This Day In Hockey History (1/14)

Posted by on Jan 14, 2012 16:25

There is always that first guy to accomplish something that never has before.  When its an iconic player that gets reaction almost wherever he goes, that makes it doubly polarizing.  This guy was one of the best defenseman ever to lace up the skates and one the most prolific goal scorers in NHL history.  So it is time to see what happened 23 years ago today.  As always, we have a little video first so please press play and enjoy the show.

 

 

January 14, 1988

Denis Potvin became the first defenseman in NHL history (and the 66th player overall) to score 300 career goals, when he scored in the Islanders’ 8-5 win over the visiting Quebec Nordiques.

 

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This Day In Hockey History (11/4)

Posted by on Nov 4, 2011 16:51

This moment today is all about Phil Esposito.  It occurred 34 years ago today and well if you think about how few players have done this milestone, just think about how hard it was in his era for a second.  We have a video first and then the moment as always.  Here it goes….

 

 

November 04, 1977

New York’s Phil Esposito scored his 600th NHL goal in a 5-1 win over Vancouver. Esposito became the third player in NHL history (after Howe and Hull) to score 600 goals.

 

About Chris Wassel

Simply I am a sports writer whose first loves will always be hockey and food. As we attempt to fix the site which has fallen into some disrepair (okay a lot), any and all help is always appreciated. For now, everything will channel through on a post by post basis. As always, let's have some fun!

This Day In Hockey History (1/14)

Posted by on Jan 14, 2011 17:16

Trying to find a good TGIF moment today was tough on This Day and there were many fine submissions.  However this one topped the others and is worthy of a spot here.

 

 

January 14, 1956

Bruins’ Claude Pronovost became the 9th NHL goaltender to record a shutout in his first career game as Boston won 2-0 at Montreal. It was the only shutout of Pronovost’s career, who finished with a record of 1-0-0.

About Chris Wassel

Simply I am a sports writer whose first loves will always be hockey and food. As we attempt to fix the site which has fallen into some disrepair (okay a lot), any and all help is always appreciated. For now, everything will channel through on a post by post basis. As always, let's have some fun!

This Day In Hockey History (11/4)

Posted by on Nov 4, 2009 11:40

BallHype: hype it up!

It is Hump Day. Finally the middle of the week is here. Today we have a double milestone of sorts from the archives. We head to the city of Boston for this one. This one is for you Andy.



The Neely Monster….

November 04, 1993

Boston’s Cam Neely scored his 9th career hat trick, to give him 300 goals in his NHL career. He also became the 9th player to score 250 goals as a member of the Bruins. His milestone came in a 6-3 win over the visiting Calgary Flames.

About Chris Wassel

Simply I am a sports writer whose first loves will always be hockey and food. As we attempt to fix the site which has fallen into some disrepair (okay a lot), any and all help is always appreciated. For now, everything will channel through on a post by post basis. As always, let's have some fun!

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