This Day In Hockey History-June 23, 2000- Dany Heatley’s day in the spotlight

Calgary product will hear his name called early today Oh Dany boy — the bigs, the bigs are calling. Dany Heatley, the Calgary product who turned heads during the world junior hockey championship in Sweden last December, and just completed his rookie college season at the University of Wisconsin, is poised to make local history’ …

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-June 9, 1996-Humble Peter Forsberg is an Avalanche of talent

Panthers ‘scared of Peter,’ says Patrick Roy It is called “the general manager’s game,” and they play it everywhere this time of year, even in the jungle heat of Florida. If you had to pick one player to start a team with, which would it be: Eric Lindros or Peter Forsberg? Two years ago, such …

This Day In Hockey History-June 4, 1993-Wayne Gretzky makes good on deal of century

Gretzky Worth Every Penny Wayne Gretzky — as he promised when he arrived five years ago — has truly made Southern California mad about hockey. Babe Ruth, I always thought, came to the New York Yankees with the World Series trophy attached. I figured it was a package deal from the Red Sox: $125,000 cash …

This Day In Hockey History-May 29, 2018- Great One Wayne Gretzky Recalls Greatest Game

For Gretzky, his greatest game is frozen in time Third Period Hat Trick by Gretzky Put Kings in Stanley Cup Final. The details come back to Wayne Gretzky as if he just finished a shift at old Maple Leaf Gardens. The passion is in his voice, the memories still glowing. To listen to him talk …

This Day In Hockey History-March 27, 2019-David Pastrnak Hat Trick, 5 Point Night vs Rangers

ASSOCIATED PRESS David Pastrnak scored three goals and set up one that helped Jake DeBrusk set a career high with five points, sending the Bruins to a ó-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Wednesday night in Boston. Coming off a 3-1 road trip but disappointed after blowing a two-goal lead Monday night against …