Illegal stick didn’t cost Kings the series, but it’s the turning point everyone will remember IT WAS LIKE one big wound, the Los Angeles Kings’ dressing room, and when you walked into it, you could feel the hurt. There was Tony Granato, hard-nosed the previous three hours, soft-spoken now. ‘I’ve never had to swallow a …
This Day In Hockey History-June 9, 1993-Montreal Canadiens Beat L.A. to claim 24th Stanley Cup
TORONTO — This long season was over, and there was Kirk Muller, crying, and talking about what this Stanley Cup victory was all about. “It’s not the name on the Cup,” Muller said after a 4-1 victory locked up the Stanley Cup final in five games against the Los Angeles Kings. “It’s not the ring. …
This Day In Hockey History-June 2, 2013-Former Hab Stephane Richer shares his pain
Stephane Richer spent years battling depression Stephane Richer won two Stanley Cups — one in Montreal and another in New Jersey — and remains the last Canadien to score 50 goals in a season, reaching that plateau during the 1987-88 season. He played in 1,054 National Hockey League games, scored 421 goals (including a second …
This Day In Hockey History-June 1, 1976-Bobby Orr Leaves Boston Bruins, Becomes Free Agent
There are 30 major league hockey teams spread across the United States and Canada, and all but one received the following telegram yesterday: “As of today, Bobby Orr is a free agent. If you are interested in acquiring his services for the future, please contact me at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal, on June 7. …
This Day In Hockey History-May 29, 1997-Unloved Bowman Deliver Stanley Cups
DETROIT — Scotty Bowman stands atop the Detroit Red Wings bench like II Duce on the balcony. The little man’s jaw is raised, his lips pursed, his head cocked at a belligerent angle. It is the hands-on-hips pose of authority, of motionless swagger, of a barely disguised disdain for all those below. His Wings are …
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This Day In Hockey History-May 29, 2005-‘The Next One’: Sidney Crosby, 17, Touted as Next Gretzky
LONDON, Ontario — The prediction seemed preposterous at the time: A kid named Sidney Crosby had the potential to one day challenge Wayne Gretzky’s records. What gave the words weight was their source: Gretzky himself. Two years later, little has changed in the opinion of “The Great One,” still enamored of Crosby, the 17-year-old prodigy …
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-May 27, 2000-Maurice “Rocket” Richard: 1921-2000
Maurice Richard stood in this hockey cathedral, tears streaming down his face as the noise grew and grew… minute after minute for io… n minutes … until there was no longer just noise in the Forum, but thunder engulfing it. Now and then, he would raise an arm… often both arms… pleading to the people… …
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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 16, 1987-NHL Slaps Brawlers With $24,500 in Fines
By RED FtSHER Gazette Sports Editor The National Hockey League has brought down fines totalling $24,500 on Canadiens and Philadelphia players who became involved in a vicious, 15-minute brawl prior to the start of their Wales Conference final game on Thursday. Hardest hit in yesterday’s ruling by NHL executive vice-president Brian O’Neill was Philadelphia’s Ed …