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Wayne Gretzky - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In Gretzky's third season, 1981-82, Gretzky surpassed one of the game's most cherished records — 50 goals in 50 games — set by Maurice "Rocket" Richard during the 1944-45 NHL season and tied by Mike Bossy during the 1980-81 NHL season. NHL Second All-Star Team-1980, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1997, 1998 His last NHL game in Canada was on the 15th of April, 1999, in a 2-2 tie with the Ottawa Senators, and his final game was a 2-1 overtime loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on the 18th of April. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wayne_Gretzky   (3889 words)

Prince of Wales Trophy Online Research :: Information about Prince of Wales Trophy With the Modern Era expansion in the 1967-68 NHL season and the creation of the Western Division, the Wales Trophy was awarded to the team that finished in first place in the Eastern Division during the regular season. It was first presented to the regular season champion of the American Division of the NHL, but was repurposed to being the trophy for the overall regular season champion in the 1938-39 NHL season when the NHL reverted to a single division. When the league formed two conferences in the 1974-75 NHL season, the award was transferred to the team that finished with the best regular-season record in the Wales Conference. in-northcarolina.com /search/Prince_of_Wales_Trophy.html   (195 words)

NHL Hocky Archive The “Great One” began his NHL career in the 1979-80 season, tying for the league lead in points with Marcel Dionne. NHL, the NHL Shield and the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup are registered trademarks and the logo and word mark NHL Hockey Archive and Original Six are trademarks of the National Hockey League. All NHL logos and marks and NHL team logos and marks depicted herein are the property of the NHL and the respective teams and may not be reproduced without the prior written consent of NHL Enterprises, L.P. (c) NHL 2003. www.nhlhockeyarchive.com /footage80.html   (167 words)

1979-80 NHL SEASON FACTS AND INFORMATION The 1979-80 NHL season was the 63rd season of the National_Hockey_League. This season saw the addition of four teams from the collapse of the World_Hockey_Association (WHA) the previous season. This season saw the Buffalo_Sabres de-throne the Bruins in the Adams. www.19gmarketinggroup.com /1979-80_NHL_season   (332 words)

SI.com - NHL - 2003-04 NHL Season at a Glance - Wednesday October 8, 2003 1:21AM The most recent 18-year-old goalie to play in the NHL was Dan Blackburn, and he regressed over two seasons with the Rangers and likely will now play an entire season in the AHL. With tensions running high between the NHL and the NHLPA, the 2003-04 season could be the last NHL action for awhile. A full season of Jason Spezza in Ottawa and Johan Hedberg to push Cloutier in Vancouver may lead to both teams being even better this year. sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2003/hockey/nhl/10/07/season.glance   (2716 words)

1979-80 Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL) player statistics 80 16 32 48 78 3 1 1 2 18 Rocky Saganiuk................................ 80 3 16 19 42 3 0 1 1 2 * Jerry Butler.................................. --- Regular Season --- ---- Playoffs ---- # Player Name GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Darryl Sittler................................ www.hockeydb.com /ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000381980.html   (787 words)

Hockey Western Canada Baseball Played one season in the NHL during a career in which he was an outstanding player for Canada in international competitions. Five seasons in the NHL with the New York Rangers. Coach and general manager in the NHL for more than 20 years, until the end of the 1982-83 season. www.attheplate.com /wcbl/hockey.htm   (351 words)

Hull Hull's hockey career came to an end in the 1979-80 NHL season, playing firstly with the Winnipeg Jets and then closing out with Gordie Howe and the Hartford Whalers. He was the third NHLer to score 50 goals in a season and set a new NHL record with 54 goals in 1968-69. He continued to be a goal-scoring wizard and ended 7 seven seasons in the WHA with 303 goals and 638 points. www.stcatharineslock3museum.ca /Hull.htm   (316 words)

Cechmanek And Barber Are Finalists For NHL Awards This season’s winners will be announced on Thursday, June 14, at the 18th Annual NHL Awards Television Special, “A Celebration of Excellence”, at Air Canada Centre in Toronto. He was second in the NHL in goals-against average (2.01) and in shutouts (10) and tied for fourth in save percentage (.921). He was drafted by the Flyers in the sixth round (171st overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. www.philadelphiaflyers.com /pressbox/archive/20010511_finalists.asp   (484 words)

ESPN.com: NHL - Pass the puck ... and a Slurpee Stewart played 21 NHL games for the Quebec Nordiques during the 1979-80 season, scoring two goals. In the long NHL season, I think fighting among consenting male adults is an entertainment form that is important in bringing passion and excitement to players and fans. My first game as an NHL player was in Boston, my first game as an NHL referee was in Boston, I called the final game at Boston Garden, my 1000th game as an NHL referee was in Boston, and if I conclude on April 5th, I've come full circle. espn.go.com /nhl/columns/buccigross_john/1528747.html   (3345 words)

