TORONTO (CP) — Mario Lemieux has two important dates this summer. First, he’s getting married June 26. Then he’ll check into the hospital in July for more surgery on a back that has slowed him slightly the last two years. “It will be minor surgery to take scar tissue out of there,” he said after …
This Day In Hockey History-June 17, 1997-The NHL adding four more American teams in expansion
The NHL is heading into four more American cities by the year 2000 and civic leaders and citizens in Nashville, Tenn., St. Paul, Minn., Columbus, Ohio, and Atlanta couldn’t be happier. “It’s good to see hockey coming back,” said Dan Bouchard, a goalie for the Atlanta Flames when they played there from 1972-80. “I always …
This Day In Hockey History-June 16, 1990-Dale Hawerchuck traded for Phil Housely
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Dale Hawerchuk and Joe Mullen, two of the National Hockey League’s top scorers in the 1980s, found new homes Saturday in a pair of draft-day trades. Hawerchuk, Winnipeg’s all-time leading scorer, was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in a four-player deal in which the Jets got Phil Housley. The trade …
This Day In Hockey History-June 16, 1977-WHA clubs perform annual draft ritual
TORONTO (CP) – The World Hockey Association may or may not operate as an independent league next season, but if it does it will be ready to do battle with the National Hockey League for some of the best graduates of amateur ranks. The nine WHA teams still in existence after the demise of Phoenix …
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This Day In Hockey History-June 15, 1985-Maple Leafs Choose Wendel Clark #1 Overall in 1985 NHL Draft
Toronto makes 4th-ranked defenseman Clark No. 1 draft pick TORONTO – Wendel Clark, a rugged defenseman from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, reacted “with shock” when the Toronto Maple Leafs made him the No. 1 pick in Saturday’s National Hockey League draft. Clark, 18, also plays left wing and said he will gladly “play anywhere and everywhere” for …
This Day In Hockey History-June 15, 2011-Boston Bruins Win the Stanley Cup
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Boston Bruins had waited 39 years for another drink from the Stanley Cup, and Tim Thomas was awfully thirsty. When the Bruins and their brilliant goalie barged into a hostile Canadian rink surrounded by another 100,000 screaming fans outside for Game 7, they emerged with the championship they wanted. Thomas …
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This Day In Hockey History-June 14, 1994-Rangers Win the Stanley Cup, Kiss the Curse Goodbye
NEW YORK — Mark Messier kissed th^ Stanley Cup as more than 18,000 long-suffering Rangers fans danced in the aisles of Madison Square Garden. They broke into a gleeful chorus of what only teasing opposition fans had chanted in the past.“1940, 1940, 1940, 1940.” Then, in the dressing room, New York’s 54-year-old championship curse was …
This Day In Hockey History-June 14, 1977-Dale McCourt Taken First Overall by Red Wings in 1977 NHL Draft
MONTREAL (AP) -Highscoring center, Dale McCourt of the St. Catharines Flncups, selected as Canada’s top player in the Ontario Hockey Association Major Junior League, was selected Tuesday by the Detroit Red Wings as No. 1 in the National Hockey League’s amateur draft. It took 5 3/4 hours for the 18 teams to wade through 17 …
This Day In Hockey History-June 13, 1978-Rob Rammage, Pat Riggin, Craig Hartsburg WHA bound
MONTREAL — National Hockey League Players’ Association president Alan Eagleson confirmed here Tuesday night that more under-age juniors will sign with the World Hockey Association. Eagleson now feels it’s essential his under-age clients maintain credibility in the wake of WHA Indianapolis Racers signing Soo Greyhounds sensation Wayne Gretzky, 17, to a reported seven-year, $ 1.75-million …
This Day In Hockey History-June 13, 1987-Pierre Turgeon is No. 1 in NHL draft, Shanahan 2nd, Then Defensemen Dominate
DETROIT (AP) — As expected, high-scoring centers Pierre Turgeon and Brendan Shanahan were the top two picks in Saturday’s NHL draft. The selection of Turgeon, by the Buffalo Sabres, and Shanahan, who went to the New Jersey Devils, came as no surprise. They had been rated the top two players available in the draft by …