1962 - New York's rookie goalie Dave Dryden made his NHL debut, when he replaced injured Rangers' goalie Gump Worsley, in the second period of a 4-1 loss at Toronto.
1977 - Bernie Federko scored his first career NHL point, an assist, and later added his first NHL goal, in a 5-4 Blues loss at Boston.
1977 - Richie Hansen from East Northport - the first native New Yorker to play for the 
1977 - Toronto's Ian Turnbull set an NHL scoring record for defensemen with five goals (including his first career hat trick) in a 9-1 win over Detroit at Maple Leaf Gardens. Turnbull became the first NHL player to score five goals on just five shots.
1989 - In the first regular season overtime penalty shot in NHL history, NJ Devils' rookie goalie Sean Burke made a save on L.A.'s Luc 
"The Chicoutimi Cucumber," known for his relaxed style in a tense game, was one of the game's early great goaltenders. But you probably already know that since the memory of Georges Vezina is forever etched in hockey history, as his name perpetuates the trophy annually awarded to the NHL's outstanding goaltender
Born in 1887, Georges grew up around the game of hockey. His parents, the local 
"The Flying Dutchman." "The Pembroke Peach." Frank Nighbor had many nicknames. That was because he was one of the most creative geniuses ever to play the game.
Newspaper archives heap generous adjectives on Nighbor. "An effortless skater," he was "a marvel of physical endurance" who often played the entire game without a rest. He was "a crafty and unselfish playmaker" (when he retired he was the
1920 - Quebec's Joe Malone set an NHL record with seven goals in a 10-6 win against Toronto.
1923 - Canadiens beat Hamilton 5-4 in Montreal, in the first penalty-free game played in NHL history.
1968 - George Konik became first Penguins player to be awarded a penalty shot, and he scored a goal against Glenn Hall at St. Louis. But Pittsburgh lost 9-4 to the Blues.
1991 - Vancouver General 
We've already looked at Ken Morrow's Miracle On Ice memorabilia collection that is up for auction, including his 1980 Olympics game worn jersey.
There are over 1000 items for sale in the newest Classic Auctions offering. This week we will continue to look some of the featured auctions.
The Original Six teams always are the focus of collectors. Montreal leads the way with over 100 items up for 
Greg Polis with Bobby Orr
1932 - Toronto broke a 3-3 tie with three overtime goals, to beat the Rangers 6-3 at Toronto. In those days, overtime was an extra 10 minute period, not "sudden death".
1937 - New York Americans' Nels Stewart became the NHL's All-Time goal scoring leader, when he picked up his 270th career goal to surpass Howie Morenz, as the Americans beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0.Alf Pike has one of the game's all time great nicknames: The Embalmer.
Pike did not earn his nickname by being one of the game's great villains like you might expect. No, he came about his handle much more innocently and literally - he was a licensed mortician.
But first and foremost Pike was a hockey player, and a very versatile one at that. He started in the NHL as a center, moved back to 
Aside from Ken Morrow's game worn Miracle on Ice jersey, the hottest item in the current Classic Auctions offering is Jacques Lemaire's 2010 Olympics 10K gold ring.
From the Classic Auctions website: from Jacques Lemaire's personal collection is his stunning 2010 Olympic Team Canada gold medal champions gold and diamond ring, the first one ever offered for sale at auction! This breathtaking 
1928 - The Finnish National Team played its first official hockey game, losing 8-1 to Sweden.
1971 - Buffalo rookie Gilbert Perreault recorded his first career hat trick, and the first in Sabres team history, in a 4-2 win over the Seals at Oakland.
1974 - St. Louis Blues' Garry Unger scored a shorthanded goal at 7:54 of the third period to lead the West Division All-Stars to a 6-4 victory over
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The photo above is of the 1952 NHL All Star Game program. It is one of a couple dozen All Star items up for auction currently at Classic Auctions.
In addition to the interesting collection of programs available, there also some interesting All Star jerseys up for grabs, including Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.
1940 - Chicago's Les Cunningham scored five points in one period to set an NHL record that held up until 1978 (when Bryan Trottier broke it). Cunningham had two goals & three assists in a span of 10:04 during the third period of an 8-1 win over Montreal.
1984 - Los Angeles Kings' goalie Markus Mattsson led the Kings to a 4-2 win at Edmonton, and stopped Wayne Gretzky's NHL record point scoring
Prior to the creation of the annual NHL All Star game in 1947, there was four benefit/memorial all star hockey games played:
Hod Stuart Memorial Game, 1908, Montreal
Ace Bailey Benefit Game, 1934, Toronto
Howie Morenz Memorial Game, 1937, Montreal
Babe Siebert Memorial Game, 1939, Montreal
Also, in 1935 an all star benefit was held in Montreal for Nels Crutchfield, the Canadiens rookie who 
1955 - Detroit's Gordie Howe took 19 shots against Rangers' goalie Gump Worsley, who made all 19 saves against Howe in a 3-3 tie in Detroit. The Red Wings outshot the Rangers 31-18 (which meant that Howe outshot the Rangers 19-18!).
1963 - Montreal won 3-1 in Chicago in a game where Canadiens goalie Jacques Plante took time out to measure the height of the Chicago goalposts. He discovered that