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1917-03-26 - Stanley Cup: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1 - Seattle is 1st US team to win Stanley Cup
1917-11-22 - NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators & Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands
1917-12-19 - 1st NHL game played on artificial ice (Toronto)
1917-12-26 - 1st NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leaf Harry Cameron
1918-01-02 - NHL Montreal Wanderers disband after Westmount arena burns down
1918-03-30 - Stanley Cup: Toronto Arenas (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2
1918-10-18 - NHL's Quebec Bulldogs sold to a Toronto businessman P J Quinn
1919-02-18 - Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals
1919-03-29 - Stanley Cup: Mont (NHL) & Seat (PCHA) win 2 games each with 1 tie, 1919 Stanley Cup not awarded due to flu epidemic
1920-01-10 - Mont Canadiens (14) & Tor St Patricks (7) score NHL record 21 goals
1920-01-31 - Joe Malone, Quebec Bulldogs, sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game
1920-03-03 - Montreal Canadiens scores NHL record 16 goals beating Quebec Bulldogs
1920-03-10 - NHL's Quebec Bulldog Jim Malone scores 6 goals vs Ottawa Senators
1920-04-01 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Seattle (PCHA), 3 games to 2
1921-04-04 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2
1922-03-28 - Stanley Cup: Toronto St Pats (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2
1923-02-17 - Ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals)
1923-03-31 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) sweep Edm Eskimos (WCHL) in 2 games
1924-03-20 - Stanley Cup: Mont Canadiens (NHL) sweep Vanc Millionaires (PCHA) in 2
1924-03-25 - Stanley Cup: Mont Canadiens (NHL) sweep Calgary Tigers (WCHL) in 2
1924-11-01 - 1st US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded
1924-11-29 - NHL's Montreal Forum opens
1924-12-22 - Babe Dye of NHL's Toronto St Patricks scores 5 goals beat Bruins 10-2
1925-03-30 - Stanley Cup: Vict Cougars (WCHL) beat Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1
1925-04-15 - NHL's NY Americans (formerly Hamilton Tigers) 1st game, lose 3-1
1925-11-28 - NHL goalie Georges Vezina collapses & dies of TB 4 months later
1925-12-26 - NHL record 141 shots as NY Americans (73) beat Pitt Pirates (68) 3-1
1926-09-25 - NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks & Detroit Red Wings
1926-11-17 - NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St Pats 4-1
1927-09-24 - NHL's Toronto St Patricks become Maple Leafs
1929-02-28 - Chic Black Hawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home
1929-03-02 - Chicago Black Hawks shut-out for NHL record 8th straight game
1929-12-03 - Boston Bruins begins then NHL record 14 game winning streak
1930-01-09 - Boston Bruins wins then NHL record 14th straight game
1930-01-12 - NHL's Boston Bruins win then-record 14th consecutive game
1930-03-18 - Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game
1930-12-01 - NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty
1931-01-08 - Phila Quakers set then NHL record of 15 straight loses
1931-01-10 - Phila Quakers defeat Montreal, ends NHL-record 15-game losing streak
1931-01-31 - NHL's Quebec Bulldogs' Joseph Malone scores a record 7 goals
1932-10-01 - NHL readmits Ottawa & drops Pittsburgh
1933-12-23 - Howie Morenz takes over NHL career goal lead at 251
1934-02-14 - NHL Ace Bailey Benefit Game: Toronto beats All-Stars 7-3 in Toronto
1935-04-26 - Frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years
1935-10-15 - NHL's St Louis Eagles fold
1936-02-18 - NHL record 32 points scored, NY Americans (28) & Mont Maroons (24)
1936-03-25 - Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in NHL longest game (2h56m30s)
1937-11-03 - NHL Howie Morenz Memorial Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 6-5 in Mont
1938-08-26 - Montreal Maroons dropped from NHL
1939-03-16 - NHL record 10 goals in 1 period-NY Rangers (7), NY Americans (3) & a record 26 points in the 3rd period
