THIS DATE IN HISTORY: Nov. 27
Just call this Gordie Howe Day. Mr. Hockey reaches three major milestones on the same date during a span of nine years.
1960: Howe becomes the first player in NHL history to reach 1,000 points when he assists on Howie Glover's first-period goal in a 2-0 victory against the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. Howe's 1,000th point comes in his 938th NHL game.
1965: Howe scores his 600th NHL goal during Detroit's 6-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens. He is the first player in League history to reach 600.
1969: To complete his personal hat trick of milestones on this date, Howe has two assists in a 5-1 victory against the Los Angeles Kings to become the first NHL player with 1,700 points. He gets point No. 1,700 in his 1,567th regular-season game.
MORE MOMENTS
1941: The Boston Bruins tie an NHL record by scoring four goals in the 10-minute overtime period to defeat the Brooklyn Americans 6-2 at Madison Square Garden. Overtime is a mandatory 10-minute period before being discontinued in November 1942; when the NHL reinstitutes it in 1983, the format is changed to a five-minute period in which the first team to score wins the game.
1946: Assistant coach Dit Clapper comes out of retirement to help the Bruins on defense, replacing the injured Jack Crawford. He gets a standing ovation from 14,000 fans at Boston Garden. The inspired Bruins defeat the New York Rangers 5-2.
1974: The Canadiens begin an NHL-record 23-game road undefeated streak (14-0-9) with a 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Civic Arena. Jacques Lemaire scores the winning goal midway through the third period.
1991: Before their game against the New Jersey Devils at Civic Arena, the Penguins hold a 10-minute candlelight ceremony in honor of coach Bob Johnson, who had died one day earlier. Pittsburgh then rolls to an 8-4 victory, giving Scotty Bowman, who has stepped in behind the bench after Johnson becomes ill, his 750th NHL win.
2007: Mats Sundin becomes the first player to score 400 goals as a member of the Maple Leafs. The milestone comes in a 4-3 shootout loss to Montreal at Air Canada Centre. Sundin's 400th goal comes with 17.6 seconds remaining in the third period. Sundin scores 420 of his 564 NHL goals with Toronto, and he is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012.
Entertainment Plaza - TV, Movies, Sports, Music, Soaps
http://members.shaw.ca/almosthuman99
Babe Of The Month - Vote Now!
http://members.shaw.ca/almosthuman99/babeofthemonth.html
Hunk Of The Month - Vote Now!
http://members.shaw.ca/almosthuman99/babeofthemonthman.html
No comments:
Post a Comment