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1998 NHL resumes season since Feb 8th to accomodate the Olympics

1998 NHL stops season until Feb 24th to accomodate the Olympics

1998 NHL's Dallas Stars retire Neal Broten's #7

1998 NHL's Minnesota franchise selects the nickname Wild

1998 48th NHL All-Star Game: North America beats World 8-7 at Vancouver

1998 Hockey News selects Wayne Gretzky best NHL player ever

1997 Mario Lemieux enters NHL Hall of Fame

1997 Les Alexander, owner of Houston Rockets buys NHL's Edmonton Oilers

1997 New York Rangers are 1st NHL team to open with 4 straight ties

1997 NHL Nashville, Tennessee names Barry Trotz as its 1st coach

1997 NHL approves franchises in Nash, Atlanta, Columbus, and Minn-St. Paul

1997 35th NHL draft Boston picks center Joe Thornton 1st

1997 NHL announces it will add Nashville in 1998, Atlanta in 1999 and Minneapolis-St. Paul and Columbus, Ohio in 2000

1997 Ken Dryden becomes president of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs

1997 NHL Hartford Whalers become Carolina Hurricanes

1997 New Jersey Devil Martin Brodeur is 2nd NHL goalie to score in a playoff game

1997 Hartford Whalers last NHL game

1997 NHL Pittsburgh Penguin Mario Lemieux's last NHL regular game

1997 NHL announce Might Ducks and Vancouver Canucks to open 1998 in Japan

1997 New Jersey Devils' Dave Andreychuk is 26th NHL to score 500 goals

1997 Pitts Penguins' Joe Mullen, is 1st American to score 500 NHL goals

1997 Scotty Bowman, is 1st NHL coach to win 1,000 games

1997 Mario LeMieux is 7th NHL player to score 600 goals

1997 47th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 11-7 at San Jose Arena

1996 Tom Mees, ESPN sports anchors (NHL), drowns at 46

1996 NHL Winnipeg Jets officially become the Phoenix Coyotes

1996 Detroit Red Wings win NHL record 62 games

1996 En route to NHL record 62 victories Detroit Red Wings win #61

1996 Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season

1996 46th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 5-4 at Fleet Center Boston

1996 NHL approves move of Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix

1995 Thomas O Hicks buys NHL Dallas Stars for $84 million

1995 NHL New Jersey Devils agree to stay in NJ

1995 Mario Tremblay, selected 22nd NHL coach of Montreal Canadians

1995 NHL Winnipeg Jets sold to Americans who plan to move them to Phoenix

1995 Colorodo Avalanche (former Que Nordiques) 1st NHL game, beat Detroit

1995 Martin Brodeur ties NHL record getting his 3rd playoff shutout in 4

1995 1994-95 NHL Season begin after a lengthy strike

1995 26 HNL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike

1995 NHLPA and owners agree to end NHL strike

1994 NHL goes on strike

1994 7th longest NHL game: New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres (125 minutes 43 seconds)

1994 New York Rangers sweep New York Islanders in NHL playoffs

1994 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals scored

1994 Wayne Gretzky ties Gordie Howe's NHL record of 801 goals

1994 45th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 9-8 at New York Rangers

1994 East beats West 9-8 in 45th NHL All Star Game at MSG in New York City

1993 Mighty Ducks win their 1st NHL game

1993 LA Mighty Ducks play their 1st NHL pre-season game against Penguins

1993 New York Islander goalie Billy Smith elected to NHL Hall of Fame

1993 Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak

1993 Pittsburgh Penguins begin NHL record 17 game winning streak

1993 New expansion NHL team, owned by Disney, is named the Mighty Ducks

1993 44th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 16-6 at Montreal

1992 NHL awards franchises to Mimai and Anaheim (for 1994-95)

1992 Ottawa Sentors 1st NHL game

1992 Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win opener (7-2)

1992 1st female to play in a NHL exhibition game (Manon Rheaume, goalie) for Tampa Bay Lightning - gives up 2 goals on 9 attempts in 1 period

1992 NHL decides Eric Lindross goes to Flyers instead of Rangers

1992 New York Islander, Al Arbour, coaches most NHL games (1,438)

1992 NHL strike ends after 10 days

1992 NHL players begin 1st strike in 75-year history

1992 NHL New York Rangers clinch 1st NHL regular season championship in 50 years

1992 43rd NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beat Wales 10-6 at Philadelphia

1992 NHL All Star Game - Campbell-10, Wales-6 (Brett Hull, MVP) at Philadelphia

1991 NHL grants permanent membership to Tampa Lightning and Ottawa Senators

1991 Paul Coffey sets NHL defensman soring mark with 311th goal

1991 Pitts Penguin Paul Coffey sets NHL defenseman scoring record with 1,053 career points (309 goals and 744 assists)

1991 New York Rangers right wing Mike Gartner scores his 500th NHL goal

1991 San Jose Sharks beat Calgary for their 1st NHL win, 4-3

1991 NHL New York Rangers trade Bernie Nichols to Edmonton for Mark Messier

1991 San Jose Sharks lose 4-3 to Vancouver Canucks in their 1st NHL game

1991 1st scheduled NHL exhibition game in St. Petersburg Fla, is cancelled due to poor ice conditions (New York Islanders vs Boston Bruins)

1991 New York Islanders Mike Bossy and Denis Potvin inducted into NHL Hall of Fame

1991 NHL adopts instant-replay and tenth of second clock in final minute

1991 Quebec Nordiques pick Eric Lindros #1 at NHL entry draft

1991 Islanders Denis Potvan and Michael Bossy inducted into NHL Hall of Fame

1991 NHL owners present contract to players, leads to Apr 1, 1992 strike

1991 St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7

1991 Chicago Blackhawks becomes 1st NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in 1st round of the playoffs (To Minnesota North Stars)

1991 Los Angeles King Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal

1991 Scotty Bowman and Neil Armstrong elected to NHL Hall of Fame

1991 Edmonton Oiler goalie Grant Fuhr returns to NHL after season-long suspension for substance abuse and shuts out New Jersey Devils 4-0

1991 Phil Watson, NHL coach (New York Rangers), dies

1991 42nd NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beat Wales 11-5 at Chicago

1990 NHL grants conditional membership to Tampa Bay Lightning

1990 Brett Hull becomes 1st son of NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50

1990 41st NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 12-7 at Pittsburgh

1990 Bob Goodenow succeeds Alan Eagleson as NHL players association executive director

1989 Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howes as NHL's all time top scorer

1989 Calgary Flames become 1st NHL team to play in U.S.S.R., win 4-2

1989 Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years

1989 NHL's New York Rangers fire General Manager and coach Phil Esposito

1989 Penguin Mario Lemuix ties NHL playoff record of 4 goals in 1st period

1989 1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL

1989 Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster, dies at 52, "He shoots, he scores!"

1989 40th NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beat Wales 9-5 at Edmonton

1989 Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL's 2nd all time scorer

1989 Al Arbour wins his 600th NHL game as coach

1988 Bryan Murray becomes 17th NHL coach to win 300 games (Washington Caps)

1988 Washington Capitals 1st NHL scoreless tie, vs Mont Canadiens

1988 Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal

1988 New York Islander's and NHL high scorer, Mike Bossy retires

1988 Guy Lafleur, Tony Esposito and Brad Park inducted in NHL Hall of Fame

1988 Wayne Gretzky (NHL) and Janet Jones (Police Academy 5) wed in Edmonton

1988 Power outage in Boston Garden in NHL's Stanley Cup finals

1988 Amateur referees work New Jersey Devil-Boston Bruin playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by Devils

1988 New Jersey Devil Patrik Sundstrom ties NHL playoff record of 8 pts in a playoff game (hat trick and 5 assists) in 10-4 rout over the Capitals

1988 Mario Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stopping Gretzky's 7 year streak

1988 Wayne Gretzky passes Gordie Howe with his record 1,050th NHL assist

1988 Pat Verbeek becomes 1st New Jersey Devil to score 4 goals in an NHL game

1988 39th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (OT) at St. Louis

1987 Wayne Gretzky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title

1987 Wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point

1987 Blizzard in NJ, as 334 attend Devils-Flame NHL game, New Jersey wins 7-5

1986 Doug Jarvis, 31, sets NHL record of 916 consecutive games

1986 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season

1986 Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 136th assist

1986 38th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-3 (OT) at Hartford

1985 Denis Potvin passes Bobby Orr as NHL defenseman scorer (916 points)

1985 NHL Record 62 points scored, Edmonton (36) beats Chicago (26) 12-9 and ties record of 21 goals

1985 Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 126th assist

1985 37th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-4 at Calgary

1985 Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals

1985 Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out

1984 Scotty Bowman becomes NHL's all time winningest coach

1984 Pat LaFontaine scores 2 goals within 22 sec in an NHL playoff game

1984 Islander Bryan Trottier ties NHL rec scores 5 seconds into game

1984 Brothers Anton and Peter Stastny score 8 pts each for NHL Quebec

1984 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL short handed season scoring record at 11

