PITTSBURGH — No player has ever come from further away than Henrik Zetterberg to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. The Detroit Red Wings didn’t select the Swede until late in the seventh round of the 1999 NHL draft and that decision has never looked better than right now. Zetterberg led his team …
This Day In Hockey History-June 3, 2018-A Knights Tale for Dreaming – Vegas Golden Knights
Upstarts from Vegas have given the NHL a great gift — the idea that anything is possible The world of sports allows itself to believe theirs is a well-ordered universe — a place which, over the long haul, rewards meticulous planning and informed, disciplined decision-making. There are no short cuts in this world. For the …
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 24, 2005-Sidney Crosby handles attention like a pro
LONDON, Ont. (CP) — A group of children and adults waited near the Rimouski Oceanic bus at the Memorial Cup practice rink Monday. The arena door opened and one child cried “Sidney!” Sidney Crosby asked the Oceanic staff if he had time and then the 17-year-old walked over, accompanied by a team staff member, to …
This Day In Hockey History-Crosby, The Next Great One
Junior hockey star is likened to Gretzky By JOHN MANASSO May 15, 2005 / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Rimouski, Quebec — When general managers met four weeks ago to discuss the NHL draft, some in the room left saying the discussion quickly became acrimonious. Determining the draft order would be difficult enough in a year without …
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On this day in hockey history, February 16, 2017, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby reached the 1000 point plateau with an assist on a Chris Kunitz goal against the Winnipeg Jets. He accomplished the feat in just his 757th game, becoming the 12th-fastest and 11th-youngest player to reach the 1000 point milestone. That 2016-2017 season was …