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National Hockey League History (Part 7)

Ice Hockey: Hockey Hall of Fame - Ice Hockey Championships - NHL Teams

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Birthdays in Sport

Birthdays 601 - 700 of 715

  • 1973-12-11 Ralph Intranuovo, Canadian NHL center (Edmonton Oilers), born in East York, Toronto, Ontario
  • 1973-12-20 Cory Stillman, Canadian NHL center (Calgary Flames), born in Peterborough, Canada
  • 1974-01-03 Stefan Ustorf, Kaufbeuren Ger, NHL right wing (Washington Capitals)
  • 1974-01-13 Sergei Brylin, Russian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 1995, 2000, 03 NJ Devils), born in Moscow, Russia
  • 1974-02-11 Jaroslav Špaček, Czech NHL defenseman (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998), born in Rokycany, Czechoslovakia
  • 1974-02-12 Ian Mcintyre, Canadian NHL left wing (Vancouver Canucks), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1974-02-21 Alexei Lojkin, Belarusian NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Minsk, Belarus
  • 1974-02-22 Aaron Gavey, Canadian NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Greater Sudbury, Canada
  • 1974-03-22 Tuomas Gronman, Finnish NHL defenceman (Team Finland Olympic bronze 1998, Pitts), born in Viitasaari, Finland
  • 1974-03-26 Mike Peca, Canadian ice hockey center who won Olympic gold 2002; Buffalo Sabres, NY Islanders, Columbus Blue Jackets, born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1974-04-12 Roman Hamrlik, Czech ice hockey defenseman (Lightning, Olympic gold 1998), born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
  • 1974-04-13 Sergei Gonchar, Russian NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals; Olympic silver 1998), born in Chelyabinsk, Russia
  • 1974-04-15 Sergei Krivokrasov, Russian NHL right wing, 1992-2002 (Chicago Blackhawks, and 4 other teams; Olympic silver, 1998), born in Angarsk, Soviet Union
  • 1974-04-28 Sergei Stas, NHL defenseman (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998)
  • 1974-05-09 Stephane Yelle, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche), born in Ottawa, Ontario
  • 1974-05-14 Ken Belanger, Sault-ste-marie Ca, NHL left wing (NY Islanders)
  • 1974-05-30 David Wilkie, American NHL hockey defenseman, 1994-2002 (Montreal Canadiens and 2 other teams), born in Ellensbrg, Washigton
  • 1974-05-31 Jim Carey, American NHL goalie, 1994-99 (Washington Capitals, and 2 other teams), born in Dorchester, Massachusetts
  • 1974-06-13 Valeri Bure, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens, Olympic silver 1998), born in Moscow, Russia
  • 1974-07-06 Steve Sullivan, Canadian NHL center (NJ Devils), born in Timmins, Ontario, Canada
  • 1974-07-07 Patrick Lalime, Canadian NHL goalie (Pitts Penguins), born in Saint-Bonaventure, California
  • 1974-08-07 Philippe De Rouville, Canadian NHL goalie (Pitts Penguins), born in Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada
  • 1974-08-08 Andrei Mezin, Belarusian NHL goaltender (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998), born in Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union
  • 1974-10-03 Mike Johnson, Canadian hockey right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs), and broadcaster (NHL Network, TSN), born in Scarborough, Ontario
  • 1974-10-06 Kenny Jönsson, Swedish NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, NY Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Angelholm Sweden
  • 1974-10-10 Chris Pronger, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Olympic gold 2002, 10; World C'ship gold 1997; 6 x NHL All Star; St. Louis Blues), born in Dryden, Ontario
  • 1974-10-11 Jason Arnott, Canadian NHL center (Edmonton Oilers), born in Wasaga Beach, Ontario, Canada
  • 1974-10-12 Miroslav Šatan, Slovak ice hockey forward (World C'ship gold 2002 captain; Stanley Cup 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins; NHL All Star 2000, 03), born in Jacovce, Slovakia
  • 1974-10-16 Paul Kariya, NHL left wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Olympics 1998), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • 1974-10-24 Jamal Mayers, Canadian NHL hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1974-10-25 Chris Murray, Canadian NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens), born in Port Hardy, British Columbia
  • 1974-11-02 Ruslan Salei, Belarusian ice hockey defenceman (917 NHL games; died in Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash), born in Minsk, Belarus (d. 2011)
  • 1974-11-23 Saku Koivu, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens, Olympic bronze 1998), born in Turku, Finland
  • 1974-11-29 Pavol Demitra, Slovak NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators, Blues), born in Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia (d. 2011)
  • 1974-12-28 Rob Niedermayer, Canadian NHL center (Florida Panthers), born in Cassiar, British Columbia
  • 1975-01-05 Mike Grier, American NHL player forward, 1996-2011 (Edmonton Oilers, Buffalo Sabre, and 2 other teams),and general manager (San Jose Sharks, 2022-present), born in Detroit, Michigan
  • 1975-01-08 Vitali Yachmenev, American NHL right wing (LA Kings), born in Chelyabinsk, Russia
  • 1975-01-11 Rory Fitzpatrick, American NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens), born in Rochester, New York
  • 1975-01-12 Jocelyn Thibault, Canadian NHL goalie (Montreal Canadiens), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1975-02-07 Alexandre Daigle, NHL center (Ottawa Senators), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1975-02-17 Vaclav Prospal, NHL forward (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998, Philadelphia)
  • 1975-02-20 Brendan Witt, Humboldt, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
  • 1975-02-26 Mike Wilson, Canadian NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres), born in Brampton, Canada
