August 5: This Day in NHL History
August 5 NHL History
1937: Herb Brooks, the coach of the "Miracle on Ice" United States team that won gold at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics,...
August 4: This Day in NHL History
August 4 NHL History
1921: Maurice Richard, the first NHL player to score 50 goals in a season and 500 in a career, is born in...
August 3: This Day in NHL History
August 3 NHL History
1896: Gerry Geran, the first U.S.-born player to skate in an NHL game, is born in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Geran, a center playing...
August 2: This Day in NHL History
August 2 NHL History
1932: Defenseman Leo Boivin, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, is born in Prescott, Ontario.
Boivin plays 19 seasons in the...
August 1: This Day in NHL History
August 1 NHL History
1947: Syl Apps Jr., son of Hockey Hall of Fame member Syl Apps, is born in Toronto. Though the center follows in...
July 31: This Day in NHL History
July 31 NHL History
1913: Forward Bryan Hextall Sr. is born in Grenfell, Saskatchewan. Hextall plays nine full seasons (plus three games each in 1936-37 and...