1984 36th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-6 at NJ

1984 Buffalo Sabres win NHL record 10th straight road game

1984 Edmonton beats Minnesota 12-8 highest-scoring modern NHL game

1983 Philadelphia Flyers win 13th straight NHL game

1983 Washington Capitals 1st NHL overtime victory beating Vancouver 5-4

1983 Philadelphia Flyers begin 13 NHL game win streak

1983 Washington Capitals 1st NHL overtime game losing to New York Islanders 8-7

1983 NHL institutes a 5 minute sudden death overtime period

1983 Islanders tie NHL record with 3 shorthanded playoff goals vs Rangers Rangers 7-Isles 6-Patrick Div Finals-Isles hold 2-1 lead Wayne Gretzky scores 7 goals in one Stanley Cup playoff game

1983 35th NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beat Wales 9-3 at New York Islander

1983 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL all star record of 4 goals in 1 period

1983 Quebec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out

1982 New Jersey NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting, runner-up names are Blades, Meadowlanders and Americans

1982 John McMullen buys NHL Colorodo Rockies and gets approval to move to NJ

1982 Buffalo Sabre Gil Perrault scores his 1,000th NHL point

1982 Wayne Gretzky becomes 1st NHL to score 200 points in a season

1982 New York Islanders wins then NHL record 15th straight game

1982 Wayne Gretzky scores 153rd point of season, tieing NHL record

1982 34th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-2 at Washington

1982 New York Islanders begin then NHL record 15 game winning streak

1981 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record of 50 goals by 39th game of season

1981 Doug Small (Winnipeg Jets) ties NHL record scoring at 5 second mark

1981 Isle Potvin's 3 playoff power-play goals tie NHL record vs Oilers

1981 Buffalo Sabres sets NHL record of 9 goals in 1 period (vs Toronto)

1981 84 penalties (406 minutes) assessed for a brawl between NHL Minnesota and Boston

1981 NHL most penalized game; Bruins vs Northstars, 84 penalties (392 minutes)

1981 33rd NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beat Wales 4-1 at LA

1981 Mike Bossy becomes 1st in NHL to score 50 goals in 50 games

1980 Kings tie NHL rec with 2 shorthanded playoff goals in a pd vs Isles

1980 Islander Potvin's 2 shorthanded goals tie NHL record vs Kings and set NHL rec of 2 shorthanded playoff goals in 1 period

1980 Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals

1980 32nd NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-3 at Detroit

1980 Islanders and Whalers play a NHL penalty-free game

1980 Jim Stewart, Bruin's rookie goalie allows 3 goals in his 1st 4 minutes and a total of 5 in 1st period; he never again plays in NHL

1980 Minn ends Philadelphia Flyers' NHL record 35 game unbeaten streak ends

1980 Phil Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat

1979 Gary Unger plays in record 914th consecutive NHL game

1979 NHL's greatest scorer Wayne Gretzky scores his 1st NHL goal

1979 Nordiques' Real Cloutier sets NHL record of a hat trick in 1st game

1979 NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques and Whalers)

1979 Randy Hold receives 67 minutes in penalties in a 60 minutes NHL hockey game

1978 NHL Toronto Maple Leafs set own team record of 28 pts vs New York Islanders

1978 Marco Sturm, Dingolfing GER, NHL forward, Sharks, Team Germany 1998

1978 Lnd Girchoukevitch, NHL goaltender, Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1978 31st NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 3-2 (OT) at Buffalo

1977 NHL refuses merger of 6 WHA clubs

1977 Aki Berg, Turku Fin, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings

1977 Alexei Kariozhny, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1977 Boston Bruin Jean Ratelle scores his 1,000th NHL point

1977 Mont Canadiens set NHL record of 34 straight home games without a lose

1977 Radek Dvorak, born in Tabor, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers

1977 Bryan Berard, NHL defenseman, Team USA 1998 Olympics, New York Islanders

1977 Aki-Petteri Berg, NHL defenseman, Team Finland, Kings, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics

1977 Alexei Morozov, NHL forward, Team Russia, Pittsburgh, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics

1977 30th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-3 at Vancouver

1977 Toronto's Ian Turnbull scores 5 goals, NHL REcord for a defenseman

1977 Terry Ryan, St. Johns, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens

1976 Chad Kilger, Cornwall, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets

1976 Petr Sykora, born in Pizen, Czech Republic, NHL forward, Team Czech Republic, New Jersey Devils

1976 Shane Doan, Eston, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets

1976 Mattias Ohlund, NHL goaltender, Vancouver Canucks, Team Sweden 1998

1976 Craig Mills, Toronto, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets

1976 David Nemirovsky, Toronto, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers

1976 Ed Jovanoski, born in Windsor, Ontario, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers

1976 Josef Marha, born in Havl-brod, Czechoslovakia, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche

1976 Richard Park, Seoul Kor, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1976 Oleg Tverdovsky, Donetsk Ukr, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets

1976 Jason Wiemer, born in Kimberley, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1976 Philadelphia Flyers win record tying 20th straight NHL home game

1976 Nolan Baumgartner, born in Calgary, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals

1976 Jeff O'Neill, Richmond Hill, NHL center, Hartford Whalers

1976 Ryan Smyth, Banff, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers

1976 Jason Podollan, Vernon, NHL center for the Florida Panthers

1976 Rhett Warrener, Shaunavon, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers

1976 29th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Philadelphia

1976 Radek Bonk, Koprivnice, Czechoslovakia, NHL center, Ottawa Senators, Team Czechoslovakia

1976 Richard Zednik, born in Bystrica, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Wash

1975 Stanislav Neckar, Pisek CZ, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators,Gold Meda 1998 Olympics

1975 Buffalo Sabres set NHL record of 40 points beating Caps 14-2 scoring 5 goals vs Washington Caps in 4:57

1975 Brett Lindros, London, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders

1975 Chris Wells, Calgary, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1975 Eric Fichaud, Anjou Canada, NHL goalie for the New York Islanders

1975 Anders Myrvold, Lorenskog Nor, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche

1975 Sergei Gusev, Nizhny Tagil Rus, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars

1975 Chris Gratton, Brantford, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning

1975 Todd Macdonald, Charlestown, NHL goalie for the Florida Panthers

1975 Eric Daze, born in Montreal, Quebec, NHL left wing, Chicago Blackhawks

1975 Dave Roche, Lindsay, NHL left wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1975 Bryan McCabe, born in St. Catherines, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders

1975 Niklas Sundstrom, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers

1975 Michal Grosek, born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres

1975 Jaane Niinimaa, Raahe FIN, NHL defenseman, Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics

1975 Adam Deadmarsh, Trail BC, NHL center, Colorado Avalanche, 1998 Olympics

1975 Steve Washburn, born in Ottawa, NHL center for the Florida Panthers

1975 Washington Capitals play record NHL 37th road game without a win and NHL record of 17 straight loses

1975 Landon Wilson, St. Louis, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche

1975 Stefan Bergkvist, born in Leksand, Sweden, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1975 Mike Wilson, Brampton, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres

1975 Brendan Witt, Humboldt, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals

1975 Todd Harvey, Hamilton, NHL center for the Dallas Stars

1975 Vaclav Prospal, NHL forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Philadelphia

1975 Washington Capitals 1st NHL shutout, beating Kansas City Scouts 3-0

1975 Marty Murray, Deloraine, NHL center for the Calgary Flames

1975 Alexandre Daigle, Montreal, NHL center, Ottawa Senators

1975 Todd Bertuzzi, Sudbury, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders

1975 28th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-1 at Montreal

1975 Jocelyn Thibault, Montreal, NHL goalie, Montreal Canadiens

1975 Rory Fitzpatrick, Rochester, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens

1975 Vitali Yachmenev, Chelyabinsk Rus, NHL right wing for the Los Angeles Kings

1974 Rob Niedermayer, Cassiar, NHL center for the Florida Panthers

1974 Washington Capitals 1st NHL sellout

1974 Dave Kryskow scores Washington Capitals 1st NHL shorthanded goal

1974 Tom Williams is unsuccessful on Washington Capitals 1st NHL penalty shot

1974 Pavol Demitra, Dubnica Slo, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators, Blues

1974 Saku Koivu, Turku Fin, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics

1974 Jaroslav Spacek, NHL defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Sweden

1974 Ruslan Salei, NHL defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics, Anaheim

1974 Chris Murray, Port Hardy, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens

1974 Miroslav Satan, Topolcany Slo, NHL left wing, Edmonton Oilers, Sabres

1974 Washington Capitals 1st NHL home victory, beating Chicago 4-3

1974 Paul Kariya, Vancouver, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1998 Olympics

1974 Washington Capitals 1st NHL tie, playing Los Angeles Kings to 1-1 tie

1974 Miroslav Satan, born in Topolcany, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Edmonton

1974 Jason Arnott, Collingwood Ontario, NHL center for the Edmonton Oilers

1974 Chris Pronger, NHL defenseman, Team Canada Olympics-1998, St. Louis

1974 Washington Capitals 1st NHL game, losing 6-3 to New York Rangers at MSG Washington Caps begin a 37 game road losing streak

