JAMES, HEANEY, LEMIEUX PICKED FOR IIHF HALL OF FAME
Canadian women's hockey pioneer Angela James has broken the gender barrier in the IIHF Hall of Fame players category along with former teammate Geraldine Heaney and American Cammi Granato.
The three will be the first women inducted into the international hockey shrine, the Zurich-based International Ice Hockey Federation announced Thursday.
Mario Lemieux, Igor Larionov, Frenchman Philippe Bozon and builder Art Berglund, the Canadian-born manager of U.S. national teams for many years, also will be inducted.
Angela James played for Canada in the first four officially-sanctioned IIHF women's world championships, starting with the inaugural tournament in 1990 in Ottawa, when she scored 11 goals in five games, and in all scored 22 goals in 20 world championship games along with earning eight MVP awards in Canadian women's championship play.
Geraldine Heaney was born in Northern Ireland and began playing hockey at age 13 after her family moved to Toronto. She was the first woman in the world to win seven consecutive IIHF world championships, capping her playing career with a gold medal at the 2002 Olympics. She also won Winter Games silver in 1998, and played a record 125 games for Canada, and her 27 goals and 66 assists made her the all-time leader in scoring by a Canadian defenceman. She is 40 now and head coach of the women's team at the University of Waterloo.
Cammi Granato evolved into the most well-known female hockey player in the United States. The 36-year-old began playing hockey with her siblings, including big brother Tony, who went onto an NHL career. She played in every IIHF world women's championships and Olympics from the start in 1990 until 2005, which was the year she led the U.S. to its first world title and denied Canada a ninth in a row. As captain, she led the U.S. to gold in 1998 when women's hockey was an official Olympic sport for the first time. She was honoured with the NHL's Lester Patrick Award in 2007 for outstanding service to hockey in the United States.
Mario Lemieux was captain of Canada's victorious 2002 Olympic an 2004 World Cup of Hockey teams. He first represented Canada at the 1983 world junior tournament and at age 19 he skated in the 1985 world tournament. It was in the 1987 Canada Cup tournament, during which he amassed 18 points in nine games, that he was recognized as a dominant offensive force in the sport. The owner of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Lemieux was immediately inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto after a stellar NHL career in which he amassed 1,723 points. He helped Pittsburgh win two championships and got the MVP nod both times. He won six scoring titles, was named MVP three times, was picked by his peers as outstanding player four times.
Igor Larionov was on the Soviets' victorious Canada Cup team in 1981, won Olympic gold in 1984 and 1988 and was in on four IIHF world championships. He played in the 1984 and 1987 Canada Cup tournaments and at age 41 captained Russia at the 2002 Olympics. He was a member of eight Soviet-champion Red Army teams, and he helped the Detroit Red Wings win three NHL championships. He is one of 19 members of the Triple Gold Club for players who have one Olympic gold, world championship gold and the Stanley Cup.
Philippe Bozon, a youth hockey coach in Geneva now, is the best-known player in French hockey history. He played in four Olympic tournaments and in 12 world championships. He played three QMJHL seasons with the St-Jean Beavers before becoming the first Frenchman to play in the NHL. He got into 163 games with St. Louis from 1992 to 1995.
Art Berglund was born in Fort Francis, Ont., but moved permanently to the United States after attending Colorado College. He was on the administrative staff of more than 30 U.S. teams in tournaments around the world including the Olympics. He received the Lester Patrick Award in 1992. He retired from his job at USA Hockey in 2005 but continues to serve as a consultant.
The IIHF Hall of Fame was introduced in 1997 and now has 150 inductees from 22 countries.
SNOW CRITICAL OF LUCIA'S COACHING
New York Islanders General Manager Garth Snow criticized University of Minnesota Mens Hockey Head Coach Don Lucia's coaching, saying that was the reason sophomore Kyle Okposo is leaving the Gophers hockey program and negotiating a contract with the Islanders.
In a telephone interview Snow said he wasn't happy with the Gophers program and that they weren't coaching Okposo to make him a better player. When asked for specifics Snow said "(Okposo) just wasn't getting better - bottom line. And to me, that's the frustrating part. We entrusted the coach there to turn him into a better hockey player, and it wasn't happening. We feel more comfortable in him developing right under our watch."
Okposo's decision to leave the Gophers program was announced on Wednesday, and he is currently playing on the U.S under-20 national team at the IIHF championship in the Czech Republic.
Lucia is in his ninth season as Minnesota's coach and led the program to NCAA championships in 2002 and 2003, and in 21 seasons has over 500 wins and has produced several NHL-quality players under his tutelage.
After hearing Garth Snow's comments I checked the Islanders media guide and also the University of Minnesota athletics webpage, and found no indication that Gophers are associated with the Island, which dumbfounded me as to why Snow would make the comments he did.
Last time I checked Lucia's coaching responsibility's include teaching his players his system, not the Islanders or any other NHL teams, and most importantly to make sure his kids go to class and graduate. College hockey isn't the AHL or Canadian Juniors. The other interesting thing about Snow's comments is that he went to and graduated from the University of Maine in 1993 before turning pro. I'm curious to know if the Blackbears checked with the Flyers to incorporate their system with the one they taught every kid who goes to Maine and also with any other NHL draft picks playing on the team? It seems to me like the front office has changed Snow, and he isn't preaching what he was taught in education before hockey.
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Friday, December 21, 2007
Today in NHL History, Dec 21th
1929: NHL implemented the new "offside" rule for the first time in league play. Forward passing would now be permitted inside all three zones, but not across the blue lines.
1933: Ottawa goalie Bill Beveridge and Rangers' Andy Aitkenhead dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at New York. It was the 9th career shutout for Beveridge and the 7th for Aitkenhead.
1937: Chicago's Paul Thompson became the first player in NHL history to score a goal against his brother, when he scored on Bruins' goalie Cecil "Tiny" Thompson, at 19:51 of the third period, in a 2-1 Black Hawks' loss at Boston Garden.
1938: Detroit Red Wings took the first charter flight in team history, when they flew from New York to Chicago for a game.
1943: Bill Cowley scored three goals and added an assist to lead the Bruins to an 8-5 win over Toronto.
1944: Flash Hollett scored his only hat trick with Detroit, and added two assists in the Red Wings 11-3 win over the visiting New York Rangers. The three goals set a Detroit team record for most goals in a game by a defenseman.
1948: Lynn Patrick was named as the new head coach of the New York Rangers, replacing Frank Boucher. Patrick became the third coach in Rangers' history.
1957: Detroit's Terry Sawchuk became just the fifth goaltender in NHL history to record 250 victories, as the Red Wings won 5-3 at Chicago.
1958: Montreal goalie Jacques Planted recorded his 40th career shutout in the Canadiens' 5-0 win at Boston.
1966: Yvan Cournoyer scored his first career NHL hat trick to lead Montreal to a 6-2 win against Toronto, at the Forum.
1968: Boston Bruins' goalie Gerry Cheevers and Canadiens' rookie Tony Esposito dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Montreal. It was the 6th career shutout for Cheevers and the second for Esposito.
1972: Boston's Bobby Orr had an assist to set a new NHL record for career points (541) by a defenseman. It came in Orr's 423rd career NHL game, an 8-1 win over Detroit. Doug Harvey held the previous record, with 540 points in 1,113 games.
1974: Maple Leafs Swedish import Inge Hammarstrom scored the only hat trick of his NHL career, and added an assist in an 8-4 win against the Boston Bruins, at Maple Leaf Gardens.
1975: Rangers' goaltender John Davidson recorded his second career shutout in a 2-0 win over the visiting Minnesota North Stars, at Madison Square Garden.
1977: L.A.'s Butch Goring was given two minutes for slashing late in the first period, his only penalty of the entire season (80 games). Goring came back to get two assists in the Kings' 8-1 win over the Minnesota North Stars at the Forum.
1979: Garry Unger's NHL record for consecutive games played streak ended at 914, when Atlanta coach Al MacNeil benched him during a 5-1 Flames loss to the visiting St. Louis Blues. (The record was later upped to 964 games by Doug Jarvis.).....Vancouver traded its first 40 goal man Ron Sedlbauer to Chicago for defenseman Dave Logan and winger Harold Phillipoff.
1981: Colorado Rockies fired head coach Bert Marshall. Marshall Johnston was named as his replacement.
1982: Verdun Juniors' 17-year old Pat LaFontaine scored a goal in a game vs Longueuil to tie Guy Lafleur's record of scoring at least one point in 40 consecutives games, set in 1970-71 when Lafleur was with the Quebec Remparts.
1984: Rookie goaltender Kelly Hrudey recorded the first shutout of his NHL career in the New York Islanders' 1-0 win over the Whalers, at Hartford.
1987: Maple Leafs' goaltender Allan Bester and North Stars' goaltender Kari Takko recorded shutouts as Minnesota tied 0-0 at Toronto. It was the only shutout of Takko's NHL career and the 5th career shutout for Bester.
1988: Dave Taylor recorded his 900th career NHL point as the Kings won 8-6 over the Minnesota North Stars.....Mario Lemieux scored his 15th career hat trick to become the third 250 goal scorer in Penguins history. The milestone goal (along with two assists) came when Pittsburgh won 6-1 over the Maple Leafs at Toronto.....Capitals' Dave Christian scored his 250th NHL career goal as Washington won 4-3 at Chicago. Christian became the second U.S. born player to score 250 NHL goals.
1991: 29-year-old Lou Crawford, a forward in his 10th pro season, scored his first NHL goal to help the Bruins beat the Oilers 6-3, at Edmonton.....Buffalo's Alexander Mogilny tied an NHL record with a goal scored just five seconds into the game, to lead the Sabres to a 4-1 win over Toronto. The victory ended their team-record 12 game winless streak (0-8-4).....Kings' Wayne Gretzky scored his 732nd career NHL goal to move past Marcel Dionne and into the #2 spot all time behind Gordie Howe's 801 career goals. It came in a 5-2 loss to Detroit, at the Forum.....Goaltender Ron Hextall led the Flyers to a 3-0 win over the North Stars at Minnesota, his first shutout in five years, and the second of his career.
1993: Coach Eddie Johnston became Pittsburgh's winningest coach with his 96th career victory as the Penguins won 8-3 over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Johnston passed Scotty Bowman with his career record of 96-135-42. Bryan Trottier had 3 assists.
1995: Florida goalie John Vanbiesbrouck recorded his 250th NHL career victory in the Panthers' 6-1 victory over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Vanbiesbrouck became the 25th NHL goaltender to get 250 wins.
1996: Mats Sundin scored his 4th career hat trick (and his first with Toronto) and added an assist in the Maple Leafs' 6-2 win over the Avalanche, at Colorado.
1997: Buffalo's Dominik Hasek recorded his second consecutive shutout, and became the first European-trained goaltender in league history to record 25 NHL shutouts, in the Sabres' 2-0 win over the Rangers, at New York.
1999: Mike Eastwood scored his first career hat trick, Michal Handzus had three assists in the first period and Roman Turek recorded his 5th career shutout in the Blues 6-0 win at Phoenix.
2000: Joe Sakic scored his 10th career hat trick, including two on power plays as the Avalanche won 5-2 against the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
2001: Carolina rookie Erik Cole completed his first career hat trick with the winning goal at 1:28 of overtime in the Hurricanes 5-4 win over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers.
2002: Scott Stevens became the New Jersey Devils all-time leader in assists by a defenseman, when he picked his 318th with the club in a 5-3 win over the visiting Dallas Stars. Stevens broke the mark of 317 held by Bruce Driver.
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1933: Ottawa goalie Bill Beveridge and Rangers' Andy Aitkenhead dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at New York. It was the 9th career shutout for Beveridge and the 7th for Aitkenhead.
