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THW's Hockey History for 01/23/2021
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01/23/2021 edition:
By THW Archives on Jan 22, 2021 02:40 pm
The Detroit Red Wings were a team in flux at the start of the 1990s. At times labeled the “Dead Things,” they had not won a Stanley Cup since 1954-55 and had won just five playoff rounds over the previous 24 seasons. The team did make the postseason in 1990-91, but they bowed out to […]
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By THW Archives on Jan 22, 2021 11:37 am
On January 24, 1981, New York Islanders’ winger Mike Bossy became the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in the first 50 games of a season. The original feat was accomplished by Maurice “the Rocket” Richard, thirty-six years earlier, in the 1944-1945 season. Mike Bossy Joins the NHL 50 in 50 Club Heading […]
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By Ryan Szporer on Jan 21, 2021 05:08 pm
It may be called the National Hockey League, but it sure feels more like it could be an international one. Of course, the now-defunct International Hockey League was in operation for decades, but as a North American farm league for NHL teams. Still, there’s nothing purely North American about the NHL, not any longer anyway, […]
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