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This Day In Hockey History-June 11, 1991-San Jose Sharks not typical NHL expansion team

BURLINGAME, Calif. – The quicker the San Jose Sharks forget their label as the NHL’s newest team, the better. “We have to keep the words ‘expansion team’ out of our vocabulary,” Brian Mullen said Tuesday at the first media gathering of San Jose players. “And we won’t be able to use it as an excuse …

This Day In Hockey History-February 21, 1970-Hull Nets 500th Goal

Entering the game against the New York Rangers that night, Chicago Blackhawks winger Bobby Hull was 2 goals shy of the 500 mark in his 13th season in Chicago. The Rangers took a first-period lead, which they doubled early in the second. Down 2-0, the Hawks started applying pressure and Hull was credited with a …

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