TORONTO (CP) — Mario Lemieux has two important dates this summer. First, he’s getting married June 26. Then he’ll check into the hospital in July for more surgery on a back that has slowed him slightly the last two years. “It will be minor surgery to take scar tissue out of there,” he said after …
This Day In Hockey History-June 17, 2011-Heroics put an end to a long, unpredictable journey for Tim Thomas
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Tim Thomas was never the Golden Boy. You kidding? He didn’t start a game in the NHL until he was 28 and he didn’t become anyone’s regular goalie until he was 31. Until very recently, he would have been recognized on the street in Finland more readily than in downtown Boston. …
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 7, 2000-Injury opened rift between Lindros, Flyers
When Keith Jones awoke between 6:45 and 7 on the morning of April 2, 1999, he was shocked at how Flyers center Eric Lindros’ condition had deteriorated overnight. His roommate lay pale and gasping in a bathtub of warm water in their Nashville hotel room. Something was seriously wrong, far beyond the rib bruise that …
This Day In Hockey History-May 27, 2011-Bruins Beat Lightning in Game 7, Advance to Stanley Cup
BOSTON – Vezina Trophy finalist Tim Thomas stopped every shot and gave the Boston Bruins a chance for the big est prize of all – the Stanley Cup. Forget their 20-year absence from the finals. Don’t talk about their epic playoff collapse of last season. And certainly don’t men -tion their powerless power play. None …
This Day In Hockey History-May 13, 1972-Orr’s June date with surgeon clouds Cup party
By RED FISHERThe Star’s Sport.’ Editor NEW YORK — Bobby Orr wants to let you in on the world’s worst-kept secret. He’s going under the knife. “I’ll have the operation the first week in June,” he said in the wake of Boston’s super 3-0 triumph over the Rangers, thus establishing the Bruins as the Stanley …