1937: Chicago's Paul Thompson became the first player in NHL history to score a goal against his brother, when he scored on Bruins' goalie Cecil "Tiny" Thompson, at 19:51 of the third period, in a 2-1 Black Hawks' loss at Boston Garden.
1938: Detroit Red Wings took the first charter flight in team history, when they flew from New York to Chicago for a game.
1943: Bill Cowley scored three goals and added an assist to lead the Bruins to an 8-5 win over Toronto.
1944: Flash Hollett scored his only hat trick with Detroit, and added two assists in the Red Wings 11-3 win over the visiting New York Rangers. The three goals set a Detroit team record for most goals in a game by a defenseman.
1948: Lynn Patrick was named as the new head coach of the New York Rangers, replacing Frank Boucher. Patrick became the third coach in Rangers' history.
1957: Detroit's Terry Sawchuk became just the fifth goaltender in NHL history to record 250 victories, as the Red Wings won 5-3 at Chicago.
1958: Montreal goalie Jacques Planted recorded his 40th career shutout in the Canadiens' 5-0 win at Boston.
1966: Yvan Cournoyer scored his first career NHL hat trick to lead Montreal to a 6-2 win against Toronto, at the Forum.
1968: Boston Bruins' goalie Gerry Cheevers and Canadiens' rookie Tony Esposito dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Montreal. It was the 6th career shutout for Cheevers and the second for Esposito.
1972: Boston's Bobby Orr had an assist to set a new NHL record for career points (541) by a defenseman. It came in Orr's 423rd career NHL game, an 8-1 win over Detroit. Doug Harvey held the previous record, with 540 points in 1,113 games.
1974: Maple Leafs Swedish import Inge Hammarstrom scored the only hat trick of his NHL career, and added an assist in an 8-4 win against the Boston Bruins, at Maple Leaf Gardens.
1975: Rangers' goaltender John Davidson recorded his second career shutout in a 2-0 win over the visiting Minnesota North Stars, at Madison Square Garden.
1977: L.A.'s Butch Goring was given two minutes for slashing late in the first period, his only penalty of the entire season (80 games). Goring came back to get two assists in the Kings' 8-1 win over the Minnesota North Stars at the Forum.
1979: Garry Unger's NHL record for consecutive games played streak ended at 914, when Atlanta coach Al MacNeil benched him during a 5-1 Flames loss to the visiting St. Louis Blues. (The record was later upped to 964 games by Doug Jarvis.).....Vancouver traded its first 40 goal man Ron Sedlbauer to Chicago for defenseman Dave Logan and winger Harold Phillipoff.
1981: Colorado Rockies fired head coach Bert Marshall. Marshall Johnston was named as his replacement.
1982: Verdun Juniors' 17-year old Pat LaFontaine scored a goal in a game vs Longueuil to tie Guy Lafleur's record of scoring at least one point in 40 consecutives games, set in 1970-71 when Lafleur was with the Quebec Remparts.
1984: Rookie goaltender Kelly Hrudey recorded the first shutout of his NHL career in the New York Islanders' 1-0 win over the Whalers, at Hartford.
1987: Maple Leafs' goaltender Allan Bester and North Stars' goaltender Kari Takko recorded shutouts as Minnesota tied 0-0 at Toronto. It was the only shutout of Takko's NHL career and the 5th career shutout for Bester.
1988: Dave Taylor recorded his 900th career NHL point as the Kings won 8-6 over the Minnesota North Stars.....Mario Lemieux scored his 15th career hat trick to become the third 250 goal scorer in Penguins history. The milestone goal (along with two assists) came when Pittsburgh won 6-1 over the Maple Leafs at Toronto.....Capitals' Dave Christian scored his 250th NHL career goal as Washington won 4-3 at Chicago. Christian became the second U.S. born player to score 250 NHL goals.
1991: 29-year-old Lou Crawford, a forward in his 10th pro season, scored his first NHL goal to help the Bruins beat the Oilers 6-3, at Edmonton.....Buffalo's Alexander Mogilny tied an NHL record with a goal scored just five seconds into the game, to lead the Sabres to a 4-1 win over Toronto. The victory ended their team-record 12 game winless streak (0-8-4).....Kings' Wayne Gretzky scored his 732nd career NHL goal to move past Marcel Dionne and into the #2 spot all time behind Gordie Howe's 801 career goals. It came in a 5-2 loss to Detroit, at the Forum.....Goaltender Ron Hextall led the Flyers to a 3-0 win over the North Stars at Minnesota, his first shutout in five years, and the second of his career.
1993: Coach Eddie Johnston became Pittsburgh's winningest coach with his 96th career victory as the Penguins won 8-3 over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Johnston passed Scotty Bowman with his career record of 96-135-42. Bryan Trottier had 3 assists.
1995: Florida goalie John Vanbiesbrouck recorded his 250th NHL career victory in the Panthers' 6-1 victory over the visiting Winnipeg Jets. Vanbiesbrouck became the 25th NHL goaltender to get 250 wins.
1996: Mats Sundin scored his 4th career hat trick (and his first with Toronto) and added an assist in the Maple Leafs' 6-2 win over the Avalanche, at Colorado.
1997: Buffalo's Dominik Hasek recorded his second consecutive shutout, and became the first European-trained goaltender in league history to record 25 NHL shutouts, in the Sabres' 2-0 win over the Rangers, at New York.
1999: Mike Eastwood scored his first career hat trick, Michal Handzus had three assists in the first period and Roman Turek recorded his 5th career shutout in the Blues 6-0 win at Phoenix.
2000: Joe Sakic scored his 10th career hat trick, including two on power plays as the Avalanche won 5-2 against the visiting Los Angeles Kings.
2001: Carolina rookie Erik Cole completed his first career hat trick with the winning goal at 1:28 of overtime in the Hurricanes 5-4 win over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers.
2002: Scott Stevens became the New Jersey Devils all-time leader in assists by a defenseman, when he picked his 318th with the club in a 5-3 win over the visiting Dallas Stars. Stevens broke the mark of 317 held by Bruce Driver.
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Thursday, December 20, 2007
Today in NHL History, Dec 20th
1927: Hap Day scored a goal and added three assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs won 5-2 over the visiting New York Americans.
1936: New York Americans purchased Nels Stewart from the Boston Bruins. Stewart went on to score 20 goals and 10 assists in 32 games with the Americans in 1936-37.
1938: Bruins' rookie goalie Frankie Brimsek recorded his third straight shutout, and his sixth in seven games, 3-0 over the New York Americans, at Boston Garden. The win gave Brimsek six shutouts in his first eight NHL games.
1942: Boston's Bill Cowley picked up two assists in overtime to lead the Bruins to a 4-2 win at Montreal.
1950: Toronto's Turk Broda became the first goaltender in NHL history to record 300 career victories. The milestone came in a Maple Leafs' 6-1 win over the Canadiens.....Former NHL center Bill Clement born in Thurso, Que. Clement played in the NHL 1971-72 through 1981-82 with Philadelphia, Washington, Atlanta and Calgary.
1951: Allan Stanley was named the new Captain of the New York Rangers, replacing Frank Eddolls.
1953: Chicago's Bill Mosienko scored two goals and added an assist, to give him 500 career NHL points, as the Black Hawks won 4-1 against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, before a crowd of 5,038 fans.
1955: Montreal's Bernie Geoffrion and Maurice Richard each scored three goals and an assist as the Canadiens won 7-1 against the Black Hawks, at Chicago. It was the 25th hat trick of Richard's NHL career and the 5th for Geoffrion.
1964: Bobby Hull scored to give him 28 goals in 28 games as the Black Hawks won 3-2 over the Bruins. Hull went on to score 32 goals in the first 35 games of the 1964-65 season, but injuries lowered his final totals to 39 goals in 61 games.
1967: Goaltender Gump Worsley recorded his 32nd career shutout in the Canadiens' 5-0 win over Toronto in Montreal. Dick Duff led the scoring with his third career hat trick, and Bob Rousseau added a goal and three assists.
1968: St. Louis goalie Jacques Plante recorded his 67th career shutout to lead the Blues to a 1-0 win over the Seals, at Oakland.
1969: Boston's Bobby Orr recorded five assists to lead the Bruins to a 6-4 victory at Pittsburgh.
1970: John McKenzie scored his third career hat trick and added an assist, and Phil Esposito had two goals and two assists (giving him 64 points in 32 games) as the Bruins won 7-2 against the Minnesota North Stars.
1973: Parker MacDonald took over as the Minnesota North Stars' coach, replacing Jackie Gordon.....Ken Hodge scored two goals and added two assists, and Phil Esposito had a goal and three assists in the Bruins' 6-5 win against Pittsburgh, extending their unbeaten streak to 14-0-2.....Montreal's Henri Richard became the ninth player in NHL history to score 1,000 career points. The milestone came as an assist as the Canadiens tied the Sabres 2-2 at Buffalo.
1979: Philadelphia Flyers tied an NHL record by extending their undefeated streak to 28 games (19-0-9), with a 1-1 tie against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. Behn Wilson got the tying goal with 4:08 remaining in the game.
1980: Ron Greschner became the first defenseman in New York Rangers history to score 100 career goals. He scored his milestone goal in a 3-3 tie against the North Stars in Minnesota.
1981: Winnipeg's Doug Smail set an NHL record (later tied by Bryan Trottier and Alex Mogilny) for fastest goal from the start of a game, with a goal just five seconds into the Jets' 5-4 win over St. Louis.....Lou Franceschetti's first NHL goal was the game winner to lead the Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Rangers.
1983: Montreal's Guy Lafleur became the third player in franchise history to score 500 goals as a member of the Canadiens. The milestone came in a 6-0 win over the Devils, at New Jersey. Richard Sevigny recorded his 4th career shutout.....Steve Shutt became the 5th player in franchise history to score 400 goals as a member of the Canadiens. The milestone came as Montreal won 6-0 at New Jersey. Richard Sevigny recorded his 4th career shutout.
1985: New York Islanders' Denis Potvin scored his 916th career point, an assist, to break Bobby Orr's all-time NHL record for defensemen. It came in a 2-2 tie against the Rangers.....Wayne Gretzky had six assists to lead the Oilers to a 9-4 win over the Kings, in Edmonton.
1987: Dale Hawerchuk of the Jets became the 25th player in NHL history to play in 400 straight games. Since his rookie season of 1981-82, he missed only one game, that due to an ankle injury. Winnipeg won 4-1 over the visiting New Jersey Devils.
1990: oston goaltender Andy Moog recorded his 200th career victory as Bruins beat Sabres 4-1 at Boston Garden. It was his 57th win as a Bruin to go along with 143 with Edmonton.
1992: Ed Belfour recorded his 4th shutout of the season in the Blackhawks' 4-0 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at Chicago Stadium. Belfour increased his unbeaten streak to 7-0-1 as the Hawks won their 9th straight game at home.
1995: Vancouver Canucks played the 2,000th game in team history, a 2-2 tie against the Kings, in Los Angeles. The tie gave the Canucks an all-time record of 724-980-296, since entering the NHL in 1970-71.
1997: Pittsburgh's Ron Francis became the 9th player in franchise history to score 150 goals as a member of the Penguins. The milestone came in a 4-1 loss at St. Louis.
1999: Rick Tabaracci became just the second goaltender in NHL history to play for seven different NHL teams in his career, when he suited up for the Colorado Avalanche in a 4-2 win over the Hurricanes, in Carolina.....Pavel Bure set a Florida Panthers team record by scoring a goal in his fifth straight game (a 6-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs). Bure also had two assists in the game. It was also Bure's third straight game-winning goal.
