Hockey History

This Day in Hockey History – October 18, 1979 – Tipping Our Hats to Esposito

(Photo: By Boston Bruins , via Wikimedia Commons) At the beginning of his second-to-last of 18 NHL seasons, Phil Esposito scored...

This Day in Hockey History – October 17, 1989 – Flames Rise in the Third

Over half way into the third period on October 17, 1989, the visiting Calgary Flames had only three goals while the Quebec...

This Day in Hockey History – October 16, 1946 – “Mr. Hockey” Takes Wing

Gordie Howe, who was so iconic that he was known as “Mr. Hockey,” began his illustrious career in 1946. On October 16,...

This Day in Hockey History – October 15, 1964, 1972, and 2009 – Thrice 1,000

(Photo: By Ken Lund , via Wikimedia Commons) Three times players have reached 1,000 games on October 15. Two of them...

This Day in Hockey History – October 14, 1979 – Flyers Go Far

The Philadelphia Flyers enjoyed many high points throughout the 1970s. One of them was an astonishing unbeaten streak, lasting 35 games, which began...

This Day in Hockey History – October 13, 1947 – All-Stars Are Out Tonight

(Photo: 1934 benefit game by Alexandra Studio, Toronto , via Wikimedia Commons) The NHL has a tradition of annually selecting All-Stars...

This Day in Hockey History – October 12, 1980 and 1991 – NHL Nights of Numbers

(Map: By Maximilian Dörrbecker (Chumwa) , from Wikimedia Commons) October 12th, with the NHL season still fresh, has proven a night of...

This Day in Hockey History – October 11, 1972 – WHA, Come Out and Play!

(Map: Billsportsmaps.com) Following basketball’s example, promoters decided that North American hockey needed a new league to prevent the NHL’s professional monopoly. Thus,...

This Day in Hockey History – October 9, 2000 – A Hull of a Score

Sons want to make their fathers proud, and fathers wish to see their sons surpass them. October 9, 2000 stood as just one...

This Week in Hockey History – October 8, 1971 – “Hockey’s Royal Family” Adds Third Patrick Generation

Hockey truly proved to be the Patrick family business on October 8, 1971, when Craig Patrick became the first third-generation player to...