January 15th 1983
Mark MessierEdmonton Oilers
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Showing posts with label mark messier. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mark messier. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Thursday, May 2, 2019
NHL Network Countdown: Top 50 Goals of All-Time
NHL Network counts down the top 50 goals in NHL history, highlighted by goals that are just plain filthy and major milestones from your favorite NHL heroes
Thursday, December 6, 2018
NHL Network Countdown: Top 25 Captains of All-Time
NHL Network counts down the top 25 captains of all-time to pay homage to the best leaders on and off the ice, including Sidney Crosby, Scott Stevens, Mark Messier and more
Saturday, September 2, 2017
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Jaromir Jagr ties Mark Messier for second all-time in points 12/20/16
Jaromir Jagr picks up a secondary assist on Nick Bjugstad's goal to tally his 1,887th career point, tying Mark Messier for second all-time
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
1992 Hart Trophy
Mark Messier
(New York Rangers)
35 goals, 72 assists and 107 points
led the Rangers to the NHL's best record (50-25-5)
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Today in Hockey History (October 4th)
October 4th 1991
The New York Rangers acquired Mark Messier from the Edmonton Oilers for 3 players including Bernie Nicholls. Messier showed his value right away, leading the Rangers to the best record in the NHL and winning his 2nd Hart Trophy.
Friday, February 26, 2016
WE LOVE HOCKEY!
1990 Stanley Cup Champions
Edmonton Oilers
Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers Captain, celebrates winning the 1990 Stanley Cup Final
Friday, October 23, 2015
Today in NHL History (October 23rd)
October 23rd 1998
Mark Messier of the Vancouver Canucks becomes the 10th player in NHL history to score 600 goals.
Friday, April 3, 2015
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Today in NHL History (February 27th)
Today, February 27th, in 2007 the Edmonton Oilers retired the jersey of former Captain Mark Messier.
Here is the video tribute shown on tv and in the arena and after that a video of behind the scenes with Mark and his family and getting ready for his night.
Here is the video tribute shown on tv and in the arena and after that a video of behind the scenes with Mark and his family and getting ready for his night.
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Game of the Day - 12/30/1981 Edmonton vs Philadelphia
thanks Sports History Channel
Philadelphia Flyers, decked out in their new cooperalls (introduced this season 81/82, not 82/83 as some claim) came into Edmonton trying to stop Gretzky. But, as the Flyers found out, there was, no one who can stop Wayne Gretzky. Previous 8 games, Gretzky had 14 goals, including 4 against his future team, Los Angeles, in the Oilers' previous game (12/27/81). Gretzky had also scored 4 against LA on November 25st, and 4 against Quebec October 31st. He would score just once against Philly Jan 14th, but 3 more times against them January 31st.
Coming into this game, Gretzky had a remarkable 58 points in his last 17 games.
Season totals for Gretzky: 38GP, 45G, 57A, 102P. Calder Trophy winner Dale Hawerchuck would finish that year with 45 goals and 58 assists.
The Flyers would finish that season 8th overall, and certainly were not a bad team (38-31-11). The Flyers had won 12 of their last 15 games. They still had Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber, Reggie Leach and Jimmy Watson from their mid 70s dynasty, plus they had added Tim Kerr, Ken Linseman, Brian Propp, Ron Flockhart, Ray Allison and Behn Wilson and Paul Holmgren. My favourite all time Flyer, Ilkka Sinisalo, did not play and Darryl Sittler had not been aquired. In goal for the Flyers was another of my favs, regardless of what team he played for, Pete Peeters. This was Pete's first tour of duty with the Flyers (Brian Boucher fans take note, the Flyers LOVE their goaltenders! Peeters had sort of been Bernie Parent's successor in the Flyers goal, after the later suffered a career ending eye injury in 78/79. Peeters had actually done quite well for them, going 29-5-5 in 79/80 with a 2.73 GAA, good enough for 4th in the league. Pete was second in the league in wins that year. He took the Flyers all the way to game 6 of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals, where the dynasty bound New York Islanders beat them in a great final. Pete was having a bit of an off year this season, 23-18-3 with a GAA of 3.71, but next year, would lead the league for the first of two GAA titles. Pete was a regular in the top 10 in GAA from 79-91.