2001: Byron Dafoe recorded his 25th career shutout, and rookie Andy Hilbert scored his first NHL goal in the Bruins 5-0 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.....Adam Deadmarsh celebrated his 500th career NHL game by scoring a goal and an assist in the final period in a 4-2 Kings win over the Senators, in Ottawa. The game featured 242 minutes in penalties, including 236 PIM in the second period.
2003: Nashville's Tomas Vokoun recorded his 10th career shutout in a 1-0 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
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1936: New York Americans purchased Nels Stewart from the Boston Bruins. Stewart went on to score 20 goals and 10 assists in 32 games with the Americans in 1936-37.
1938: Bruins' rookie goalie Frankie Brimsek recorded his third straight shutout, and his sixth in seven games, 3-0 over the New York Americans, at Boston Garden. The win gave Brimsek six shutouts in his first eight NHL games.
1942: Boston's Bill Cowley picked up two assists in overtime to lead the Bruins to a 4-2 win at Montreal.
1950: Toronto's Turk Broda became the first goaltender in NHL history to record 300 career victories. The milestone came in a Maple Leafs' 6-1 win over the Canadiens.....Former NHL center Bill Clement born in Thurso, Que. Clement played in the NHL 1971-72 through 1981-82 with Philadelphia, Washington, Atlanta and Calgary.
1951: Allan Stanley was named the new Captain of the New York Rangers, replacing Frank Eddolls.
1953: Chicago's Bill Mosienko scored two goals and added an assist, to give him 500 career NHL points, as the Black Hawks won 4-1 against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs, before a crowd of 5,038 fans.
1955: Montreal's Bernie Geoffrion and Maurice Richard each scored three goals and an assist as the Canadiens won 7-1 against the Black Hawks, at Chicago. It was the 25th hat trick of Richard's NHL career and the 5th for Geoffrion.
1964: Bobby Hull scored to give him 28 goals in 28 games as the Black Hawks won 3-2 over the Bruins. Hull went on to score 32 goals in the first 35 games of the 1964-65 season, but injuries lowered his final totals to 39 goals in 61 games.
1967: Goaltender Gump Worsley recorded his 32nd career shutout in the Canadiens' 5-0 win over Toronto in Montreal. Dick Duff led the scoring with his third career hat trick, and Bob Rousseau added a goal and three assists.
1968: St. Louis goalie Jacques Plante recorded his 67th career shutout to lead the Blues to a 1-0 win over the Seals, at Oakland.
1969: Boston's Bobby Orr recorded five assists to lead the Bruins to a 6-4 victory at Pittsburgh.
1970: John McKenzie scored his third career hat trick and added an assist, and Phil Esposito had two goals and two assists (giving him 64 points in 32 games) as the Bruins won 7-2 against the Minnesota North Stars.
1973: Parker MacDonald took over as the Minnesota North Stars' coach, replacing Jackie Gordon.....Ken Hodge scored two goals and added two assists, and Phil Esposito had a goal and three assists in the Bruins' 6-5 win against Pittsburgh, extending their unbeaten streak to 14-0-2.....Montreal's Henri Richard became the ninth player in NHL history to score 1,000 career points. The milestone came as an assist as the Canadiens tied the Sabres 2-2 at Buffalo.
1979: Philadelphia Flyers tied an NHL record by extending their undefeated streak to 28 games (19-0-9), with a 1-1 tie against the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins. Behn Wilson got the tying goal with 4:08 remaining in the game.
1980: Ron Greschner became the first defenseman in New York Rangers history to score 100 career goals. He scored his milestone goal in a 3-3 tie against the North Stars in Minnesota.
1981: Winnipeg's Doug Smail set an NHL record (later tied by Bryan Trottier and Alex Mogilny) for fastest goal from the start of a game, with a goal just five seconds into the Jets' 5-4 win over St. Louis.....Lou Franceschetti's first NHL goal was the game winner to lead the Capitals to a 3-2 win over the Rangers.
1983: Montreal's Guy Lafleur became the third player in franchise history to score 500 goals as a member of the Canadiens. The milestone came in a 6-0 win over the Devils, at New Jersey. Richard Sevigny recorded his 4th career shutout.....Steve Shutt became the 5th player in franchise history to score 400 goals as a member of the Canadiens. The milestone came as Montreal won 6-0 at New Jersey. Richard Sevigny recorded his 4th career shutout.
1985: New York Islanders' Denis Potvin scored his 916th career point, an assist, to break Bobby Orr's all-time NHL record for defensemen. It came in a 2-2 tie against the Rangers.....Wayne Gretzky had six assists to lead the Oilers to a 9-4 win over the Kings, in Edmonton.
1987: Dale Hawerchuk of the Jets became the 25th player in NHL history to play in 400 straight games. Since his rookie season of 1981-82, he missed only one game, that due to an ankle injury. Winnipeg won 4-1 over the visiting New Jersey Devils.
1990: oston goaltender Andy Moog recorded his 200th career victory as Bruins beat Sabres 4-1 at Boston Garden. It was his 57th win as a Bruin to go along with 143 with Edmonton.
1992: Ed Belfour recorded his 4th shutout of the season in the Blackhawks' 4-0 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at Chicago Stadium. Belfour increased his unbeaten streak to 7-0-1 as the Hawks won their 9th straight game at home.
1995: Vancouver Canucks played the 2,000th game in team history, a 2-2 tie against the Kings, in Los Angeles. The tie gave the Canucks an all-time record of 724-980-296, since entering the NHL in 1970-71.
1997: Pittsburgh's Ron Francis became the 9th player in franchise history to score 150 goals as a member of the Penguins. The milestone came in a 4-1 loss at St. Louis.
1999: Rick Tabaracci became just the second goaltender in NHL history to play for seven different NHL teams in his career, when he suited up for the Colorado Avalanche in a 4-2 win over the Hurricanes, in Carolina.....Pavel Bure set a Florida Panthers team record by scoring a goal in his fifth straight game (a 6-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs). Bure also had two assists in the game. It was also Bure's third straight game-winning goal.
2001: Byron Dafoe recorded his 25th career shutout, and rookie Andy Hilbert scored his first NHL goal in the Bruins 5-0 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens.....Adam Deadmarsh celebrated his 500th career NHL game by scoring a goal and an assist in the final period in a 4-2 Kings win over the Senators, in Ottawa. The game featured 242 minutes in penalties, including 236 PIM in the second period.
2003: Nashville's Tomas Vokoun recorded his 10th career shutout in a 1-0 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2007
December 19th
SIMON SUSPENED FOR 30 GAMES
TORONTO (December 19, 2007) -- New York Islanders forward Chris Simon has been suspended for 30 games, without pay, for deliberately kicking Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jarkko Ruutu at 14:06 of the third period on December 15, 2007. Simon will be eligible to return to NHL play in two months (February 21, 2008 vs. Tampa Bay).
"Several factors were considered in imposing the longest suspension in NHL history for an on-ice incident," said NHL Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell. "While it was fortunate there was no serious injury to Mr. Ruutu as a result of Simon's action, the deliberate act of kicking an opponent with an exposed skate blade, especially where the opponent is in a vulnerable position, is and always has been a repugnant and totally unacceptable act in the game of hockey.
“In addition, while the act itself was extremely dangerous, the fact that this is the eighth incident requiring the imposition of supplementary discipline on Simon compelled me to impose a very severe penalty in this case. When a player repeatedly evidences the lack of ability to control his actions and conducts himself in total disregard of the rules, as well the health and safety of other players on the ice, each subsequent incident is deserving of enhanced scrutiny and more severe discipline. This response serves not only the purpose of imposing appropriate punishment for the player involved, but also the purpose of deterring the player and all other players from engaging in similar conduct in the future - hopefully creating a safer long-term work environment for all NHL players."
Based on his average annual pay, and the fact that he is considered a repeat offender, Simon forfeits $292,683.00. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
BERTUZZI'S DISCOVERY TESTIMONY RELEASED
The discovery statements by Todd Bertuzzi and Dave Nonis related to the $38-million lawsuit filed by Steve Moore were released to the public by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
In his testimony, Bertuzzi said he felt badly about the injuries Moore suffered but, given the circumstances, he didn't feel he had much choice but to challenge Moore on the ice.
In his testimony Bertuzzi alleged that then-Canucks coach Marc Crawford had suggested during the second intermission of the game that Moore needed to "pay the price."
Moore ended up with a broken neck as a result of the incident.
When asked how often Crawford would send players out to fight other players, Bertuzzi said it wasn't like that.
"There's a difference between sending players out and knowing that once in awhile you have a job to do and whether it's your description to do it," Bertuzzi testified.
Bertuzzi's lawyer objected to questions about any unwritten "codes" in the NHL.
EDINA HOLIDAY CLASSIC
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TORONTO (December 19, 2007) -- New York Islanders forward Chris Simon has been suspended for 30 games, without pay, for deliberately kicking Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jarkko Ruutu at 14:06 of the third period on December 15, 2007. Simon will be eligible to return to NHL play in two months (February 21, 2008 vs. Tampa Bay).
"Several factors were considered in imposing the longest suspension in NHL history for an on-ice incident," said NHL Senior Executive Vice President of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell. "While it was fortunate there was no serious injury to Mr. Ruutu as a result of Simon's action, the deliberate act of kicking an opponent with an exposed skate blade, especially where the opponent is in a vulnerable position, is and always has been a repugnant and totally unacceptable act in the game of hockey.
“In addition, while the act itself was extremely dangerous, the fact that this is the eighth incident requiring the imposition of supplementary discipline on Simon compelled me to impose a very severe penalty in this case. When a player repeatedly evidences the lack of ability to control his actions and conducts himself in total disregard of the rules, as well the health and safety of other players on the ice, each subsequent incident is deserving of enhanced scrutiny and more severe discipline. This response serves not only the purpose of imposing appropriate punishment for the player involved, but also the purpose of deterring the player and all other players from engaging in similar conduct in the future - hopefully creating a safer long-term work environment for all NHL players."
Based on his average annual pay, and the fact that he is considered a repeat offender, Simon forfeits $292,683.00. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.
BERTUZZI'S DISCOVERY TESTIMONY RELEASED
The discovery statements by Todd Bertuzzi and Dave Nonis related to the $38-million lawsuit filed by Steve Moore were released to the public by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice.
In his testimony, Bertuzzi said he felt badly about the injuries Moore suffered but, given the circumstances, he didn't feel he had much choice but to challenge Moore on the ice.
In his testimony Bertuzzi alleged that then-Canucks coach Marc Crawford had suggested during the second intermission of the game that Moore needed to "pay the price."
Moore ended up with a broken neck as a result of the incident.
When asked how often Crawford would send players out to fight other players, Bertuzzi said it wasn't like that.
"There's a difference between sending players out and knowing that once in awhile you have a job to do and whether it's your description to do it," Bertuzzi testified.
Bertuzzi's lawyer objected to questions about any unwritten "codes" in the NHL.
EDINA HOLIDAY CLASSIC
Be sure to log onto WWW.MYFOXHOCKEY.COM for live streaming video coverage of the Edina Holiday Classic. Myself, along with Pete Waggoner, Bart Archer, and former Gopher and NHL'er Joe Dziedzic will be covering all six games over the next three days from the Hornets nest of Bramer Arena. The four teams taking place in this years classic are Edina, Eden Prairie, Elk River, and Grand Rapids, and will play each other Tonight, Tomorrow, and Friday. Coverage on MYFOXHOCKEY.COM will start at about 6pm, with the second game at about 8pm or 30-minutes after the conclusion of the first game.
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Today in NHL History, Dec 19th
1917: The first two games in NHL history were played. Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa 7-4, and Montreal Wanderers beat Toronto 10-9.....Montreal Wanderers' defenseman Dave Ritchie scored the first goal in NHL history one minute into the NHL's first game, then added another in the third period in a 10-9 opening night win over the visiting Toronto Arenas, before a crowd of 700 fans.
