A pair of Corridor of Fame teammates each hit massive milestones on this date. Nov. 6 was additionally very memorable through the early days of the NHL, with a few of the recreation’s pioneers making contributions. Plus, the son of a hockey legend saved the household custom of success alive and properly. So, let’s start our every day journey again in time to relive all the nice moments.
Gretzky & Messier, Without end Linked
Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier turned legends of the sport as teammates with the Edmonton Oilers, the place they gained 4 Stanley Cups collectively. Each Hockey Corridor of Famers hit private milestones on this date.
Gretzky scored 4 objectives for his 19th profession hat trick on Nov. 6, 1983, and added three assists to cap off a seven-point night time in an 8-5 win on the Winnipeg Jets.
5 years later, as a member of the Los Angeles Kings, the Nice One scored two objectives and added an help in a 5-3 street win on the Chicago Blackhawks. His three-point efficiency gave him 1,700 factors in his profession, coming in simply his 711th recreation. He joined Gordie Howe and Marcel Dionne as the one gamers to attain 1,700 factors.
On Nov. 6, 1995, Messier scored thrice, in a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames, to turn out to be the 21st participant in NHL historical past to attain 500 profession objectives. It was his first hat trick since he scored one in Recreation 6 of the 1994 Jap Convention Remaining after guaranteeing victory versus the New Jersey Devils.
Gretzky and Messier mixed for 4,744 factors of their exceptional careers, and sit first and third, respectively, on the league’s all-time scoring checklist.
Previous College Reminiscences
On Nov. 6, 1938, former participant and three-time Stanley Cup winner King Clancy made his debut as a referee because the Blackhawks beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2. He retired in 1936 after 16 seasons with the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs. After a quick stint as Montreal Maroons coach, he spent 11 seasons as an NHL referee. Ultimately, he discovered his manner again to the Maple Leafs in 1953, the place he labored as a coach and government till he died in 1986.
The Blackhawks beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Nov. 6, 1943, in Madison Sq. Backyard. 19-year-old goaltender Hec Highton gained his first profession NHL recreation. One of many three objectives he allowed was to 42-year-old Rangers heart Frank Boucher. This marked the primary time in NHL historical past the place a participant a minimum of 40 years previous scored in opposition to a teenage netminder.
On the previous Olympia Stadium, the Boston Bruins and Detroit Purple Wings skated to a 3-3 draw on Nov. 6, 1946. Neither workforce was known as for a penalty through the recreation, marking the primary time within the Bruins’ 22-year franchise historical past they performed a penalty-free contest.
Bernie “Growth Growth” Geoffrion scored the one hundredth purpose of his profession on Nov. 6, 1954, because the Canadiens beat the Purple Wings 4-1. He scored 371 of his 393 profession objectives in a Habs sweater, which continues to be the sixth-most in franchise historical past.
Extra Blackhawks Moments
The Blackhawks have been fairly busy on this date all through their lengthy and storied historical past. On Nov. 6, 1941, Paul Thompson turned the primary coach in workforce historical past to start a fourth season behind the bench. He led the Blackhawks to a 1-0 season-opening win over the New York People behind goaltender Sam Lopresti’s second profession shutout.
Bobby Hull recorded 4 assists on Nov. 6, 1968, within the Blackhawks’ 6-5 loss to the Purple Wings. He completed his run in Chicago with 549 assists, which continues to be the fifth-most in franchise historical past.
Defenseman Doug Wilson, who’s one spot forward of Hull in assists, set a workforce file on Nov. 6, 1983, taking 12 photographs on purpose in a 6-3 loss on the Devils. Wilson was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in November of 2021.
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Dominik Hasek made his NHL debut on Nov. 6, 1990, and stopped 28 photographs within the Blackhawks’ 1-1 tie with the Hartford Whalers. He performed the primary 25 video games of his profession with the Blackhawks, who additionally had Ed Belfour on the roster on the time. He was ultimately traded to the Buffalo Sabres in 1992, the place he laid the inspiration of his Corridor of Fame profession.
On Nov. 6, 1992, Mike Keenan resigned from his place as normal supervisor, only a few months after the Blackhawks made it to the Stanley Cup Remaining. He stepped down because the workforce’s head coach the earlier summer time to solely give attention to his normal supervisor duties. He was employed by the Rangers in 1993, the place he and Messier gained a championship in his lone season behind the bench in New York.
Mark Howe Grabs the Highlight
Normally, after we give attention to a member of the Howe household on this column, it’s mentioning one of many quite a few achievements of Gordie. Nonetheless, this date noticed his son, Corridor of Fame defenseman Mark, proceed the household custom of success.
Howe helped set a Philadelphia Flyers franchise file on Nov. 6, 1986, for the quickest pair of shorthanded objectives scored. He lit the lamp on the penalty kill simply 32 seconds after teammate Murray Craven buried a shorthanded purpose. Each tallies got here within the first interval of a 5-5 tie with the Devils.
