2014 Event The Sochi Winter Olympics ends; on this last day of the competitions, Canada beats Sweden in men's hockey, keeping Canada as the reigning gold winner in two consecutive Winter Games 2013 Event A $3.4 billion takeover bid by American global food-processing giant Archer Daniels Midland for GrainCorp, an Australian agribusiness, is rejected by Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey 2012 Event The expiration of a collective bargaining agreement causes the National Hockey League player lock out 1998 Event USA Women's Hockey Team beats Canada for 1st Olympic Gold medal 1998 Event U.S. hockey team destroys their rooms at Olympic village in Japan 1998 Event 1st female ice hockey game in Olympic history Finland beats Sweden 6-0 1998 Event Hockey News selects Wayne Gretzky best NHL player ever 1996 Event New York Yankee Jim Leyitz is 2nd catcher to wear a hockey mask 1994 Death Madzy Rollin Couquerque, tennis star/international hockey, dies at 91 1993 Event New York Islanders beat Washington Caps 4 to 1 in playoffs, Caps Dale Hunter attacks Pierre Turgeon after scoring, in hockey's worst cheap shot 1992 Death Roepie Kruize, hockey player (Olympic-bronze-48/silver-52), dies at 67 1992 Death Wim van Heumen, field hockey coach (Netherlands), dies at 63 1991 Death Bob Johnson, U.S. hockey coach (Pittsburgh Penguins), dies at 60 1991 Event New York Islanders Denis Potvin and Mike Bossy, elected to Hockey Hall of Fame 1991 Event Northern Michigan wins its 1st NCAA hockey title 1990 Event 1st world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa) 1989 Event 1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL 1984 Death Anne Townsend, lacrosse/tennis/field hockey star, dies 1982 Event Devils beat Rangers 3-2 in exhibition; 1st hockey in Meadowlands, New Jersey 1982 Event Steve D'Innocenzo scores 3 hockey goals in 12 sec in Mass HS game 1981 Birthday Emma Laaksonen, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1980 Event USA Olympic hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal 1980 Event USA beats U.S.S.R. in Olympic hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal 1980 Birthday Angela Ruggiero, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics 1979 Birthday Jennifer Botterill, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1979 Event Randy Hold receives 67 minutes in penalties in a 60 minutes NHL hockey game 1979 Birthday Karen Smith, Australian field hockey midfielder/halfback 1996 Olympics 1979 Birthday Jenny Schmidgall, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics 1978 Event Dutch women hockey team wins world championship 1978 Birthday Sanna Lankosaari, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1978 Birthday Hayley Wickenheiser, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1978 Birthday Tara Mounsey, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1988 Olympics 1978 Birthday Karolina Rantamaki, ice hockey left wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1977 Birthday Tuula Puputti, ice hockey goalie, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1977 Birthday Maria Helena Selin, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1977 Birthday Jochen Hecht, Mannheim GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1977 Birthday Jayna Hefford, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1977 Birthday Sara DeCosta, ice hockey goalie, USA, 1998 Olympics 1977 Birthday Petr Devyatkin, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics 1977 Birthday Martin Hohenberger, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1976 Birthday Laurie Baker, ice hockey forward, USA, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1976 Birthday Kirsi Haenninen, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1976 Birthday Markus Wieland, Tegernsee GER, hockey player, Team Germany 1998 1976 Birthday Ger Unterluggauer, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1976 Birthday Lubomir Visnovsky, born in Topolcany, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1976 Birthday Nikki Mott, Australian field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Markus Wieland, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1976 Birthday Nicholas Butcher, born in Los Angeles, California, field hockey midfielder/forward 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Sarah Tueting, ice hockey goalie, USA, 1998 Olympics 1976 Birthday Baedon Choppy, Australian field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1976 Birthday Erich Goldmann, born in Dingolfing GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1976 Birthday Laurent Gras, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1976 Birthday Lars Bruggemann, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1976 Birthday Dmitriy Dudarev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1976 Birthday Florian Keller, Munchen GER, hockey player, Team Germany, Rosenheim 1975 Birthday Katja Riipi, ice hockey left wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday Vitaliy Yeremeyev, hockey goalie, Team Kazkhstan 1998 1975 Birthday Tsutsumi Otomo, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1975 Birthday Christobal Huet, hockey goalie, Team France 1998 1975 Birthday Paul Gaudoin, Australian field hockey halfback 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Jonathan Zwinkel, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1975 Birthday Christoph Brandner, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1975 Birthday Reinhard Davis, hockey goaltender, Team Austria 1998 1975 Birthday Alexander Serikow, born in Landshut, GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1975 Birthday Francois Rozenthal, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1975 Birthday Maurice Rozenthal, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1975 Birthday Petra Vaarakallio, ice hockey center, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday A J Mleczko, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday Alexander Zhurik, hockey defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday Bianca Langham, Australian field hockey fullback/halfback 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Katie King, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday Christopher Yule, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1975 Birthday Gregory DuBois, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1975 Birthday Kimmo Timonen, hockey defenseman, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday Andrey Savenkov, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday Cindy Werley, Allentown, Pennsylvania, field hockey forward/midfielder 1996 Olympics 1975 Birthday Marika Lehtimaki, ice hockey center, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1975 Birthday Leo Insam, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1975 Birthday Becky Kellar, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Katie Kauffman, West Lawn, Pennsylvania, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Sergei Yerkovich, hockey defenseman, Team Belarus 1998 1974 Birthday Peter Pucher, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1974 Birthday Miro Simonovic, hockey goaltender, Team Slovakia 1998 1974 Birthday Dieter Kalt, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1974 Birthday Mark Wetges, Walnut Creek California, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Shin Yahata, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1974 Birthday Vladimir Zavyalov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1974 Birthday Alana Blahoski, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Libor Prochazka, hockey defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Tricia Dunn, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics 1974 Event Dutch women hockey team becomes world champion 1974 Birthday Katie Allen, Australian field hockey full back/half back 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Kathy McCormack, ice hockey forward, Canada, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Anthony Mortas, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1974 Birthday Pavi Sald, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1974 Birthday Vitaly Tregubov, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1974 Birthday Daniel Sproule, Australian field hockey halfback 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Hiroyuki Miura, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1973 Birthday Eelco Wassenaar, Netherlands, U.S. field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Cassie Campbell, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Matthew Smith, Australian field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Frantisek Kaberle, hockey defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Fiona Smith, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Alexey Trochshinskiy, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1973 Event Netherlands wins hockey world's championship 1973 Birthday Jochen Molling, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1973 Birthday Kimmo Rinatnen, hockey forward, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Nancy Drolet, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Milan Hnilicka, hockey goaltender, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Alyson Annan, born in Sydney, Australia, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Hanna Riikka Nieminen, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Markus Brunner, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1973 Birthday Stefano Margoni, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1973 Birthday Johan Hedberg, Nacka SWE, hockey goalie, Team Sweden, Olympics-1998 1973 Birthday Ville Peltonen, hockey forward, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Yutaka Kawaguchi, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1973 Birthday Jim Campbell, born in Worchester, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1973 Birthday David Moravec, hockey forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Igor Nikitin, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1973 Birthday Igor Murin, born in Trencin, Czechoslovakia, hockey goaltender, Team Slovakia 1998 1973 Birthday Kate Sage, Australian field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Tlia Reima, ice hockey center, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Tatsuki Katayama, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1973 Birthday Richard Aimonetto, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1972 Birthday Jan Caloun, hockey forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1972 Birthday Stanislav Jasecko, Spisska Nova Ves, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1972 Birthday Brendan Garard, Australian field hockey halfback 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Stanislav Jasecko, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1972 Birthday Petteri Nummelin, Turku FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland 1972 Birthday Lori Dupuis, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1972 Birthday Vicki Movessian, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics 1972 Birthday Otto Steffers, born in Louisville, Kentucky, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1972 Event 1st games of World Hockey Association 1972 Birthday Jorgen Jonsson, hockey forward, Team Sweden 1998 1972 Birthday Jenny Morris, born in Maryborough, Australia, field hockey fullback 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Andreas Pusnik, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1972 Birthday Roland Ramoser, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1972 Birthday Louise Dobson, born in Shepparton, Australia, field hockey fullback 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Darby Hendrickson, Richfield, Minnesota, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1972 Birthday Chris Imes, South Paris Maine, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1972 Event Gordie Howe and Jean Beliveau inducted in Hockey Hall of Fame 1972 Birthday Ian Moran, born