1917: Montreal's Joe Malone scored five goals, including the team's first NHL goal and added an assist as the Canadiens defeated Ottawa 7-4, in their first ever NHL game. The five goals made Malone the NHL's first "all time" leading goal scorer.....Montreal Wanderers' Harry Hyland scored five goals in a 10-9 win over Toronto at Montreal, in the first NHL game for each team
1929: Aurel Joliat scored four goals (including his 4th career hat trick) in the Canadiens' 7-2 win against the visiting New York Rangers.
1933: Boston goalie Tiny Thompson made 34 saves for his 41st career shutout, and Bob Gracie scored at 6:24 of overtime for a 1-0 win over the Montreal Maroons. All proceeds of the game ($6,741 ) were donated to injured player Ace Bailey's wife.
1935: Boston goalie Tiny Thompson and Maple Leafs' George Hainsworth dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Toronto. It was the 55th career shutout for Thompson and the 89th for Hainsworth.
1938: Toronto Maple Leafs purchased Bucko McDonald from Detroit, in exhchange for Bill Thomson and $10,000.
1943: Harry Lumley became the youngest goaltender in NHL history, when he made his first appearance with the Red Wings, a 6-2 loss to the Rangers in New York. Lumley made his NHL debut at the age of 17 years and 38 days.
1945: Hank Goldup scored three goals and an assist, as the Rangers lost 8-7 at Boston......Bill Cowley scored two goals and two assists as Boston beat NY Rangers 8-7, in a penalty-free game played in Boston. Herb Cain scored the game winner with 20 seconds remaining in regulation.
1948: Emile Francis played his first game as a Ranger, and led the team to a 3-2 win over Montreal. Rangers called up Francis from New Haven following an injury to their goalie Chuck Rayner.
1950: Montreal Canadiens obtained Bert Olmstead from Detroit, in exchange for Leo Gravelle. Olmstead had been traded to Detroit just one week earlier, from Chicago. Olmstead went on to spend the next seven seasons with Montreal.
1952: Former NHL left winger Mike Polich born in Hibbing, Minn. Polich played in the NHL 1976-77 through 1980-81 with Montreal and Minnesota.
1953: Kenny Mosdell had four assists to lead the Canadiens to a 7-3 win over the Bruins in Montreal.
1964: Chicago rookie Dennis Hull scored the first goal of his NHL career, and older brother Bobby added two goals and two assists. Also in that game, Chicago's Bobby Hull scored twice to give him 27 goals in 27 games, and added two assists, as the Black Hawks beat Montreal 6-3 at the Forum, for their sixth straight win.
1967: Brian Smith scored twice (against his brother Gary, in goal for Oakland) and Bob Wall scored a goal and added two assists to lead the Kings to a 3-1 win over the Oakland Seals, at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles.
1969: Rookie goaltender Tony Esposito recorded his fifth shutout of the season (and the 7th of his career) in the Black Hawks' 4-0 win over the Seals at Oakland. Esposito finished the 1969-70 season with 15 shutouts, an NHL record for rookies.
1970: Toronto goaltender Jacques Plante recorded his 75th NHL career shutout as the Maple Leafs won 2-0 over the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
1971: Rangers' Jean Ratelle became the 5th player in franchise history to score 200 goals. The milestone came when New York tied 1-1 with the visiting Minnesota North Stars.
1974: Boston's Phil Esposito collected three goals and four assists for seven points (a team record) in an 11-3 Bruins' win over the N.Y. Rangers. It was the 23rd hat trick of Esposito's NHL career.
1975: Claude St. Sauveur scored his first career hat trick and added two assists, and Hilliard Graves had a goal and four assists to lead the Flames to an 8-3 win over the New York Rangers in Atlanta.
1979: Charlie Simmer tied a modern NHL record with a goal in his 10th straight game, during a Kings' 4-4 tie at Toronto.
1980: Stan Smyl scored his third career hat trick and added an assist as the Canucks beat Pittsburgh 10-4. Darcy Rota (2-2-4) and Ivan Boldirev (1-3-4) also enjoyed four-point evenings.
1981: Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky became the first player in NHL history to get 9 career hat tricks before age 21, when he scored 3 times (and added 4 assists) in a 9-6 win over the visiting North Stars. Dave Lumley had his 1st career hat trick.....Bernie Federko extended his team-record consecutive game assist streak to 10 in the Blues' 5-0 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks. Mike Liut recorded the shutout (the 5th of his NHL career).
1982: Washington scored three goals in the final four minutes of the game to win, 3-1 over the Flyers at Philadelphia. Mike Gartner led the way with a goal and an assist, as the Capitals extended their team-record undefeated streak to 13 games (8-0-5).
1984: While playing in his 424th career game, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky had two goals and four assists to become the fastest player to reach 1,000 career points (breaking Guy Lafleur's record of 720 games). Oilers won 7-3 against the visiting Kings.....Former NHL defenseman Jim Schoenfeld came out of retirement to rejoin the Buffalo Sabres, playing in 34 games during the second half of the season. Buffalo won 6-3 over the Black Hawks at Chicago.
1985: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Larry Robinson scored the only hat trick of his 20 year NHL career, in a 5-4 Canadiens' loss to the Quebec Nordiques.
1986: Mike Gartner scored his seventh goal of the season to become the first player in to amass 600 points in a Capitals' uniform. It came in Washington's 6-4 loss to New Jersey.
1987: Boston's Ken Linseman and St. Louis' Doug Gilmour scored goals just two seconds apart in the third period to set an NHL record for fastest two goals in the Blues' 7-5 win over the Bruins. Gilmour's came off a center-ice faceoff into an empty net.....Buffalo's Lindy Ruff played in his 500th NHL game, and the Sabres ended their 8-game road losing streak in Montreal with a 2-1 win over the Canadiens.
1988: Vancouver goalie Troy Gamble made his second NHL start and earned a 5-1 win over the Minnesota North Stars. Petri Skriko earned three assists.....Toronto coach John Brophy was fired, and replaced by George Armstrong. Armstrong won in his debut as coach, a 4-3 Maple Leafs' win over St. Louis in Toronto.
1989: Hartford's Ron Francis scored two goals and added three assists and rookie Todd Krygier had two goals and two assists as the Whalers won 8-4, at Pittsburgh.
1990: Dimitri Khristich became the youngest hockey player allowed to leave the Soviet Union, when he joined the NHL's Washington Capitals. Khristich had been drafted by Washington in 1988.
1991: Chicago's Jeremy Roenick picked up four assists as the Blackhawks won 6-4 over the Canadiens, at Chicago Stadium.....Goalie Curtis Joseph set a Blues' team record with his fifth assist of the season, and stopped 21 shots to lead the Blues to a 4-0 shutout over San Jose, in St. Louis. It was the first shutout of Joseph's NHL career.
1992: Goaltender Bob Essensa recorded his first shutout of the season (and the 12th of his NHL career) to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 1-0 win over the Blues at St. Louis. It was the Jets' first victory in St. Louis since Dec. 14, 1982.....Detroit defenseman Brad McCrimmon recorded his 300th NHL assist in the Red Wings' 3-3 tie with the North Stars at Minnesota.
1993: Goaltender Mike Richter set a franchise record by extending his unbeaten streak to 20 games (17-0-3) in the Rangers' 6-3 win over the Senators in New York. Richter broke the team record of 19 games (14-0-5) set by Dave Kerr in 1939-40.....Bruins' Ray Bourque became just the third defenseman in NHL history to reach 300 goals, in Boston's 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers. Bourque joined defensemen Paul Coffey and Denis Potvin in the 300 goal club.
1995: Owen Nolan scored 4 goals, including 3 PPGs in the 2nd (for his first hat trick with San Jose) and added an assist as the Sharks won 7-4, at Anaheim. It was the first 4-goal game of Nolan's career and the first in Shark history.....Calgary Flames traded Joe Nieuwendyk to the Dallas Stars, in exchange for Corey Millen and the rights to 1995 first round draft pick Jarome Iginla.
1996: St. Louis Blues fired G.M./Coach Mike Keenan. Ron Caron was named the new General Manager, and Jimmy Roberts took over as interim head coach.....Mario Lemieux scored his 38th career hat trick (with three straight goals in the second period) and added an assist, and Jaromir Jagr picked up four assists as the Penguins won 4-0 at St. Louis. Ken Wregget got his 8th career shutout.
1997: Michel Petit became the first player in NHL history to score a goal for 9 different teams, when his first goal of the year helped the Phoenix Coyotes to a 6-2 win at Anaheim.
1999: Steve Yzerman wore the captain's "C" for Detroit for the 1,000th regular-season game in the Red Wings 3-1 loss to the Mighty Ducks at Anaheim.....Vancouver Canucks traded goalie Kevin Weekes, Bill Muckalt and Dave Scatchard to the New York Islanders in exchange for goaltender Felix Potvin plus a second and third-round pick in the 2000 NHL draft.
2002: Wade Redden had a goal and an assist in his 500th career game with the Ottawa Senators, and Daniel Alfredsson picked up four assists in a 9-3 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks.
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1917: Montreal's Joe Malone scored five goals, including the team's first NHL goal and added an assist as the Canadiens defeated Ottawa 7-4, in their first ever NHL game. The five goals made Malone the NHL's first "all time" leading goal scorer.....Montreal Wanderers' Harry Hyland scored five goals in a 10-9 win over Toronto at Montreal, in the first NHL game for each team
1929: Aurel Joliat scored four goals (including his 4th career hat trick) in the Canadiens' 7-2 win against the visiting New York Rangers.
1933: Boston goalie Tiny Thompson made 34 saves for his 41st career shutout, and Bob Gracie scored at 6:24 of overtime for a 1-0 win over the Montreal Maroons. All proceeds of the game ($6,741 ) were donated to injured player Ace Bailey's wife.
1935: Boston goalie Tiny Thompson and Maple Leafs' George Hainsworth dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Toronto. It was the 55th career shutout for Thompson and the 89th for Hainsworth.
1938: Toronto Maple Leafs purchased Bucko McDonald from Detroit, in exhchange for Bill Thomson and $10,000.
1943: Harry Lumley became the youngest goaltender in NHL history, when he made his first appearance with the Red Wings, a 6-2 loss to the Rangers in New York. Lumley made his NHL debut at the age of 17 years and 38 days.
1945: Hank Goldup scored three goals and an assist, as the Rangers lost 8-7 at Boston......Bill Cowley scored two goals and two assists as Boston beat NY Rangers 8-7, in a penalty-free game played in Boston. Herb Cain scored the game winner with 20 seconds remaining in regulation.
1948: Emile Francis played his first game as a Ranger, and led the team to a 3-2 win over Montreal. Rangers called up Francis from New Haven following an injury to their goalie Chuck Rayner.
1950: Montreal Canadiens obtained Bert Olmstead from Detroit, in exchange for Leo Gravelle. Olmstead had been traded to Detroit just one week earlier, from Chicago. Olmstead went on to spend the next seven seasons with Montreal.
1952: Former NHL left winger Mike Polich born in Hibbing, Minn. Polich played in the NHL 1976-77 through 1980-81 with Montreal and Minnesota.
1953: Kenny Mosdell had four assists to lead the Canadiens to a 7-3 win over the Bruins in Montreal.
1964: Chicago rookie Dennis Hull scored the first goal of his NHL career, and older brother Bobby added two goals and two assists. Also in that game, Chicago's Bobby Hull scored twice to give him 27 goals in 27 games, and added two assists, as the Black Hawks beat Montreal 6-3 at the Forum, for their sixth straight win.
