February 7th 1977
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Showing posts with label 1977. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1977. Show all posts
Friday, February 9, 2018
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Stat of the Day - Ron Grahame (Houston Aeros)
Ron Grahame
Goaltender
Houston Aeros
2 time winner of the Ben Hatskin Trophy as the World Hockey Association's Goaltender of the Year (1975, 1977)
The 1975 WHA Playoff MVP
He led he Houston Aeros to the Avco Cup Championship by winning 12 games and losing 1. The Aeros lost one game in the quarter finals to Cleveland but then swept the San Diego Mariners in the semi-finals and the Quebec Nordiques in the Avco Cup final.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
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, May 7, 2014
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Monday, March 3, 2014
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Today in Hockey History - November 23rd
courtesy Hookedonhockeymagazine.com
November 23, 1929 – Boston defenseman Eddie Shore set an NHL record by…recording five fighting majors. That’s good for 25 minutes, nearly half the game, which the Bruins won 4-3 over the Maroons. Apparently that was legal back then, but current NHL rules state that a player who engages in three fights in one game is automatically ejected. I’m sure they’d want to leave anyway with all the bruises and cuts they’d suffer, so I’m not sure how Shore managed to endure five fights. A few months later, he was actually challenged to a boxing match by baseball player Art Shires. Who knew that a baseball player in the 30s wanted to play hockey?
November 23, 1977 – The Kings celebrated their 300th win in franchise history by setting a team record for the four fastest goals, scoring in a span of just 2:21 in the first in an 8-3 win over the visiting Blackhawks. Just a fun night all around for the home team.
November 23, 1980 – Obviously upset at their defeated three years ago, the Blackhawks set a team record of their own by scoring 11 goals in a home game against the Whalers, the most in their own building in their 54-year history. Hartford scored just three, making for an 11-3 blowout.
November 23, 1982 – Neal Broten and Steve Payne each scored hat tricks for the North Stars…but ended up tying the Islanders 8-8. Not one, but two players recorded a hat trick, and Minnesota couldn’t come up with the win! That’s both frustrating for those guys and embarrassing for the defense.
November 23, 1988 – Wayne Gretzky scored a goal and five assists to become the fifth player in NHL history to score 600 goals, as the Kings won 8-3 at Detroit. Gordie Howe, Phil Esposito, Marcel Dionne, and Bobby Hull had done it before, but none of them came close to reaching that milestone in the 718 games it took Wayne (and he had also hit 900 assists). Exactly three years later, he’d pick up his 49th career hat trick. Good day to be Wayne.
November 23, 1991 – The Rangers Brian Leetch began a team-record 17-game point scoring streak as New York beat the Blues 3-0. I’d like to take this time to remind you that Leetch was a defenseman (which is impressive for him as it is slightly embarrassing for the rest of the Rangers forwards throughout history). Mike Richter also recorded his first shutout in the win.
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Monday, September 12, 2011
Stat of the NIght
Tonight is really a Stat as much as it is a list.
The Top 10 Draft picks in the 1977 WHA amateur draft
1 - Scott Campbell (Houston Aeros)
2 - Barry Beck (Calgary Cowboys)
3 - Ron Duguay (Winnipeg Jets
4 - Mike Crombeen (Edmonton Oilers)
5 - Doug Wilson (Indianapolis Racers)
6 - Rod Langway (Birmingham Bulls)
7 - Jere Gillis (Cincinnati Stingers)
8 - Miles Zaharko (Winnipeg Jets)
9 - Lucien DeBlois (Quebec Nordiques)
10 - Dwight Foster (Houston Aeros)
Saturday, May 14, 2011
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