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 …
This Day In Hockey History-June 10, 1993-McSorly’s miscue will ‘stick’ in his mind forever
Illegal stick didn’t cost Kings the series, but it’s the turning point everyone will remember IT WAS LIKE one big wound, the Los Angeles Kings’ dressing room, and when you walked into it, you could feel the hurt. There was Tony Granato, hard-nosed the previous three hours, soft-spoken now. ‘I’ve never had to swallow a …
This Day In Hockey History-June 9, 1993-Montreal Canadiens Beat L.A. to claim 24th Stanley Cup
TORONTO — This long season was over, and there was Kirk Muller, crying, and talking about what this Stanley Cup victory was all about. “It’s not the name on the Cup,” Muller said after a 4-1 victory locked up the Stanley Cup final in five games against the Los Angeles Kings. “It’s not the ring. …
This Day In Hockey History-June 7, 2000-Injury opened rift between Lindros, Flyers
When Keith Jones awoke between 6:45 and 7 on the morning of April 2, 1999, he was shocked at how Flyers center Eric Lindros’ condition had deteriorated overnight. His roommate lay pale and gasping in a bathtub of warm water in their Nashville hotel room. Something was seriously wrong, far beyond the rib bruise that …
This Day In Hockey History-March 5, 2004- (VIDEO) Ottawa Senators VS Philadelphia Flyers Fights
Flyers 5, Senators 3 Ottawa 1 1 3FLYERS 3 11-5 First period: 1, Ottawa, Neil 8 (Simpson, Havlat), 4:07. 2, FLYERS, Lapointe 4 (Somik, Slaney), 10:41. 3, FLYERS, Recchi 25 (LeClair, Handzus), 11:11. 4, FLYERS, Markov 6 (Handzus, LeClair), 16:10.Penalty: Amonte, Phi (ob.-holding), 5:17. Second period: 5, FLYERS, Johnsson 9 (Zhamnov, Slaney), 5:22 (pp). 6, …