1945 - Hockey Hall of Fame elected it's first group of players and builders: Hobey Baker, Chuck Gardiner, Eddie Gerard, Frank McGee, Howie Morenz, Tommy Phillips, Harvey Pulford, Hod Stuart, Georges Vezina, and Lord Stanley of Preston.
1986 - Edmonton Oilers' defenseman Steve Smith inadvertently scored into his own net at 5:14 of the third period, and the goal stood up in a 3-2 Calgary win 
Over at The Globe And Mail, guest writer Ken Dryden takes a critical look at how bodychecking has changed over the years, comparing Gordie Howe to Raffi Torres.
The puck was shot into the corner in the Leafs’ zone. Bower moved toward the puck uncertainly, leaving himself exposed from behind. Howe bore down toward the puck. Howe, the toughest guy around, could’ve plastered Bower’s head against
1978 - Toronto's Lanny McDonald scored at 4:13 of overtime to give the Maple Leafs a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Quarter-Finals, in Toronto.
1995 - Detroit retired Sid Abel's #12.
1997 - Guy Hebert made 31 saves for his first career playoff shutout in the Ducks' 3-0 win Phoenix. It was the first playoff series win in Ducks' franchise history.
1997 - 
Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Marcel Pronovost is releasing his autobiography (written with Bob Duff) in 2012. Marcel Pronovost: A Life in Hockey is scheduled to be released in November.
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Marcel Pronovost was a fantastic defenseman in the 1950s and 1960s. A hard hitting, physical defender, he paid dearly with many trips to the hospital. But 
Clay Imoo and CHB give their predictions for the second round of the 2012 NHL playoffs.
1978 - Hockey Hall of Fame announced it's newest members: Montreal Canadiens GM and VP Sam Pollock, J.P. Bicknell and William Thayer Tutt.
1983 - Serge Savard replaced Irving Grundman as General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens.
1984 - Minnesota and Edmonton combined to set a Stanley Cup playoff record for most power play goals in one game, with seven. North Stars had four and Oilers had 
1951 - Detroit Red Wings' Gordie Howe was named to the NHL First All-Star team for the first time in his five year NHL career.
1958 - Hall of Fame announced it's newest members: Frank Boucher, King Clancy, Sprague Cleghorn, Alex Connell, Red Dutton, Frank Foyston, Frank Fredrickson, Herb Gardiner, Bill Hay, Dick Irvin,Ivan "Ching" Johnson, Duke Keats, Hugh Lehman, and Paddy Moran.
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1962 - Jack Adams announced his retirement from hockey, after serving 35 years as the Detroit Red Wings' General Manager.
1975 - N.Y. Islanders beat Pittsburgh 1-0 in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Quarter-Finals, to become the 2nd team in NHL history to win a best-of-7 series after losing the first 3 games. Glenn Resch got the first Game 7 road shutout in playoff history.
1983 - Glenn Anderson
Alexander Ovechkin leads his Washington Capitals into Boston on Wednesday night, hoping the complete arguably the biggest upset of the 2012 playoffs and oust the defending Stanley Cup champions.
In doing so, Ovechkin can go a long ways to restoring his reputation as one of the best players in the world.
It has not been a kind last couple of years for Ovechkin. The NHL's former goal king
1964 - Johnny Bower became the first goaltender in NHL history to record a shutout in Game 7 of the Finals, as Toronto beat Detroit 4-0 to give the Maple Leafs their third straight Stanley Cup Championship.
1967 - Toronto's Bob Pulford scored the winning goal at 28:26 of overtime to lead the Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win over the visiting Montreal Canadiens, in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals.
1948 - Detroit Red Wings' center Jimmy McFadden was voted the Calder Trophy as the best NHL rookie for the 1947-48 season.
1969 - Jean Beliveau scored at 31:28 for the only overtime goal of his playoff career to give Montreal a 2-1 victory at Boston.
1979 - Rangers and Flyers set an NHL playoff record for most goals in one period, with nine in the third period. New York won the period 6-3
I've never seen this photo before. It's Pete Babando scoring his fluky double overtime winner in game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals in 1950.
Note how both teams are wearing dark uniforms. The black and white photo makes it appear more confusing than it actually would have been. After all the Rangers' blue and the Wings' red would be pretty distinguishable.
1945 - Toronto beat Detroit 2-1 in Game Seven of the Finals, to become the 1945 Stanley Cup Champions. Walter "Babe" Pratt became the first defenseman to score a Stanley Cup winning goal.
1950 - Sid Abel and Ted Lindsay each scored twice in the Red Wings 5-4 win against the Rangers. New York had a 2-0 and 3-1 lead but failed to hold on as Wings came back to tie the Stanley Cup Final series at
Clay Imoo and Arielle Tuliao covers Journey and tells Canucks fans to Don't Stop Believing.
1938 - Toe Blake scored the winning goal in overtime, as Montreal beat Detroit 5-4 before a crowd of 8,000 in Earlscourt, England, in the first of a nine game European tour between the two teams. Games were played in England and France.
1945 - Detroit's rookie goalie Harry Lumley recorded his second career playoff shutout and Ed "Mud" Bruneteau scored at 14:16 of overtime to give the Red 
1934 - Tommy Gorman resigned as manager of the Chicago Black Hawks 10 days after leading the team to a Stanley Cup Championship. Three weeks later he was named manager of the Montreal Maroons.
1958 - Bernie Geoffrion scored twice and added an assist as the Canadiens beat Boston 5-3 in Game 6 of the Finals, to win their third straight Stanley Cup.
1968 - St. Louis Blues signed free agent