This Day In Hockey History - November 21st Edition
November 21st… 1942 - The NHL Board of Governors announced that overtime would be discontinued in regular season games because of conflicts with train schedules.
November 21st… 1942 - The NHL Board of Governors announced that overtime would be discontinued in regular season games because of conflicts with train schedules.
Goals Patrick Kane - Chicago Blackhawks - 2 Jiri Hudler - Detroit Red Wings - 2 Assists Dainius Zubrus - New Jersey Devils - 2 Sidney Crosby - Pittsburgh Penguins - 2 Sergei Kostitsyn - Montreal Canadiens - 2 Troy Brouwer - Chicago Blackhawks - 2 Kris Versteeg - Chicago Blackhawks - 2 Brad Richards - …
Breaking Rumour Tim Sassone of the Chicago Herald reported Monday of this week that there were talks with the Washington Capitals to land Michael Nylander and yesterday Tsn’s Bob Mackenzie reported that there was essentially a deal in place for Nylander but the Hawks would have to clear cap space.
IC’s Ari examines the odds on 5 surprise teams in the NHL this year: Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Minnesota, and Vancouver.
via TSN: The Chicago Blackhawks, according to multiple NHL sources, have a standing deal ready to go at a moment’s notice to acquire veteran center Michael Nylander from the Washington Capitals. The only hitch is that in order to make the transaction, the Blackhawks need to free up considerable …
November 20th… 1943 - Montreal’s rookie goalie Bill Durnan improved his career record to 8-0-1, with a 7-2 win at Toronto
I found this over on INCH . Nice to see the former Fighting Sioux players doing well in the professional ranks.
This is a post from Tim Sassone who covers the Blackhawks for Chicago’s Daily Herald and has been nominated for the Hockey Hall of Fame’s Elmer Ferguson award in 2007 I only mention this as to many Eklund made up rumours around one must consider the source of the rumour I think it might not be a bad idea to always post your source when posting a rumour here my comments appear between the rumours in red. Once again there are trade rumors all around the NHL involving the Hawks. Take or leave these: Khabibulin to New Jersey.
November 18th… 1926 - Montreal Canadiens made the Forum their permanent home rink and lost to Ottawa 2-1 in their first home game. 1934 - Toronto’s George Hainsworth became the first goaltender in NHL history to record 80 career shutouts, as the Maple Leafs won 5-0 at Chicago.
via Daily Herald: Khabibulin to New Jersey. Barker to Washington in a package for Nylander. Barker to Ottawa.