Hockey History
This Day in Hockey History – December 30, 1978 – To Be Frank
Twelve years after he last officiated a game, Frank Udvari skated out in borrowed skates and striped shirt. Nearly 55, he...
This Day in Hockey History – December 29, 1995 – Beam Up, Scotty
As a coach, Scotty Bowman was well-known for record-setting. On December 29, 1995, he broke Al Arbour’s record for...
This Day in Hockey History – December 23, 1978 – Rangers Got Run Over by a Trottier
Bryan Trottier was born July 17, 1956 in Val Marie, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was drafted 22nd overall by the New York Islanders during the...
This Day in Hockey History – December 22, 1979 – Broad Street Streak
Best known as the Broad Street Bullies for their willingness to play rough and the number of penalty minutes they amassed during...
This Day in Hockey History – December 21, 1937 – Thompson Times Two
Naturally, brothers who grow up skating together sometimes end up playing in the NHL together. Rarely do those brothers end up having...
This Day in Hockey History – December 20, 1985 and 1986 – Royal Oil Embroil Again
For three years in a row, the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers played each other in high-scoring games at this time...
This Day in Hockey History – December 19, 1984 – The Great One Thousand
Wayne Gretzky seemed to break records at every turn. One of them was so mind-boggling that no less than four of...
This Day in Hockey History – December 18, 1928 and 1955 – Habs Record Shutout Then Shut Out
For the Montreal Canadiens, December 18 became a day of shutouts, whether in their favor or not. In 1928, they notched...
This Day in Hockey History – December 17, 1957 – Four for Four
When the trade was made on December 17, 1957, it was the largest trade in NHL history. As the Detroit Free Press put...
This Day in Hockey History – December 16, 1934 – Brothers Behind Benches
Their birthdays were ten days apart, just shy of a two-year difference. Lester Patrick was born December 31, 1883, and
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