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-April 27, 1987-Gretzky Suffers Concussion in Collision With Hawerchuk
The Associated Press WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Edmonton Oiler center Wayne Gretzky suffered a slight concussion and an egg-sized lump on the left side of his head when he was slammed to the ice by the Winnipeg Jets’ Dale Hawerchuk during an NHL playoff game Monday night. The two players collided in the Edmonton zone with …