in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. hockey defenseman, Olympics-1994, Pitts 1972 Birthday Pierre Allard, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1972 Birthday Katja Maaria Lehtd, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1972 Birthday John Lilley, born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1972 Birthday Michael Lampert, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1972 Birthday Fabrice L'Henry, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1972 Birthday Ryan Fujita, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1972 Birthday Otakar Vejvoda, Kladno, Czech Republic, hockey forward, Team Czech Republic 1972 Birthday Renita Farrell, born in Townsville, Australia, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Viktor Ujcik, born in Jihlava, Czech Republic, hockey, Team Czech Republic 1972 Birthday Gretchen Ulion, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics 1972 Birthday Mario Schaden, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1972 Birthday Jan Benda, Reet Belgium, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1972 Birthday Kunihiko Sakurai, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1972 Birthday Sue Merz, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics 1972 Birthday Katrina Powell, born in Canberra, Australia, field hockey striker 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Ryan Kuwabara, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1972 Event Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for 1st time in 225 games (Boston U) 1972 Birthday Steve Danielson, born in Honolulu, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Clover Maitland, Australian field hockey goal keeper 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Larry Amar, Camarillo California, field hockey midfielder/captain 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Karl DeWolf, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1972 Birthday Andrey Pchelyakov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1972 Birthday Lubomir Rybovic, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1972 Birthday Chris Bailey, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics 1972 Birthday Shelley Looney, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics 1972 Birthday Ivan Droppa, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1971 Birthday Sari Kristiina Fisk, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Michelle Andrews, born in Newcastle, Australia, field hockey striker 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Pavol Rybar, hockey goaltender, Team Slovakia 1998 1971 Birthday Claus Dalpiaz, hockey goaltender, Team Austria 1998 1971 Birthday Colleen Coyne, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Kate Starre, born in Armadale, Australia, field hockey utility 1996 Olympics 1971 Event World Hockey Association forms 1971 Birthday Ted Drury, born in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1971 Birthday Jan Pardavy, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1971 Birthday Pavel Patera, Kladno, Czech Republic, hockey forward, Team Czech Republic, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Makoto Kawahira, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1971 Birthday Daniel Kunce, Sumperk GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1971 Birthday Oleg Antonenko, hockey forward, Team Belarus, Olympics-1998 1971 Birthday Robert Reichel, born in Litinov, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, New York Islanders, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Drahomir Kadlec, Pribham, Czech Republic, hockey defenseman, Team Czech Republic 1971 Birthday Jonas Berqvist, Angelhorn SWE, hockey forward, Team Sweden, 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Karen Bye, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Grant Smith, Australian field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Cammi Granato, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Jiri Vykoukai, born in Olomouc, Czech Republic, hockey player, Team Czech Republic, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Jiro Nihei, hockey goaltender, Team Japan 1998 1971 Birthday Nova Peris, Darwin Australia, field hockey left halfback 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Torsten Kienass, Berlin GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1971 Birthday Takeshi Yamanaka, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1971 Event NHL Writers' Association renamed Professional Hockey Writers' Association 1971 Birthday Scott Williams, Orange California, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Branislav Janos, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1971 Birthday Stephane Barin, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1970 Birthday Marian Smerciak, born in Martin, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1970 Birthday Dino Felicetti, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1970 Birthday Laura Schuler, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Rene Pucher, born in Presov, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1970 Birthday Lesley Reddon, ice hockey goalie, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Kris[ten] Fillat, born in San Diego, California, field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Tom Vano, Plainfield, New Jersey, field hockey goalkeeper 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Oleg Kryazhev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Justine Sowry, Australian field hockey goalie 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Wolfgang Kromp, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1970 Birthday Berry Richter, born in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Sandra Whyte, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Gerald Ressman, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1970 Birthday Philip Sykes, born in Tacoma, Washington, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Dusty Imoo, hockey goaltender, Team