Bobby Orr
February 3rd 1969
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Monday, December 29, 2014
Sunday, December 28, 2014
1981 NHL Rookie of the Year
Peter Stastny - 1981 Calder Memorial Trophy
(NHL Rookie of the the Year)
39 Goals, 70 assists = 109 points
The first NHL rookie to reach 100 points
Friday, December 26, 2014
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
1994 Calder Trophy Winner - Martin Broduer
Martin Broduer
(Goaltender)
New Jersey Devils
1993-94 winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy -
NHL Rookie of the Year
2nd in the NHL Goals Against Average (2.40)
27 wins - 11 losses - 8 ties
3 Shutouts
Led the Devils to the 2nd best record in the NHL for 1993-94
(47-25-12)
Lost in the Eastern conference finals to the NY Rangers.
Monday, December 22, 2014
Saturday, December 20, 2014
Monday, December 15, 2014
1940 Vezina Trophy
David Kerr
winner of the 1939-40 Vezina Trophy
as the NHL's top goaltender
He led the NY Rangers to the Stanley Cup win in 1940 after leading the NHL in most games played, most shutouts, most playoff games by a goalie, most playoff minutes by a goalie, most playoff wins, most playoff shutouts and lowest playoff goals against average. He held the record for most playoff shutouts in a single playoff season (4) until tied by Mike Richter.As shown above, he was the first hockey player to appear on the cover of Time magazine (March 14th 1938).
In 1940 he won the Vezina trophy with a 1.54 GAA, 8 shutouts and a 19 game unbeaten streak. He finished the season with 27 wins and 11 losses and 10 ties with 8 shutouts. This was to be his next to last season, he retired after the 1940-41 season.
He was an ironman, missing only one game between 1934 and 1941 and started every game for 5 straight seasons (1936-1941).
Thursday, December 11, 2014
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
WE LOVE HOCKEY!
Bob Suter (center) leads the cheers for the 1980 US Men's hockey team as they celebrate their gold medal win over Finland
Monday, December 8, 2014
1962-63 Calder Memorial Trophy
Kent Douglas
(Defenseman)
Toronto Maple Leafs
1962-63 Calder Memorial Trophy
NHL Rookie of the Year
Ed Belfour 1991
Ed Belfour
Chicago Blackhawks
Winner of the 1991
Vezina Trophy
Calder Memorial Trophy
Jennings Trophy
Friday, December 5, 2014
NHL Radio - Jean Beliveau feature
Classic feature from "This Week in the NHL" on NHL Radio featuring Jean Beliveau
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
The Class of Jean Beliveau
Keith Olbmermann gives a great tribute to Jean Beliveau, who died December 2nd 2014
Monday, December 1, 2014
NHL Standings (December 1st 2014)
Standings for NHL as of December 1st
Eastern Conference -
Atlantic Division:
Tampa Bay Lightning (16-6-2)
Detroit Red Wings (14-5-5)
Boston Bruins (14-9-1)
Toronto Maple Leafs (12-8-3)
Florida Panthers (9-6-6)
Ottawa Senators (10-9-4)
Buffalo Sabres (8-14-2)
Metropolitan Division:
Pittsburgh Penguins (16-5-2)
New York Islanders (17-7-0)
New York Rangers (11-8-4)
Washington Capitals (10-9-4)
New Jersey Devils (9-11-4)
Philadelphia Flyers (8-12-3)
Carolina Hurricanes (7-13-3)
Columbus Blue Jackets (6-15-2)
Western Conference -
Central Division:
Nashville Predators (16-5-2)
St. Louis Blues (16-6-2)
Chicago Blackhawks (12-9-4)
Winnipeg Jets (12-9-4)
Minnesota Wild (13-9-1)
Dallas Stars (9-10-5)
Colorado Avalanche (9-10-5)
Pacific Division:
Vancouver Canucks (16-7-1)
Anaheim Ducks (14-6-5)
Calgary Flames (15-8-2)
Los Angeles Kings (12-7-5
San Jose Sharks (11-10-4)
Arizona Coyotes (9-12-3)
Edmonton Oilers (6-14-4)
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Today in NHL History (November 28th)
November 28th 1954
Boston's Leo Labine scored three goals (in a span of 4:22) and added three assists in a 6-2 win over Detroit, at
Boston Garden. Labine picked up five points in the second period to tie an NHL record.
Friday, November 21, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
The Great Gordie Howe
Keith Olbermann gives a great tribute to "Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe as he is fighting for his life.
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Thursday, November 13, 2014
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
1952 Stanley Cup Champions
Swept the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 in the Stanley Cup Finals
The is team had the Hart Trophy and Ross Trophy winner Gordie Howe andVezina Trophy winner Terry Sawchuk.
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Today in NHL History (November 8th)
November 8th 1952
Maurice "Rocket" Richard scores scored goal number 325
He becomes the NHL's all time goals scored leader.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
NHL AWARDS 1965
Stan Mikita, Bobby Hull and Pierre Pilote hold their NHL Awards for the 1964-65 season.
