Halloween Bash With "Bones" Bromley
Updated: 2012-10-31 05:12:00
On Halloween there is no better hockey legend to look back at than Gary "Bones" Bromley, the goaltender turned fireman.
On Halloween there is no better hockey legend to look back at than Gary "Bones" Bromley, the goaltender turned fireman.
1942 - Rookie Maurice Richard played his first NHL game with the Montreal Canadiens. He wore #15, and picked up his first NHL point (an assist) 36 seconds into the game, a 3-2 win for over the Bruins, at the Forum.
1991 - Vancouver Canucks signed Russian forward Pavel Bure to his first NHL contract.
Happy Birthday to Phil Goyette, Mats Naslund, Eric Nesterenko, Risto Siltanen, Tomas Plekanec,
This is the earliest known photograph of women playing hockey. The lady in the white dress is Isobel Stanley, the daughter of Lord Stanley of Preston who gave us the Stanley Cup.
1943 - Montreal's famous "Punch Line" played together for the first time -- Maurice Richard was up front with Elmer Lach and Toe Blake. It was also the first time Maurice Richard wore uniform #9. Canadiens tied 2-2 with Boston in Montreal.
1964 - Emile Francis was named General Manager of the New York Rangers, replacing "Muzz" Patrick. He remained the Rangers' GM for the next 11 years.
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1939 - In the third NHL All Star Game, Toronto's Syl Apps picked up four points to lead the All Stars past the Stanley Cup champion Canadiens, 5-2. The game was played in memory of Montreal's Babe Siebert, who died in Aug. 1939.
1951 - Princess Elizabeth (later Queen of England) and the Duke of Edinburgh were at the Forum when the Canadiens got three goals from Floyd Curry (his only career
Brian Bradley was the first star in Tampa Bay Lightning history.
Hockey Hall of Famers Lanny McDonald and Joe Nieuwendyk celebrate the Calgary Flames Stanley Cup championship in 1989. A young Theoren Fleury can also be seen in this crop.
1963 - Detroit's Gordie Howe scored his 544th NHL goal during a 6-4 loss to Montreal. The 544 career goals tied him for the all-time lead with Maurice Richard.
1988 - slanders Bryan Trottier played in his 1,000th NHL game.
1993 - Lightning center Denis Savard got a goal to become the 20th player in NHL history to score 1,200 career points.
Happy Birthday to Mike Ricci, Sergei Samsonov,
Steve Yzerman and "Mr. Hockey" Gordie Howe: two generations of excellence in Detroit.
1980 - Quebec's 24-year-old rookie Peter Stastny scored his first NHL goal.
1995 - Mario Lemieux scored three times to become the first Penguin (and 20th NHL player) to score 500 career goals. The milestone came in his 605th game.
1995 - Colorado Avalanche acquired Sandis Ozolinsh from the San Jose Sharks, in exchange for Owen Nolan.
1997 - Wayne Gretzky picked up 2 assists in the Rangers 3
A young and happy Frank Mahovlich celebrates with the Stanley Cup in 1963.
Former NHL fan favourite Eddie Shack still knows how to entertain.
Shack is the special guest in a pin-up calendar that aims to raise money for affordable housing in Peterborough. The rest of the calendar features almost naked women. In his photo, the colourful former Leaf is shown going after a referee from the box while serving two minutes for "peeking."
“I like to have fun, and I enjoy life .
Chicago's great "Pony Line." Bill Mosienko with brothers Doug and Max Bentley.