Japan 1998 1970 Birthday Lisa Powell, born in Sydney, NSW Australia, field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Claire Mitchell-Taverner, Australian field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Roman Kontsek, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1970 Birthday David Roberts, Alameda, California, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Danni Roche, Melbourne VIC Australia, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Roman Turek, Strakonice, Czech Republic, hockey goalie, Team Czech Republic, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Vicky Sunohara, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Giuseppe Busillo, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1970 Birthday Mark Beaufait, Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Ted Crowley, Concord Massachusetts, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Damon Diletti, Australian field hockey goal keeper, Silver Medal 1992, 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Arnaud Briand, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1970 Birthday Vladimir Antipin, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Patrick Brugnoli, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1970 Birthday Erlan Sagymbayev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Stuart Carruthers, Australian field hockey fullback 1996 Olympics 1970 Event U.S.S.R. wins its 8th straight world hockey championship 1970 Birthday Travis Richards, born in Crystal, Minnesota, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Kelli James, born in Medford, New Jersey, field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Evgeniy Koreshkov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Marja Helena Paluila, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Jan Varholik, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1970 Birthday Mika Stromberg, Helsinki FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland 1970 Birthday Ben Maruquin, Ventura California, field hockey sweeper 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Leo Stefan, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1970 Birthday Patrick Pilloni, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1970 Birthday Leo Stefan, Chelyabinsk RUS, hockey forward, Team Germany 1970 Birthday Chris Bartolone, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1970 Birthday Aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1970 Birthday Vadim Glovatskiy, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1969 Birthday Martin Ulrich, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1969 Birthday Norm Krumpschmd, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1969 Birthday Jill Reeve, Hoosick Falls, New York, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Alison Peek, Australia, field hockey halfback/midfielder 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Steven Van Randwijck, Washington D.C., field hockey player 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Pavel Kamentsev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1969 Birthday Garth Snow, born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey goalie, Olympics-1994, Flyers 1969 Birthday Andrea Wieland, born in Atlanta, Georgia, field hockey goaltender 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Steve Jennings, Washington D.C., field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Peter Ciavaglia, born in Albany, New York, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1969 Birthday Karen Nystrom, ice hockey forward, Canada, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics 1969 Birthday Patric Kjellberg, hockey forward, Team Sweden Olympics-1998 1969 Birthday Laurel Martin, born in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Lachlan Elmer, Australian field hockey halfback, Silver Medal 1992, 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Ari Sulander, hockey goaltender, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1969 Birthday Juliet Haslam, Adelaide SA Australia, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Jean-Chris. Filippin, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1969 Birthday Takayuki Kobori, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1969 Birthday Kai Nurminen, Turku FIN, hockey forward, Team Finland 1969 Birthday Thomas Brandl, Bad Tolz GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1969 Birthday Herb Hohenberger, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1969 Birthday Reemt Pyka, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1969 Birthday Johanna Ikonen, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1969 Birthday Stephen John Davies, Australia field hockey forward/vice captain, 2 Bronze Medals and 1 Silver Medal 1992, 1996, 2000 Olympics 1969 Birthday Reemt Pyka, Bremerhaven GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1968 Birthday Jozef Dano, born in Skalica, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1968 Birthday Jiri Dopita, Sumperk, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Czech, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1968 Birthday Jiri Veber, Kladno, Czech Republic, hockey, Team Czech Republic 1968 Birthday John O'Neill, Detroit, U.S. field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Lubomir Sekeras, born in Liptovsky, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1968 Birthday Lissa Maria Sneck, ice hockey goalie, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1968 Birthday Vlast Plavucha, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1968 Birthday Aleksandr Koreshkov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1968 Birthday Antoinette Lucas, Crozier, Virginia, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Francois Gravel, hockey goaltender, Team France 1998 1968 Birthday Michael Puschacher, hockey goalie, Team Austria 1998 1968 Birthday Konstantin Shafranov, hockey forward, Team Kazkhstan 1998 1968 Birthday Shinichi Iwasaki, hockey goaltender, Team Japan 1998 1968 Birthday Miroslav