1939-10-29 - NHL Babe Seibert Memorial Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3
1940-03-07 - Mont Canadiens lose record tying NHL 15th straight game at home
1941-02-25 - Boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8)
1941-03-04 - NHL Chicago goalie Samuel LoPresti stops record 80 of 83 Boston shots
1942-09-28 - NY Americans NHL team folded
1942-11-20 - NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over
1943-01-14 - Alex Smart (Mont) is 1st NHLer to score hat trick in his 1st game
1943-01-23 - Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period
1943-01-28 - Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with 5 points in a game
1944-01-23 - Det Red Wings score 15 goals against NY Rangers & NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals & most lopsided game 15-0
1944-11-11 - NY Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4)
1945-03-18 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard becomes the 1st NHLer to score 50 goals
1947-10-01 - NHL Pension Society founded
1954-01-09 - Bert Olmstead, Mont Canadiens, ties NHL record of 8 points in game
1957-02-11 - NHL Players Association forms (NYC), Red Wings' Ted Lindsay elected president
1957-03-16 - Toronto Maple Leafs tie NHL record 37 points beating NY Rangers 14-1
1957-10-19 - Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Mont, became 1st NHLer to score 500 goals
1958-01-18 - 1st black in NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins)
1958-11-28 - George "Punch" Imlach becomes coach of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs
1959-11-01 - 1st NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask (Jacques Plante)
1960-11-27 - Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHLer to score 1,000 points
1961-03-11 - Then NHL record 40 penalties, Black Hawks & Maple Leafs (20 each)
1961-11-27 - Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games
1962-03-14 - Gordie Howe (Det Red Wings) is 2nd NHLer to score 500 goals
1962-03-27 - Jacques Plante ties record winning 6th NHL Vezina trophy
1962-11-07 - Glenn Hall set NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie
1963-05-27 - 3 NJ businessman purchase NHL Colorado Rockies, & get approval to move them to NJ Meadowlands (Devils)
1963-11-10 - Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545
1964-11-14 - Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal
1967-12-08 - NHL California Seals change name to Oakland Seals
1968-02-24 - Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games
1968-03-03 - Jean Beliveau (Mont) becomes 2nd NHLer to score 1,000 pts
1968-12-26 - Bruin Ted Green sets NHL penalty record of 3 minors, 2 majors & 2 game misconducts in a game against NY Rangers in NY's Madison Square Garden
1969-01-01 - Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's LA Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee
1969-03-02 - Phil Esposito becomes 1st NHL Player to score 100 points in a season
1969-03-16 - Boston Bruins scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period
1970-03-04 - NY Rangers set then NHL record of 126 games without being shut-out
1970-12-01 - NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins
1971-01-19 - NHL Writers' Association renamed Professional Hockey Writers' Association
1971-02-11 - Montreal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal
1971-02-20 - Bruin Phil Esposito is NHL's quickest to score 50 goals in a season
1971-02-23 - Boston Bruins begin 13 NHL game win streak
1971-03-20 - Boston Bruins win 13th straight NHL game
1971-09-09 - NHL great Gordie Howe retires
1971-11-21 - NY Rangers scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period
1971-12-30 - Long Island NHL franchise purchased (NY Islanders)
1972-03-12 - NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons
1972-03-25 - Bobby Hull becomes the 2nd NHLer to score 600 goals
1972-07-27 - NHL star Maurice "Rocket" Richard signs with WHL Quebec Nordiques
1972-11-22 - Pitts Penguins set NHL record for scoring fastest 5 goals (2:07)
