Buffalo Sabers captain Jack Eichel will not be returning this season as he will need surgery shortly for a herniated neck that has kept him out since March 7. According to the affected team, a hasty surgery will allow the striker to get back into shape faster, so he will be ready in time for … Read more
Deprived of Brendan Gallagher and Carey Price, the Montreal Canadiens face the team of the hour in the North section on Wednesday in Toronto. The Maple Leafs (26-10-3, 55 points) lead the North section with a 7-2-1 record in their 10 most recent games and after goaltender Jack Campbell which is on a nine-game winning … Read more
IT HAPPENED ON… March 12 1966 : Bobby Hull passed Maurice Richard and Bernard Geoffrion for the most goals in a season, when he scored his 51st goal in the third period of the Chicago Black Hawks’ 4-2 win over the New York Rangers at Chicago Stadium. – The Rangers take a 2-0 lead after … Read more
Jared McCann broke a 3-3 tie when he scored the only goal of the third period and it resulted in a 4-3 win for the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Philadelphia Flyers at PPG Paints Arena. – The Penguins thus win this three-game series of the Battle of Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh won the first inning on Tuesday, … Read more
IT HAPPENED ON… March 5th 1969 : Chicago Black Hawks Bobby Hull becomes first player to score 50 goals in a career four-time NHL season when he scores two goals in a 4-4 draw against the New York Rangers at Chicago Stadium. – Hull scores his 49th goal late in the first period and manages … Read more
IT HAPPENED ON… February 7th 1976 : Darryl Sittler of the Toronto Maple Leafs scores the best individual offensive performance in NHL history when he scores six goals and four assists for a night of 10 points in an 11-4 win over the Bruins from Boston to Maple Leaf Gardens. – HIGHLIGHTS IN HISTORY : … Read more
WOW !! The renowned TSN journalist Darren Dreger has just confirmed on Twitter and on TSN that Columbus is in the process of concluding a transaction involving Pierre-Luc Dubois! He says : “From what I understand from my last minute discussions with knowledgeable sources, Columbus is in the process of closing a deal including Pierre-Luc … Read more
IT HAPPENED ON… January 18th 1958 : Willie O’Ree becomes the first black player to appear in an NHL game when he makes his Boston Bruins debut against the Montreal Canadiens at the Forum. O’Ree played in a trio completed by Don McKenney and Jerry Toppazzini and collected no points in the Bruins’ 3-0 victory. … Read more
IT HAPPENED ON… January 4th 1984 : Wayne Gretzky ties his personal NHL score for points in a single game with eight, scoring four goals and adding four assists for the Edmonton Oilers in a 12-8 win over the Minnesota North Stars at the Northlands Coliseum. – This is Gretzky’s second eight-point game of his … Read more
Canadian Public Health would have been offended by the NHL’s rush to release its proposed 2021 season schedule to the public, according to Martin McGuire. While members of Public Health from each of the Canadian provinces involved with the NHL awaited Thursday afternoon a return from the League on requests that have been made to … Read more