Hockey History

This Day in Hockey History – February 23, 1972 – Bruins with the Big Bounce Back

Traditionally there is the “three-goal lead curse” in hockey. So many teams who have achieved such a lead have eased up the...

This Day in Hockey History – February 22, 1971 – Terriers on a Tear

The 1970-71 season was a big one for the Boston University Terriers. That March, they won their first NCAA Division I...

This Day in Hockey History – February 21, 1921 – Border-Crossing Queens

(Photo: Vancouver Amazons via Wikimedia Commons) Women have been playing hockey nearly as long as men,...

This Day in Hockey History – February 20, 1942, 1971, 1972, and 1974 – 50th Goals as Birthday Gifts

People like Phil Esposito really know how to get the birthday party started. Born on February 20, 1942, for three...

This Day in Hockey History – February 19, 1955 – Five and Five in ‘55

One February 19th was all about the number 5. The year was 1955, and No. 5 Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion...

This Day in Hockey History – February 18, 1895 – Minnesotans Host Manitobans

Billed as the first international hockey game ever held in the United States, a team from the University of Minnesota hosted a...

This Day in Hockey History – February 16, 1936 – Great Britain’s Gold in Germany

The Olympic Games that began with Nazi salutes to Chancellor Adolf Hitler on February 6, ended with the first gold medal...

This Day in Hockey History – February 17, 1923 – Cy Seizes the High

Having transitioned from the National Hockey Association to the newly-formed National Hockey League in 1917, left winger Cy Denneny became the...

This Day in Hockey History – February 8, 1975 – Low in Score, High in Penalties

On one end of the rink, rookie goalie Pete LoPresti earned his first NHL shutout. In the other team’s penalty box,...

This Day in Hockey History – February 7, 1976 – Sittler’s Perfect 10

What’s better than scoring six goals in a game? Darryl Sittler, captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, became one of only...