Mikita took home his 2nd Art Ross trophy as the league's leading scorer (87 points) while Bobby Hull hods the Hart Trophy as NHL regular season MVP and the Lady Byng Trophy as the league's most gentlemanly player. BlackHawks Captain Pierre Pilote holds his 3rd consecutive (and last) James Norris trophy as the NHL's top defenseman.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
NHL AWARDS 1969
1969 - Boston Bruins Tony Esposito (left) wins the first of his 2 Hart trophies as NHL MVP and his 1st of 5 Art Ross trophies as the NHL top point getter in the regular season. Bobby Orr (right) wins the 2nd of his 8 consecutive Norris trophies as the NHL's top defenseman.
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Today in Hockey History (October 7th)
October 7th 1972
Eddie Westfall scores the New York Islanders first goal in their first game, a 3-2 loss to the expansion cousins the Atlanta Flames.
Westfall was also the first Islanders captain, and was the captain for the first 4 seasons of the Islanders existence. He also led the team in assist (31) in the 1972-73 expansion season.
October 7th 1992
Chris Kontos scored four goals in the Tampa Bay Lightning's first game, a 7-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. It was also the first power play goal for the Tampa Bay and Kontos became the first Lightning play to record a hat-trick and four goal game.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Vezina Trophy
George Hainsworth
(Montreal Canadiens)
(Montreal Canadiens)
winner of the first 3 Vezina Trophies
1927, 1928, 1929
Friday, September 19, 2014
1976 Jack Adams Trophy
Winner of the 1975-76 Jack Adams Trophy
(NHL Coach of the Year)
Don Cherry
Boston Bruins
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
1976 Canada Cup Final
1976 Canada Cup Final
Canada
vs
Czechoslovakia
September 15th 1976
Montreal Forum
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Super Series 1976
The Soviet Red Army Team met the top NHL teams in a series of games from December 1975 through January 1976.
The faced the NY Rangers, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins.
Here they meet the Canadiens in a the Montreal Forum with a crowd that was ready to explode at every possible goal by the Habs.
Friday, August 29, 2014
WE LOVE HOCKEY
The Winnipeg Jets celebrating their 1978 Avco Cup win as the World Hockey Association Champions
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Hockey History
August 25th 1977
Alex Delvecchio and Tim Horton (yes that Tim Horton) were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Tim Horton spent 24 seasons in the NHL (18 of them with the Toronto Maple Leafs, 2 as a Ranger, 2 with the Buffalo Sabres and 1 with the Penguins) as a punishing defenseman. He won 4 Stanley Cups with the Maple Leafs in 1962,1963,1964 and 1967. He would start the Tim Horton's Doughnuts in 1964 but tragically died at the age of 44 in a car accident on his way back to Buffalo after a game in Toronto.
Alex Delvecchio played 24 seasons also but all of them with the Detroit Red Wings and won 3 Stanley Cups in 1952, 1954 and 1955. He won 3 Lady Byng trophies as the NHL's Most Gentlemanly Player in 1959,1966 and 1969. He will be most remembered for his playing days as a member of the feared "Production Line" with Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay. He also coached the RedWings for 4 seasons (1973-1977) before resigning his position.
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Bobby Hull 50th and 51st Goals
March 1966
Bobby Hull scores his 50th and 51st goals of the season against
the NY Rangers, he would finish the season with a then record of 54 goals in a season.
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Today in Hockey History (August 7th)
August 7th 1992
The Buffalo Sabres aquired goaltender Dominik Hasek from the Chicago Blackhawks. He would go on to win back to back Hart Trophies as NHL MVP in 1997 and 1998 along with 6 Vezina Trophies as the top NHL goaltender
(1994,'95,'97,'98,'99 and 2001).
Sunday, August 3, 2014
1976 27 Dec. WHA Super Series '76-'77 New England Whalers upsets USSR, 5--2
December 27th 1976
WHA Super Series '76-'77
New England Whalers upsets USSR, 5--2
Monday, July 14, 2014
1987 and 1988 Jack Adams Trophy
WE LOVE HOCKEY!
Mike Modano
#1 overall draft pick of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
by the Minnesota North Stars.
Friday, July 11, 2014
Monday, July 7, 2014
1933 Stanley Cup Finals
In 1933 the Rangers won their 2nd Stanley Cup with a 3 games to 1 series win.
Bill Cook of the Rangers became the first player to score a Cup-winning goal in overtime. This won game 4 1-0.
Here is a film made of game 4, now some of this does look staged but its a great peek at NHL hockey in 1933 and the Stanley Cup finals
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
WE LOVE HOCKEY!
Cecil "Tiny" Thompson of the Boston Bruins, the first 4 time winner of the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's Top Goaltender.
1930, 1933, 1936 and 1938
WE LOVE HOCKEY!
June 27th 1972 Bobby Hull signs with the World Hockey Association's Winnipeg Jets
below is a young Brett Hull holding the New England Whalers logo
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