
1952 - Montreal's Elmer Lach became the NHL's all time scoring leader, when he got a goal and three assists in a 7-0 win over Chicago. The four points gave Lach 550 career NHL points, two more than Bill Cowley, who had held the record since 1946.
1964 - Camille Henry was named new Captain of the New York Rangers, replacing Andy Bathgate.
1972 - Boston Bruins obtained defenseman Carol Vadnais