TORONTO (CP) — Mario Lemieux has two important dates this summer. First, he’s getting married June 26. Then he’ll check into the hospital in July for more surgery on a back that has slowed him slightly the last two years. “It will be minor surgery to take scar tissue out of there,” he said after …
This Day In Hockey History-June 11, 1974-Bobby Orr Wins 7th Norris Trophy
MONTREAL -(AP)- Bobby Orr, Boston’s peerless defenseman, won the National Hockey League’s Norris Trophy for a record seventh straight time Tuesday, while his teammates Phil Esposito and Johnny Bucyk, plus Henri Richard of Montreal and Denis Potvin of the New York Islanders, also received honors for the 1973-74 season. The 26-year-old Orr’s selection made him …
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This Day In Hockey History-June 10, 1979-Trottier wins Hart, Art Ross trophies; Potvin wins Norris
MONTREAL (CP) – For the first time in the National Hockey League, a New York team has won three individual awards in one season. Results of the voting for five-player awards were announced today. Bryan Trottier of New York Islanders became the youngest forward and second-youngest player Io win the Hart Trophy as the most …
This Day In Hockey History-June 5, 1980-Byng-o! The Kid, Gretzky, has Hart
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-June 4, 1980-‘MR. HOCKEY’ GORDIE HOWE QUITTING AFTER FIVE DECADES
HARTFORD, Conn (CP) — Gordie Howe, No. 9 on his sweater but No. 1 in hockey, has retired. The nonpareil right winger made the announcement at a news conference today, confirming reports that had been circulating unofficially for a couple of days. He will remain with Hartford Whalers as director of player development. His National …
This Day In Hockey History-May 19, 2001-The Second Dynasty
It’s been 25 years since Canadiens changed the face of hockey with Cup victory over Flyers The defining moment 25 years ago was an explosion of body on wood, when Canadiens defenceman Larry Robinson nearly drove Philadelphia Flyers forward Gary Dornhoefer clear through the unforgiving boards of the Forum. In his book The Game, former …
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This Day In Hockey History-May 10, 1970-Bobby Orr Wins Three NHL Awards
BOSTON (AP) – Bobby Orr, the Boston Bruins’ spectacular 22-year-old defenseman, became the second player in National Hockey League history to win three league awards in one season Friday. Orr, setting records all along the way in becoming one of hockey’s all-time greats despite his tender age, was given a standing ovation as he received …
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This Day In Hockey History-May 6, 1970-Orr Is Most Valuable Player For Record Third Consecutive Season
NEW YORK (AP)- Boston’s Bobby Orr owns two more National Hockey League awards—his third straight Hart Trophy as Most Valuable Player and his fiftn consecutive Norris Trophy as the No. 1 defenseman. Orr’s selection, by a vote of the Professional Hockey Writers of America, along with the naming of New York’s Jean Ratelle as the …
This Day In Hockey History-April 25, 1967-Mikita First Player To Take 3 Trophies
By Al McNeil TORONTO (CP) — Stan Mikita, Chicago Black Hawks’ centre, today became the first player in National Hockey League history to win three individual trophies in one season. He won $9,000 in bonus money. Mikita, an eight-year veteran with the Hawks, automatically won the Art Ross Trophy as league scoring champion when he …
This Day In Hockey History-April 18, 1999-Gretzky: Season by Season
Season by season 1977-78: Gretzky racks up 182 points for the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League before signing with the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association…. Less than 7,000 people witness the greatest hockey player of all time score his first professional goal. On Oct. 20, 1978, 17-year-old Wayne Gretzky played …
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