1974 Kenny Jonsson, Angelholm SW, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, New York Islander

1974 Mats Lindgren, NHL forward, Team Sweden, 1998 Olympics

1974 Andrei Mezin, NHL goaltender, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1974 Philippe De Rouville, Victoriaville, NHL goalie for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1974 Derek Wilkinson, born in Lasalle, NHL goalie, Tampa Bay Lightning

1974 Patrick Lalime, born in St. Bonaventure, NHL goalie for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1974 Steve Sullivan, Timmins, NHL center for the New Jersey Devils

1974 Valeri Bure, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens, Silver Meda 1998 Olympics

1974 Jim Carey, Dorchester, Massachusetts, NHL goalie for the Washington Capitals

1974 David Wilkie, Ellensburg, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens

1974 Ken Belanger, Sault-ste-marie, California, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders

1974 Stephane Yelle, Ottawa, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche

1974 Sergei Stas, NHL defenseman, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1974 Sergei Krivokrasov, born in Angarsk, Russia, NHL right wing, Blackhawks, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics

1974 Sergei Gonchar, born in Chelyabinsk, Russia, NHL defenseman, Capitals, 1998 Olympics

1974 Roman Hamrlik, born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Lightning, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1974 Mike Peca, born in Toronto, NHL center, Buffalo Sabres

1974 Tuomas Gronman, NHL defenseman, Team Finland, Pittsburgh, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics

1974 Jarrett Deuling, born in Vernon, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders

1974 Aaron Gavey, Sudbury, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning

1974 Alexei Lojkin, NHL forward, Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1974 Ian Mcintyre, Montreal, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks

1974 Brandon Convery, Kingston, NHL center for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1974 27th NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 6-4 at Chicago

1974 Sergei Brylin, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL center for the New Jersey Devils

1974 Stefan Ustorf, Kaufbeuren Ger, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals

1974 Todd Warriner, Blenheim, NHL left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1974 Juha Lind, NHL forward, Team Finland, Dallas, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics

1973 Montreal Canadien Henri Richard scores his 1,000th NHL point

1973 Cory Stillman, Peterborough, NHL center for the Calgary Flames

1973 Mirko Ludemann, Weiwasser GER, NHL defenseman, Team Germany, Colorado

1973 Ralph Intranuovo, East York, NHL center for the Edmonton Oilers

1973 Jason Bowen, Port Alice, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers

1973 Cale Hulse, Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames

1973 Alexei Yashin, NHL forward, Team Russia, Ottawa, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics

1973 Alexei Yashin, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL center, Ottawa Senators

1973 Jason Smith, Calgary, NHL defenseman for the New Jersey Devils

1973 Robert Petrovicky, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Dallas

1973 Jeff Shantz, Duchess, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks

1973 Scott Niedermayer, Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the New Jersey Devils

1973 Andrew Brunette, Sudbury, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals

1973 Todd Marchant, Buffalo, New York, NHL center for the Edmonton Oilers

1973 Markus Naslund, born in Bonassund, Sweden, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks

1973 Peter Forsberg, born in Ornskoldsvik, Sweden, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche

1973 Michael Sykora, born in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Sharks, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1973 Adrian Aucoin, Ottawa, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks

1973 Rene Corbet, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche

1973 Jere Lehtinen, Espoo Fin, NHL right wing, Dallas Stars, Olympic-bronze-98

1973 Dean McAmmond, Grand Cache, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers

1973 Sami Kapanen, Vantaa Fin, NHL left wing, Whalers, Carolina, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics

1973 Grant Marshall, Mississauga, NHL right wing for the Dallas Stars

1973 Jason Dawe, North York, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres

1973 Pat Peake, Rochester, NHL center for the Washington Capitals

1973 Ville Peltonen, Vantaa FIN, NHL forward, Team Finland, San Jose

1973 Andreas Johansson, Hofors SWE, NHL forward, Pitts, New York Islanders

1973 Darren Van Impe, Saskatoon, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1973 Matthew Barnaby, Ottawa, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres

1973 Alek Stojanov, born in Windsor, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1973 Derek Armstrong, born in Ottawa, NHL center for the New York Islanders

1973 Patrick Poulin, born in Vanier, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1973 Andrei Nikolishin, born in Vorkuta, Russia, NHL center, Hartford Whalers

1973 Philippe Boucher, born in St. Apollinaire, California, NHL defense, Los Angeles Kings, Olympic Gold 1998

1973 Eric Lindros, London Ontario, NHL center for the Philadelphia Flyers

1973 Alexei Kovalev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing for the New York Rangers

1973 Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out

1973 Brian Rolston, Flint, NHL left wing, Olympics-1994, New Jersey Devils

1973 Richard Matvichuk, Ft. Saskatchewan C, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars

1973 Jim Campbell, Worcester, NHL center, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1973 26th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 5-4 at New York Rangers

1973 Chris Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, New York Rangers, 1994 Olympics

1973 Peter Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, New York Rangers, 1994 Olympics

1973 Mark Kolesar, Minnedosa, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1973 Nikolai Khabibulin, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL goalie, Winnipeg Jets

1972 Jean-Francois Jomphe, Havre St-pierre California, NHL right wing, Anaheim

1972 Kirk Maltby, Guelph, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers

1972 Jeff Nelson, Prince Albert, NHL center for the Washington Capitals

1972 Daniel Alfredsson, Grums Swe, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators

1972 Jassen Cullimore, Simcoe, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks

1972 Barry Potomski, Windsor, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings

1972 Fred Brathwaite, Ottawa, NHL goalie for the Edmonton Oilers

1972 Pitts Penguins set NHL record for scoring fastest 5 goals (2:07)

1972 Yanick Dupre, Montreal, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers

1972 Ed Patterson, Delta, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1972 Steve Konowalchuk, Salt Lake City, NHL center for the Washington Capitals

1972 Glen Murray, Halifax, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1972 Scott Lachance, Charlottesville, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders

1972 Darius Kasparaitis, Elektrenai Lit, NHL defenseman, Islanders, Pitts

1972 Alexei Zhitnik, born in Kiev, Ukraine, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres

1972 Trent McCleary, Swift Current, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators

1972 Rusty Fitzgerald, Minneapolis, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1972 Michael Nylander, born in Stockholm, Sweden, NHL center for the Calgary Flames

1972 Martin Straka, Pizen, Czech Republic, NHL forward, Team Czech Republic, Florida

1972 Sandis Ozolinsh, Riga Lat, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche

1972 NHL star Maurice "Rocket" Richard signs with WHL Quebec Nordiques

1972 Jozef Stumpel, NHL forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998, Los Angeles Kings

1972 Karl Dykhuis, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers

1972 Corey Hirsch, Medicine Hat, NHL goalie, Vancouver Canucks

1972 Cory Schlesinger, NHL running back, Detroit Lions

1972 Jozef Stumpel, born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Boston

1972 Jean Francois Labbe, Sherbrooke, NHL goalie for the Colorado Avalanche

1972 Sandy Mccarthy, Toronto, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames

1972 Marko Kiprusoff, Turku FIN, NHL defenseman, Team Finland, Montreal

1972 Derian Hatcher, Sterling Heights, Michigan, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars

1972 Turner Stevenson, Prince George, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens

1972 Darryl Sydor, Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars

1972 Martin Brodeur, Montreal, NHL goalie, New Jersey Devils, Team Canada

1972 Mikael Renberg, Pitea Swe, NHL right wing, Philadelphia Flyers, TB Lightning

1972 Zigmund Palffy, Skalica Slo, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders

1972 Vyacheslav Kozlov, Voskresensk, Russia, NHL forward, Detroit Red Wings

1972 Mariusz Czerkawski, born in Radomsko, Poland, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers

1972 Mike Kennedy, Vancouver, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars

1972 Trevor Kidd, Dugald, NHL goalie for the Calgary Flames

1972 Keith Tkachuk, born in Melrose, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix, USA

1972 Boris Mironov, born in Moscow, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2002 Olympics

1972 Aris Brimanis, born in Cleveland, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers

1972 NHL great Gordie Howe retires after 26 seasons

1972 Craig Johnson, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings and 1994 Olympic Team

1972 Martin Prochazka, born in Slany, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Toronto, 1998 Olympics Gold

1972 Vladimir Vujtek, NHL forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Tampa Bay

1972 Jaromir Jagr, Kladno, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Penguins, Czechoslovakian, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2006 Olympics