Mosner, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1968 Birthday Jay Stacy, Australia field hockey midfielder, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Leslie Lyness, born in Paoli, Pennsylvania, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Andreas Lupzig, Straubing GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1968 Birthday Stefan Figliuzzi, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1968 Birthday Christian Perthaler, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1968 Birthday Hiroshi Matsuura, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1968 Birthday Ahmed Elmaghraby, born in Suez, Egypt, U.S. field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Janne Ojanen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward, Team Finland 1968 Birthday Chad Biafore, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1968 Birthday Jeff Lazaro, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. hockey forward 1994 Olympics 1968 Birthday Jurgen Rumrich, born in Miesbach GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1968 Birthday Joseph Ouellet, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1968 Birthday Marq Mellor, born in Long Island, New York, field hockey forward, 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Sari Krooks, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1968 Birthday Bob Nardella, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1968 Birthday Lubomir Kolnik, Skalica CZ, hockey forward, Team Slovakia, Espoo 1968 Birthday Andrey Sokolov, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1968 Birthday Michael Rosati, hockey goaltender, Team Italy 1998 1968 Birthday Vlastimil Plavucha, Banska Bystrica CZ, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1967 Birthday Karol Rusznyak, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1967 Birthday Dominic Lavoie, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1967 Birthday Steve Wagner, Philadelphia, field hockey goalkeeper 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Michael York, Australian field hockey fullback, Silver Medal 1992, 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Geraldine Heaney, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1967 Birthday Diane Madl, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania, field hockey forward/midfielder 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Markus Ketterer, Helsinki FIN, hockey goalie, Team Finland 1967 Birthday Alex Galtcheniouk, hockey forward, Team Belarus, Olympics-1998 1967 Birthday Akihito Sugisawa, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1967 Birthday Mikhail Borodulin, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 1967 Birthday Mario Chitarroni, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1967 Birthday Rechelle Hawkes, born in Albany, Australia, field hockey midfielder 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Igor Zemlyanoy, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1967 Birthday Lawrence Rucchin, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1967 Birthday Klaus Merk, born in Augsburg GER, hockey goaltender, Team Germany 1998 1967 Birthday Pam[ela] Bustin, born in Somerset, Massachusetts, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Lachlan Dreher, Australian field hockey goal keeper, Olympicss silver 1992, 1996 1967 Event 113 East Europeans attending World Amateur hockey championships in Vienna, ask for political asylum 1967 Birthday Takayuki Miura, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1967 Birthday Satu Huotari, ice hockey defenseman, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1967 Birthday Frantisek Kaberle, Brno, Czech Republic, hockey forward, Team Czech Republic 1967 Birthday Marianne Ihalainen, ice hockey right wing, Finland, 1998 Olympics 1967 Birthday Mario Brunetta, hockey goaltender, Team Italy 1998 1966 Birthday Phillipe Bozon, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1966 Birthday Lisa Brown Miller, ice hockey forward, USA, 1998 Olympics 1966 Birthday Tracey Fuchs, born in Centereach, New York, field hockey midfielder, 1988, 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Paul Lewis, Australian field hockey forward, Olympics-silver-92, 96 1966 Birthday Gerhard Puschnik, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1966 Birthday Therese Brisson, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1966 Birthday Elizabeth "Liz" Tchou, Medford, New Jersey, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Simon Wheeldon, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1966 Birthday Daniel Nowak, Schwennigen GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1966 Birthday Serge Poudrier, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1966 Birthday Judy Diduck, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1966 Birthday Stanislav Medrik, born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1966 Birthday Serge Djelloul, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1966 Birthday Brad Bergen, Pennsylvania Sask, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1966 Birthday Jan Varholik, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1966 Birthday Danielle Goyette, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1966 Birthday Michael De Angelis, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1966 Birthday Christian Pouget, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1966 Birthday Mika Nieminen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1965 Birthday David Delfino, hockey goaltender, Team Italy 1998 1965 Birthday Peter Draisaitl, born in Karvina, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1965 Birthday Matt Kabayama, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1965 Birthday Robert Oberrrauch, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 1965 Birthday Lucio Topatigh, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1965 Birthday Roger Dube, hockey forward, Team France 1998 1965 Birthday Maurizio Mansi, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1965 