1967: Brian Smith scored twice (against his brother Gary, in goal for Oakland) and Bob Wall scored a goal and added two assists to lead the Kings to a 3-1 win over the Oakland Seals, at the Sports Arena in Los Angeles.
1969: Rookie goaltender Tony Esposito recorded his fifth shutout of the season (and the 7th of his career) in the Black Hawks' 4-0 win over the Seals at Oakland. Esposito finished the 1969-70 season with 15 shutouts, an NHL record for rookies.
1970: Toronto goaltender Jacques Plante recorded his 75th NHL career shutout as the Maple Leafs won 2-0 over the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
1971: Rangers' Jean Ratelle became the 5th player in franchise history to score 200 goals. The milestone came when New York tied 1-1 with the visiting Minnesota North Stars.
1974: Boston's Phil Esposito collected three goals and four assists for seven points (a team record) in an 11-3 Bruins' win over the N.Y. Rangers. It was the 23rd hat trick of Esposito's NHL career.
1975: Claude St. Sauveur scored his first career hat trick and added two assists, and Hilliard Graves had a goal and four assists to lead the Flames to an 8-3 win over the New York Rangers in Atlanta.
1979: Charlie Simmer tied a modern NHL record with a goal in his 10th straight game, during a Kings' 4-4 tie at Toronto.
1980: Stan Smyl scored his third career hat trick and added an assist as the Canucks beat Pittsburgh 10-4. Darcy Rota (2-2-4) and Ivan Boldirev (1-3-4) also enjoyed four-point evenings.
1981: Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky became the first player in NHL history to get 9 career hat tricks before age 21, when he scored 3 times (and added 4 assists) in a 9-6 win over the visiting North Stars. Dave Lumley had his 1st career hat trick.....Bernie Federko extended his team-record consecutive game assist streak to 10 in the Blues' 5-0 win over the visiting Vancouver Canucks. Mike Liut recorded the shutout (the 5th of his NHL career).
1982: Washington scored three goals in the final four minutes of the game to win, 3-1 over the Flyers at Philadelphia. Mike Gartner led the way with a goal and an assist, as the Capitals extended their team-record undefeated streak to 13 games (8-0-5).
1984: While playing in his 424th career game, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky had two goals and four assists to become the fastest player to reach 1,000 career points (breaking Guy Lafleur's record of 720 games). Oilers won 7-3 against the visiting Kings.....Former NHL defenseman Jim Schoenfeld came out of retirement to rejoin the Buffalo Sabres, playing in 34 games during the second half of the season. Buffalo won 6-3 over the Black Hawks at Chicago.
1985: Montreal Canadiens defenseman Larry Robinson scored the only hat trick of his 20 year NHL career, in a 5-4 Canadiens' loss to the Quebec Nordiques.
1986: Mike Gartner scored his seventh goal of the season to become the first player in to amass 600 points in a Capitals' uniform. It came in Washington's 6-4 loss to New Jersey.
1987: Boston's Ken Linseman and St. Louis' Doug Gilmour scored goals just two seconds apart in the third period to set an NHL record for fastest two goals in the Blues' 7-5 win over the Bruins. Gilmour's came off a center-ice faceoff into an empty net.....Buffalo's Lindy Ruff played in his 500th NHL game, and the Sabres ended their 8-game road losing streak in Montreal with a 2-1 win over the Canadiens.
1988: Vancouver goalie Troy Gamble made his second NHL start and earned a 5-1 win over the Minnesota North Stars. Petri Skriko earned three assists.....Toronto coach John Brophy was fired, and replaced by George Armstrong. Armstrong won in his debut as coach, a 4-3 Maple Leafs' win over St. Louis in Toronto.
1989: Hartford's Ron Francis scored two goals and added three assists and rookie Todd Krygier had two goals and two assists as the Whalers won 8-4, at Pittsburgh.
1990: Dimitri Khristich became the youngest hockey player allowed to leave the Soviet Union, when he joined the NHL's Washington Capitals. Khristich had been drafted by Washington in 1988.
1991: Chicago's Jeremy Roenick picked up four assists as the Blackhawks won 6-4 over the Canadiens, at Chicago Stadium.....Goalie Curtis Joseph set a Blues' team record with his fifth assist of the season, and stopped 21 shots to lead the Blues to a 4-0 shutout over San Jose, in St. Louis. It was the first shutout of Joseph's NHL career.
1992: Goaltender Bob Essensa recorded his first shutout of the season (and the 12th of his NHL career) to lead the Winnipeg Jets to a 1-0 win over the Blues at St. Louis. It was the Jets' first victory in St. Louis since Dec. 14, 1982.....Detroit defenseman Brad McCrimmon recorded his 300th NHL assist in the Red Wings' 3-3 tie with the North Stars at Minnesota.
1993: Goaltender Mike Richter set a franchise record by extending his unbeaten streak to 20 games (17-0-3) in the Rangers' 6-3 win over the Senators in New York. Richter broke the team record of 19 games (14-0-5) set by Dave Kerr in 1939-40.....Bruins' Ray Bourque became just the third defenseman in NHL history to reach 300 goals, in Boston's 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers. Bourque joined defensemen Paul Coffey and Denis Potvin in the 300 goal club.
1995: Owen Nolan scored 4 goals, including 3 PPGs in the 2nd (for his first hat trick with San Jose) and added an assist as the Sharks won 7-4, at Anaheim. It was the first 4-goal game of Nolan's career and the first in Shark history.....Calgary Flames traded Joe Nieuwendyk to the Dallas Stars, in exchange for Corey Millen and the rights to 1995 first round draft pick Jarome Iginla.
1996: St. Louis Blues fired G.M./Coach Mike Keenan. Ron Caron was named the new General Manager, and Jimmy Roberts took over as interim head coach.....Mario Lemieux scored his 38th career hat trick (with three straight goals in the second period) and added an assist, and Jaromir Jagr picked up four assists as the Penguins won 4-0 at St. Louis. Ken Wregget got his 8th career shutout.
1997: Michel Petit became the first player in NHL history to score a goal for 9 different teams, when his first goal of the year helped the Phoenix Coyotes to a 6-2 win at Anaheim.
1999: Steve Yzerman wore the captain's "C" for Detroit for the 1,000th regular-season game in the Red Wings 3-1 loss to the Mighty Ducks at Anaheim.....Vancouver Canucks traded goalie Kevin Weekes, Bill Muckalt and Dave Scatchard to the New York Islanders in exchange for goaltender Felix Potvin plus a second and third-round pick in the 2000 NHL draft.
2002: Wade Redden had a goal and an assist in his 500th career game with the Ottawa Senators, and Daniel Alfredsson picked up four assists in a 9-3 win over the visiting San Jose Sharks.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
December 18th
IGINLA, ZUBOV, AND LUPUL NHL'S THREE STARS
Calgary Flames right wing Jarome Iginla, Dallas Stars defenseman Sergei Zubov and Philadelphia Flyers right wing Joffrey Lupul have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending December 16.
First Star -- Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
Iginla scored a League-leading seven goals, including a pair of game-winners, as Calgary (16-13-5, 37 points) won four consecutive road games. He scored the game-tying goal at 19:50 of the third period in a 2-1 shootout victory over the Florida Panthers Dec. 11 and notched three goals, including the game-winner, an assist and a +4 rating in a 9-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning Dec. 13. The Flames captain went on to score one goal in a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes Dec. 14 and tallied his second four-point game of the week (two goals, two assists) and the game-winner in a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues Dec. 16. Iginla leads the Flames and ranks second to Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier in the NHL scoring race with 48 points (23 goals, 25 assists) in 34 games
Second Star -- Sergei Zubov, Dallas Stars
Zubov tallied eight points (one goal, seven assists), helping the Stars post three consecutive victories. The top-scoring defenseman in franchise history recorded multiple points in each game, beginning with a four-point effort (one goal, three assists) in a 5-4 overtime victory over the Edmonton Oilers Dec. 10. He recorded a pair of assists in a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings Dec. 13 and collected two more in a 4-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks Dec. 15. Zubov leads NHL defensemen in scoring with 32 points (four goals, 28 assists) in 33 games.
Third Star -- Joffrey Lupul, Philadelphia Flyers
Lupul scored 10 points in four games, beginning with a career-high six points (three goals, three assists) in an 8-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins Dec. 11. It marked the highest single-game point total by a Flyers player since Eric Lindros' 4-2--6 in a 6-3 victory at Toronto on March 19, 1997. Lupul notched his second hat trick of the week in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes Dec. 15 and recorded an assist in a 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils Dec. 16. Lupul ranks third on the Flyers in scoring with 27 points (12 goals, 15 assists) in 31 games.
PREDS SIGN 1ST ROUND PICK
The Nashville Predators signed first-round draft pick Jonathon Blum to an entry-level contract on Monday. The 23rd overall pick in the 2007 NHL draft has nine goals and 39 points in 35 games with the Western Hockey League's Vancouver Giants this season. Blum, 18, has also been named to the U.S. roster for the world junior championships to be held later this month in the Czech Republic.
MORRISON OUT 3 MONTHS
Vancouver Canucks forward Brendan Morrison will be sidelined for up to 12 weeks after undergoing surgery on his right wrist. The 32-year-old had been playing in pain all season after hurting that wrist in a pre-season game, but did post eight goals and 12 assists in 30 games before being shut down.
With the injury Morrison's "Iron Man" streak ended at 542 consecutive games played, dating back to Feb. 27, 2000, and was the longest active run in the NHL. In 11 seasons with New Jersey and Vancouver, the 39th overall pick in the 1993 draft by the Devils has totaled 158 goals and 469 points in 665 games.
AMP ENERGY NHL WINTER CLASSIC
NBC Sports announced that Bob Costas will host NBC's broadcast coverage of the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic between the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins on New Years Day at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, the first U.S outdoor game in NHL history.
Attendance at the Winter Classic is expected to surpass the NHL single-game record, set Nov 22, 2003 when the Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers drew 57,167 to the Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, the first outdoor game in NHL history. Ralph Wilson Stadium capacity exceeds 73,000 and tickets to the game sold out within several hours of going on sale.
Following the outdoor game, NBC will start it's NHL "Game of the Week" coverage on Sunday, Jan 20. and for the first time in three season's will offer flexible scheduling for it's nine regular season Sunday afternoon broadcasts. NBC will be able to select from up to four games, and will announce the "Game of the Week" thirteen days prior to broadcast, and the other games will remain available to the teams' regional carrier.
SIMON LEAVES THE ISLAND
Chris Simon left the New York Islanders on Monday, saying he needed time away form hockey following his latest penalty for attempting to injure the Penguins Jarkko Ruutu on Saturday night, when he stepped on the back Ruutu's leg with his stake.
Simon will meet with league disciplinarian Colin Campbell sometime in the next few days, and could be in line for another lengthy suspension, after missing the first five games of this season while completing a 25-game ban handed down in March.
Despite that long suspension, the Islanders signed him to a one-year deal this summer for $475,000 that included $325,000 in potential bonuses based on games played.
WILD RETURN HOME
After back-to-back wins in Los Angeles and Anaheim, which unless you had the NHL Centre Ice Package you couldn't see locally as FSN/Channel 45 decided not to make the trip to California, the Wild return home after going 3-2 on their five-game road trip and will host the Nashville Predators at Xcel Energy Center. Be sure to log onto TheStitch tomorrow morning as Pete Waggoner will have the Minnesota Wild Two-Minute Score game re-cap.
The Wild will also host the New York Rangers on Thursday and the Red Wings on Saturday during this short three-game home-stand.
Calgary Flames right wing Jarome Iginla, Dallas Stars defenseman Sergei Zubov and Philadelphia Flyers right wing Joffrey Lupul have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending December 16.
