This Day In Hockey History (7/27)

Posted by on Jul 27, 2011 15:03

Today we bow our heads and honor a man who, without his invention, hockey would be a lot harder to play in rinks.  He may have left us 23 years ago but he left an undeniable mark on the sport and had many of us dream as kids, “I wanna drive the Zamboni!”.

 

 

July 27, 1988

Frank Zamboni, the inventor of the famous ice-cleaning machine, passed away at the age of 87 in Paramount, California.

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This Day In Hockey History (7/27)

Posted by on Jul 27, 2010 15:51

People forget that before Dave Lewis was a Red Wing for life it seemed, he was a member of another team in red.  Today’s moment happened 24 years ago today…..

 

 

July 27, 1986

Free agent, and veteran defenseman Dave Lewis signed a contract with the Detroit Red Wings, after leaving the New Jersey Devils.

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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 (7/27)

Posted by on Jul 27, 2009 14:00

BallHype: hype it up!

First day of the new week and a new moment here on TDIHH. What is in the chamber for today? Well it is time to find out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh7JEvaSz8o&hl=en&fs=1&

Yep the same Dave Lewis that would later be a coach….

July 27, 1986

Free agent, and veteran defenseman Dave Lewis signed a contract with the Detroit Red Wings, after leaving the New Jersey Devils.

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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