Birthday Yugi Iga, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1965 Birthday Edward Hartman, born in Skalica, Czechoslovakia, hockey goalie, Team Slovakia 1965 Birthday Jammo Myllys, Savonlinna FIN, hockey goalie, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1965 Birthday Stacy Wilson, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1965 Birthday Denis Perez, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1965 Birthday Jayson Meyer, Regina Saskatchewan, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1965 Birthday Atsuo Kudo, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 1965 Birthday Georg Franz, Straubing GER, hockey forward, Team Germany, Landshut 1964 Birthday Petr Briza, Prague, Czech Republic, hockey goalie, Team Czech Republic 1964 Birthday Peter Laviolette, Norwood Massachusetts, U.S. hockey defenseman 1994 Olympics 1964 Birthday Jackie Pereira, born in Perth, Australia, field hockey center and forward 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Marcia Pankratz, born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, field hockey forward, 1988, 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Jean-Phil LeMoine, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 1964 Birthday Toshiyuki Sakai, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1964 Birthday Mark MacKay, Brandon GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1964 Birthday Mark Hager, Australian field hockey forward/captain, Olympics-4th-88, 96 1964 Birthday Raimo Helminen, born in Tampere, Finland, hockey forward, Team Finland, 1998 Olympic Bronze 1964 Birthday Christian Ruuttu, Lappeenranta FIN, hockey forward, Team Finland 1964 Birthday Oto Hascak, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1963 Birthday Timo Jutila, Tampere FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland 1963 Birthday Michael Heidt, Calgary Alberta, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1963 Birthday Michael Heidt, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1963 Birthday Jaromir Dragan, born in Liptovsky, Czechoslovakia, hockey goalie, Team Slovakia 1998 1963 Birthday Kari Takko, Uusikaupunki FIN, hockey goalie, Team Finland 1963 Birthday Josef Heiss, Garmisch GER, hockey goaltender, Team Germany 1998 1963 Birthday Vladimir Ruzicka, hockey forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1963 Birthday Thomas Searle, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1963 Birthday Benoit Doucet, born in Montreal, Quebec, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1963 Birthday Hannu Virta, born in Turku FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland 1963 Birthday Barb[ara] Marois, Auburn Massachusetts, field hockey defender 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Richard Nasheim, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 1962 Birthday Karen Marsden, born in Perth, Australia, field hockey goalie 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Gaetano Orlando, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1962 Birthday Patricia "Patty" Shea, Belmont, New York, field hockey goalie 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Igor Dorokhin, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics, 1962 Birthday Engelbert Linder, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 1962 Birthday Martin Pavlu, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1962 Birthday Dieter Hegen, born in Kaufbeuren GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 1962 Birthday Jukka Tammi, hockey goaltender, Team Finland 1998 Olympics Bronze 1962 Birthday Liane Tooth, Sydney NSW Australia, field hockey forward 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Steve Tsujiura, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 1961 Birthday Arlene Boxhall, Zimbabwe, field hockey, 1980 Olympics gold 1961 Event Official International Hockey Hall of Fame opens in Toronto 1961 Birthday Ken Wark, Australian field hockey fullback, Silver Medal 1992 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1960 Birthday Mike Ramsey, U.S., ice hockey player, 1980 Olympics gold 1960 Birthday Robert Pukalovic, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1960 Event U.S. wins Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4 1960 Event U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team beats U.S.S.R. 3-2 en route to gold medal 1960 Event U.S. beats Germany in Olympic hockey finals round, 9-1 1960 Birthday Sean Kerly, born in Whitstable, Kent, England, Sean Robin Kerly, athlete, field hockey player, awarded bronze medal at 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 1984, scored eight goals at 1988 Olympics in Seoul, playing for Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad 1959 Birthday Chris Spice, Australian field hockey coach 1996 Olympics 1959 Event 1st NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask (Jacques Plante) 1958 Birthday France St. Louis, ice hockey forward, Canada, 1998 Olympics 1957 Birthday Charlene Morett, born in Darby, Pennsylvania, field hockey left wing, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 1957 Birthday Ron Duguay, born in Canada, hockey player, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings 1957 Birthday Jim Craig, born in North Easton, Massachusetts, hockey goalie, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1955 Birthday Bruno Zarrillo, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1955 Birthday Sergey Babinov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey star, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1955 Birthday Tim Young, born in Ontario, Canada, athlete, former professional ice hockey center in the National Hockey League 1954 Event Russia wins title in their 1st international ice hockey competition 1952 Birthday Ric Charlesworth, cricketer, WA opener, Australia hockey captain, MP, Labour 1952 Birthday Gary Bettman, born in Queens, New York City, commissioner, National Hockey League, formerly, general counsel and president, National Basketball Association 1952 