  • 1975-03-10 Stefan Bergkvist, Leksand Swe, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins)
  • 1975-03-13 Landon Wilson, American NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche), born in St. Louis, Missouri
  • 1975-04-10 Steve Washburn, Canadian NHL center (Florida Panthers), born in Ottawa, Ontario
  • 1975-05-10 Adam Deadmarsh, Canadian-American NHL center (Colorado Avalanche, Olympics 1998), born in Trail, British Columbia
  • 1975-05-22 Jaane Niinimaa, Finnish NHL defenseman (Finland Olympic bronze 1998, Flyers), born in Raahe, Finland
  • 1975-06-08 Bryan McCabe, Canadian ice hockey defenseman (World C'ship gold 1997; NY Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks), born in St Catherines, Ontario
  • 1975-06-13 Dave Roche, Lindsay, NHL left wing (Pitts Penguins)
  • 1975-07-02 Éric Dazé, Canadian NHL left wing (Chicago Blackhawks; NHL All Star MVP 2002), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1975-07-05 Chris Gratton, Canadian NHL center (Canada World C'ships gold 1997; Tampa Bay Lightning), born in Brantford, Ontario
  • 1975-07-31 Sergei Gusev, Russian NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars), born in Nizhny Tagil, USSR
  • 1975-08-12 Anders Myrvold, Norwegian NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Lorenskog, Norway
  • 1975-12-22 Stanislav Neckar, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators, Olympic gold 1998), born in České Budějovice, Czech Republic
  • 1976-01-06 Richard Zednik, Slovak NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Wash), born in Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia
  • 1976-01-09 Radek Bonk, Czech NHL center (Ottawa Senators, Team Czech), born in Krnov, Czech Republic
  • 1976-01-27 Rhett Warrener, Shaunavon, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
  • 1976-02-18 Jason Podollan, Canadian NHL center (Florida Panthers), born in Vernon, Canada
  • 1976-02-21 Ryan Smyth, Canadian NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers), born in Banff, Canada
  • 1976-02-23 Jeff O'Neill, Canadian NHL center (Hartford Whalers), born in Richmond Hill, Ontario
  • 1976-03-23 Nolan Baumgartner, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals), born in Calgary, Alberta
  • 1976-04-14 Jason Wiemer, Canadian NHL left wing, 1994-2006 (Tampa Bay Lightning, Calgary Flames, and 4 other teams), born in Kimberley, British Columbia
  • 1976-05-08 Oleg Tverdovsky, Russian-American NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets), born in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
  • 1976-05-27 Richard Park, Seoul Kor, NHL center (Pitts Penguins)
  • 1976-06-02 Josef Marha, Czech ice hockey center (NHL All Star 1998, 2001; Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Chicago Blackhawks), born in Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
  • 1976-06-26 Ed Jovanoski, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers), born in Windsor, Ontario
  • 1976-08-01 David Nemirovsky, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1976-09-09 Mattias Ohlund, Swedish ice hockey player (Vancouver Canucks, Team Sweden 1998), born in Piteå, Sweden
  • 1976-10-10 Shane Doan, Canadian NHL right wing (Winnipeg Jets), born in Halkirk, Alberta, Canada
  • 1976-10-26 Miikka Kiprusoff, Finnish NHL hockey player (San Jose Sharks), born in Turku, Finland
  • 1976-11-19 Petr Sýkora, Czech ice hockey forward (Stanley Cup 2000 NJ Devils, 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins; World C'ship gold 1999, 2005), born in Pizen, Czech Republic
  • 1976-11-27 Chad Kilger, Canadian NHL winger, 1995-2008 (Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, and 5 other teams), born in Cornwall, Ontario
  • 1977-01-02 Brian Boucher, American NHL hockey goaltender, 1999-2013 (Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, and 5 other teams; NHL modern record for longest shutout streak 332:01, 2003-04) and broadcaster, born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island
  • 1977-01-14 Terry Ryan, Canadian NHL left wing who played in 8 games (Montreal Canadiens, 1996-99), born in St. John's, Newfoundland
  • 1977-02-16 Alexei Morozov, NHL forward (Team Russia Olympic silver 1998, Pittsburgh)
  • 1977-02-28 Aki-Petteri Berg, NHL defenseman (Team Finland Olympic bronze 1998, Kings)
  • 1977-03-05 Bryan Berard, NHL defenseman (Team USA Olympics 1998, NY Islanders)
  • 1977-03-09 Radek Dvořák, Czech ice hockey left wing (World C'ship gold 1999, 2001, 05; Florida Panthers, NY Rangers), born in Tábor, Czech Republic
  • 1977-04-18 Dan LaCouture, American NHL hockey player, born in Hyannis, Massachusetts
  • 1977-06-13 Alexei Kariozhny, NHL forward (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998)
  • 1977-07-01 Jerome Iginla, Canadian Hockey HOF right wing (Olympic gold 2002, 10; World C'ship gold 1997; World Cup gold 2004; Art Ross Trophy 2002 Calgary Flames), born in Edmonton, Alberta
  • 1977-07-17 Marc Savard, Canadian NHL hockey player, 1997-2011 (Calgary Flames, Boston Bruins, and 2 other teams), born in Ottawa, Ontario
  • 1977-07-19 Jean-Sébastien Aubin, Canadian NHL hockey goaltender, 1997-2015 (Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Los Angeles Kings), born in Montreal, Quebec
  • 1977-07-28 Aki Berg, Finnish NHL defenseman (LA Kings), born in Raisio, Finland
  • 1977-10-06 Daniel Brière, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 1997- 2015 (Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, Montreal Canadiens, and 2 other teams), and team executive, 2017-present(Philadelphia), born in Gatineau, Quebec,
  • 1979-01-18 Brian Gionta, American NHL ice hockey player, 2001-18 (New Jersey Devils, Montreal Canadiens, and 2 other teams), born in Rochester, New York
  • 1979-06-01 Ladislav Nagy, Slovak ice hockey left wing (World C'ship gold 2002; NHL: SL Blues, Phoenix Coyotes, Dallas Stars, LA Kings), born in Šaca, Slovakia