Birthdays in Sport
Results 1 - 100 of 703
1877-11-17 - Frank Calder, the first NHL President (d. 1943)
1883-12-30 - Lester Patrick, NHL pioneer
1887-10-31 - Edouard Lalonde, Canada, NHLer (Mont Canadiens)/lacrosse player
1898-07-23 - Mervyn "Red" Dutton, Manitoba, 2nd NHL pres (1943-46)
1901-10-07 - Frank X Boucher, Ottawa, All-star NHL center (Ottawa, NY Rangers)
1904-12-31 - Chuck Gardiner, UK, NHL goalie (Vezina winner)
1905-07-09 - Clarence Campbell, Saskatchewan, 3rd NHL pres (1946-77)
1906-01-29 - Joe Primeau, NHL center
1918-02-22 - Sid Abel, NHLer (1948-49 Hart Trophy)
1918-03-21 - Joe Carveth, NHL forward (scored 20 or more goals in 3 seasons)
1921-11-18 - Peter Pocklington, NHL team owner (Edmonton Oiler)
1924-02-10 - Bud (Norman) Poile, NHLer
1924-02-19 - Bruce Norris, NHL owner (Detroit Red Wings)
1926-09-13 - Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/GM (Rangers, Blues, Whalers)
1928-03-31 - Gordie Howe, Floral Sask, NHL right wing (Detroit Redwings)
1929-01-17 - Jacques "Jake the Snake" Plante, Quebec, NHL goaltender (#1)
1929-12-28 - Terry Sawchuk, NHL goaltender (Redwings, Bruins, Maple Leaf, Rangers)
1931-02-14 - Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, NHL right wing (Canadiens, Rangers)
1931-08-31 - Jean Marc Beliveau, NHL center (Montreal Canadiens, 10 Stanley Cups)
1932-08-28 - Andy Bathgate, Canada, NY Ranger (1958 NHL MVP)
1932-09-14 - Harry Sinden, NHL player/coach (Team Canada)
1933-09-18 - Scotty Bowman, NHL player/coach (Mont Canadians)
1934-02-09 - John A Ziegler Jr, Grosse Pointe Mich, 4th NHL pres (1977-92)
1936-02-29 - Henri "Rocket" Richard, NHL center (Montreal Canadiens)
1938-10-12 - Bob Miller, American NHL broadcaster
1939-01-03 - Bobby Hull, NHL forward (Chicago Blackhawk 1957-72)
1940-05-20 - Stan Mikita, NHL center (led NHL in scoring 4 times)
1940-10-03 - Jean Ratelle, NHL center (NY Rangers, Boston Bruins)
1940-12-01 - Ron Finn, Toronto, NHL linesman
1940-12-02 - Gerry Cheevers, NHL goalie (Bruin, longest undefeated streak-32 games)
1941-07-01 - Rod Gilbert, Canada, NHL wing (NY Rangers)
1941-11-22 - Jacques LaPerriere, NHL defensive Hall of Famer
1942-02-20 - Phil Esposito, NHL center/GM (Bruins, Rangers)
1943-04-23 - Tony Esposito, Ontario, NHL goalie (Chicago Blackhawks)
1943-09-02 - Glenn Sather, NHL coach (Edmonton Oiler)
1945-03-27 - Briton Selby, NHLer
1945-09-08 - Rogie Vachon, Quebec, NHL goalie (Canadiens, Kings, Vezina-1968)
1946-05-20 - Craig Patrick, NHL coach
1946-10-10 - Peter Mahvolich, NHL star (Mont Canadiens)
1947-08-04 - Kenneth Dryden, NHL goalie (Montreal Canadiens, 6 Stanley Cups)
1948-03-20 - Bobby Orr, Parry Sound, Ontario, HOF NHL defenseman (Boston Bruins)
1948-07-06 - Brad Park, Scarborough Ontario, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers, Boston Bruins)
1949-03-25 - Jean Potvin, NHLer
1949-08-13 - Bobby Clarke, Manitoba, NHL player/coach (Phila Flyer)
1949-11-18 - Ted Sator, Utica NY, NHL coach (NY Rangers, Buffalo Sabres)
1950-04-17 - Bruce McNall, American former NHL team owner
1950-11-13 - Gilbert Perreault, NHL center (over 500 goals)
1950-12-12 - Billy Smith, Ontario, NHL goaltender (NY Islanders)
1951-02-08 - Camille LaPierre, NHLer
1951-03-27 - Bobby Lalonde, NHLer (Boston Bruins)
1951-06-02 - Larry Clark Robinson, NHL defenseman (Mont Canadiens, Norris-77, 80)
1951-08-03 - Marcel Dionne, Quebec, NHL center (LA Kings, NY Rangers)
1951-09-20 - Guy Lafleur, Quebec, NHL right wing (Montreal, NY Rangers)
1952-10-20 - Dave McLelland, NHLer
1953-02-09 - Andre Sevard, NHLer
1953-02-16 - Andre St Lauren, NHLer
1954-03-20 - Charlie Simmer, Ontario, NHL left winger (LA Kings)
1954-09-20 - Henry Samueli, American NHL team owner
1955-11-17 - Bill McCreary, Ontario, NHL referee
1956-07-17 - Bryan Trottier, Val Marie Sask, NHL Center (NY Islanders)
1957-01-22 - Mike Bossy, NHL forward (NY Islanders), 1st 50 goals in 50 game
1957-05-03 - Rod Langway, Formosa, NHL defenseman (Mont Canadiens, Wash Caps)
1957-09-22 - Mark Johnson, Madison WI, NHL forward (Olympic-gold-1980, Pitts, NJ)
