Hockey History
This Day in Hockey History – February 5, 1972 – Some Sapporo Shots
The XI Winter Olympic Games were held in Sapporo, Japan in 1972. In the ice hockey event, these games were most...
This Day in Hockey History – February 4, 1961, 1971, and 1973 – Rangers’ Three for All
February 4th can be considered a lucky day for the New York Rangers. Even when everything seemed to be going wrong...
This Day in Hockey History – February 3, 1944 – Syd’s Six
Ten days after the Detroit Red Wings obliterated the New York Rangers 15-0, they set a few more records in a...
This Day in Hockey History – February 2, 1974 – Hats Flyin’
In the history of the Philadelphia Flyers, they have rarely flown as high as they did during the 1973-74 season. On...
This Day in Hockey History – January 31, 1987 – Newell’s 1000th
(Photo: Scouting the Refs) We have all seen it—a player in the NHL achieves that milestone 1000th...
This Day in Hockey History – January 28, 1943 – Bentley Brothers Buffet
If your last name was Bentley and you were wearing a Chicago Black Hawks sweater, then it was a good bet that...
This Day in Hockey History – January 25, 1964 and 1972 – Espo’s Expos
Scoring goals was typical for Phil Esposito. But everyone has to start somewhere, and for Esposito, he scored his first NHL...
This Day in Hockey History – January 24, 1896 – St. Paul’s Beginnings
(Photo: Winter Carnival 1887, via Wikimedia Commons) Many who live outside the “State of Hockey” do...
This Day in Hockey History – January 23, 1934 and 1944 – Rangers’ Iron and Rust
For the New York Rangers, the games on January 23rd in 1934 and 1944 could not have gone much differently....
This Day in Hockey History – January 22, 1987 – When Hell Freezes Over
A blizzard blew through East Rutherford before the New Jersey Devils could play the Calgary Flames on January 22, 1987. With...
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