This Day In Hockey History (12/28)

Posted by on Dec 28, 2011 15:44

There are only a few days left in 2011 and unlike previous years where we trotted out the best and worst, we want people to read our contribution on RotoRob instead.  Now with that out of the way, let’s get down to the moment today.  It was a gem that truly brings the native son home.  Rookies usually do not get to play for their hometown team but we have a debut from 30 years ago today.  We find a little video to complement the moment.

 

 

December 28, 1981

Rookie Tim Hunter became the first Calgary native to play in a game for the Flames. He picked up 7 penalty minutes in his NHL debut, a 7-4 home loss to the Flyers. Hunter & Glen Cochrane had minors in the second and majors in the final period.

 

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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 (12/28)

Posted by on Dec 28, 2010 20:26

This is the time of year where everyone does their Year End type posts.  Well we have a fun one planned for Friday so stay tuned.  In the meantime, we go into yesteryear for today’s moment handpicked by our friends on twitter.

 

 

December 28, 1991

Vancouver’s Igor Larionov scored his second career hat trick in the second period to lead the Canucks to a 3-2 win over the Sharks, at San Jose.

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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