Doug MacLean chose a doughnut shop in Edmunston, N.B., in the middle of the night to pour over lists of players to be made available in the NHL expansion draft next week to his new Columbus, Ohio, team. “I was driving my family back to the cottage in Prince Edward Island and we’d stopped but …
This Day In Hockey History-June 5, 1996-First Stanley Cup title helped struggling Pittsburgh Penguins, Jagr, earn respect
Jaromir Jagr knew a good party when he saw one. Only that time, he didn’t fully understand the occasion. Jagr was a 19-year-old rookie when the Penguins won their fust Stanley Cup championship in 1991 He was adjusting to life in the United States and spoke only broken English. ‘1 didn’t even know what I …
This Day In Hockey History-June 1, 1985-Gretzky: Nobody Can Do It Better In Pro Hockey
EDMONTON, Alberta — Now that Wayne Gretzky has taken another Stanley Cup and gone home for the summer, it’s time to pause. It’s time to inhale and to try to appreciate what this 24-year-old has accomplished in his six years in the NHL. Hockey history will forever be astounded by him. Let’s make sure we …
This Day In Hockey History-May 18, 1988- Green Assists in Orr, Bourque Comparison
EDMONTON — There are marvelous hockey players who go a whole career without ever having a sniff of a Stanley Cup. There are brilliant coaches of this game who expire, sans silverware; unrewarded for a lifetime of plotting and tutoring and coaxing and dining on antacids. Then there is Ted Green. He wins two Stanley …
This Day In Hockey History-May 4, 1996-How The Detroit Dynasty Was Built
TERRY EGAN Dallas Morning News In a time of monumental greed, in a game dominated more than ever by free agency and player movement, the Detroit Red Wings just might have built the last dynasty Theirs is a team laced with talent, intelligence and a willingness to sacrifice personal glory for team success. The Red …
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This Day In Hockey History-April 5, 1986-Gretzky Sets New NHL Points Record
Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers topped his own NHL record for points in a single season Friday with three assists, giving him 214 points, as the Oilers lost 9-3 at Calgary to the Flames. Gretzky set up Jari Kurri at 7:19 of the first period for his 161st assist of the year to tie …
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This Day In Hockey History-April 4, 1986-Season Review-Oilers Sizzled Again During Violent Season
FLORIDA TODAY Wires The Edmonton Oilers’ runaway express trampled just about everyone in the National Hockey League this season. Along the way, one of the Stanley Cup champions’ main weapons even managed to eclipse a legend. The star-studded Oilers moved into the playoffs as solid favorites to grab their third straight championship after they ran …
This Day In Hockey History-April 4, 1985-Will Offense Win The Norris Trophy For Paul Coffey?
By John KorobanikThe Canadian Press Defenceman Paul Coffey’s recent offensive rampage may have turned around the struggling Edmonton Oilers and won him player of the week honors in the National Hockey League, but will it also win him the Norris Trophy? Edmonton coach Glen Sather certainly thinks so. Indeed, Sather says Coffey should be handed …
This Day In Hockey History-April 2, 1986-Coffey Ties, Then Breaks Bobby Orr’s Record For Goals by a Defenseman
03 Apr 1986, Thu Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) By JIM MATHESONJournal Staff WriterOilers 8 Canucks 4 The goal that brush-stroked Bobby Orr from the National Hockey League record book was a masterpiece. This was no taint by number. “Paul Coffey’s goal was a classic. It was a typical Orr goal, end to-end,” said Vancouver …
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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