Hockey History
This Day in Hockey History – January 21, 1907 – Whistles for Thistles
(Photo: Kenora Thistles 1907, via Wikimedia Commons) From the time Lord Stanley donated his Cup, teams...
This Day in Hockey History – January 20, 1977 – Wilson Versus Wilson
Although the newspaper then claimed it was the “first time in the history of the National Hockey League,” January 20, 1977...
This Day in Hockey History – January 19, 1898 – Inaugural Intercollegiate on Ice
(Photo: Brown University 1897-98, via Wikimedia Commons) New England has a strong college hockey tradition that...
This Day in Hockey History – January 7, 1916 – You Can Call Me Babe
On January 7, 1916, Walter Peter “Babe” Pratt was born in Stony Mountain, Manitoba, Canada. He began playing hockey as a...
This Day in Hockey History – January 6, 1942 – When the Rubber Meets the Ice
The brutal cold and possible chance of snow could not keep Boston Bruins fans away. More than 10,000 fans entered the Boston...
This Day in Hockey History – January 5, 1930 – They Say It’s Your Birthday!
On January 5, 1930, Zellio “Topper” Toppanzini was born in Copper Cliff, Ontario. He began his hockey career in 1946 playing...
This Day in Hockey History – January 4, 1987 – “Punch-Up in Piestany”
(Photo: YouTube Video) Currently the 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship is underway, hosted this...
This Day in Hockey History – January 2, 1918 – Arena Ice on Fire
Montreal hockey suffered a major loss shortly after the NHL formed. Mid-day on January 2, 1918, a fire broke out at the...
This Day in Hockey History – January 1, 1961 – Oh G, O’Ree
Whenever Willie O’Ree made history, it seemed that it was when the Boston Bruins faced the Montreal Canadiens in back-to-back games....
This Day in Hockey History – December 31, 1988 – Lemieux’s High Five
At the end of 1988, Mario Lemieux rang in the new year not just once but five times by five methods...
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