BUFFALO. N.Y. (AP) – In the third exhausting overtime, the tired eyes of Texas finally gazed upon the Stanley Cup. Brett Hull scored on a rebound at 14:51 of the third overtime, putting a rebound over weary Dominik Hasek as the Dallas Stars won hockey’s biggest prize as much by exhaustion as execution, beating the …
This Day In Hockey History-June 17, 2011-Heroics put an end to a long, unpredictable journey for Tim Thomas
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Tim Thomas was never the Golden Boy. You kidding? He didn’t start a game in the NHL until he was 28 and he didn’t become anyone’s regular goalie until he was 31. Until very recently, he would have been recognized on the street in Finland more readily than in downtown Boston. …
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 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 6, 2007-Memory of past MVP victory leaves Ducks’ Giguere Conn Smythe-shy
It has been four years since Jean-Sebastien Giguere won the Conn Smythe Trophy, and the Anaheim Ducks goaltender’s outstanding memory of it was that it felt lousy. So when the media horde descended on the Honda Center after the charter flight from hell on Tuesday afternoon, and began bandying candidates’ names about for the Stanley …
This Day In Hockey History-May 29, 2005-‘The Next One’: Sidney Crosby, 17, Touted as Next Gretzky
LONDON, Ontario — The prediction seemed preposterous at the time: A kid named Sidney Crosby had the potential to one day challenge Wayne Gretzky’s records. What gave the words weight was their source: Gretzky himself. Two years later, little has changed in the opinion of “The Great One,” still enamored of Crosby, the 17-year-old prodigy …
This Day In Hockey History-May 29, 2018- Great One Wayne Gretzky Recalls Greatest Game
For Gretzky, his greatest game is frozen in time Third Period Hat Trick by Gretzky Put Kings in Stanley Cup Final. The details come back to Wayne Gretzky as if he just finished a shift at old Maple Leaf Gardens. The passion is in his voice, the memories still glowing. To listen to him talk …
This Day In Hockey History-May 27, 2011-Bruins Beat Lightning in Game 7, Advance to Stanley Cup
BOSTON – Vezina Trophy finalist Tim Thomas stopped every shot and gave the Boston Bruins a chance for the big est prize of all – the Stanley Cup. Forget their 20-year absence from the finals. Don’t talk about their epic playoff collapse of last season. And certainly don’t men -tion their powerless power play. None …
This Day In Hockey History-May 13, 2013-Bruins Come Back From 3 Goal Deficit to Defeat Leafs in Game 7
Bergeron’s goal in OT caps Boston comeback for the ages The Bruins were trailing the Maple Leafs in the third period, 4-1. They had 11 minutes left in their season. Their fans at TD Garden were rightfully giving them the business. “To be honest, I kind of thought we were done,” said Dougie Hamilton. On …
This Day In Hockey History-April 27, 2011-Boston Eliminates Canadiens In Game 7 in OT, Breaks a Jinx
Game 7 Joy For Bruins Dan Shaughnessy – The Boston Globe They hadn’t won a Game 7 of any kind since 1994, when they played in the Old Garden and Boston had a new mayor named Tom Menino. They were eliminated in heartbreaking Game 7s each of the last three seasons, and there were questions …