1972 Juha Ylonen, Helsinki, Finland, NHL forward, Phoenix, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics

1972 John Slaney, St. John's, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings

1972 Ivan Droppa, born in Liptovsky Mikulas, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Chicago

1972 Geoff Sanderson, Hay River, NHL left wing, Hartford Whalers

1972 Chris Simon, Wawa, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche

1972 Mark Lawrence, Burlington, NHL right wing for the Dallas Stars

1972 25th NHL All-Star Game: East beats West 3-2 at Minnesota

1972 Donald Brashear, Bedford, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens

1972 Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Los Angeles Kings

1971 Long Island NHL franchise purchased (New York Islanders)

1971 Bryan Smolinski, born in Toledo, Ohio, NHL forward, Team USA, Pitts Penguins

1971 Joe Dziedzic, Minneapolis, NHL left wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1971 Neil Little, Medicine Hat, NHL goalie for the Philadelphia Flyers

1971 Chris Therien, Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers

1971 Petr Nedved, born in Libercec, Czechoslovakia, NHL center, Team Czechoslovakia, Pitts Penguins

1971 Brad May, Toronto, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres

1971 Keith Primeau, Toronto, NHL forward, Carolina, Detroit

1971 New York Rangers scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period

1971 Dimitri Yushkevich, Yaroslavl Rus, NHL defenseman, Toronto Maple Leaf

1971 Sergei Berezin, Voskrensensk Rus, NHL forward, Team Russia, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics

1971 Mike Ricci, Scarborough, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche

1971 Sean O'Donnell, Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings

1971 Dan Plante, Hayward, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders

1971 NHL great Gordie Howe retires

1971 Marcus Ragnarsson, Ostervala SWE, NHL defenseman, SJ Sharks, Sweden

1971 Aaron Miller, born in Buffalo, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche

1971 Mike Bales, Saskatoon, NHL goalie, Ottawa Senators

1971 Valeri Karpov, Chelyabinsk Rus, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1971 Eric Lacroix, born in Montreal, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings

1971 Brett Hauer, born in Edina, Minnesota, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers

1971 Adam Foote, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, Colorado Avalanche, Team Canada

1971 Steve Rucchin, Thunder Bay, NHL center, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1971 Mike Sillinger, Regina, NHL right wing, Vanc Canucks, Anaheim Ducks

1971 Felix Potvin, Anjou, NHL goalie for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1971 Mike Craig, St. Mary's, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1971 Jiri Slegr, born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Edmonton Oilers, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics

1971 Steven Rice, Kitchener, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers

1971 Niklas Andersson, Kungalv Swe, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders

1971 Bill Lindsay, Big Fork, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers

1971 Dave Karpa, Regina, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1971 Matt Martin, Hamden, NHL defenseman, Toronto Maple Leafs, 1994 Olympics

1971 Ken Klee, born in Indianapolis, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals

1971 Milos Holan, born in Bilovec, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1971 Dan Kordic, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers

1971 Oleg Petrov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens

1971 David Oliver, Sechelt, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers

1971 Kent Manderville, Edmonton, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers

1971 Yanic Perreault, born in Sherbrooke, NHL center for the Los Angeles Kings

1971 Pavel Bure, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks

1971 Pavel Bure, NHL forward, Team Russia, Vancouver, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics

1971 Alexander Selivanov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1971 Chris Lipuma, born in Oak Lawn, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning

1971 Boston Bruins win 13th straight NHL game

1971 Louie Debrusk, Cambridge, NHL left wing, Edmonton Oilers

1971 Martin Rucinsky, born in Most, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing, Canadiens, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1971 Bob Boughner, born in Windsor, NHL defenseman, Buffalo Sabres

1971 Jaroslav Modry, Ceske-budejovice C, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators

1971 Byron Dafoe, Sussex Eng, NHL goalie for the Los Angeles Kings

1971 Brian Savage, Sudbury, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens

1971 Boston Bruins begin 13 NHL game win streak

1971 Jason Marshall, Cranbrook, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1971 Bruin Phil Esposito is NHL's quickest to score 50 goals in a season

1971 Mats Sundin, Bromma SWE, NHL center, Team Sweden, Toronto Maple Leafs

1971 Montreal Canadien John Believau scores his 500th NHL goal

1971 Roman Cechmanek, NHL goaltender, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1971 Tommy Salo, Surahammar SWE, NHL goalie, Team Sweden, New York Islanders

1971 Trent Klatt, Robbinsdale, NHL right wing for the Philadelphia Flyers

1971 Patrice Brisebois, Montreal, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens

1971 Doug Weight, Warren, Michigan, NHL center, Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98

1971 Andrei Skabelka, NHL forward, Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1971 24th NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 2-1 at Boston

1971 NHL Writers' Association renamed Professional Hockey Writers' Association

1971 Derek Plante, Cloquet, NHL center for the Buffalo Sabres

1971 Scott Thornton, London, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers

1971 Darren Langdon, Deere Lake, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers

1971 Cory Cross, Lloydminster, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning

1971 Bobby Holik, Jihlava, Czech, Republic, NHL left wing, New Jersey Devils, Team Czechoslovakian Republic

1970 Stu Barnes, Spruce Grove, NHL center for the Florida Panthers

1970 Travis Green, Castlegar, NHL center for the New York Islanders

1970 Robert Lang, Teplice, Czech Republic, NHL forward, Team Czech Republic, Los Angeles

1970 Stanley Cup, Conn Smythe Trophy and Bill Masterson trophy stolen from NHL hall of fame

1970 Kevin Haller, Trochu, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers

1970 NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins

1970 Chris Tamer, Dearborn, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1970 Bill Guerin, Wilbraham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, New Jersey Devils, Oilers

1970 Corey Schwab, North Battleford Canada, NHL goalie for the New Jersey Devils

1970 Doug Zmolek, Rochester, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings

1970 Patrice Tardif, Thetford Mines, NHL center for the Los Angeles Kings

1970 Dan Ratushny, Nepean, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers

1970 Alexei Zhamnov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics

1970 Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Buffalo, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics

1970 Paul Laus, Beamsville, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers

1970 Antii Tormenen, Espoo FIN, NHL forward, Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics

1970 Bret Hedican, St-paul, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks

1970 Rod Brind'amour, Ottawa, NHL center, Philadelphia Flyers, Team Canada 98

1970 Tony Amonte, Hingham, Massachusetts, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks, USA

1970 David Sacco, born in Malden, Massachusetts, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, 1994 Olympics

1970 Sergei Zubov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Pittsburgh

1970 Steve Dubinsky, born in Montreal, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks

1970 Teemu Selanne, born in Helsinki, Finland, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1970 Stephane Fiset, Montreal, NHL goalie for the Colorado Avalanche

1970 Russ Romaniuk, born in Winnipeg, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers

1970 Andrei Kovalenko, Gorky Rus, NHL right wing, Mont Canadiens, Edmonton

1970 Mike Modano, born in Livonia, Michigan, NHL forward, Team USA, Dallas Stars

1970 Martin Gelinas, Shawinigan, NHL left wing, Vancouver Canucks

1970 Marty Mcinnis, Weymouth, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders

1970 Jason York, Nepean, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1970 Niklas Andersson, Kungalv SWE, NHL forward, Team Sweden, New York Islanders

1970 Jim Cummins, Dearborn, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks

1970 Nicklas Lidstrom, Vasteras SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Detroit

1970 Stewart Malgunas, Prince George, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals

1970 Francois Leroux, Ste-adele, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1970 Trevor Linden, Medicine Hat, NHL right wing, Canucks, New York Islanders

1970 Enrico Ciccone, born in Montreal, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks

1970 Olaf Kolzig, born in Johannesburg SAF, NHL goalie, Team Germany, Washington

1970 Alexander Karpovtsev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers

1970 Olaf Kolzig, born in Johannesbourg, South Africa, NHL goalie for the Washington Capitals

1970 Oleg Romanov, NHL defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1970 Shawn Antoski, Brantford, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers

1970 Janne Laukenen, Lahti FIN, NHL defenseman, Senators, Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 1996 Olympics

1970 Paul Kruse, Merritt, NHL left wing, Calgary Flames

1970 Vadim Bekboulatov, NHL forward, Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1970 New York Rangers set then NHL record of 126 games without being shut-out

