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This Day In Hockey History-June 3, 1972-NHL expansion main topic

Atlanta Flames, New York Islanders, This Day In Hockey History

Next week’s annual meeting of the National Hockey League’s board of governors could turn out to be one of the biggest and most important in the 55-year history of the league. That was the opinion expressed by league president Clarence Campbell late Friday as he prepared for the Monday-to-Thursday gathering. This year, in addition to …

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This Day In Hockey History-May 7, 1989-Soviet Defector Mogilny Reveals Motive

Buffalo Sabres, This Day In Hockey History

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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