National Hockey League History (Part 5)

Events in Sport

Events 401 - 500 of 594

Sports History

1992-02-29 Boston’s Ray Bourque becomes just the 3rd defenseman in NHL history to score 1,000 career points with a goal and 2 assists in the Bruins' 5-5 tie with Washington Capitals at Boston Garden

Sports History

1992-03-03 Mike Bossy's #22 is 2nd jersey number retired by NHL New York Islanders

1992-03-26 NHL NY Rangers clinch 1st NHL regular season championship in 50 years
1992-04-01 NHL players begin first strike in 75-year history; 10 day action earns large playoff bonus increase, more control over licensing of their likenesses and changes to free agency system
1992-04-10 NHL strike ends after 10 days

Sports History

1992-04-15 NY Islander, Al Arbour, coaches most NHL games (1,438)

1992-06-20 NHL Draft: ZPS Zlin (Czechoslovakia) defenceman Roman Hamrlik first pick by Tampa Bay Lightning

NHL Trade

1992-06-29 NHL arbitrator decides Eric Lindros goes to Philadelphia Flyers instead of New York Rangers, after Quebec traded him twice; Quebec received 6 player, two draft picks and $15M

1992-09-19 Demolition begins of JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; built in 1926 as Sesquicentennial Stadium, also known as Municipal Stadium, it hosted the 1926 Tunney-Dempsey fight, 41 Army-Navy football games, The Beatles; The Rolling Stones; victory rallies for The NHL Flyers and MLB Phillies; and the US portion of Live-Aid
1992-09-23 1st female to play in a NHL exhibition game (Manon Rheaume, goalie) for Tampa Bay Lightning - gives up 2 goals on 9 attempts in 1 period
1992-10-01 Gil Stein officially becomes only the 5th president in the NHL's 75 year history; serves for just one year before the title changed to “commissioner”
1992-10-07 Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win franchise opener, in 7-3 win over visiting Chicago Black Hawks
1992-10-08 Ottawa Senators 1st NHL game
1992-12-09 NHL NJ Devils organization announces that it will change its colors to black, red, & white for the 1992-93 season
1992-12-10 NHL awards franchises to Miami & Anaheim for 1994-95
1992-12-26 The NHL's San Jose Sharks end a 13-game losing streak with a 7-2 win over the LA Kings, albeit allowing 59 shots, the most in team history; Jeff Hacket makes 57 saves
1992-12-30 Washington defenseman Al Iafrate becomes first player in NHL history to have his shot officially break 100 miles per hour; records 101.4 mph during the Capitals Superskills competition

Lemieux's Diagnosis

1993-01-12 NHL great Mario Lemieux announces that he has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma

1993-02-17 Hartford right wing Pat Verbeek scores his 300th career NHL goal and adds his 300th career assist in a 5-3 Whalers' home loss to the Buffalo Sabres
1993-03-01 New expansion NHL team, owned in Anaheim, CA by Disney, receives its name, inspired by the 1992 Disney movie 'The Mighty Ducks'

Sports History

1993-03-01 Pavel Bure scores twice to become the first player in Vancouver's 23 year history to record 50 goals in an NHL season as Canucks beat the Buffalo Sabres, 5-2 in Hamilton

1993-03-02 Winnipeg Jets Finnish right wing Teemu Selänne breaks NHL record for goals by a rookie with a hat-trick in a 7-4 loss to the visiting Quebec Nordiques; passes Mike Bossy's mark of 52
1993-03-09 Pittsburgh Penguins begin NHL record 17 game winning streak
1993-04-10 Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak
1993-06-26 NHL Draft: Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) center Alexandre Daigle first pick by Ottawa Senators
1993-09-18 LA Mighty Ducks play their 1st NHL pre-season game against Penguins
1993-10-13 Mighty Ducks win their 1st NHL game
1993-11-03 Defenseman Ken Daneyko sets New Jersey Devils 'Ironman' record by playing 322nd consecutive NHL game in 2-3 loss at LA Kings
1993-12-01 St Louis Blues' Bob Berry coaches his 800th career NHL game, a 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs in Toronto; also coached LA Kings, Montreal Canadiens & Pittsburgh Penguins
1994-02-15 Tom Barrasso becomes winningest US born goalie in NHL history, as the Pittsburgh Penguins win, 5-3 over visiting Winnipeg; passes record of 252 career wins set by Frank Brimsek

