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Penalty

2005 The Supreme Court rules the death penalty unconstitutional for people who committed crimes before age 18 1995 New York City reinstates the death penalty 1995 New York becomes 38th state to have the death penalty 1994 Tengis Abuladze, Georgia SSR MP (Penalty), dies at 71 1988 New Jersey Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes 1986 SEC imposes a record $100 million penalty against Ivan Boesky 1985 Bob Carpenter is unsuccessful on Washington Caps 1st playoff penalty shot 1985 Blackhawk Doug Wilson failed on 12th penalty shot against Islanders 1985 Bryan Trottier failed on 9th Islander penalty shot 1984 New Jersey Devils 1st penalty shot-Rocky Trottier scores against Edmonton 1984 Flyers' Ron Sutter fails on 11th penalty shot against Islanders 1984 Blackhawk Bill Gardner scores on 10th penalty shot against Islanders 1984 Oiler's Wayne Gretzky is 3rd to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot 1984 Nordiques' Michel Goulet scored on 9th penalty shot against Islanders 1983 Caps 2-Isles 6 -Patrick Semis-Denis Potvin fails on penalty shot 1983 Bob Bourne fails on 8th Islander penalty shot 1982 Clark Gilles fails in 7th Islander penalty shot 1982 Randy Holt sets Washington Capitals record of 34 penalty minutes 1981 Ranger's Anders Hedberg is 2nd to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot 1981 Philadelphia Flyers amass a record 2,621 penalty minutes 1980 Anders Kailur scores on 6th Islander penalty shot 1979 Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders 1978 Islanders took 28 shots in 1 period vs Penguins Penguins' Ross Lonsberry failed on 7th penalty shot against Islanders 1978 Flyers' Rick MacLeash scores on 6th penalty shot against Islanders 1978 Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 5th penalty shot against Islanders 1978 Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders 1977 Canuck's Ron Sedlbauer fails on 3rd penalty shot against Islanders 1977 25th Islander shut-out Resch 6-0 Gilles scores on 5th penalty shot 1977 Supreme Court rules out death penalty for rapists of adults 1977 Supreme Court tosses out automatic death penalty laws 1977 Cap's H Monahan scored on 2nd penalty shot against Islanders 1976 Supreme Court lifts 1972 ban on death penalty for convicted murderers 1976 Supreme Court rules death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual 1976 Bryan Trottier failed in 4th Islander penalty shot 1975 1st successful Washington Capitals penalty shot, Ken Lockett vs Vancouver Canucks 1975 Lorne Henning scores on 3rd Islander penalty shot 1974 1st Washington Capitals penalty shot, Tom Williams unsuccessful vs Buff Sabres 1974 Tom Williams is unsuccessful on Washington Capitals 1st NHL penalty shot 1974 Ralph Stewart failed in 2nd Islander penalty shot 1973 Islanders and Sabres had a penalty free game 1972 Billy Harris failed in 1st Islander penalty shot 1972 Supreme Court rules (5-4) that Death Penalty is cruel and unusual 1972 California Supreme Court abolishes death penalty 1971 Bolivia passes death penalty for political kidnapping 1969 Britain abolishes death penalty 1969 Brit House of Commons votes 343-185 abolishing the death penalty 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 Dorey sets Toronto Maple Leaf penalty records (48 mins on 9 penalties in a game and 44 minutes on 7 penalties in a period) 1968 Wayne Connelly is 1st to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot 1965 NFL changes penalty flag from white to bright gold 1962 South Africa passes a bill setting death penalty for many crimes 1961 Gideon Hausner in Jerusalem demands death penalty for Adolf Eichmann 1961 President Kennedy signs law against hijacking (death penalty) 1956 Death penalty against KPM-director Leon Jungschlaeger 1956 Britain abolishes death penalty 1953 Mont Canadiens (106) and Toronto Maple Leafs (98) get 204 penalty mins 1950 U.S.S.R. re-introduces death penalty for treason, espionage and sabotage 1940 Pittsburgh and Philadelphia play a penalty free NFL game 1940 NFL cuts clipping penalty from 25 yards to 15 yards 1938 Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears play a penalty free NFL game 1937 Lionel Conacher misses on 1st Stanley Cup penalty shot 1936 Brooklyn and Boston play a penalty free NFL game 1936 1st successful Toronto Maple Leaf penalty shot, Conacher vs Rangers 1934 1st Toronto Maple Leaf penalty shot, Conacher unsuccessful vs Rangers 1934 1st penalty shot vs Toronto Maple Leafs, Mondou (Mont) unsuccessful 1934 Brooklyn and Pittsburgh play a penalty free NFL game 1930 NHL drops 20 minute slashing-about-the-head penalty 1921 Caryl Chessman, kidnapper who got death penalty, 1960 1847 Michigan becomes 1st English-speaking jurisdiction to abolish the death penalty (except for treason against the state) 1846 U.S. state Michigan ends death penalty 1730 States of Holland put death penalty on "sodomy" 1663 Gemert fines unwed motherhood (50 guilder penalty) 1646 Mass uses death penalty for denying that Saint Copybook is God's word

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