VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Dale Hawerchuk and Joe Mullen, two of the National Hockey League’s top scorers in the 1980s, found new homes Saturday in a pair of draft-day trades. Hawerchuk, Winnipeg’s all-time leading scorer, was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in a four-player deal in which the Jets got Phil Housley. The trade …
This Day In Hockey History-June 13, 1987-Pierre Turgeon is No. 1 in NHL draft, Shanahan 2nd, Then Defensemen Dominate
DETROIT (AP) — As expected, high-scoring centers Pierre Turgeon and Brendan Shanahan were the top two picks in Saturday’s NHL draft. The selection of Turgeon, by the Buffalo Sabres, and Shanahan, who went to the New Jersey Devils, came as no surprise. They had been rated the top two players available in the draft by …
This Day In Hockey History-June 9, 2008-Dominik Hasek retires
He was only goalie to win MVP twice Dominik Hasek, the Detroit Red Wings goaltender known as the Dominator, retired Monday because he said he lacked the motivation for a 17th season. “I don’t feel today that I’m ready to compete on the highest level,” Hasek said during a news conference at Detroit’s Joe Louis …
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This Day In Hockey History-June 4, 2002-Veteran Hasek hoping to copy Ray Bourque’s story
This Stanley Cup story line worked so well last year, it may be worth repeating. An aging Hall of Famer-to-be is traded after playing for years in a city where he is a civic icon, just for the chance to win the prize that he has unsuccessfully chased his entire career. Ray Bourque, once the …
This Day In Hockey History-May 29, 1997-Unloved Bowman Deliver Stanley Cups
DETROIT — Scotty Bowman stands atop the Detroit Red Wings bench like II Duce on the balcony. The little man’s jaw is raised, his lips pursed, his head cocked at a belligerent angle. It is the hands-on-hips pose of authority, of motionless swagger, of a barely disguised disdain for all those below. His Wings are …
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This Day In Hockey History-May 18, 1999-Dominik Hasek is Tending to Business
By Bob Duffy BOSTON GLOBE STAFF BUFFALO – Dominik Hasek worked in privacy yesterday, but he didn’t get any. Such is the overriding presence of the Sabres’ ubergoalie in this city and on this team that his most secret quirks – of which, like most geniuses at work, he has plenty – become public fodder. …
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This Day In Hockey History-May 14, 1980-Islanders’ crease like combat zone with battlin’ Billy
NEW YORK — Billy Smith carries a big stick, but he does not speak softly. He does not even shake hands after a Stanley Cup series. As the Islanders awaited the opener of the Stanley Cup final against the Flyers in Philadelphia tonight, .Smith, a native of Perth, seems to be on the wrong team. …
This Day In Hockey History-May 9, 1995-Hasek hampered by the trees
By Ray Parrillo INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Dominik Hasek wants his space. The problem for the Buffalo Sabres goalie, though, is this: The Flyers covet the same territory. And so far in this first-round Eastern Conference series, which became more contentious with Game 2 last night at the Spectrum, the Flyers have won squatters’ rights in …
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This Day In Hockey History-May 7, 1989-Soviet Defector Mogilny Reveals Motive
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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This Day In Hockey History-April 19, 1999-League Leaders Prove Goalies Have the Upper Hand in Today’s NHL
PIERRE LEBRUN The Canadian Press 19 Apr 1999, Mon The Daily Herald-Tribune (Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada) Maurice (Rocket) Richard first reached the 50-goal plateau in 1944-45. In 50 games, no less. In a true indicator of the state of todays NHL, Teemu Selanne of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks captured the first-ever Rocket Richard Trophy as …