NHL Record

1994-03-21 Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals

1994-03-23 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals scored
1994-04-24 NY Rangers sweep NY Islanders in NHL playoffs
1994-04-27 7th longest NHL game at 125 min 43 sec: Buffalo Sabres beat New Jersey Devils 1-0 on a goal by Dave Hannan
1994-06-28 NHL Draft: Windsor Spitfires (OHL) defenceman Ed Jovanovski first pick by Florida Panthers
1994-10-01 NHL owners begin lockout of players lasting 103 days; season shortened to 48 games instead of 84; players seek collective bargaining and owners a salary cap
1995-01-11 NHLPA & owners agree to end NHL strike
1995-01-13 26 HNL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike
1995-01-20 1994-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike
1995-01-25 Chicago Blackhawks beat Edmonton Oilers, 5-1 in the first NHL game in their new home, the United Center; defenseman Chris Chelios leads scoring with a goal and 2 assists
1995-03-02 Joe Mullen becomes 2nd NHL player to appear in 300 NHL games with 3 different teams when he plays for the Penguins in a 6-3 loss in Buffalo; Pittsburgh 379, St. Louis 301, Calgary 345

NHL Record

1995-05-12 Martin Brodeur ties NHL record getting his 3rd playoff shutout in 4

1995-07-08 NHL Draft: Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) defenceman Bryan Berard first pick by Ottawa Senators
1995-10-03 In a huge 3-way hockey trade of high profile NHL forwards, Claude Lemieux is sent to Colorado Avalanche, Steve Thomas to New Jersey Devils and Wendell Clark to the New York Islanders
1995-10-06 Colorodo Avalanche (former Que Nordiques) 1st NHL game, beat Detroit
1995-10-18 NHL Winnipeg Jets sold to Americans who plan to move them to Phoenix
1995-10-21 Mario Tremblay, selected 22nd NHL coach of Montreal Canadians
1995-10-31 NHL NJ Devils agree to stay in NJ
1995-12-11 Thomas O Hicks buys NHL Dallas Stars for $84 million

Yzerman Scores 500

1996-01-17 Detroit center Steve Yzerman scores his 500th career NHL goal as the Red Wings beat Colorado, 3-2 at Joe Louis Arena and joins Gordie Howe as the only players to score 500 goals for Detroit

1996-01-19 NHL Board of Governors approves sale of Winnipeg Jets, officially clearing the way for the team to move to Phoenix, Arizona in time for 1996-97 season
1996-01-25 Ottawa Senators set an NHL record with 16th consecutive home game without a win (0-15-1) in a 4-2 loss to Detroit at the Palladium; old record (15) shared by 1928 Black Hawks & 1939 Canadiens
1996-04-11 Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season
1996-04-13 En route to NHL record 62 victories Detroit Red Wings win #61
1996-04-14 Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games
1996-06-22 NHL Draft: Prince Albert Raiders (WHL) defenceman Chris Phillips first pick by Ottawa Senators
1996-07-01 Canadian NHL franchise Winnipeg Jets officially moves to Arizona, renamed the Phoenix Coyotes
1996-10-04 Left wing Mike Donnelly becomes first player in NHL history to play for all 3 New York teams (Sabres, Rangers & Islanders) when he suits up for the NY Islanders in a 1-0 loss in Los Angeles
1996-12-01 Wayne Gretzky becomes first and only player in NHL history to reach 3,000-point plateau (including playoffs); records an assist in NY Rangers' 6-2 win over Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden

Brett Hull Equals Father's Record

1996-12-22 St Louis Blues’ right wing Brett Hull scores his 26th NHL career hat trick to reach 500 career goals in a 7-4 win over the LA Kings; with father Bobby Hull, first father/son combo to each record 500 goals