First Star -- Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
Iginla scored a League-leading seven goals, including a pair of game-winners, as Calgary (16-13-5, 37 points) won four consecutive road games. He scored the game-tying goal at 19:50 of the third period in a 2-1 shootout victory over the Florida Panthers Dec. 11 and notched three goals, including the game-winner, an assist and a +4 rating in a 9-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning Dec. 13. The Flames captain went on to score one goal in a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes Dec. 14 and tallied his second four-point game of the week (two goals, two assists) and the game-winner in a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Blues Dec. 16. Iginla leads the Flames and ranks second to Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier in the NHL scoring race with 48 points (23 goals, 25 assists) in 34 games
Second Star -- Sergei Zubov, Dallas Stars
Zubov tallied eight points (one goal, seven assists), helping the Stars post three consecutive victories. The top-scoring defenseman in franchise history recorded multiple points in each game, beginning with a four-point effort (one goal, three assists) in a 5-4 overtime victory over the Edmonton Oilers Dec. 10. He recorded a pair of assists in a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings Dec. 13 and collected two more in a 4-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks Dec. 15. Zubov leads NHL defensemen in scoring with 32 points (four goals, 28 assists) in 33 games.
Third Star -- Joffrey Lupul, Philadelphia Flyers
Lupul scored 10 points in four games, beginning with a career-high six points (three goals, three assists) in an 8-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins Dec. 11. It marked the highest single-game point total by a Flyers player since Eric Lindros' 4-2--6 in a 6-3 victory at Toronto on March 19, 1997. Lupul notched his second hat trick of the week in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes Dec. 15 and recorded an assist in a 4-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils Dec. 16. Lupul ranks third on the Flyers in scoring with 27 points (12 goals, 15 assists) in 31 games.
PREDS SIGN 1ST ROUND PICK
The Nashville Predators signed first-round draft pick Jonathon Blum to an entry-level contract on Monday. The 23rd overall pick in the 2007 NHL draft has nine goals and 39 points in 35 games with the Western Hockey League's Vancouver Giants this season. Blum, 18, has also been named to the U.S. roster for the world junior championships to be held later this month in the Czech Republic.
MORRISON OUT 3 MONTHS
Vancouver Canucks forward Brendan Morrison will be sidelined for up to 12 weeks after undergoing surgery on his right wrist. The 32-year-old had been playing in pain all season after hurting that wrist in a pre-season game, but did post eight goals and 12 assists in 30 games before being shut down.
With the injury Morrison's "Iron Man" streak ended at 542 consecutive games played, dating back to Feb. 27, 2000, and was the longest active run in the NHL. In 11 seasons with New Jersey and Vancouver, the 39th overall pick in the 1993 draft by the Devils has totaled 158 goals and 469 points in 665 games.
AMP ENERGY NHL WINTER CLASSIC
NBC Sports announced that Bob Costas will host NBC's broadcast coverage of the AMP Energy NHL Winter Classic between the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins on New Years Day at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, the first U.S outdoor game in NHL history.
Attendance at the Winter Classic is expected to surpass the NHL single-game record, set Nov 22, 2003 when the Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton Oilers drew 57,167 to the Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, the first outdoor game in NHL history. Ralph Wilson Stadium capacity exceeds 73,000 and tickets to the game sold out within several hours of going on sale.
Following the outdoor game, NBC will start it's NHL "Game of the Week" coverage on Sunday, Jan 20. and for the first time in three season's will offer flexible scheduling for it's nine regular season Sunday afternoon broadcasts. NBC will be able to select from up to four games, and will announce the "Game of the Week" thirteen days prior to broadcast, and the other games will remain available to the teams' regional carrier.
SIMON LEAVES THE ISLAND
Chris Simon left the New York Islanders on Monday, saying he needed time away form hockey following his latest penalty for attempting to injure the Penguins Jarkko Ruutu on Saturday night, when he stepped on the back Ruutu's leg with his stake.
Simon will meet with league disciplinarian Colin Campbell sometime in the next few days, and could be in line for another lengthy suspension, after missing the first five games of this season while completing a 25-game ban handed down in March.
Despite that long suspension, the Islanders signed him to a one-year deal this summer for $475,000 that included $325,000 in potential bonuses based on games played.
WILD RETURN HOME
After back-to-back wins in Los Angeles and Anaheim, which unless you had the NHL Centre Ice Package you couldn't see locally as FSN/Channel 45 decided not to make the trip to California, the Wild return home after going 3-2 on their five-game road trip and will host the Nashville Predators at Xcel Energy Center. Be sure to log onto TheStitch tomorrow morning as Pete Waggoner will have the Minnesota Wild Two-Minute Score game re-cap.
The Wild will also host the New York Rangers on Thursday and the Red Wings on Saturday during this short three-game home-stand.
Today in NHL History, Dec 18th
1926: Ottawa's Alex Connell became the second NHL goalie to record 25 career shutouts, and Clint Benedict became the first to reach the 30 shutout milestone, as the Senators tied 0-0 with the Maroons, at Montreal.
1928: Goaltender George Hainsworth set an NHL record with his fifth straight road shutout, and Howie Morenz scored two goals and added an assist in the Canadiens' 5-0 win at Chicago.
1930: Chicago goalie Chuck Gardiner and Canadiens' George Hainsworth dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Montreal. It was the 16th career shutout for Gardiner, and the 55th for Hainsworth.
1932: New York Rangers traded Russ Blinco to Montreal Maroons for cash.
1934: Boston's Nels Stewart scored two goals in 20 seconds as the Bruins won 5-3 against the visiting New York Rangers.
1938: Boston's Frankie Brimsek recorded his fourth straight road shutout in a 2-0 win over the Red Wings, at the Olympia in Detroit. It was also the fifth shutout in six games for the rookie goalie.
1941: Chicago Black Hawks purchased Red Hamill from Boston. Hamill went on to score 18 goals and 9 assists in 34 games during the 1941-42 season.
1943: Maple Leafs' Lorne Carr picked up four assists when Toronto won 8-4 over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.
1954: Montreal's Maurice Richard became the first player in NHL history to score 400 career goals, when the Canadiens defeated the Black Hawks 4-2 at Chicago.
1955: Detroit's rookie Glenn Hall recorded his third consecutive shutout, this time 2-0 over the Montreal Canadiens. Earlier in the week Hall had blanked the Rangers 2-0, and Toronto 4-0. The win also ended an eight game winning streak for Montreal.
1958: Ranger goalie Gump Worsley recorded his 18th career shutout, and Andy Hebenton scored twice as New York won 2-0 at Detroit.
1960: Gordie Howe scored twice to lead Detroit to a 3-2 win against the Black Hawks, at Chicago.....Former NHL center Bob Brooke born in Melrose, Mass. Brooke played in the NHL 1983-84 through 1989-90 with the New York Rangers, Minnesota and New Jersey.
1963: Montreal's Jean Beliveau scored two goals as the Canadiens beat Toronto, 7-3. The two goals gave Beliveau a total of 324, equalling the NHL career record for centers held by Nels Stewart.
1966: Goaltender Roger Crozier recorded his second consecutive shutout (for the 19th of his career) in the Red Wings' 5-0 win over the visiting New York Rangers.
1970: Goaltender Gary Smith got his 9th career shutout in the California Golden Seals' 1-0 win over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.
1974: Gilles Villemure recorded his 13th (and final) career shutout, Derek Sanderson scored his 4th career hat trick and added an assist, and Bill Fairbairn had a goal and three assists as the Rangers won 7-0 over the Minnesota North Stars, at MSG.....Mike Murphy scored two goals and added three assists in the Kings' 6-0 win over the Scouts, at Kansas City. Gary Edwards recorded his 7th career shutout, as the Kings began a team-record 8 game road winning streak.
1975: Richard Martin scored his 12th career hat trick and added an assist in the Sabres' 5-2 win over the visiting Minnesota North Stars.
1976: Goaltender Bernie Parent recorded his 42nd career shutout in the Flyers' 2-0 win over the Blues at St. Louis. Bill Barber scored a goal and added an assist in the first period.
1977: Montreal goaltender Ken Dryden recorded his 39th career shutout as the Canadiens began a team-record 28 game undefeated streak (23-0-5), with a 2-0 win over the Flyers at Philadelphia.....Goaltender Tony Esposito recorded his 60th career shutout to lead the Black Hawks to a 3-0 win against the Atlanta Flames, at Chicago Stadium. Grant Mulvey scored two goals.
1982: Rookie Steve Larmer scored his second NHL hat trick and Denis Savard added four assists in the Black Hawks 8-5 win against the Maple Leafs, at Toronto.
1983: Wayne Gretzky scored two goals and two assists, for his 100th point of the season as the Oilers beat the Winnipeg Jets 7-5. Gretzky's 100th point came in the Oilers 34th game of the season, the fastest 100 points by a player in NHL history....Black Hawks retired Bobby Hull's uniform #9 in a pre-game ceremony at Chicago Stadium. Black Hawks lost 5-1 to the visiting Boston Bruins.
1984: John Tonelli scored his third career hat trick to lead the Islanders to a 7-4 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets.
1985: Mike Gartner played in his 500th game as Washington won 5-2 over the Oilers at Edmonton.
1986: Tim Kerr and Dave Poulin both had hat tricks as the Flyers beat the N.Y. Islanders 9-4, at the Spectrum. It was Poulin's 5th (and final) career hat trick, and Kerr added an assist along with his 12th career hat trick.
1987: Gerard Gallant scored his first career hat trick and added an assist, and Steve Yzerman had a goal and three assists to lead the Red Wings to an 8-3 win against the visiting Minnesota North Stars.
1989: Brett Hull scored his 100th career NHL goal in the Blues' 6-3 loss, at Toronto.
1990: Paul Coffey scored a goal and two assists to become the third defenseman in NHL history to score 700 career assists. The three points came in a 9-2 Penguins win over the Winnipeg Jets, at the Civic Arena.
1992: Pavel Bure had four assists as the Vancouver Canucks extended their team-record home undefeated streak to 12 straight games (10-0-2), with an 8-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
1993: Jim Dowd, the first New Jersey native to play for the Devils, scored his first NHL goal in a 6-2 Devils' win against the Nordiques, in Quebec City.....Dave Andreychuk played in his 1,000th NHL game, and scored twice (to give him 400 career NHL goals) and added an assist, to lead the Leafs to a 4-1 win over the Kings in Toronto. Andreychuk became the 44th NHL player to reach the 400 goal mark.
1998: Ottawa's Alexei Yashin scored twice and added three assists as the Senators won 5-1 against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. Yashin set a club record for points in a period with a goal and three assists in the second.
2000: Ron Tugnutt recorded the first shutout in Blue Jackets' history as Columbus won 2-0 at Montreal. It was the 16th career shutout for Tugnutt.
2001: Mark Recchi scored his 400th career NHL goal in the Flyers 6-3 win against the visiting St. Louis Blues. The loss came in the Blues' 3,000th all-time NHL game.
2002: Alexander Mogilny had two assists to give him 500 in his NHL career, in the Maple Leafs 2-2 tie with the Panthers at Florida.
2003: Martin Brodeur recorded his 72nd career shutout (and his 8th of the season), and rookie Rob Skrlac scored his first NHL goal in the Devils 3-0 win at Atlanta. New Jersey outshot the Thrashers 38-15.....Sheldon Souray scored his first career hat trick, including the winning goal 35 seconds into overtime and added an assist, and Mike Ribeiro had four assists in the Canadiens 5-4 win against the visiting Nashville Predators.
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1928: Goaltender George Hainsworth set an NHL record with his fifth straight road shutout, and Howie Morenz scored two goals and added an assist in the Canadiens' 5-0 win at Chicago.
