
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,