Joe Thornton (44 years old)

1979-07-02 Canadian NHL center, (#1 draft pick Boston Bruins 1997; San Jose Sharks; Olympic gold 2010), born in St. Thomas, Ontario

Joe Thornton
  • 1979-09-15 Patrick Marleau, Canadian NHL ice hockey forward, since 1997 (San Jose Sharks, and 2 other teams), born in Swift Current, Saskatchewan
  • 1979-12-17 Matt Murley, American NHL ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins, Phoenix Coyotes), born in Troy, New York
  • 1980-01-13 Michael Rupp, American ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2003 New Jersey Devils; Pittsburgh Penguins, NY Rangers) and broadcaster (NHL Network, SportsNet Pittsburgh), born in Cleveland, Ohio
  • 1980-08-03 Dominic Moore, Canadian NHL hockey player, 2003-18 (New York Rangers and 9 other teams), and broadcast analyst, born in Thornhill, Ontario
  • 1981-06-21 Yann Danis, Canadian NHL hockey goaltender, 2004-17 (New York Islanders, and 3 other teams), born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
  • 1981-10-01 Johnny Oduya, Swedish NHL defenceman (Stanley Cup 2013, 15; Chicago Blackhawks), born in Stockholm, Sweden
  • 1981-10-04 Justin Williams, Canadian NHL right wing (World C’ship gold 2004, 07; Stanley Cup 2006, 12, 14; Philadelphia Flyers; Carolina Hurricanes, LA Kings), born in Cobourg, Ontario
  • 1981-10-08 Raffi Torres, Canadian NHL ice hockey player, 2001-16 (Edmonton Oilers, Phoenix Coyotes, and 5 other teams), born in Toronto, Ontario
  • 1982-03-02 Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish ice hockey goaltender (Olympic gold 2006; NHL Vezina Trophy 2012; NY Rangers), born in Åre, Sweden
  • 1982-04-18 Scott Hartnell, Canadian NHL hockey player, born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • 1983-10-09 Stephen Gionta, American NHL ice hockey player, 2010-19 (New Jersey Devils;, New York Islanders), born in Rochester, New York

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