie” Sent Out into the Hall

(Image:By TGC Topps Gum Cards, via Wikimedia Commons) Could you imagine working over 500 days before needing a sick day? That’s just...

This Day in Hockey History – November 9, 1970 – Guerin Made in the U.S.A.

In Worcester, Massachusetts, November 9, 1970, an Irish-American father named Bill and Nicaraguan mother named Ligia had a boy named Bill Guerin. The...

This Day in Hockey History – November 8, 1934 – The Second One-Season Wonder

Two franchises had to relocate but folded after one season in the new location leaving those two cities without an NHL team until the...