1997-01-25 In a high profile NHL trade, San Jose obtain future Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Ed Belfour from Chicago in exchange for goaltender Chris Terreri, Ulf Dahlen, Michal Sykora and a conditional pick in 1998 Entry Draft
1997-01-26 Mario Lemieux ties NHL record with 4 goals in the 3rd period as Pittsburgh wins, 5-2 at Montreal; 39th career hat trick and 13th 4-goal game, tying NHL record shared by Wayne Gretzky & Mike Bossy
1997-02-01 Future Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Ray Bourque scores a goal and an assist to become the Boston Bruins' all-time scoring leader, with 1,341 points in an 18-year NHL career

Bowman Makes 1,000 Games

1997-02-02 Scotty Bowman becomes first coach in NHL history to win 1,000 games

1997-02-04 Mario Lemieux is 7th NHL player to score 600 goals
1997-03-15 Pitts Penguins' Joe Mullen, is 1st American to score 500 NHL goals
1997-03-16 NJ Devils' Dave Andreychuk is 26th NHL to score 500 goals
1997-03-26 NHL announces Anaheim Mighty Ducks & Vancouver Canucks to open 1998 season in Japan
1997-04-13 Hartford Whalers last NHL game
1997-04-13 NHL Pitts Penguin Mario Lemieux's last NHL regular game
1997-04-17 NJ Devil Martin Brodeur is 2nd NHL goalie to score in a playoff game
1997-05-06 NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes

NHL History

1997-05-30 Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL Goalie and Canadian Politician Ken Dryden

1997-06-17 NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 & Minneapolis-St Paul & Columbus, Ohio in 2000

Sports History

1997-06-21 NHL Draft: Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) center Joe Thornton first pick by Boston Bruins

1997-06-25 NHL approves franchises in Nashville, Atlanta, Columbus, and Minnesota-St Paul
1997-08-06 Newly established NHL franchise Nashville Predators name Barry Trotz as inaugural coach; lasts 15 seasons and 1,196 regular season games
1997-10-01 Carolina Hurricanes lose franchise's debut NHL game, 4-2 to Tampa Bay Lightning at the Ice Palace, Tampa, Florida
1997-10-02 The Bruins beat the LA Kings, 6-5 in Boston to extend their NHL opening game unbeaten streak to 11-straight years (9-0-2)
1997-10-03 1st NHL game outside of North America: Vancouver Canucks beat Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 3-2 in Tokyo, Japan
1997-10-03 NHL Carolina Hurricanes lose in their 1st home game, 4-3 vs Pittsburgh Penguins at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina
1997-10-09 NY Rangers are 1st NHL team to open with 4 straight ties
1997-10-22 NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky's wife Janet is knocked unconscious and gets 2 stitches after plexiglass falls on her watching a game
1997-10-23 Les Alexander, owner of Houston Rockets buys NHL's Edmonton Oilers
1997-11-11 NHL’s new Columbus franchise (scheduled to begin play in 2000) announce team’s name would be “Blue Jackets” after soldiers in the Union army during the American Civil War
1997-12-01 In their 81st season, Montreal Canadiens become first team in history to play 5,000 NHL games; host the Penguins but lose, 1-0; franchise record 2,625-1,603-772 with .620 winning percentage

Gartner Scores 700

1997-12-14 Phoenix Coyote winger Mike Gartner becomes 5th NHLer to score 700 goals

1997-12-22 Scotty Bowman's Red Wings beat the Boston Bruins, 4-2 giving him 200 wins with Detroit, and making him the first NHL coach to record 200 wins with 3 different teams; also Montreal and Buffalo

Kurri Scores 800

1997-12-23 Colorado Avalanche Jari Kurri is 8th NHLer to score 600 career goals

1997-12-31 Buffalo's Czech NHL goalie Dominik Hasek stops 36 shots for his 27th career shutout in Sabres' 3-0 win over Ottawa Senators; his 6th shutout in month of December; first since George Hainsworth in 1928-29 to achieve the feat
1998-01-09 Hockey News selects Wayne Gretzky as the best NHL player ever

1,000 Assists for Messier

1998-01-10 Vancouver Canucks veteran center Mark Messier becomes the 6th player in NHL history to record 1,000 assists in a 2-2 tie against the Florida Panthers at General Motors Place

Ciccarelli to the Panthers

1998-01-15 Future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Dino Ciccarelli finds his 5th NHL club; traded from Tampa Bay Lightning to Florida Panthers