Birthday Vladislav Tretiak, U.S.S.R. hockey player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics, 76 1952 Birthday Richard Charsworth, Australian women field hockey head coach 1996 Olympics 1951 Birthday Beth Anders, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, field hockey sweeper, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 1951 Birthday Gwen Cheeseman, born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, field hockey goalie, Bronze Medal 1984 Olympics 1950 Event Arthur Dorrington is 1st black man in organized hockey, Atlantic City Seagulls of Eastern Amateur Hockey League 1950 Birthday Frank Murray, Australian field hockey national coach, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1949 Birthday Wendy Pritchard, Australian women's field hockey team manager 1996 Olympics 1949 Birthday Jean Potvin, born in Ottawa, Ontario, hockey player, National Hockey League, played defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers 1949 Event Team Canada beats Denmark 47-0 in hockey 1946 Birthday Andre Bolhuis, hockey player, World Cup 1973, European Cup 1978 1946 Birthday Craig Patrick, born in Detroit, Michigan, hockey player, coach, general manager of Pittsburgh Penguins 1989 - 2006 1944 Birthday Anthea Stewart, Zimbabwe, field hockey coach/player, Olympic-1980 1941 Birthday Austin Savage, Welsh hockey player 1941 Birthday Aleksandr Ragulin, born in U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics 1941 Birthday Barclay Plager, hockey player/twin brother of hockey's Bob Plager 1941 Birthday Bob Plager, hockey player/twin brother of hockey's Barclay Plager 1941 Birthday Anatoliy Firssov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey play, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics 1940 Event 1st black to sign hockey contract-Arthur Dorrington and AC Seagulls 1940 Birthday Thomas Williams, U.S., ice hockey play 1960 Olympics gold 1940 Birthday Viktor Kuzkin, U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics 1940 Event 1st televised (W2XBS, New York City) hockey game (Rangers vs. Canadians) 1939 Birthday Vitaliy Davidov, born in U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics 1938 Birthday Boris Majorov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey 1964 Olympic gold 1938 Birthday Yevgeniy Majorov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey 1964 Olympic gold 1938 Birthday Bill Christian, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold 1938 Birthday Francis W "Frank" Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player 1936 Birthday Bob Cleary, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold 1935 Birthday Roger Christian, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold 1935 Birthday John McCartan, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, ice hockey player, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1934 Birthday Bill Cleary, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold 1934 Birthday William Cleary, Cambridge Massachusetts, hockey center, Olympic-gold/silv-56, 60 1933 Birthday Brian Booth, cricketer, dual Australian cricket/hockey international 1932 Birthday Chinadorai Deshmutu, India, field hockey player, 1952 1931 Birthday Robert Dickson, born in Canada, ice hockey player, 1948 1931 Event Hockey's Hershey Bears (now with AHL) 1st game 1930 Birthday Doug Harvey, hockey star, 3 time James Norris winner 1929 Birthday Balbir Singh, India, field hockey player, Gold Medal Gold Medals 1948, 1956 Olympics 1928 Birthday Wim van Heumen, coach of Dutch field hockey team 1928 Birthday Udham Singh, born in India, field hockey player, Gold Medals 1952, 1956, 1964 Olympics 1928 Event Canadian hockey team wins 3rd consecutive gold medal 1927 Birthday Leslie Claudius, born in India, field hockey, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956 Olympics 1925 Event 1st hockey game at Madison Square Garden, Mont Candiens 3, New York Americans 1 1925 Birthday Roepie Kruize, Dutch field hockey player, Olympic-Bronze-48/Silver-52 1922 Birthday Abdul Rashid, born in Pakistan, field hockey player, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1922 Event Western Hockey Championship: Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) sweep Regina Capitals, in 2 games 1921 Birthday Jaroslav Drobny, born in Czechoslovakia, hockey, tennis, Silver Medal 1948 Olympics 1920 Birthday Ranganandhan Francis, born in India, field hockey, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956 Olympics 1919 Birthday Dharam Singh, India, field hockey player 1964 Olympic gold 1917 Event Quebec Bulldogs play their 1st professional hockey game 1917 Event NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators and Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands 1916 Birthday George Abel, Canada, ice hockey player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1912 Event 1st National Hockey Association game (Victoria) 1911 Event National Hockey Association forms with New Westminister, Vancouver and Victoria 1910 Birthday Rudi Ball, Germany, Jewish ice hockey star, 1932 Olympics bronze 1904 Event Dawson City hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in Stanley Cup on Jan 13 1905 1904 Birthday Hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player 1928 Olympics gold 1904 Event Brandon's Lester Patrick becomes 1st hockey defenseman to score a goal 1902 Birthday Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender 1928 Olympics gold 1898 Event Brown defeats Harvard 6-0 in 1st intercollegiate hockey game 1895 Birthday G B "Duke" Keats, hockey hall of famer, elected 1958 1894 Birthday Erich Romer, Germany, ice hockey player, Olympic-bronze-1932 1892 Event Lord Stanley presents silver challenge cup for hockey (Stanley Cup) 1881 Birthday Percy Lesueur, hockey player/inventor, large goalie glove 1881 Birthday Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player, elected 1963 1875 Event 1st recorded hockey game (Montreal) 1841 Birthday Lord Frederick Stanley, presenter of hockey's 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