Showing posts with label detroit red wings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label detroit red wings. Show all posts
Thursday, October 9, 2025

Len Fontaine Bursts Onto The Scene With 3 Points In His 1st NHL Game

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On opening night of the 1972-73 NHL season, rookie forward Len Fontaine made a stunning first impression in his very first game with the De...
Thursday, September 25, 2025

Gordie Howe’s Natural Hat Trick Powers Red Wings Toward 1955 Stanley Cup

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On April 10, 1955, Detroit’s Olympia Stadium witnessed one of Gordie Howe’s finest playoff performances. Facing the Montreal Canadiens in G...
Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Henry Boucha Scores His First NHL Goal in His First NHL Game

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On February 22, 1972, just ten days after skating for Team USA at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, Henry Boucha made his long-awaited ...
Sunday, September 7, 2025

Dick Redmond’s Big Night Overshadows Brother Mickey

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On December 5, 1973, the Detroit Olympia hosted a special sibling showdown. Mickey Redmond, in the middle of back-to-back 50-goal seasons w...
Monday, August 11, 2025

Blues Stun Red Wings with Third Period Rally on Opening Night 1978-79

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On October 11, 1978, at Detroit’s historic Olympia, the Red Wings looked poised to start the 1978-79 NHL season with a win. Dale McCourt w...
Sunday, August 10, 2025

Esposito, Hull, Howe: The Race to the NHL’s First 100-Point Season

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Before 1968-69, no NHL player had ever scored 100 points in a single season. The closest came in the mid-60s: Bobby Hull with 97 points in ...
Monday, August 4, 2025

Dan Bouchard Of The Atlanta Flames Stands Tall for First NHL Shutout

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Starting your NHL career as a goaltender on a 1970s expansion team wasn’t for the faint of heart. Just ask Dan Bouchard , the rookie netmin...
Monday, July 21, 2025

In Season Two The St. Louis Blues Finally Get Their First NHL Hat Trick

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The St. Louis Blues made their NHL debut in the 1967-68 season, but offensive fireworks were in short supply. Red Berenson led the expansi...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Dave Keon’s Six-Point Explosion Powers Leafs Over First-Place Red Wings in 1964

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On December 5, 1964, the Toronto Maple Leafs faced off against the league-leading Detroit Red Wings at Maple Leaf Gardens. Though Detroit s...
Monday, June 30, 2025

Danny Gare Haunts the Sabres in Wild 1984 Finish

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On October 26, 1984, in just the eighth game of the 1984-85 NHL season, fans at Joe Louis Arena witnessed a bizarre and unforgettable perfo...
Sunday, May 25, 2025

Delvecchio, Howe, and Mahovlich Dominate North Stars on New Year’s Eve 1968

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December 31, 1968 at Detroit Olympia: The Detroit Red Wings celebrated New Year’s Eve with a dominant 6-3 victory over the Minnesota North...
Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Ed Giacomin's Dramatic Return to Madison Square Garden After Trade to Detroit Red Wings in 1975

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In one of the most emotional moments in NHL history , longtime New York Rangers goaltender Ed Giacomin was unexpectedly sold to the Detroi...
Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Darryl Sittler: The Trades

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Darryl Sittler was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round of the 1970 NHL Amateur Draft, eighth overall. The junior star wit...
Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Detroit Red Wings vs. Anaheim Ducks NHL Stanley Cup Playoff History

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In 2012-13, the Detroit Red Wings and Anaheim Ducks meet for the sixth time in the post season. Detroit holds the edge, winning three o...
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Vintage Hockey Card Video Series

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As I write this, I'm fighting with some sort of glitch that is freezing up the upload for the final of six videos featuring vintage ho...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

4 Hart Trophy Winners From The Detroit Red Wings

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For the 1926-27 National Hockey League season, the Victoria Cougars were moved to Detroit, Michigan . The team remained the Cougars unti...