Today in NHL History April 15th

1929: Chicago Black Hawks named Tom Shaughnessy as their new coach.....New York Rangers traded Clarence "Taffy" Abel to Chicago for $15,000.

1937: In Game Five of the 1937 Stanley Cup series, referee Mickey Ion awarded Rangers right winger Alex Shibicky the first penalty shot in Final history. Red Wings rookie goaltender Earl Robertson stopped Shibicky’s shot and posted his second straight shutout, 3-0 against New York, as Detroit became the first American team to repeat as Cup champions.

1952: In his fourth shutout in eight postseason games, Detroit Red Wings goalie Terry Sawchuk blanked the Montreal Canadiens 3-0 to complete a four-game sweep of the 1952 Final. The Wings, who had also swept the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Semifinal, distinguished themselves as the first NHL team to win every playoff game in one year.

1958: Fleming Mackell picked up two assists, to give him an-NHL record 14 for the playoffs, in Boston's 3-1 win over Montreal, in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, at Boston Garden.....Former NHL center Keith Acton born in Newmarket, Ont. Acton played in the NHL 1979-80 thru 1993-94 with Montreal, Minnesota, Edmonton, Philadelphia, Washington, and the New York Islanders.

1971: Bobby Rousseau scored a goal and added two assists to lead Minnesota to a 5-2 playoff win over St. Louis, in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Quarter-Finals. With the win, the North Stars advanced to the Semi-Finals against Montreal.

1976: Philadelphia picked up a playoff record 30 penalties in a 5-4 loss at Toronto, in Game 3 of the Quarter-Finals. The record was broken in 1981 when the Rangers got 31 in a game against Los Angeles.

1977: Clark Gillies set a playoff record with his fourth consecutive game winning goal and Billy Smith made 45 saves as the Islanders won 4-3 at Buffalo, in Game 3 of the Stanlely Cup Quarter-Finals.

1983: Edmonton's Paul Coffey tied a playoff record for defensemen, with a goal in his fourth consecutive playoff game, a 5-1 Oilers win over the visiting Calgary Flames, in Game 2 of the Smythe Division Finals.

1984: Philadelphia Flyers fired head coach Bob McCammon. Mike Keenan was later named as his replacement.

1986: Greg Paslawski scored a hat trick and added two assists, and Doug Gilmour set a team record with five assists, in a 6-3 Blues' playoff win over the North Stars, in Minnesota, in Game Five of the Division Semi-Finals.

1992: Al Arbour set a record for coaching the most games in NHL history, with #1,438, a 7-0 Islanders' win over the Devils, in Long Island. Arbour passed Dick Irvin. Steve Thomas led the scoring with 4 goals (his 5th career hat trick) and an assist.

1993: Teemu Selanne scored his 76th goal of the season, and added an assist, to lead the Jets to a 3-0 win over the Oilers in Winnipeg. Selanne's 76 goals and 132 points set NHL rookie records. Goaltender Bob Essensa recorded his 13th career shutout.....Alexander Mogilny scored his 75th and 76th goals of the season, which tied him with Winnipeg Jets' rookie Teemu Selanne for the 1992-93 goal scoring championship. The two goals came as the Sabres lost 7-4 to the Flyers in Buffalo.....Vancouver's Cliff Ronning scored his second career hat trick and added three assists in the Canucks 8-6 win over the Kings at Los Angeles. Vancouver broke the 100 point barrier for the first time, finishing with 101 points and a record 46 wins.....Detroit Red Wings won 5-3 over the Minnesota North Stars at Joe Louis Arena, to finish the 1992-93 season with a club record 103 points.....San Jose Sharks lost 7-3 to the Flames at Calgary, to finish their second season with an NHL record 71 losses and just two ties.

1998: Tie Domi set a Toronto Maple Leafs record for most penalty minutes in a season, when his 17 PIM (in a 3-2 win over the visiting Chicago Blackhawks) broke the season record of 351 set by Dave "Tiger" Williams in 1977-78.