Doug MacLean chose a doughnut shop in Edmunston, N.B., in the middle of the night to pour over lists of players to be made available in the NHL expansion draft next week to his new Columbus, Ohio, team. “I was driving my family back to the cottage in Prince Edward Island and we’d stopped but …
This Day In Hockey History-March 6, 2000-Ray Bourque Traded to Avalanche
Bourque era ends in Boston BOSTON (AP) — Ray Bourque wanted to win the Stanley Cup before he retired. He also wanted to finish his career in Boston. When it became clear that he wouldn’t be able to do both, Bourque asked to be traded to a contender. And the Bruins accommodated him on Monday …
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This Day In Hockey History-February 25, 2003-Andreychuk Moves Into 12th Place In All-Time Scoring
Dave Andreychuk scored his 609th goal, moving into 12th place on the all-time NHL goals scored list. Tampa goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin earned his 31st career shutout in 24 save effort, as the Lightning beat the Anaheim Mighty Ducks 2-0. Andreychuk was tied with Dino Ciccarelli coming into the game and his first-period goal put him …