Hockey Hall of Fame Announces 2002 Inductees Claimed by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1979 Expansion Draft, Langway earned a Stanley Cup championship with Montreal during the 1979-80 NHL season. First player in NHL history to record at least 50 assists in 10 consecutive seasons (1979 to 1988). Federko recorded four 100-point NHL seasons and on March 19, 1988 became only the 22nd player in NHL history to reach the 1,000 point plateau. www.sjsports.com /unkle/2001-2002/hockey_2002_inductees.html   (1575 words)

NHL awaits next Great One - 3/20/05 When Gretzky arrived in the NHL in the 1979-80 season, he was already surrounded by the league's best lineup. In his first NHL season, Gretzky scored 51 goals and 137 assists. In his rookie season in 2003-04, he had 54 goals and 81 assists in 59 games. www.detnews.com /2005/wings/0503/20/D02-122614.htm   (938 words)

Buffalo Sabres Alumni Assocciation He emerged as more than a little-used back up in the 1972-73 season, and had his best NHL season of his career in 1973-74. The "birdcage" mask that most NHL goalie wear nowadays (the fibreglass mask with a cage covering the facial area) was introduced by Dave in the mid-1970s. Although he undoubtedly dreamed of playing in the NHL, the realistic side of Dave told him that was an impractical dream. www.sabresalumni.com /2001/dryden_dave.php3   (1064 words)

NHL Player Biographies-Gordie Howe In the 1979-80 season, Howe returned to the NHL playing with the Hartford Whalers and played the entire 80 game season, marking an astounding 26 NHL seasons and 32 in professional hockey! The following season Howe was brought up, and the NHL and its followers began to witness one of the game's greatest players begin his career. Most seasons played, most games played, most games played including the playoffs are just a few of the records Howe still holds, and if you dig even deeper in the record books, you'll find that he holds the number two spot behind Gretzky in many other categories. couchpotatohockey.com /Players/Biographies/Howe_Gordie.asp   (814 words)

Augusta Georgia: sports@ugusta: End of Blues' season marks end of an era 4/29/97 MacTavish, who just completed his 16th season, didn't have to wear a helmet because he played before the NHL mandated head gear in 1979-80. In 1,093 career regular season games, he had 213 goals and 267 assists for 480 points, along with 891 penalty minutes. Meanwhile on Tuesday in the NHL playoffs, it was Ottawa at Buffalo, Edmonton at Dallas and Phoenix at Anaheim. www.augustachronicle.com /stories/043097/spo_nhl.html   (488 words)

Sharkspage - San Jose Sharks, Hockey, NHL sports blog Remembering the last NHL season coverage on ESPN taxes the long term memory muscles, but ESPN's power rankings, and the sarcastic commentary and occasional fan reaction was one of the reasons I returned to the website often. In four seasons with Ottawa of the Ontario Hockey League he was 75-38-18 with 12 shutouts and a goals-against average of 2.73. NHL photographer Bruce Bennett was scheduled to give three mini-seminars on Thursday but I missed all of them. www.sharkspage.com   (9638 words)

Traverse City Record-Eagle After coming out of retirement and playing six seasons in the World Hockey League - several with sons Mark and Marty - Howe had 15 goals and 26 assists in his final NHL season in 1979-80 - at the age of 52. Howe played 26 seasons, more than any other player in NHL history, and finished with 801 goals and 1,049 assists. Howe worries that veteran players like Hull will be particularly affected if owners go through with their threat of a lockout when the collective bargaining agreement expires at the end of the season. www.record-eagle.com /2003/dec/06howe.htm   (587 words)

Great Moments In his final NHL season, 1979-80 with Hartford at age 52, Howe still managed to appear in all 80 games, score 15 goals and was a +9. Retired from the game after the 1970-71 season because of arthritis is his wrists. He then played for seven more seasons including four WHA seasons with more than 30 goals. www.hockeyone.com /greats.asp   (161 words)

St. Louis Blues Online News Releases Conklin, 27, is in first full NHL season but does not have rookie status because he did not meet the age requirement of 26 or younger at the start of the season. Prior to this season, there were only two instances in NHL history in which a player 40-or-older scored a goal against a teenage goaltender. NHL Center Ice is carried on iN DEMAND, DirecTV and the Dish Network and offers as many as 40 out-of-market NHL games per week, plus select coverage of the first and second rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. www.stlouisblues.com /news/0304/NHL_this_Week1118.html   (3751 words)

The Amazing Edmonton Oilers The Oilers began their first season in the NHL (from WHA) in 1979-80. The Edmonton Oilers has the best playoff record in the NHL, and the Oilers holds the record for most goals in a season of a team - 446 (1983-84). The Edmonton Oilers is the only team in the history of the NHL to win a Stanley Cup within 5 years since it joined. www.geocities.com /oilers26/Hockey/oilers.html   (568 words)

