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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-May 5, 1991-Ulf Samuelsson Knee Hit on Cam Neely

PITTSBURGH (CP) – The Ulf Samuelsson–Cam Neely feud has reached a new level of nastiness. Samuelsson leveled Neely in the second period Sunday night with a punishing check. The Boston Bruins scoring star tried to continue but had to give up early in the third period and left hobbling on a badly bruised leg. With …

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