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 10, 2016- Hockey World Mourns the Loss of Gordie Howe
Hall of Famer Gordie Howe did it all in career that spanned five decades In a country where hockey is king, Gordie Howe ruled for decades. A Canadian icon, Howe grew up in the Great Depression playing hockey on prairie ponds – on hand-me-down or jerry-rigged skates. He went on to become Mr. Hockey, a …
This Day In Hockey History-April 1, 1993-Bure Becomes First Canuck To Score 100 Points
ROCKET POCKETS 100 Bure becomes man of century The Province (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) By Frank Luba SportS Reporter TAMPA — With Pavel Bure not scoring at his regular Russian Rocket pace, observers have been wondering if his timing is off. On Thursday the second-year superstar could scarcely have had better timing to finally get …
This Day In Hockey History-March 15, 1970-Bobby Orr Becomes First Defenseman to Score 100 points
Boston’s scored two goals and added two assists to become the first defenseman (and fourth player) in NHL history to get 100 points in a season. By MARTIN LADER NEW YORK (UP) — On April 5, the day the National Hockey League ends its regular season, young Bobby Orr will deal a body blow the …
This Day In Hockey History-March 2, 1969-Esposito Becomes The First NHL Player To Score 100 Points In A Season
By HAL BOCK Associated Press Sports Writer Bostons Phil Esposito has charged into the National Hockey League record book and a weekend anniversary celebration by Frank Mahovlich has the Detroit gunner aiming for the same cherished territory. Esposito shattered the NHL scoring record and became the first man in history to pass 100 points, leading …
This Day In Hockey History-February 24, 1993-(Video) Yzerman Reaches Two Milestones
Detroit Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman hit two milestones on this date. Yzerman had a goal and three assists in a 10-7 loss to the Sabres in Buffalo, giving him 1,000 points in his NHL career and 100 points for the sixth consecutive season.