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This Day In Hockey History-June 5, 1980-Byng-o! The Kid, Gretzky, has Hart

This Day In Hockey History

It was a day like no other in hockey history. On the same day Number 9, The Great Gordie Howe officially retired from hockey, Number 99, The Great Wayne Gretzky, officially ascended his throne. Following the most spectacular first-year performance in National Hockey League history, Edmonton Oilers’ Wayne Gretzky was informed late Wednesday he had …

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This Day In Hockey History-May 7, 1989-Soviet Defector Mogilny Reveals Motive

Buffalo Sabres, This Day In Hockey History

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) – Like millions before him, Alexander Mogilny said he came to America to make a better life for himself. “I have to think about the future — about the time when I no longer will be playing hockey,” Mogilny, the first Soviet hockey star to defect, said Sunday at Ais first news …

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