ESPN.com: NHL - Outdoor game highlights 2003-04 NHL regular season The Oilers also will wear a vintage gear from their inaugural 1979-80 season for the outdoor game, which will come after an alumni game featuring former Oiler players Wayne Gretzky and Kevin Lowe, and former Canadien Guy Lafleur. The "Classic" is one of the highlights of the Oilers' 25th NHL season and will be played on the 86th anniversary of the NHL's inception, which occurred in Montreal on Nov. 22, 1917. The NHL released the 2003-04 schedule Wednesday, and the new season will feature the "Heritage Classic" at the 50,000-seat Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton. espn.go.com /nhl/news/2003/0716/1581627.html   (252 words)

Hockey's Future: The #1 Online Prospects Magazine - Covering the WHL, QMJHL, AHL, OHL, College, The NHL Entry Draft, and All Junior Hockey During the 1979-80 season, the season during which the 1980 Olympic Games were taking place, the NHL had approximately 675 former collegians that had made an appearance in at least one game. Some had short-lived NHL careers while others continue to be a part of the NHL to this day as scouts, members of coaching staffs, etc. Two members of the 1980 Olympic team, forward Mark Pavelich and goaltender Steve Janaszak, went on to have NHL careers as undrafted free agents. During the most recent NHL season, approximately 1,000 players appeared in an NHL game. www.hockeysfuture.com /article.php?sid=7546&mode=threaded&order=0   (1772 words)

'Golden Jet' OKs retired No. 9 for 'Golden Brett' - NHL - MSNBC.com Known as “The Golden Jet,” Bobby Hull played 16 seasons in the NHL, recording 610 goals and 560 assists in 1,063 games with Chicago, Winnipeg and Hartford.  The Jets retired the left wing’s number on February 19, 1989 in a ceremony at the Winnipeg Arena. Second on the all-time list with 265 power-play goals, Brett Hull has won Stanley Cup championships with Dallas and Detroit, captured the Lady Byng Trophy as the league’s most gentlemanly player in 1990 and took home the Hart Trophy as NHL Most Valuable Player in 1991. In 1,264 career games with Calgary, St. Louis, Dallas and Detroit, Brett Hull has 649 assists and 1,390 points.  The nephew of former NHL All-Star Dennis Hull, he is fourth on the all-time playoff goals list with 103. msnbc.msn.com /id/5665022   (614 words)

Lions' radio rights will draw signal callers - 11/14/04 He has been with the franchise -- it began in Hartford with the 1979-80 NHL season -- throughout its history. The outcome -- which Metro Detroit station the Lions will call home after this season -- is as hard to predict as the Lions have been in the first half of the 2004 season. Kupelian: Sure, but based on the level of inertia that's been exhibited too often this season, the likelihood is not good. www.detnews.com /2004/lions/0411/14/c06-4422.htm   (1214 words)

Democrat & Chronicle: Commentary: AHL will skate on regardless of NHL lockout The team had a 31-15 record in the 1979-80 regular season but lost in the playoff finals to the Anchorage Northern Knights in seven games. The Z’s were awesome with a 34-6 record in the regular season before winning their second CBA title in a three-year span with a 7-1 record in the playoffs. Panaggio’s Zeniths had a 36-12 record in the 1978-79 CBA season and won the championship with a 7-1 record in the playoffs. www.democratandchronicle.com /sports/columns/0330story2_columns.shtml   (1395 words)

Isles Legends 1979-80 New York Islanders NHL 4 0 0 0 4 Season Club League GP G A Pts PIM -------------------------------------------------------- www.geocities.com /Colosseum/Court/3344/Johnston.html   (27 words)

1979 NHL Entry Draft -- Jim Dobson Miscellaneous: Missed most of 1984-85 season with knee injury, suffered during Quebec's training camp in October 1984. Miscellaneous: Born on leap year in 1960, making him first NHL draftee ever born on a leap-year day. Coaching Career: Named Seattle (WHL) head coach prior to 1987-88 season and remained in that position through 1987-88 season. www.hockeydraftcentral.com /1979/79090.html   (235 words)

AllSports' NHL News - Will The Canes Make The Playoff’s This Year? If we go back to 1979-80, which was the Hartford Whalers inaugural season in the NHL, you will see that in our franchise’s entire history they have only made the playoffs 11 times in 25 years. Having missed the playoffs the past 2 seasons, Caniacs around the world are all asking themselves the same question, “Will the Hurricanes make the playoffs this year?” If you look back at the recent history of the Whalers/Hurricanes franchise, history will tell you that the odds are not in the Canes favor. If you are interested in becoming a Fan Reporter for allsports.com,you can sign up here. www.allsports.com /cgi-bin/showstory.cgi?story_id=50074   (718 words)

1979 NHL Entry Draft -- Dean Hopkins Missed part of 1980-81 season with bruised clavicle, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Jan.15, 1981, game at Washington. Missed half of 1981-82 season with severe dislocation of left elbow, an injury suffered during Los Angeles' Dec. 27, 1981, game at Edmonton. Miscellaneous: Missed part of 1985-86 season with broken jaw, an injury suffered in March 1986. www.hockeydraftcentral.com /1979/79029.html   (362 words)

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