1930: Chicago goalie Chuck Gardiner and Canadiens' George Hainsworth dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Montreal. It was the 16th career shutout for Gardiner, and the 55th for Hainsworth.
1932: New York Rangers traded Russ Blinco to Montreal Maroons for cash.
1934: Boston's Nels Stewart scored two goals in 20 seconds as the Bruins won 5-3 against the visiting New York Rangers.
1938: Boston's Frankie Brimsek recorded his fourth straight road shutout in a 2-0 win over the Red Wings, at the Olympia in Detroit. It was also the fifth shutout in six games for the rookie goalie.
1941: Chicago Black Hawks purchased Red Hamill from Boston. Hamill went on to score 18 goals and 9 assists in 34 games during the 1941-42 season.
1943: Maple Leafs' Lorne Carr picked up four assists when Toronto won 8-4 over the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.
1954: Montreal's Maurice Richard became the first player in NHL history to score 400 career goals, when the Canadiens defeated the Black Hawks 4-2 at Chicago.
1955: Detroit's rookie Glenn Hall recorded his third consecutive shutout, this time 2-0 over the Montreal Canadiens. Earlier in the week Hall had blanked the Rangers 2-0, and Toronto 4-0. The win also ended an eight game winning streak for Montreal.
1958: Ranger goalie Gump Worsley recorded his 18th career shutout, and Andy Hebenton scored twice as New York won 2-0 at Detroit.
1960: Gordie Howe scored twice to lead Detroit to a 3-2 win against the Black Hawks, at Chicago.....Former NHL center Bob Brooke born in Melrose, Mass. Brooke played in the NHL 1983-84 through 1989-90 with the New York Rangers, Minnesota and New Jersey.
1963: Montreal's Jean Beliveau scored two goals as the Canadiens beat Toronto, 7-3. The two goals gave Beliveau a total of 324, equalling the NHL career record for centers held by Nels Stewart.
1966: Goaltender Roger Crozier recorded his second consecutive shutout (for the 19th of his career) in the Red Wings' 5-0 win over the visiting New York Rangers.
1970: Goaltender Gary Smith got his 9th career shutout in the California Golden Seals' 1-0 win over the visiting Philadelphia Flyers.
1974: Gilles Villemure recorded his 13th (and final) career shutout, Derek Sanderson scored his 4th career hat trick and added an assist, and Bill Fairbairn had a goal and three assists as the Rangers won 7-0 over the Minnesota North Stars, at MSG.....Mike Murphy scored two goals and added three assists in the Kings' 6-0 win over the Scouts, at Kansas City. Gary Edwards recorded his 7th career shutout, as the Kings began a team-record 8 game road winning streak.
1975: Richard Martin scored his 12th career hat trick and added an assist in the Sabres' 5-2 win over the visiting Minnesota North Stars.
1976: Goaltender Bernie Parent recorded his 42nd career shutout in the Flyers' 2-0 win over the Blues at St. Louis. Bill Barber scored a goal and added an assist in the first period.
1977: Montreal goaltender Ken Dryden recorded his 39th career shutout as the Canadiens began a team-record 28 game undefeated streak (23-0-5), with a 2-0 win over the Flyers at Philadelphia.....Goaltender Tony Esposito recorded his 60th career shutout to lead the Black Hawks to a 3-0 win against the Atlanta Flames, at Chicago Stadium. Grant Mulvey scored two goals.
1982: Rookie Steve Larmer scored his second NHL hat trick and Denis Savard added four assists in the Black Hawks 8-5 win against the Maple Leafs, at Toronto.
1983: Wayne Gretzky scored two goals and two assists, for his 100th point of the season as the Oilers beat the Winnipeg Jets 7-5. Gretzky's 100th point came in the Oilers 34th game of the season, the fastest 100 points by a player in NHL history....Black Hawks retired Bobby Hull's uniform #9 in a pre-game ceremony at Chicago Stadium. Black Hawks lost 5-1 to the visiting Boston Bruins.
1984: John Tonelli scored his third career hat trick to lead the Islanders to a 7-4 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets.
1985: Mike Gartner played in his 500th game as Washington won 5-2 over the Oilers at Edmonton.
1986: Tim Kerr and Dave Poulin both had hat tricks as the Flyers beat the N.Y. Islanders 9-4, at the Spectrum. It was Poulin's 5th (and final) career hat trick, and Kerr added an assist along with his 12th career hat trick.
1987: Gerard Gallant scored his first career hat trick and added an assist, and Steve Yzerman had a goal and three assists to lead the Red Wings to an 8-3 win against the visiting Minnesota North Stars.
1989: Brett Hull scored his 100th career NHL goal in the Blues' 6-3 loss, at Toronto.
1990: Paul Coffey scored a goal and two assists to become the third defenseman in NHL history to score 700 career assists. The three points came in a 9-2 Penguins win over the Winnipeg Jets, at the Civic Arena.
1992: Pavel Bure had four assists as the Vancouver Canucks extended their team-record home undefeated streak to 12 straight games (10-0-2), with an 8-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
1993: Jim Dowd, the first New Jersey native to play for the Devils, scored his first NHL goal in a 6-2 Devils' win against the Nordiques, in Quebec City.....Dave Andreychuk played in his 1,000th NHL game, and scored twice (to give him 400 career NHL goals) and added an assist, to lead the Leafs to a 4-1 win over the Kings in Toronto. Andreychuk became the 44th NHL player to reach the 400 goal mark.
1998: Ottawa's Alexei Yashin scored twice and added three assists as the Senators won 5-1 against the visiting Carolina Hurricanes. Yashin set a club record for points in a period with a goal and three assists in the second.
2000: Ron Tugnutt recorded the first shutout in Blue Jackets' history as Columbus won 2-0 at Montreal. It was the 16th career shutout for Tugnutt.
2001: Mark Recchi scored his 400th career NHL goal in the Flyers 6-3 win against the visiting St. Louis Blues. The loss came in the Blues' 3,000th all-time NHL game.
2002: Alexander Mogilny had two assists to give him 500 in his NHL career, in the Maple Leafs 2-2 tie with the Panthers at Florida.
2003: Martin Brodeur recorded his 72nd career shutout (and his 8th of the season), and rookie Rob Skrlac scored his first NHL goal in the Devils 3-0 win at Atlanta. New Jersey outshot the Thrashers 38-15.....Sheldon Souray scored his first career hat trick, including the winning goal 35 seconds into overtime and added an assist, and Mike Ribeiro had four assists in the Canadiens 5-4 win against the visiting Nashville Predators.
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Monday, December 17, 2007
December 17th
SIMON FACES MORE PUNISHMENT
Just two months after serving a 25-game suspension for a two-handed stick attack on Rangers forward Ryan Hollweg, the New York Islanders Chris Simon is facing punishment time again after receiving a match penalty for trying to step on Jarkko Rutu's foot.
Islanders coach Ted Nolan said he hadn't seen the replay and he wanted to review the incident. Simon declined to comment after the game.
All signs point to the veteran forward getting the seventh suspension of his career, and it could be another lengthy one considering his status as a repeat offender. He has been suspended five other times for on-ice incidents, including a three-game ban in 1997 after allegedly directing a racial slur toward player Mike Grier.
RUSSIAN TYCOON PLANNING RIVAL-NHL LEAGUE?
According to the Toronto Star, a Russian tycoon has hired former NHL Players's Association executive Bob Goodenow to help create a new professional European hockey league that would compete for players with the NHL.
Alex Medvedev, deputy executive of Russian energy giant Gazprom, is behind the new league, which also has former NHL star Igor Larionov on a "working group" to help start the league.
Larionov said Goodenow visited Russia this week to discuss the league, which could start as soon as September 2008. He also told the Star that sponsors and broadcasters have been contacted by Medvedev's representatives.
European teams often lose players under contract to the NHL, receiving $200,000 per player in exchange. It is unclear whether the prospective league would honour NHL contracts.
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Just two months after serving a 25-game suspension for a two-handed stick attack on Rangers forward Ryan Hollweg, the New York Islanders Chris Simon is facing punishment time again after receiving a match penalty for trying to step on Jarkko Rutu's foot.
Islanders coach Ted Nolan said he hadn't seen the replay and he wanted to review the incident. Simon declined to comment after the game.
All signs point to the veteran forward getting the seventh suspension of his career, and it could be another lengthy one considering his status as a repeat offender. He has been suspended five other times for on-ice incidents, including a three-game ban in 1997 after allegedly directing a racial slur toward player Mike Grier.
RUSSIAN TYCOON PLANNING RIVAL-NHL LEAGUE?
According to the Toronto Star, a Russian tycoon has hired former NHL Players's Association executive Bob Goodenow to help create a new professional European hockey league that would compete for players with the NHL.
Alex Medvedev, deputy executive of Russian energy giant Gazprom, is behind the new league, which also has former NHL star Igor Larionov on a "working group" to help start the league.
Larionov said Goodenow visited Russia this week to discuss the league, which could start as soon as September 2008. He also told the Star that sponsors and broadcasters have been contacted by Medvedev's representatives.
European teams often lose players under contract to the NHL, receiving $200,000 per player in exchange. It is unclear whether the prospective league would honour NHL contracts.
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Today in NHL History, Dec 17th
1918: Ottawa Senators named Alf Smith as their new coach.
1921: Francis "King" Clancy played in the first game of his NHL career, as the Ottawa Senators beat Hamilton 3-2.
1924: Goalies Jake Forbes of the Hamilton Tigers and Alex Connell of the Ottawa Senators played in the first 0-0 tie in NHL history. It was the first scoreless game in eight seasons of NHL play. It was also the first shutout of Connell's rookie season.....Maroons' goaltender Clint Benedict recorded his 100th NHL career victory as Montreal won 6-2 over the visiting Boston Bruins.
1927: Canadiens' Aurel Joliat scored his first career hat trick and added an assist as Montreal won 5-1 against the visiting Boston Bruins.
1931: Goaltender George Hainsworth recorded his 65th career shutout (to extend his NHL all-time record) in the Canadiens' 1-0 win over the visiting New York Americans.
1932: Goaltender Lorne Chabot recorded his 51st career shutout in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 3-0 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1933: Chicago's Chuck Gardiner became the first goaltender in franchise history to record 100 wins as a member of the Black Hawks. The milestone came in a 4-1 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1939: Reg 'Pep' Kelly scored his third (and final) career hat trick in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs won 4-1 against the Americans, at New York. NY Americans.....New York Rangers' goalie Dave Kerr and Red Wings' Tiny Thompson dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Detroit. With the tie, the Rangers extended their team-record undefeated streak to nine straight games (4-0-5).
1940: Harvey "Busher" Jackson scored his 200th NHL goal when the New York Americans won 3-2 in overtime over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1947: Sid Abel scored twice and had two assists while Gordie Howe added four assists in the Red Wings' 7-1 win against the Black Hawks, at Chicago.
1950: Kenny Mosdell scored a goal and added three assists to lead the Canadiens to a 7-3 win over the Black Hawks at Chicago.
1952: Rangers goalie Chuck Rayner recorded his 25th (and final) career shutout as New York won 5-0 over the visiting Boston Bruins. Rookie Neil Strain scored two goals and an assist and Wally Hergesheimer had three assists.
1955: Montreal's Bob Perreault became the 8th NHL goaltender to record a shutout in his first career game, in a 5-0 win over the visiting Black Hawks. Perreault played 6 career games with Montreal in 1955-56, with a record of 3-3-0 and a 2.00 GAA.
1957: Chicago Black Hawks traded Nick Mickoski, Jack McIntyre, Bob Bailey and Hec Lalonde to Detroit for Earl Reibel, Billy Dea, Bill Dineen and Lorne Ferguson. At the time it was the largest trade in NHL history.
