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-February 20, 1981-Sastny Brothers
The Stastny brothers, Peter and Anton, both Quebec Nordiques rookies playing in their first NHL season after defecting from Czechoslovakia, each scored hat tricks to lead the streaking Quebec Nordiques to a 9-3 rout of the slumping Vancouver Canucks. Older brother Peter Stastny scored two goals on the same shift in the first period, his …
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