Boston Bruins And New York Rangers Play Scoreless Tie Tight Defense by Both Teams Features Opening Playoff Tilt Boston. April 2— (AP)— The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers battled through sixty minutes of fast and decidedly rough hockey to a scoreless tie here tonight in the first encounter of a two-game playoff series that …
This Day In Hockey History-April 2, 1972-Bobby Hull Scores His 50th Goal of the Season
During the final game of the season, a 6-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Stadium, Bobby Hull scores his 604th and final goal as a member of the Chicago Blackhawks. His 50th goal of the season, it makes him the first player in NHL history to reach the 50-goal mark five times. Golden Jet scores …
This Day In Hockey History-March 31, 1996-Coffey Reaches 1400 points
Paul Coffey became the eighth NHL player and first defenseman with 1,400 career points in Sunday’s 8-1 win. Coffey didn’t realize he was that close, though. He didn’t save the puck on Tim Taylor’s goal, on which Coffey assisted. “Geez, my dad was supposed to keep me abreast of it,” he said. “It’s a great …
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This Day In Hockey History-March 30, 1916-Montreal Canadiens Win Their First Stanley Cup
Canadiens Beat OutPortland 2 to 1 and Annex Stanley Cup Lalonde Engineers Play In Closing Period That Gave Eastern Hockeyists Victory 31 Mar 1916, Fri The Winnipeg Tribune (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) MONTREAL, March 31 — The Canadiens of Montreal annexed the Stanley Cup, emblematic of the world’s professional hockey championship. here last night by heating …
This Day In Hockey History-March 28, 1982-Wayne Gretzky Scores His 92nd Goal
Gretzky scores No. 92 in 6-2 win over Kings INGLEWOOD (UPI) — It’s 92 and counting for Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky scored his 92nd goal of the season and Mark Messier and Glenn Anderson each added a pair as the Edmonton Oilers downed the Los Angeles Kings 6-2 Sunday night. His performance means Gretzky needs eight …
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This Day In Hockey History-March 29, 1981-Gretzky Breaks Esposito’s Record
Mon Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) PITTSBURGH — When Wayne Gretzky was about 10, his dad used to come home from a shift at Bell Canada and now and then catch his boy watching TV instead of siting on the backyard rink. He gently scolded his son for not practicing his God-given talent. “Ten years …
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This Day In Hockey History-March 25, 1982-Wayne Gretzky Breaks Another Record
Wayne Gretzky reached the 200-point plateau Thursday night and said afterward he still has more ink in the pen that is rewriting National Hockey League history. “We still have some goals left,” Gretzky said after scoring a pair of short-handed goals and added two assists to become the first player in NHL history to reach …
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This Day In Hockey History-March 24, 1976-Jean Pronovost First Penguin to Score 50 Goals In a Season
PITTSBURGH (UPI) – Jean Pronovost admitted he was excited about getting his 50th goal of the season Wednesday night against the Boston Bruins. “It was quite a feeling, a wonderful feeling,” Pronovost said after the Penguins and Bruins skated to a 5-5 National Hockey League tie.’“I was sky high. Now that I’ve done it once, …
This Day In Hockey History-March 24, 1982-Rick Vaive Becomes The First 50-Goal Scorer in Maple Leafs History
By DAVID JENSEN THE CANADIAN PRESS Rick Vaive made it seem as though he had just been at a dance instead of an intense game that had kept Toronto Maple Leafs playoff hopes dangling by a thread. “Everybody was out there hopping and bopping and grinding,” said the 22-year-old Leaf captain after Toronto’s much-needed 4-3 …
This Day In Hockey History-March 23, 1994-Gretzky Becomes NHL All-Time Goal Leader
No. 99 Gets Goal No. 802-Now He’s No. 1 on List The Great One passes Gordie Howe in the second period, but the Kings lose again, 6-3. By LISA DILLMAN TIMES STAFF WRITER The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) There are so many numbers that make up the Kings’ Wayne Gretzky—the number on his …