The Game According to Twitter: Canucks 5 Stars 2
Updated: 2012-03-31 19:15:35
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: , The words of a . Canuckaholic Home Vancouver Canucks 2011 2012 Schedule Social Canucks Tweetups Group Games Fantasy Hockey Play On 4-on-4 Hockey Tourney Community About CHB Bios J.J . Guerrero Chris Golden Matt Lee Tom Wakefield Katie Maximick Clay Imoo Elizabeth Moffat Caylie King Richard Loat Alix Wright TGATT Kassian Has The Intimidation Factor The Game According to Twitter : Canucks 5 Stars 2 CHB PSA : Stan Likes Steam , Not Smoke Posted by Ed Lau at 8:00 am Add comments Mar 31 2012 Don't burn our home . Stan likes steam , not . smoke I’m guessing some of our younger fans aren’t going to know about Stan Smyl , which is too bad because he meant as much to the franchise from 78 to 91 as many of the modern era’s leaders . There’s a reason his jersey is up in the rafters of Rogers
1916 - Montreal Canadiens won their first Stanley Cup, defeating the PCHA Portland Rosebuds 2-1, to take the final series in the fifth and deciding game.
1918 - Toronto Arenas beat the Vancouver Millionaires 2-1 in the final game of their best-of-five series to become the first NHL team to win the Stanley Cup.
1919 - Montreal Canadiens Odie Cleghorn scored the first overtime goal by an NHL
Sportsnet Magazine has a special Collector's Issue out called The Captains: Ranking The Greatest Leaders in Hockey History.
It is a beautifully produced magazine, featuring a great layout, amazing photography and terrific writing. Contributors include Mike Brophy, Ryan Dixon, Dan Robson and, with special features, Dave Bidini and Stephen Brunt. Editor in chief Steve Maich enlisted a panel of
1952 - Rookie Johnny Wilson scored the winning goal while Terry Sawchuk recorded his second consecutive shutout for a 1-0 Detroit win over the Maple Leafs, in Game Two of the Stanley Cup Semi-Finals at the Olympia.
1974 - Boston Bruins became the first team in NHL history to win 50 (or more) games four straight seasons.
1982 - Rookie Bernie Nicholls scored third hat trick in 10 days as the
1919 - In the longest game in Stanley Cup Finals history, the Montreal Canadiens and Seattle Metropolitans played 100 minutes of overtime without scoring a goal. It was the first 0-0 tie in NHL playoff history.
1963 - Toronto's Johnny Bower became the first Leafs' goaltender to get an assist in a Stanley Cup Playoff game, when he picked up a point in the Toronto's 3-1 win over Montreal, in Game
1922 - Toronto goaltender John Roach blanked the Vancouver Millionaires 6-0, in the first shutout in Stanley Cup play by an NHL rookie.
1937 - Lionel Conacher of the Montreal Maroons took the NHL's first penalty shot in the playoffs. He was stopped by the Bruins' Tiny Thompson who went on to shut out the Maroons 4-0, in Game Two of the Stanley Cup Quarter-Finals in Boston.
1943 - Boston's
1936 - Mud Bruneteau scored as Detroit beat the Montreal Maroons 1-0 at 116:30 of overtime -- 5 hours and 51 minutes after the opening faceoff, in the longest game in NHL history.
1953 - Detroit's Terry Sawchuk tied an NHL record with his third straight playoff shutout, a 7-0 Red Wings win over Boston.
1977 - Bruins rookie Mike Milbury broke a 50-year-old team record when he picked up a major
The Montreal Gazette's Dave Stubb has another must-read hockey history related article, this time featuring Gordie Howe:
“The Canadiens are not having a good season,” Gordie Howe is told, riding an escalator in Montreal’s Trudeau Airport. “No playoffs. Chaos, pretty much. Total disarray.”
With a twinkle in his eye, Howe pounces with the reply.
“Good!”
And then he bursts into laughter.
Mr.
New York Rangers defenseman Michael Del Zotto poses for a Coca Cola photo shoot.
Have you seen the new Coca Cola Zero hockey cans? No? Well we can fix that. For two lucky fans (contest open to Canadian residents only) I will send you a case of Coca Cola Zero so you can see the hockey cans up close and personal. And you can quench your thirst, too!
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