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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, Tenne 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 min 43 sec)

1994 New York Rangers sweep New York Islanders in NHL playoffs

1994 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 802 goals scored

1994 Watne 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 Phila

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

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 assn exec 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 GM 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 Acad 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 mins) assessed for a brawl between NHL Minnesota and Bost

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

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 mins 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 min in penalties in a 60 min 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, Tabor Cze, 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 Oly-Bronze-1998, Kings

1977 Alexei Morozov, NHL forward, Team Russia Oly-Silver-1998, Pittsburgh

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, Pizen CZE, NHL forward, Team Czech Rep, 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, Havl-brod Cze, 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 Phila

1976 Radek Bonk, Koprivnice Cze, NHL center, Ottawa Senators, Team Czech

1976 Richard Zednik, Bystrica CZE, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Wash

1975 Stanislav Neckar, Pisek CZ, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators, Oly-G-98

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, Gottwaldov Cze, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres

1975 Jaane Niinimaa, Raahe FIN, NHL defenseman, Finland Oly-br-98, Flyers

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 Czech Oly-Gold-1998, 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, Oly-B-98

1974 Jaroslav Spacek, NHL defenseman, Team Czech Oly-Gold-1998, 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, Topolcany CZE, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Edmonton

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

1974 Chris Pronger, NHL defenseman, Team Canada Oly-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 Oly-1998, Edmonton

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, Oly-S-98

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, Oly-S-98

1974 Sergei Gonchar, born in Chelyabinsk, Russia, NHL defenseman, Capitals, Oly-S-1998

1974 Roman Hamrlik, Gottwaldov Cze, NHL defenseman, Lightning, Oly-gold-98

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

1974 Tuomas Gronman, NHL defenseman, Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998, Pitts

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, Moscow Rus, 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 Oly-Bronze-1998, Dallas

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 Oly-Silver-1998, Ottawa

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

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

1973 Robert Petrovicky, Kosice CZE, 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, Pardubice CZE, NHL defenseman, Sharks, Oly-gold-98

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, Oly-bronze-98

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

1973 Sami Kapanen, Vantaa Fin, NHL left wing, Whalers, Carolina, Oly-B-98

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, Oly-G-98

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

1973 Alexei Kovalev, Moscow Rus, 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, Oly-94, New York Rangers

1973 Peter Ferraro, Port Jefferson, NHL right wing, Oly-94, New York Rangers

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 CZE, NHL forward, Team Czech Rep, 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, Nitra CZE, 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 Oly-S-98, Edmonton

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 CZ, NHL forward, Toronto, Czech 1998 Olympics Gold

1972 Vladimir Vujtek, NHL forward, Team Czech Oly-Gold-1998, Tampa Bay

1972 Jaromir Jagr, Kladno Cze, NHL right wing, Penguins, Czech Oly-G-1998

1972 Juha Ylonen, Helsinki FIN, NHL forward, Oly-Bronze-1998, Phoenix

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

1972 Ivan Droppa, Liptovsky Mikulas CZE, 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, Libercec CZE, 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, Oly-Si-98

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, Jihlava Cze, NHL defenseman, Edmonton Oilers, Oly-G-98

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, Oly-US-94

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

1971 Milos Holan, Bilovec Cze, 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 Oly-Silver-1998, Vancouver

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 Cze, NHL left wing, Canadiens, Oly-Gold-1998

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 Czech Oly-Gold-1998

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' Assn

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 Cze, NHL left wing, New Jersey Devils, Team Czech Rep

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 CZE, NHL forward, Team Czech Rep, 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, Oly-S-98

1970 Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman, Team Russia Oly-Silver-1998, Buffalo

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

1970 Antii Tormenen, Espoo FIN, NHL forward, Finland Oly-B-98, Ottawa

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, Oly-94, Anaheim Mighty Ducks

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, Finland Oly-B-98, Senators

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 CZE, NHL defenseman, Team Czech Rep, 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, Ostrava Cze, NHL defenseman, Buf Sabres, Oly-Gold-98

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, Oly-S-1998

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, Litvinov Cze, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks, Oly-G-98

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 Oly-Sil-98

1969 Andrei Trefilov, Kirovo Russia, NHL goalie, Buffalo Sabres, Oly-S-98

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, Martin Cze, 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 Oly-Sil-98

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, Prague Cze, NHL defenseman, Vanc Canucks, Oly-G-98

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, Brno Cze, 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