As for Edmonton, it's rookie Grant Fuhr. At this point, he was still proving he belonged in the NHL. Fuhr's specialty was allowing 4 or 5 goals when the Oilers scored about 7 or 8 goals, but allowing 1 or 2 and the odd time 0 if the Oilers scored 3 or less. You'd get some by him, but never quite that goal you needed for the tie or win.
The Flyers, btw, are coached by Pat Quinn, who goes down in the record book as the winning coach in the Oilers first ever playoff loss two seasons prior, and also helping the Flyers to establish a PROFESSIONAL SPORTS RECORD 36 game unbeaton streak in 79/80. Pretty much everywhere he went, Philly, Vancouver, Toronto, even LA (he seemed to help). He would be replaced later this season by Bob McCammon, however.
Philadelphia Flyers, decked out in their new cooperalls (introduced this season 81/82, not 82/83 as some claim) came into Edmonton trying to stop Gretzky. But, as the Flyers found out, there was, no one who can stop Wayne Gretzky. Previous 8 games, Gretzky had 14 goals, including 4 against his future team, Los Angeles, in the Oilers' previous game (12/27/81). Gretzky had also scored 4 against LA on November 25st, and 4 against Quebec October 31st. He would score just once against Philly Jan 14th, but 3 more times against them January 31st.
Coming into this game, Gretzky had a remarkable 58 points in his last 17 games.
Season totals for Gretzky: 38GP, 45G, 57A, 102P. Calder Trophy winner Dale Hawerchuck would finish that year with 45 goals and 58 assists.
The Flyers would finish that season 8th overall, and certainly were not a bad team (38-31-11). The Flyers had won 12 of their last 15 games. They still had Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber, Reggie Leach and Jimmy Watson from their mid 70s dynasty, plus they had added Tim Kerr, Ken Linseman, Brian Propp, Ron Flockhart, Ray Allison and Behn Wilson and Paul Holmgren. My favourite all time Flyer, Ilkka Sinisalo, did not play and Darryl Sittler had not been aquired. In goal for the Flyers was another of my favs, regardless of what team he played for, Pete Peeters. This was Pete's first tour of duty with the Flyers (Brian Boucher fans take note, the Flyers LOVE their goaltenders! Peeters had sort of been Bernie Parent's successor in the Flyers goal, after the later suffered a career ending eye injury in 78/79. Peeters had actually done quite well for them, going 29-5-5 in 79/80 with a 2.73 GAA, good enough for 4th in the league. Pete was second in the league in wins that year. He took the Flyers all the way to game 6 of the 1980 Stanley Cup Finals, where the dynasty bound New York Islanders beat them in a great final. Pete was having a bit of an off year this season, 23-18-3 with a GAA of 3.71, but next year, would lead the league for the first of two GAA titles. Pete was a regular in the top 10 in GAA from 79-91.
As for Edmonton, it's rookie Grant Fuhr. At this point, he was still proving he belonged in the NHL. Fuhr's specialty was allowing 4 or 5 goals when the Oilers scored about 7 or 8 goals, but allowing 1 or 2 and the odd time 0 if the Oilers scored 3 or less. You'd get some by him, but never quite that goal you needed for the tie or win.
The Flyers, btw, are coached by Pat Quinn, who goes down in the record book as the winning coach in the Oilers first ever playoff loss two seasons prior, and also helping the Flyers to establish a PROFESSIONAL SPORTS RECORD 36 game unbeaton streak in 79/80. Pretty much everywhere he went, Philly, Vancouver, Toronto, even LA (he seemed to help). He would be replaced later this season by Bob McCammon, however.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Monday, April 23, 2012
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