Doug MacLean chose a doughnut shop in Edmunston, N.B., in the middle of the night to pour over lists of players to be made available in the NHL expansion draft next week to his new Columbus, Ohio, team. “I was driving my family back to the cottage in Prince Edward Island and we’d stopped but …
This Day In Hockey History-March 6, 1989- Wregget Traded to Philadelphia
Leafs deal Wregget for two draft picks Star-Phoenix (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) TORONTO (CP) – Ken Wregget didn’t get a chance to say goodbye. With his teammates on a road trip, the veteran goaltender, who had been left behind while general manager Gord Stellick determined his fate on the telephone, was advised Monday he’d been traded …
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This Day In Hockey History-February 19, 1992-Flyers, Penguins, Kings Complete 3 Way Trade
The Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Los Angeles Kings made a 3-way trade, filling their need for a dynamic goal scorer. The trade brought the Flyers 24-year-old Mark Recchi from Pittsburgh, a sniper who makes defensemen and goalies tense every time he touches the puck, They also obtained Brian Benning from the Los Angeles Kings, …