1958: Ted Lindsay scored twice and added an assist to lead the Black Hawks to a 5-2 win over the Bruins, at Chicago Stadium. With the two goals Lindsay became the highest scoring left wing in NHL history, passing Aurel Joliat, who retired with 270.
1964: Montreal's Gilles Tremblay broke his leg when checked into the boards by Leafs' rookie Ron Ellis, and missed the remainder of the 1964-65 season. Montreal tied Toronto 2-2 at the Forum.
1969: Keith Allen was named the new General Manager of the Philadelphia Flyers, replacing Bud Poile. Allen became the second GM in Flyers history.
1972: Mickey Redmond scored a goal and three assists to lead the Red Wings to a 6-4 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at the Olympia.....Chicago goaltender Tony Esposito recorded a shutout to lead the Black Hawks to a 2-0 win over the visiting LA Kings. It was the 34th shutout of Esposito's NHL career.
1975: Syl Apps scored his second career hat trick and added two assists and Bob Kelly got his second (and final) career hat trick in the Penguins' 9-2 win over the Seals, at Oakland.
1977: Rookie defenseman Barry Beck scored his first career hat trick and added an assist in a 5-1 Colorado Rockies' win over the Minnesota North Stars. Beck set an NHL record for rookie defensemen, with a goal in his sixth straight game....Toronto's Darryl Sittler scored twice and added two assists as the Maple Leafs won 7-1 against the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.....Goaltender Bill Smith won his 11th straight game to set a new club record, as the Islanders won 4-1 over the visiting Boston Bruins.
1978: Buffalo rookie coach Billy Inglis improved his record to 5-0-2 when the Sabres beat the Canucks 6-3 in Buffalo. Inglis' 5-0-2 start was the 2nd best by a new coach in NHL history; in 1926-27 Ottawa's David Gill went 9-0-1 in his first 10 games.
1982: Edmonton's Jari Kurri scored his 4th career hat trick and added two assists, and Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey each had a goal and three assists as the Oilers won 10-4 over the visiting New Jersey Devils.....Montreal traded Dan Daoust to Toronto, in exchange for Toronto's 3rd round choice in the 1984 Amateur Draft. The Canadiens later traded the pick to the Minnesota North Stars, who used it to select Ken Hodge, Jr.
1983: In his 352nd career NHL game, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added five assists to reach the 500 assist mark and the 800 career point mark in his NHL career. Oilers won 8-1 over the visiting Quebec Nordiques....New Jersey goaltender Glenn Resch made 42 saves for his 26th (and final) career shutout as the Devils posted their first road shutout, a 2-0 win over the North Stars at Minnesota. Don Lever scored both goals in the game.
1985: Brian Sutter picked up his 300th career NHL assist as the Blues won 8-6 over the Winnipeg Jets, in St. Louis.
1986: Buffalo's Mike Ramsey played in his 500th career NHL game when the Sabres lost 4-3 to the Whalers, at Hartford.
1988: Capitals' coach Bryan Murray won his 300th NHL game as Washington beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-3, at Landover, Maryland. Murray became the 17th coach in NHL history to win 300 games.
1989: Defenseman Doug Wilson scored a goal and had two assists in the first period to collect his 700th career NHL point as the Blackhawks won 6-5 over the Oilers, at Chicago Stadium.
1990: Buffalo Sabres traded their captain, Mike Foligno to the Toronto Maple Leafs, in exchange for Lou Franceschetti and Brian Curran.
1991: Pittsburgh Penguins set a team record with 8 second period goals, in a 10-2 win over the Sharks, at the Civic Arena. Joe Mullen had a goal and two assists to give him 800 career points.
1992: Penguins' Rick Tocchet scored twice to give him 250 goals in his NHL career, and added an assist as Pittsburgh won 5-4 in overtime, at Philadelphia.
1997: Phoenix' Craig Janney picked up his 700th career point, with an assist in a 5-1 loss to the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
1999: Rayond Bourque became just the third player in NHL history to score 1,100 assists, and Byron Dafoe recorded his 100th NHL victory in Boston's 3-1 win over the Thrashers, at Atlanta.
2001: Teemu Selanne scored twice as the Sharks tied a franchise record by extending their undefeated streak to nine straight games (8-0-1) with a 4-1 win over the Stars at Dallas.
2002: Eric Belanger scored his first career hat trick, and rookie Jared Aulin made his NHL debut in the Kings 6-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Blues.
2003: Minnesota's Sergei Zholtok scored his 100th NHL goal, the game winner, as the Wild won 3-2 for its first regular-season victory at Denver (after a winless streak of 0-7-1).
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1921: Francis "King" Clancy played in the first game of his NHL career, as the Ottawa Senators beat Hamilton 3-2.
1924: Goalies Jake Forbes of the Hamilton Tigers and Alex Connell of the Ottawa Senators played in the first 0-0 tie in NHL history. It was the first scoreless game in eight seasons of NHL play. It was also the first shutout of Connell's rookie season.....Maroons' goaltender Clint Benedict recorded his 100th NHL career victory as Montreal won 6-2 over the visiting Boston Bruins.
1927: Canadiens' Aurel Joliat scored his first career hat trick and added an assist as Montreal won 5-1 against the visiting Boston Bruins.
1931: Goaltender George Hainsworth recorded his 65th career shutout (to extend his NHL all-time record) in the Canadiens' 1-0 win over the visiting New York Americans.
1932: Goaltender Lorne Chabot recorded his 51st career shutout in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 3-0 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1933: Chicago's Chuck Gardiner became the first goaltender in franchise history to record 100 wins as a member of the Black Hawks. The milestone came in a 4-1 win against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.
1939: Reg 'Pep' Kelly scored his third (and final) career hat trick in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs won 4-1 against the Americans, at New York. NY Americans.....New York Rangers' goalie Dave Kerr and Red Wings' Tiny Thompson dueled to a 0-0 scoreless tie, in a game played at Detroit. With the tie, the Rangers extended their team-record undefeated streak to nine straight games (4-0-5).
1940: Harvey "Busher" Jackson scored his 200th NHL goal when the New York Americans won 3-2 in overtime over the visiting Detroit Red Wings.
1947: Sid Abel scored twice and had two assists while Gordie Howe added four assists in the Red Wings' 7-1 win against the Black Hawks, at Chicago.
1950: Kenny Mosdell scored a goal and added three assists to lead the Canadiens to a 7-3 win over the Black Hawks at Chicago.
1952: Rangers goalie Chuck Rayner recorded his 25th (and final) career shutout as New York won 5-0 over the visiting Boston Bruins. Rookie Neil Strain scored two goals and an assist and Wally Hergesheimer had three assists.
1955: Montreal's Bob Perreault became the 8th NHL goaltender to record a shutout in his first career game, in a 5-0 win over the visiting Black Hawks. Perreault played 6 career games with Montreal in 1955-56, with a record of 3-3-0 and a 2.00 GAA.
1957: Chicago Black Hawks traded Nick Mickoski, Jack McIntyre, Bob Bailey and Hec Lalonde to Detroit for Earl Reibel, Billy Dea, Bill Dineen and Lorne Ferguson. At the time it was the largest trade in NHL history.
1958: Ted Lindsay scored twice and added an assist to lead the Black Hawks to a 5-2 win over the Bruins, at Chicago Stadium. With the two goals Lindsay became the highest scoring left wing in NHL history, passing Aurel Joliat, who retired with 270.
1964: Montreal's Gilles Tremblay broke his leg when checked into the boards by Leafs' rookie Ron Ellis, and missed the remainder of the 1964-65 season. Montreal tied Toronto 2-2 at the Forum.
1969: Keith Allen was named the new General Manager of the Philadelphia Flyers, replacing Bud Poile. Allen became the second GM in Flyers history.
1972: Mickey Redmond scored a goal and three assists to lead the Red Wings to a 6-4 win over the Minnesota North Stars, at the Olympia.....Chicago goaltender Tony Esposito recorded a shutout to lead the Black Hawks to a 2-0 win over the visiting LA Kings. It was the 34th shutout of Esposito's NHL career.
1975: Syl Apps scored his second career hat trick and added two assists and Bob Kelly got his second (and final) career hat trick in the Penguins' 9-2 win over the Seals, at Oakland.
1977: Rookie defenseman Barry Beck scored his first career hat trick and added an assist in a 5-1 Colorado Rockies' win over the Minnesota North Stars. Beck set an NHL record for rookie defensemen, with a goal in his sixth straight game....Toronto's Darryl Sittler scored twice and added two assists as the Maple Leafs won 7-1 against the visiting Chicago Black Hawks.....Goaltender Bill Smith won his 11th straight game to set a new club record, as the Islanders won 4-1 over the visiting Boston Bruins.
1978: Buffalo rookie coach Billy Inglis improved his record to 5-0-2 when the Sabres beat the Canucks 6-3 in Buffalo. Inglis' 5-0-2 start was the 2nd best by a new coach in NHL history; in 1926-27 Ottawa's David Gill went 9-0-1 in his first 10 games.
1982: Edmonton's Jari Kurri scored his 4th career hat trick and added two assists, and Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey each had a goal and three assists as the Oilers won 10-4 over the visiting New Jersey Devils.....Montreal traded Dan Daoust to Toronto, in exchange for Toronto's 3rd round choice in the 1984 Amateur Draft. The Canadiens later traded the pick to the Minnesota North Stars, who used it to select Ken Hodge, Jr.
1983: In his 352nd career NHL game, Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and added five assists to reach the 500 assist mark and the 800 career point mark in his NHL career. Oilers won 8-1 over the visiting Quebec Nordiques....New Jersey goaltender Glenn Resch made 42 saves for his 26th (and final) career shutout as the Devils posted their first road shutout, a 2-0 win over the North Stars at Minnesota. Don Lever scored both goals in the game.
1985: Brian Sutter picked up his 300th career NHL assist as the Blues won 8-6 over the Winnipeg Jets, in St. Louis.
1986: Buffalo's Mike Ramsey played in his 500th career NHL game when the Sabres lost 4-3 to the Whalers, at Hartford.
1988: Capitals' coach Bryan Murray won his 300th NHL game as Washington beat the Winnipeg Jets 6-3, at Landover, Maryland. Murray became the 17th coach in NHL history to win 300 games.
1989: Defenseman Doug Wilson scored a goal and had two assists in the first period to collect his 700th career NHL point as the Blackhawks won 6-5 over the Oilers, at Chicago Stadium.
1990: Buffalo Sabres traded their captain, Mike Foligno to the Toronto Maple Leafs, in exchange for Lou Franceschetti and Brian Curran.
1991: Pittsburgh Penguins set a team record with 8 second period goals, in a 10-2 win over the Sharks, at the Civic Arena. Joe Mullen had a goal and two assists to give him 800 career points.
1992: Penguins' Rick Tocchet scored twice to give him 250 goals in his NHL career, and added an assist as Pittsburgh won 5-4 in overtime, at Philadelphia.
1997: Phoenix' Craig Janney picked up his 700th career point, with an assist in a 5-1 loss to the visiting Vancouver Canucks.
1999: Rayond Bourque became just the third player in NHL history to score 1,100 assists, and Byron Dafoe recorded his 100th NHL victory in Boston's 3-1 win over the Thrashers, at Atlanta.
2001: Teemu Selanne scored twice as the Sharks tied a franchise record by extending their undefeated streak to nine straight games (8-0-1) with a 4-1 win over the Stars at Dallas.
2002: Eric Belanger scored his first career hat trick, and rookie Jared Aulin made his NHL debut in the Kings 6-2 win over the visiting St. Louis Blues.
2003: Minnesota's Sergei Zholtok scored his 100th NHL goal, the game winner, as the Wild won 3-2 for its first regular-season victory at Denver (after a winless streak of 0-7-1).
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