1970 Troy Mallette, Sudbury, NHL left wing, Ottawa Senators

1970 Dominic Roussel, Hull, NHL goalie, Winnipeg Jets

1970 Richard Smehlik, Ostrava, Czech Republic, NHL defenseman, Team Czech Republic, Buffalo

1970 Sean Hill, Duluth, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators

1970 Denis Chasse, Montreal, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets

1970 Jason Muzzatti, Toronto, NHL goalie, Hartford Whalers

1970 Keith Carney, Providence, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, Team U.S.

1970 Oleg Khmyl, NHL defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1970 Scott Levins, Spokane, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators

1970 Dean Malkoc, Vancouver, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks

1970 Richard Smehlik, born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Buf Sabres, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics

1970 23rd NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 4-1 at St. Louis

1970 Rob Gaudreau, Lincoln, NHL center, Ottawa Senators

1970 Jeremy Roenick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, NHL center, Team USA, Blackhawks, Coyotes

1970 Eric Charron, Verdun, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals

1970 Jon Klemm, Calgary, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche

1969 Scott Pearson, Cornwall, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres

1969 Sergei Fedorov, Pskov Russia, NHL forward, Detroit, Silver Medals 1998 Olympics

1969 Rob Blake, Simcoe Ont, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Los Angeles Kings

1969 Darrin Shannon, Barrie, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets

1969 Ed Ward, Edmonton, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames

1969 Jim Mckenzie, Gull Lake, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets

1969 Tie Domi, Windsor, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1969 Corey Foster, Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1969 Josef Beranek, born in Litvinov, Czechoslovakia, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1969 Zdeno Ciger, Martin Slo, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers

1969 Igor Ulanov, Krasnokamsk Rus, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning

1969 Rob Zamuner, NHL forward, Tampa Bay Lightning, Team Canada 1998

1969 Igor Kravchuk, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators, Russia, Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2002 Olympics

1969 Andrei Trefilov, Kirovo Russia, NHL goalie, Buffalo Sabres, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics

1969 Pierre Turgeon, Rouyn, NHL center, New York Islanders, Montreal Canadiens

1969 James Black, Regina, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks

1969 Iain Fraser, Scarborough, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets

1969 Jason Woolley, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers

1969 Andrew Cassels, Bramalea, NHL center, Hartford Whalers

1969 Dimitri Khristich, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings

1969 Tommy Soderstrom, born in Stockholm, Sweden, NHL goalie, Sweden, New York Islanders

1969 Joe Sakic, Burnaby BC, NHL center, Colorado Avalanche, Canada 1998

1969 John Leclair, St. Albans VT, NHL forward, Team USA, Philadelphia

1969 Jim Montgomery, born in Montreal, NHL center for the Philadelphia Flyers

1969 Ken Gernander, born in Grand Rapids, NHL center for the New York Rangers

1969 Jesse Belanger, St-georges De Beau, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks

1969 Sheldon Kennedy, Brandon, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames

1969 Eric Desjardins, born in Rauyn, Quebec, NHL defenseman, Philadelphia Flyers, Canada

1969 Mathieu Schneider, born in New York City, NHL defenseman, New York Islanders, Toronto

1969 Damian Rhodes, St. Paul, NHL goalie, Ottawa Senators

1969 Reid Simpson, Flin Flon, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils

1969 Bryan Marchment, Scarborough, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers

1969 Vladimir Tsyplakov, Inta Rus, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings, Belarus 1998

1969 David Archibald, born in Chilliwack, NHL center, Ottawa Senators

1969 Dennis Vial, born in Sault Ste-Marie, California, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators

1969 Kevin Dean, born in Madison, NHL defenseman for the New Jersey Devils

1969 Mark Astley, Calgary, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres

1969 Luke Richardson, born in Ottawa, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers

1969 Boston Bruins scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period

1969 Kevin Kaminski, Churchbridge, NHL center for the Washington Capitals

1969 Dan Lacroix, Montreal, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers

1969 Geoff Smith, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers

1969 Phil Esposito becomes 1st NHL Player to score 100 points in a season

1969 Shawn McEachern, Waltham, Massachusetts, NHL forward, Boston Bruins, Senators

1969 Alexander Mogilny, Khavarovsk, 1st soviet to defect to NHL, Sabres

1969 Igor Larionov, Voskresensk Russia, NHL forward, Team Russia, Detroit

1969 Dallas Drake, Trail, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets

1969 Joe Sacco, Medford, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1969 Jody Hull, Cambridge, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers

1969 Brendan Shanahan, Mimico Ont, NHL left wing, Whalers, Red Wings

1969 22nd NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 3-3 at Montreal

1969 Adam Burt, Detroit, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers

1969 Cam Russell, Halifax, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks

1969 Steve Poapst, Cornwall, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals

1969 Rick Tabaracci, Toronto, NHL goalie for the Calgary Flames

1969 Robert Svehla, born in Martin, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Florida Panthers, Slovakia

1969 Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's Los Angeles Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee

1968 Kevin Dahl, Regina, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames

1968 Bruin Ted Green sets NHL penalty record of 3 minors, 2 majors and 2 game misconducts in a game against New York Rangers in New York's MSG

1968 Jim Dowd, Brick, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks

1968 Mark Fitzpatrick, Toronto, NHL goalie for the Florida Panthers

1968 Keith Jones, Brantford, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals

1968 Stephane Quintal, Boucherville, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens

1968 Claude Lapointe, Lachine, NHL center for the Calgary Flames

1968 Glen Wesley, Red Deer, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers

1968 Valeri Zelepukin, NHL forward, New Jersey Devils, Team Russia, Silver Medal1998 Olympics

1968 Vladimir Malakhov, Sverdlovsk Rus, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens

1968 Tom Fitzgerald, Melrose, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers

1968 Benoit Brunet, Pointe Claire, NHL left wing, Montreal Canadiens

1968 Vassili Pankov, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1968 Viktor Karatchoun, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1968 Alex Andrievski, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1968 Lyle Odelein, Quill Lake Sask, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Montreal

1968 Glen Featherstone, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers

1968 Teppo Numminen, born in Tampere, Finland, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets, Coyotes

1968 Theoren Fleury, NHL right wing, Calgary Flames, Canada

1968 Darryl Shannon, Barrie, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres

1968 Rob Ray, Belleville, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres

1968 Jeff Hackett, London, NHL goalie, Chicago Blackhawks

1968 Mark Janssens, Surrey, NHL center, Hartford Whalers

1968 Kevin Todd, Winnipeg, NHL center for the Los Angeles Kings

1968 Richard Pilon, born in Saskatoon, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders

1968 Zarley Zalapski, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames

1968 Adam Graves, Toronto, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers

1968 Johan Garpenlov, born in Stockholm Sweden, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers

1968 Rob Zettler, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1968 Shjon Podein, born in Rochester, NHL left wing for the Philadelphia Flyers

1968 Brian Leetch, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, NHL defenseman, Team USA, New York Rangers

1968 Mike Sullivan, Marshfield, NHL center for the Calgary Flames

1968 Leif Rohlin, Vasteras Swe, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks

1968 Gary Unger begins NHL consecutive game record of 914 games

1968 Rob Dimaio, Calgary, NHL right wing for the Philadelphia Flyers

1968 Peter Popovic, Koping Swe, NHL defenseman, Montreal Canadiens

1968 Peter Bondra, Lutsk Ukr, NHL right wing for the Washington Capitals

1968 Frantisek Kucera, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Vanciyver Canucks, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1968 Mark Recchi, Kamloops, NHL right wing, Montreal Canadiens

1968 21st NHL All-Star Game: Toronto beat All-Stars 4-3 at Toronto

1968 Alexander Alexeev, NHL defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1968 Joe Juneau, Pont-rouge, NHL center for the Washington Capitals

1968 Kerry Huffman, Peterborough, NHL defenseman, Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa

1967 Bob Corkum, Salisbury, NHL center for the Philadelphia Flyers

1967 Vincent Damphousse, Montreal, NHL center, Montreal Canadiens

1967 NHL California Seals change name to Oakland Seals

1967 Garry Valk, Edmonton, NHL left wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1967 Brian Glynn, Iserlohn Ger, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers

1967 Jocelyn Lemieux, Mont Laurier, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames

1967 Rob Cowie, Toronto, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings

1967 Pat Elynuik, Foam Lake, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators

1967 Kelly Chase, Porcupine Plain California, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers

1967 Bill Berg, St. Catharines, NHL left wing for the New York Rangers

1967 Joe Murphy, London, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks

1967 Sylvain Lefebvre, Richmond, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche

1967 Dennis Vaske, Rockford, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders

1967 Scott Young, born in Clinton, Massachusetts, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche

1967 Craig Janney, Hartford, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets

1967 Shaun Van Allen, Shaunavon, NHL center, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1967 Nelson Emerson, Hamilton, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers

1967 Neil Wilkinson, Selkirk, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1967 Brad Dalgarno, Vancouver, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders

1967 Craig Wolanin, Grosse Pointe, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche

1967 Mike Eastwood, born in Ottawa, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets

1967 Bill Huard, Welland, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars

1967 Pat Jablonski, born in Toledo, NHL goalie, Montreal Canadiens

1967 Mike Keane, Winnipeg, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche

1967 Warren Rychel, Tecumseh, NHL left wing for the Colorado Avalanche

1967 Curtis Joseph, born in Keswick, Ontario, NHL goalie, Team Canada, Edmonton Oilers

1967 Jeff Finley, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets

1967 Steve Chiasson, Barrie, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames

1967 Donald Dufresne, born in Rimouski, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers

1967 Kay Whitmore, born in Sudbury, NHL goalie for the New York Rangers

1967 Brent Gilchrist, Moose Jaw, NHL center for the Dallas Stars

1967 Chris Luongo, born in Detroit, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders

1967 Bill Houlder, born in Thunder Bay, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning

1967 Brent Fedyk, born in Yorkton, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars

1967 Dallas Eakins, Dade City, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets

1967 Robert Kron, born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers

1967 Gord Murphy, Willowdale, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers

1967 Gary Shuchuk, Edmonton, NHL center for the Los Angeles Kings

1967 Calle Johansson, Goteborg Swe, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals

1967 Derek King, Hamilton, NHL left wing for the New York Islanders

1967 Yvon Corriveau, Ontario, NHL left wing, Washington Caps

1967 Sean Burke, Windsor, NHL goalie, Hartford Whalers

1967 Dave Manson, Prince Albert, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets

1967 Randy Mckay, Montreal, NHL right wing for the New Jersey Devils

1967 20th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 3-0 at Montreal

1967 Ulf Dahlen, Ostersund SWE, NHL forward, Team Sweden, San Jose

1967 Ronnie Stern, St-Agathe, NHL right wing for the Calgary Flames

1967 Dave Mcllwain, Seaforth, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1967 Jamie Huscroft, Creston, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames

1967 Guy Hebert, Troy, NHL goalie, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Team USA 98

1966 Eric Weinrich, Roanoke, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks

1966 Bill Ranford, Brandon Man, NHL goalie, Team Canada, Boston

1966 Jim Sandlak, Kitchener, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks

1966 Dana Murzyn, Calgary, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks

1966 Kelly Buchberger, Langenburg, NHL left wing for the Edmonton Oilers

1966 Benoit Hogue, Repentigny, NHL center for the Dallas Stars

1966 Brad Lauer, Humboldt, NHL right wing for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1966 Wendel Clark, Kelvington, NHL left wing, Toronto, New York Islanders

1966 Shawn Chambers, Royal Oaks, Michigan, NHL defenseman, Team USA, New Jersey Devils

1966 Fredrik Olausson, Vaxsjo Swe, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1966 Rudy Poeschek, Kamloops, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1966 Mike Richter, Abington, Pennsylvania, NHL goalie, New York Rangers, Team USA 1998

1966 Igor Kravchuk, Ufa Russia, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, St. Louis

1966 Joe Nieuwendyk, NHL forward, Dallas Stars, Team Canada 1998

1966 Kevin Hatcher, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL defenseman, Team USA, Dallas, Pitts

1966 Steven Finn, Laval, NHL defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings

1966 Ed Olczyk, Chicago, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets

1966 Shayne Corson, NHL forward, Team Canada, 1998 Olympics, Montreal

1966 Jyrki Lumme, born in Tampere, Finland, NHL defenseman, Canucks, Finland

1966 Shawn Burr, Sarnia, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1966 Kirk McLean, born in Toronto, NHL goalie, Vancouver Canucks

1966 Doug Bodger, born in Chemainus BC, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, San Jose

1966 Scott Mellanby, born in Montreal, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers

1966 Stephane Richer, Ripon, NHL right wing for the New Jersey Devils

1966 Nick Kypreos, born in Toronto, NHL left wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1966 Ray Sheppard, Pembroke, NHL right wing for the Florida Panthers

1966 Gary Roberts, North York, NHL left wing for the Calgary Flames

1966 Marc Bureau, Trois Rivieres, NHL center, Montreal Canadiens

1966 Paul Ysebaert, Sarnia, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1966 Mikael Andersson, Malmo Swe, NHL left wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1966 Mark Tinordi, Red Deer, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals

1966 Mike Stapleton, Sarnia, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets

1966 Jeff Brown, Ottawa, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers

1966 Valeri Kamensky, born in Voskresensk, Russia, NHL left wing, Avalanche, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics

1966 Brent Hughes, born in New Westminster, California, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres

1966 Andrei Kovalev, NHL forward Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1966 Todd Ewen, born in Saskatoon, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1966 Al Iafrate, born in Dearborn, Michigan, NHL defenseman, San Jose Sharks

1966 Darcy Wakaluk, born in Pincher Creek, NHL goalie for the Dallas Stars

1966 Terry Carkner, born in Smiths Falls, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers

1966 John Druce, Peterborough, NHL right wing, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings

1966 Brent Severyn, Vegreville, NHL defenseman for the New York Islanders

1966 Peter Douris, Toronto, NHL right wing, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1966 Kris King, Bracebridge, NHL left wing, Winnipeg Jets

1966 Luc Robitaille, Montreal, NHL left wing, New York Rangers, Pitts Penguins

1966 Petr Svoboda, Most Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Philadelphia Flyers, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1966 Alexander Semak, Ufa Russia, NHL center for the New York Islanders

1966 Kirk Muller, Kingston, NHL center for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1966 Michal Pivonka, born in Kladno, Czechoslovakia, NHL center for the Washington Capitals

1966 Paul Ranheim, St. Louis, NHL left wing, Hartford Whalers

1966 Pavel Torgajev, Nizhnij Novgorod, NHL left wing for the Calgary Flames

1966 Sylvain Cote, Duberger, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals

1966 Randy Burridge, Fort Erie, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres

1965 Dmitri Mironov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL defenseman, Pitts Penguins, Anaheim

1965 Craig Berube, Calahoo, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals

1965 Jeff Norton, Acton, NHL defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers

1965 Todd Gill, Cardinal, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1965 Mike Peluso, Pengilly Canada, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils

1965 19th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-2 at Montreal

1965 M Shtalenkov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL goalie, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1965 Mikhail Shtalenkov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL goalie, Team Russia, Anaheim

1965 German Titov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL center, Calgary Flames, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics

1965 J Daigneault, Montreal, NHL defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1965 Todd Krygier, Chicago Heights, NHL left wing, Anaheim, Washington

1965 Mario Lemieux, Montreal, NHL high scoring center, Pitts Penguin, #66

1965 Patrick Roy, Quebec, NHL goalie, Mont Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche

1965 Cliff Ronning, Vancouver, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks

1965 Trent Yawney, Hudson Bay, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames

1965 Claude Lemieux, Buckingham Que, NHL forward, Team Canada, Colorado

1965 Steve Duchesne, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators

1965 Shane Churla, Fernie, NHL right wing, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers

1965 Uwe Krupp, born in Cologne, Germany, NHL defenseman, Colorado Avalanche, Germany 98

1965 Bob Probert, born in Windsor, NHL right wing, Chicago Blackhawks

1965 Dan Quinn, Ottawa, NHL center for the Philadelphia Flyers

1965 Steve Yzerman, Cranbrook BC, NHL forward, Team Canada, Detroit

1965 Bob Bassen, Calgary, NHL center for the Dallas Stars

1965 Ed Belfour, Carman, NHL goalie, Chicago Blackhawks

1965 Kevin Stevens, born in Brockton, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings

1965 Gerald Diduck, born in Edmonton, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers

1965 Tom Barrasso, born in Boston, NHL goalie for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1965 Jeff Beukeboom, Ajax, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers

1965 Jeff Reese, Brantford, NHL goalie, Tampa Bay Lightning

1965 Daren Puppa, Kirkland Lake, NHL goalie, Tampa Bay Lightning

1965 Wayne Presley, born in Detroit, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1965 Mikko Makela, Tampere Finland, NHL right wing for the New York Islanders

1965 Joe Reekie, Victoria, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals

1965 Pat LaFontaine, born in St. Louis, Missouri, NHL center, New York Islanders, New York Rangers

1965 Bobby Dollas, Montreal, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1965 Dominik Hasek, Pardubice, Czechoslovakia, NHL goalie, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Buffalo

1965 Igor Matoushkin, NHL defenseman, Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1965 Esa Tikkanen, Helsinki FI, NHL left wing, Panthers, Canucks, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics

1965 Brian Bradley, Kitchener, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning

1965 Dave Lowry, Sudbury, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers

1965 Russ Courtnall, Duncan, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks

1964 Petr Klima, born in Chaomutov, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1964 Joey Kocur, Calgary, NHL right wing, Vancouver Canucks

1964 Frank Musil, born in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators

1964 Dave Gagner, Chatham, NHL center for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1964 John Maclean, Oshawa, NHL right wing for the New Jersey Devils

1964 Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal

1964 18th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-2 at Toronto

1964 John Tucker, Windsor, NHL right wing, Tampa Bay Lightning

1964 Brett Hull, NHL right wing, MVP 1991, 86 goals

1964 Tomas Sandstrom, NHL forward, Anaheim, Team Sweden 1998

1964 Dean Evason, Flin Flon, NHL center for the Calgary Flames

1964 Brett Hull, born in Belleville, Ontario, NHL right wing, St. Louis Blues, USA

1964 Yuri Khmylev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres

1964 John Cullen, Puslinch, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning

1964 Tony Granato, Downers Grove, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings

1964 Murray Craven, NHL left wing, Chicago Blackhawks

1964 Alexei Gusarov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche

1964 Gary Suter, born in Madison, Wisconsin, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, USA

1964 David Shaw, St. Thomas, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning

1964 Pat Verbeek, Sarnia Ont, NHL forward, Team Canada, New York Rangers

1964 Tommy Albelin, Stockholm, Sweden, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames

1964 Ron Hextall, Winnipeg, NHL goalie, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders

1964 Ken Daneyko, born in Windsor, NHL defenseman for the New Jersey Devils

1964 Scott Stevens, Kitchener, NHL defenseman, New Jersey Devils, Team Canada

1964 Corey Millen, Cloquet, NHL center for the Calgary Flames

1964 Dave Ellett, Cleveland, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1964 Ulf Samuelsson, born in Fagersta SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, New York Rangers

1964 Ken Wregget, Brandon, NHL goalie for the Pittsburgh Penguins

1964 Alex Shoumidoub, NHL goaltender, Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1964 Phil Housley, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, NHL defenseman, New Jersey Devils, Team USA 1998 Olympics

1964 Michel Petit, St. Malo, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning

1964 Bob Sweeney, Concord, NHL center, New York Islanders, Calgary Flames

1964 Sergei Nemchinov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL center, New York Islanders, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics

1963 Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545

1963 Kevin Dineen, Quebec City, NHL right wing, Hartford Whalers

1963 Randy Wood, Princeton, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars

1963 Mike Donnelly, Detroit, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars

1963 17th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-3 at Toronto

1963 John Vanbiesbrouck, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL goalie, Team USA, Florida

1963 Greg Adams, Nelson, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars

1963 Brian Skrudland, NHL center for the Florida Panthers

1963 Steve Thomas, born in Stockport, England, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils

1963 Bob Carpenter, NHL left wing for the New Jersey Devils

1963 Al MacInnis, Inverness NS, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, St. Louis

1963 Mike Ridley, born in Winnipeg, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks

1963 Doug Gilmour, Kingston, NHL center for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1963 James Patrick, born in Winnipeg, NHL defenseman for the Calgary Flames

1963 Randy Gilhen, born in Zweibrucken, Germany, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets

1963 3 New Jersey businessman purchase NHL Colorado Rockies, and get approval to move them to New Jersey Meadowlands (Devils)

1963 Marty McSorley, Hamilton, NHL defenseman, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers

1963 Steve Smith, born in Glasgow, Scotland, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks

1963 Garry Galley, born in Montreal, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres

1963 Mike Lalor, Buffalo, NHL defenseman, Dallas Stars

1963 Mike Eagles, born in Sussex, NHL center for the Washington Capitals

1963 Kelly Miller, Detroit, NHL left wing for the Washington Capitals

1963 Magnus Svensson, Leksand Swe, NHL defenseman for the Florida Panthers

1963 Ron Francis, Sault Ste Marie, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Team Canada

1963 Mike Hough, Montreal, NHL left wing for the Florida Panthers

1962 Chris Dahlquist, Fridley, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators

1962 Glenn Hall set NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie

1962 16th NHL All-Star Game: Toronto beat All4-Stars -1 at Toronto

1962 Grant Fuhr, born in Edmonton, Alberta, NHL goalie, Oilers

1962 Glenn Healy, Pickering, NHL goalie for the New York Rangers

1962 Jim Johnson, New Hope, NHL defenseman for the Washington Capitals

1962 Troy Murray, Calgary, NHL center for the Colorado Avalanche

1962 Craig Muni, Toronto, NHL defenseman, Winnipeg Jets

1962 Brent Sutter, Viking, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks

1962 Duane Sutter, NHL player, New York Islander

1962 Bruce Driver, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers

1962 Evguenni Rochtchin, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics

1962 Jacques Plante ties record winning 6th NHL Vezina trophy

1962 Chris Chelios, Chicago, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, Team USA

1961 Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games

1961 Dave Hannan, Sudbury, NHL center, Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche

1961 Grant Ledyard, Winnipeg, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars

1961 Joel Otto, Elk River, Minnesota, NHL center, Philadelphia Flyers, Team USA Olympics-1998

1961 15th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Chicago 3-1 at Chicago

1961 Jamie Macoun, Newmarket, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1961 Bernie Nicholls, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks

1961 Paul Coffey, Weston Ontario, NHL forward, Oilers, Penguins, Red Wings

1961 Dave Babych, Edmonton, NHL defenseman, Vancouver Canucks

1961 Randy Cunneyworth, Etobicoke, NHL left wing, Ottawa Senators

1961 Craig Ludwig, Rhinelander, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars

1961 Then NHL record 40 penalties, Black Hawks and Maple Leafs (20 each)

1961 Larry Murphy, born in Scarborough, NHL defenseman for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1961 Denis Savard, born in Pointe Gatineau, California, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks

1961 Wayne Gretzky, Brantford, Ontario, NHL great scorer, Oiler, King, Rangers

1961 Mark D Messier, born in Edmonton, Alberta, NHL Center, Edmonton, New York Rangers

1961 Kelly Hrudey, Edmonton, NHL goalie for the Los Angeles Kings

1960 Raymond Bourque, Montreal, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Boston

1960 Doug Lidster, Kamloops, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers

1960 Glenn Anderson, Vancouver, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers

1960 14th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 2-1 at Montreal

1960 Dale Hunter, Petrolia, NHL center for the Washington Capitals

1960 Randy Ladouceur, born in Brockville, NHL defenseman, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

1960 Lester Patrick, NHL coach/star, dies at 76

1960 Jari Kurri, Helsinki Fin, NHL left wing, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings

1960 Guy Carbonneau, Sept-iles, NHL center for the Dallas Stars

1960 Andy Moog, NHL goalie, Oilers, Bruins, Olympics-Canada-1988

1960 Dino Ciccarelli, Ontario, NHL right wing, Minn North Stars, Washington Caps

1959 Neal Broten, Roseau Canada, NHL center for the New Jersey Devils

1959 1st NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask (Jacques Plante)

1959 Mike Gartner, Ottawa, NHL right wing for the Toronto Maple Leafs

1959 13th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-1 at Montreal

1959 Charlie Huddy, Oshawa, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres

1959 Dave Christian, Minnesota, NHL right wing, Washington Caps, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1959 Kevin Lowe, Lachute, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers

1959 Brad McCrimmon, Dodsland, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers

1958 George "Punch" Imlach becomes coach of NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs

1958 Kjell Samuelsson, Tyngsryd Swe, NHL defenseman for the Philadelphia Flyers

1958 12th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 6-3 at Montreal

1958 Viacheslav Fetisov, born in Moscow, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Detroit

1958 1st black in NHL (William O'Ree, Boston Bruins)

1957 11th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3 at Montreal

1957 Mark Johnson, born in Madison, Wisconsin, NHL forward, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1957 Rod Langway, Formosa, NHL defenseman, Mont Canadiens, Washington Caps

1957 Toronto Maple Leafs tie NHL record 37 points beating New York Rangers 14-1

1957 NHL Players Association forms (New York City), Red Wings' Ted Lindsay elected president

1957 Mike Bossy, NHL forward for the New York Islanders, 1st 50 goals in 50 game

1956 10th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 1-1 at Montreal

1956 Bryan Trottier, Val Marie Sask, NHL Center for the New York Islanders

1955 Bill McCreary, Ontario, NHL referee

1955 9th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 3-1 at Detroit

1954 8th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Detroit 2-2 at Detroit