1998-01-22 NHL's Minnesota franchise selects the nickname Wild
1998-02-03 Florida Panther Dino Ciccarelli is 9th NHLer to score 600 career goals
1998-02-07 NHL's Dallas Stars retire Neal Broten's #7
1998-02-08 NHL stops season stops to accommodate the Nagano Winter Olympics; returns February 24
1998-02-28 Vancouver Canucks Mark Messier is 4th NHLer to get 1,600 points
1998-06-27 NHL Draft: Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL) center Vincent Lecavalier first pick by Tampa Bay Lightning
1999-02-15 Wayne Gretzky records 5 assists in NY Rangers' 7-4 win over the Predators; takes a 1,000 point lead over Gordie Howe in all time NHL scoring lead; Gretzky's only appearance in Nashville

Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 401 - 500 of 715

1969-04-01 Kevin Dean, American ice hockey defenseman (Stanley Cup NJ Devils, NHL All Star 1995), born in Madison, Wisconsin
1969-04-10 Dennis Vial, Canadian NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators), born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
1969-04-14 David Archibald, Canadian NHL center (Minnesota North Stars; Ottawa Senators), born in Chilliwack, British Columbia
1969-04-18 Vladimir Tsyplakov, Belarusian NHL left wing (LA Kings, Belarus 1998), born in Inta, Soviet Union
1969-05-01 Bryan Marchment, Canadian NHL defenseman, 1989-2006 (Edmonton Oilers, San Jose Sharks, and 7 other teams), born in Scarborough, Ontario (d. 2022)
1969-05-28 Damian Rhodes, NHL goalie (Ottawa Senators), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
1969-06-12 Mathieu Schneider, American NHL defenseman (NY Islanders, Toronto), born in New York City
1969-06-14 Éric Desjardins, Canadian NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers, Canada), born in Rouyn, Quebec, Canada
1969-06-15 Jesse Belanger, St-georges De Beau, NHL center (Vancouver Canucks)
1969-06-15 Sheldon Kennedy, Canadian NHL hockey right wing, 1989-97 (Detroit Red Wings and 2 other teams), born in Brandon, Manitoba
1969-06-30 Jim Montgomery, Canadian NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Montreal, Quebec
1969-06-30 Ken Gernander, American NHL center (NY Rangers), born in Coleraine, Minnesota
1969-07-05 John LeClair, American NHL left wing (first American-born player to score 50 goals in 3 straight NHL seasons; Philadelphia Flyers), born in St Albans, Vermont

Joe Sakic (54 years old)

1969-07-07 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (Colorado Avalanche, Canada 1998-2002) and executive (GM Colorado Avalanche), born in Burnaby, British Columbia

1969-07-17 Tommy Soderstrom, Swedish NHL goalie (Sweden, NY Islanders), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1969-07-23 Andrew Cassels, Canadian NHL center (Hartford Whalers), born in Bramalea, Ontario, Canada
1969-07-23 Dmitri Khristich, Ukrainian NHL left wing (LA Kings), born in Kyiv, Ukraine
1969-08-10 Iain Fraser, Canadian NHL center (Winnipeg Jets), born in Scarborough, Ontario
1969-08-15 James Black, Canadian NHL center, 1989-2001 (Chicago Blackhawks, Washington Capitals, and 4 other teams), born in Regina, Saskatchewan

Pierre Turgeon (54 years old)

1969-08-28 Canadian NHL center (NY Islanders, Montreal Canadiens), born in Rouyn, Quebec

Pavel Bure (53 years old)

1971-03-31 Russian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (Vancouver Canucks, Florida Panthers), born in Moscow, Russia

1971-04-04 Yanic Perreault, Canadian ice hockey center (considered one of best faceoff men in NHL history; NHL All Star 2007; LA Kings, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens), born in Sherbrooke, Quebec
1971-04-12 Kent Manderville, Canadian ice hockey player (Edmonton Oilers), born in Edmonton, Canada
1971-04-17 David Oliver, Canadian NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers), born in Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada
1971-04-18 Dan Kordic, Canadian NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1971-04-22 Milos Holan, Bilovec Cze, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1971-04-24 Ken Klee, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
1971-04-30 Matt Martin, Hamden, NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs, Olympic US-94)