1958-02-28 - Mark Pavelich, NHLer (NY Rangers)
1958-04-20 - Viacheslav Fetisov, Moscow, NHL defenseman (Team Russia, Detroit)
1958-10-18 - Kjell Samuelsson, Tyngsryd Swe, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers)
1959-03-29 - Brad McCrimmon, Dodsland, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers)
1959-04-15 - Kevin Lowe, Lachute, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers)
1959-05-12 - Dave Christian, Minn, NHL right wing (Wash Caps, Olympic-gold-1980)
1959-06-02 - Charlie Huddy, Oshawa, NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres)
1959-10-29 - Mike Gartner, Ottawa, NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
1959-11-29 - Neal Broten, Roseau Canada, NHL center (NJ Devils)
1960-02-08 - Dino Ciccarelli, Ontario, NHL right wing (Minn North Stars, Wash Caps)
1960-02-18 - Andy Moog, NHL goalie (Oilers, Bruins, Olympics-Canada-1988)
1960-03-18 - Guy Carbonneau, Sept-iles, NHL center (Dallas Stars)
1960-05-18 - Jari Kurri, Helsinki Fin, NHL left wing (NY Rangers, LA Kings, Colo)
1960-06-30 - Randy Ladouceur, Brockville, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1960-07-31 - Dale Hunter, Petrolia, NHL center (Washington Capitals)
1960-10-02 - Glenn Anderson, Vancouver, NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers)
1960-10-18 - Doug Lidster, Kamloops, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers)
1960-12-28 - Raymond Bourque, Montreal, NHL defenseman (Team Canada, Boston)
1961-01-13 - Kelly Hrudey, Edmonton, NHL goalie (LA Kings)
1961-01-18 - Mark D Messier, Edmonton Alberta, NHL Center (Edmonton, NY Rangers)
NHL all-time top scorer Wayne Gretzky (1961-01-26)
1961-01-26 - Wayne Gretzky, Brantford Ont, NHL great scorer (Oiler, King, Rangers)
1961-02-04 - Denis Savard, Pointe Gatineau Ca, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks)
1961-03-08 - Larry Murphy, Scarborough, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)
1961-03-15 - Craig Ludwig, Rhinelander, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
1961-05-10 - Randy Cunneyworth, Etobicoke, NHL left wing (Ottawa Senators)
1961-05-23 - Dave Babych, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
1961-06-01 - Paul Coffey, Weston Ontario, NHL forward (Oilers, Penguins, Red Wings)
1961-06-24 - Bernie Nicholls, Haliburton, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks)
1961-08-17 - Jamie Macoun, Newmarket, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs)
1961-10-29 - Joel Otto, Elk River MN, NHL center (Phila Flyers, Team USA Oly-1998)
1961-11-19 - Grant Ledyard, Winnipeg, NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars)
1961-11-26 - Dave Hannan, Sudbury, NHL center (Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche)
1962-01-25 - Chris Chelios, Chicago, NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks, Team USA)
1962-04-28 - Evguenni Rochtchin, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Oly-98)
1962-04-29 - Bruce Driver, Toronto, NHL defenseman (NY Rangers)
1962-06-10 - Brent Sutter, Viking, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks)
1962-06-10 - Duane Sutter, NHL player (NY Islander)
Deaths in Sport
Results 1 - 13 of 13
1943-02-04 - Frank Calder, 1st NHL president, dies
1960-06-01 - Lester Patrick, NHL coach/star, dies at 76
1968-01-13 - Bill Masterson, NHL player for the Minnesota Northstars checked into the boards, dies two days later
1968-01-15 - Bill Masterson, 1st NHLer fatally injured during a game (Jan 13), dies
1971-10-13 - Stafford Smythe, Canadian NHL executive (b. 1921)
1980-11-18 - Conn Smythe, NHL coach 1927-1931 (b. 1895)
1983-05-25 - Black Jack Stewart, Canadian NHL hockey player (b. 1917)
1983-12-17 - Erik Christensen, NHL player
1984-06-24 - Clarence Campbell, Canadian NHL president (b. 1905)
1989-02-10 - Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster, dies at 52, "He shoots, he scores!"
1989-06-03 - John McCauley, NHL official (b. 1945)
1991-02-01 - Phil Watson, NHL coach (NY Rangers), dies
1996-08-13 - Tom Mees, ESPN sports anchors (NHL), drowns at 46