1954 Charlie Simmer, born in Ontario, NHL left winger for the Los Angeles Kings

1954 Bert Olmstead, Mont Canadiens, ties NHL record of 8 points in game

1953 7th NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 3-1 at Montreal

1952 6th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 1-1 at Detroit

1951 5th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 2-2 at Toronto

1951 Guy LaFleur, Quebec, NHL right wing, Montreal, New York Rangers

1951 Marcel Dionne, born in Quebec, NHL center, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers

1951 Larry Clark Robinson, NHL defenseman, Mont Canadiens, Norris-77, 80

1950 Billy Smith, Ontario, NHL goaltender for the New York Islanders

1950 Gilbert Perreault, NHL center, over 500 goals

1950 4th NHL All-Star Game: Detroit beat All-Stars 7-1 at Detroit

1949 Ted Sator, Utica, New York, NHL coach, New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres

1949 3rd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Toronto

1949 Bobby Clarke, Manitoba, NHL player and coach, Philadelphia Flyer

1948 2nd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Chicago

1948 Brad Park, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins

1948 Bobby Orr, born in Parry Sound, Ontario, HOF NHL defenseman for the Boston Bruins

1947 1st NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 4-3 at Toronto

1947 NHL Pension Society founded

1947 Kenneth Dryden, NHL goalie, Montreal Canadiens, 6 Stanley Cups

1946 Peter Mahvolich, NHL star, Mont Canadiens

1945 Rogie Vachon, Quebec, NHL goalie, Canadiens, Kings, Vezina-1968

1944 New York Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4)

1944 Detroit Red Wings score 15 goals against New York Rangers and NHL record 37 points, also most consecutive goals and most lopsided game 15-0

1943 Glenn Sather, NHL coach, Edmonton Oiler

1943 Tony Esposito, born in Ontario, NHL goalie, Chicago Blackhawks

1943 Frank Calder, 1st NHL president, dies

1943 Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with 5 points in a game

1943 Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period

1942 NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over

1942 NY Americans NHL team folded

1942 Phil Esposito, NHL center/General Manager, Bruins, Rangers

1941 Jacques LaPerriere, NHL defensive Hall of Famer

1941 Rod Gilbert, Canada, NHL wing for the New York Rangers

1941 NHL Chicago goalie Samuel LoPresti stops record 80 of 83 Boston shots

1941 Boston Bruins set NHL record of 23-game unbeaten streak (15-0-8)

1940 Gerry Cheevers, NHL goalie, Bruin, longest undefeated streak-32 games

1940 Ron Finn, Toronto, NHL linesman

1940 Jean Ratelle, NHL center, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins

1940 Stan Mikita, NHL center, led NHL in scoring 4 times

1940 Mont Canadiens lose record tying NHL 15th straight game at home

1939 NHL Babe Seibert Memorial Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 5-3

1939 NHL record 10 goals in 1 period-New York Rangers (7), New York Americans (3) and a record 26 points in the 3rd period

1939 Bobby Hull, NHL forward, Chicago Blackhawk 1957-72

1938 Montreal Maroons dropped from NHL

1938 Frank Mahovlich, NHL Hall of Famer, Mont Canadians

1937 NHL Howie Morenz Memorial Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 6-5 in Mont

1936 Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Maroons in NHL longest game (2h56m30s)

1936 Henri "Rocket" Richard, NHL center, Montreal Canadiens

1936 NHL record 32 points scored, New York Americans (28) and Mont Maroons (24)

1935 NHL's St. Louis Eagles fold

1935 Frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years

1934 NHL Ace Bailey Benefit Game: Toronto beats All-Stars 7-3 in Toronto

1934 John A. Ziegler, Jr., Grosse Pointe, Michigan, 4th NHL President, 1977-92

1933 Howie Morenz takes over NHL career goal lead at 251

1933 Scotty Bowman, NHL player and coach, Mont Canadians

1932 NHL readmits Ottawa and drops Pittsburgh

1932 Harry Sinden, NHL player and coach, Team Canada

1932 Andy Bathgate, Canada, New York Ranger, 1958 NHL MVP

1931 Jean Marc Beliveau, NHL center, Montreal Canadiens, 10 Stanley Cups

1931 Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, NHL right wing, Canadiens, Rangers

1931 NHL's Quebec Bulldogs' Joseph Malone scores a record 7 goals

1931 Philadelphia Quakers set then NHL record of 15 straight loses

1930 NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty

1930 Boston Bruins win record 20th NHL home game

1930 NHL's Boston Bruins win then-record 14th consecutive game

1930 Boston Bruins wins then NHL record 14th straight game

1929 Terry Sawchuk, NHL goaltender, Redwings, Bruins, Maple Leaf, Rangers

1929 Boston Bruins begins then NHL record 14 game winning streak

1929 Chicago Black Hawks shut-out for NHL record 8th straight game

1929 Chicago Blackhawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home

1929 Jacques "Jake the Snake" Plante, Quebec, NHL goaltender, #1

1928 Gordie Howe, born in Floral, Saskatchewan, NHL right wing, Detroit Redwings

1927 NHL's Toronto St. Patricks become Maple Leafs

1927 Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly, NHL hall of famer, Norris trophy

1926 NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St. Pats 4-1

1926 NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks and Detroit Red Wings

1926 Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/General Manager, Rangers, Blues, Whalers

1926 Georges Vezina, NHL Hall of Fame goalie (Canadiens), dies

1926 NHL Championship: Mont Canadiens outscore Pitt Pirates, 6-4 in 2 games

1925 NHL record 141 shots as New York Americans (73) beat Pitt Pirates (68) 3-1

1925 NHL goalie Georges Vezina collapses and dies of TB 4 months later

1925 NHL's New York Americans (formerly Hamilton Tigers) 1st game, lose 3-1

1925 Stanley Cup: Vict Cougars (WCHL) beat Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1

1925 NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Arenas in 2 games

1924 Babe Dye of NHL's Toronto St. Patricks scores 5 goals beat Bruins 10-2

1924 NHL's Montreal Forum opens

1924 1st U.S. NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded

1924 Stanley Cup: Mont Canadiens (NHL) sweep Calgary Tigers (WCHL) in 2

1924 Stanley Cup: Mont Canadiens (NHL) sweep Vanc Millionaires (PCHA) in 2

1924 NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweeps Ottawa Senators in 2 games

1924 Bruce Norris, NHL owner, Detroit Red Wings

1923 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) sweep Edm Eskimos (WCHL) in 2 games

1923 NHL Championship: Mont Canadiens outscore Ottawa Senators, 3-2, in 2

1923 Ottawa Senator Cy Denneny becomes NHL's all time scorer (143 goals)

1922 Stanley Cup: Toronto St. Pats (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2

1922 NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators outscore Toronto St. Pats, 5 to 4, in 2 games

1921 Peter Pocklington, NHL team owner, Edmonton Oiler

1921 NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators sweep Toronto St. Patricks in 2 games

1921 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2

1920 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Seattle (PCHA), 3 games to 2

1920 NHL's Quebec Bulldog Jim Malone scores 6 goals vs Ottawa Senators

1920 Montreal Canadiens scores NHL record 16 goals beating Quebec Bulldogs

1920 Joe Malone, Quebec Bulldogs, sets NHL record with 7 goals in a game

1920 Quebec's Joe Malone sets NHL record of 7 goals in a game

1920 Mont Canadiens (14) and Tor St. Patricks (7) score NHL record 21 goals

1919 Stanley Cup: Mont (NHL) and Seat (PCHA) win 2 games each with 1 tie, 1919 Stanley Cup not awarded due to flu epidemic

1919 NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators, 3 games to 1 with 1 tie

1919 Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goals

1918 NHL's Quebec Bulldogs sold to a Toronto businessman P J Quinn

1918 Stanley Cup: Toronto Arenas (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2

1918 Joe Carveth, NHL forward, scored 20 or more goals in 3 seasons

1918 1st NHL championship: Mont Canadiens beat Toronto Arenas, outscoring them 10-7 in a 2 game set

1918 NHL Montreal Wanderers disband after Westmount arena burns down

1917 1st NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leaf Harry Cameron

1917 1st NHL game played on artificial ice (Toronto)

1917 NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators and Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands

1917 Stanley Cup: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1 - Seattle is 1st U.S. team to win Stanley Cup

1917 1st NHL championship game ever played, Toronto Arenas beats Montreal Canadiens 7-3 in 1st of 2 game set (second game on March 13)

1913 Bryan Hextall, NHL hall of famer for the New York Rangers

1907 Aubrey "Dit" Clapper, NHL hall of famer, Boston Bruins

1906 Joe Primeau, NHL center

1905 Clarence Campbell, born in Saskatchewan, 3rd NHL President, 1946-77

1904 Chuck Gardiner, UK, NHL goalie, Vezina winner

1901 Frank X. Boucher, Ottawa, All-star NHL center, Ottawa, New York Rangers

1898 Mervyn "Red" Dutton, Manitoba, 2nd NHL President, 1943-46

1891 Frank Foyston, NHL Hall of Famer, Seattle

1883 Lester Patrick, NHL pioneer


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