When the Bruins introduced Peter Chiarelli as their new general manager May 31, executive vice president Charlie Jacobs said the front office was committed to winning and getting the Original Six franchise back on track. Yesterday; the Bruins took a very large step in that direction 6 feet 9 inches to be exact when they …
This Day In Hockey History-June 24, 1977-NHL Proposes Merger With WHA
The National Hockey League proposed Friday a merger with the World Hockey Association with no less than six teams from the World Association forming a separate division under a National Hockey League umbrella. The proposal will be put forth to the surviving World Hockey teams and is expected to be accepted. The cities most likely …
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This Day In Hockey History-June 21, 1997-Bruins Draft Joe Thornton, Sergei Samsonov
PITTSBURGH — The Boston Bruins don’t envision Joe Thornton as another Wayne Gretzky, even if the 17-year-old threatened some of the Great One’s junior scoring records. They’ll be perfectly satisfied if the first player chosen in Saturday’s NHL draft is another Eric Lindros, a physical presence with a deft scoring touch who revives a floundering …
This Day In Hockey History-June 20, 1992-Who’s got Lindros? The Flyers or Rangers?
MONTREAL (AP) – The Eric Lindros Derby took another turn on Saturday. Suddenly, the Quebec Nordiques found themselves in the middle of a huge controversy as the result of trying to trade the Canadian juniors superstar. In a statement issued by the NHL during Saturday’s entry draft, the league revealed that the Nordiques had actually …
This Day In Hockey History-June 18, 1992-Lindros Trade Decision Due
The wait is over. Eric Lindros’ day of reckoning is at hand. Quebec Nordiques general manager Pierre Page, the man who holds the key that will free the 19-year-old sensation from a year in hockey bondage, said Thursday that Eric The Great will be traded by the end of today, one day before the NHL …
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This Day In Hockey History-June 17, 1993-Mario Lemieux takes Hart Trophy, Art Ross Trophy & Masterton
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 16, 1990-Dale Hawerchuck traded for Phil Housely
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Dale Hawerchuk and Joe Mullen, two of the National Hockey League’s top scorers in the 1980s, found new homes Saturday in a pair of draft-day trades. Hawerchuk, Winnipeg’s all-time leading scorer, was traded to the Buffalo Sabres in a four-player deal in which the Jets got Phil Housley. The trade …
This Day In Hockey History-June 16, 1977-WHA clubs perform annual draft ritual
TORONTO (CP) – The World Hockey Association may or may not operate as an independent league next season, but if it does it will be ready to do battle with the National Hockey League for some of the best graduates of amateur ranks. The nine WHA teams still in existence after the demise of Phoenix …
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This Day In Hockey History-June 15, 1985-Maple Leafs Choose Wendel Clark #1 Overall in 1985 NHL Draft
Toronto makes 4th-ranked defenseman Clark No. 1 draft pick TORONTO – Wendel Clark, a rugged defenseman from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, reacted “with shock” when the Toronto Maple Leafs made him the No. 1 pick in Saturday’s National Hockey League draft. Clark, 18, also plays left wing and said he will gladly “play anywhere and everywhere” for …
This Day In Hockey History-June 13, 2000-Claude Lemieux, Rick Tocchet, Mark Messier Left Unprotected, Don’t Expect Wild, Blue Jackets to Bite
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 …