Precisely six years later, on Nov. 6, 1992, Howe, now a member of the Purple Wings, had three assists in a 5-2 win over the Whalers at Joe Louis Area. He retired with 742 factors in 929 NHL video games, rating him 23rd amongst defensemen on the all-time scoring checklist. When you embrace his six seasons within the World Hockey Affiliation (WHA), Howe scored 1,246 factors in his 22-season skilled profession.
Odds & Ends
The Flyers turned the primary workforce in league historical past on Nov. 6, 1985, to attain the opening purpose in 12 straight video games to begin a season. Peter Zezel scored the historic purpose in Philadelphia’s 5-2 street victory on the Rangers.
On Nov. 6, 1986, Scotty Bowman stepped down as Sabres’ head coach to focus on being the workforce’s normal supervisor. Craig Ramsay was named as his alternative. He relinquished the GM job lower than a month later and have become a colour commentator for CBC’s Hockey Evening in Canada.
Veteran defenseman Dave Lewis retired after taking part in in his 1,008th NHL recreation on Nov. 6, 1987, and instantly was named assistant coach for the Purple Wings. He ultimately turned head coach in Detroit, taking up for Bowman after he retired in 2002.
Tony Tanti picked up an help on Nov. 6, 1988, within the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 loss in Boston. With the helper, he turned simply the fourth participant to attain 400 factors with the workforce. At the moment, 12 gamers have hit the 400-point mark in Vancouver. Tanti’s 470 factors are the eighth-most in franchise historical past.
On Nov. 6, 1993, Kevin Stevens discovered the again of the online twice within the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 8-3 loss on the Kings. He turned simply the fourth participant to attain 200 objectives as a member of the Penguins. Since then, 4 extra gamers joined the 200-goal membership in Pittsburgh; Jaromir Jagr, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Jake Guentzel.
A decade later, on Nov. 6, 2003, Peter Forsberg turned the third participant in Colorado Avalanche franchise historical past to file 500 assists. Rookie Philippe Sauve, son of former goaltender Bob Sauve, recorded his first NHL victory because the Avalanche beat the visiting Phoenix Coyotes 2-1. Forsberg’s 538 assists are nonetheless the third-most in franchise historical past behind Joe Sakic and Peter Stastny.
Henrik Zetterberg scored his 300th profession purpose on Nov. 6, 2015, within the Purple Wings 2-1 street victory in Toronto. He joined Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio, Steve Yzerman, and Sergei Fedorov as the one gamers in workforce historical past with 300 objectives, 500 assists, and 800 factors.
The Anaheim Geese continued their dominance of the Calgary Flames on Nov. 6, 2016, with a 4-1 victory. This win set an NHL file for probably the most consecutive regular-season residence wins in opposition to one workforce. Ryan Kesler’s two objectives led the best way within the Geese’ 24th straight win on residence ice over the Flames, a streak that began on Jan. 19, 2004.
On Nov. 6, 2021, Purple Wings rookie Moritz Seider not solely scored his first NHL purpose, but additionally potted his first additional time winner as he turned the second participant and first defenseman in franchise historical past to attain his first NHL purpose within the further body. The previous sixth-overall decide within the 2019 NHL Draft went on to win the Calder Trophy later that season.
On that very same night time, Canadiens ahead Mike Hoffman recorded his four-hundredth NHL level in what ended up as a 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.
Lastly, one other younger gun, Kirill Kaprizov made historical past for the Minnesota Wild on this night time in 2021 when he scored a purpose to achieve 60 factors in simply 65 video games, making him the quickest to achieve that mark amongst gamers to debut with the franchise. He handed former Wild famous person Marian Gaborik who did it in 93 video games.
On Nov. 6, 2022, Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour coached his three hundredth recreation within the NHL. Sadly, his workforce couldn’t assist him notch his 183rd win because the Hurricanes fell 3-1 to the Maple Leafs. Regardless, his 182 wins are the fifth-most by means of the primary 300 video games in NHL historical past.
On Nov. 6, 2023, Nikita Kucherov (two objectives, one help) recorded his seventieth profession three-point recreation and have become the third Lightning participant to achieve the mark, becoming a member of Steven Stamkos (97) and Martin St. Louis (73).
In that very same recreation, Mitch Marner turned the fifth participant in Maple Leafs historical past with 50 profession video games with three-plus factors. He joined Darryl Sittler (90), Mats Sundin (65), Rick Vaive (53) and Dave Keon (53). He additionally recorded his twenty fifth profession three-assist recreation and surpassed Doug Gilmour for sole possession of the third most in franchise historical past behind Darryl Sittler (36) and Borje Salming (29).
In the meantime, in Dallas, two Bruins rookies potted their first objectives within the NHL. John Beecher opened the scoring and Mason Lohrei turned the primary Louisana-born participant to attain a purpose in NHL historical past.
Lastly, in Vancouver, Quinn Hughes surpassed Doug Wilson for sole possession of the Twentieth-most factors by a defenseman earlier than age 25 in NHL historical past. He notched his Twentieth level in solely his twelfth recreation, changing into the fourth-fastest to take action. Solely Paul Coffey, John Carlson, and Bobby Orr have achieved it quicker to begin a season.
Completely happy Birthday to You
A complete of 21 gamers who’ve skated within the NHL had been born on Nov. 6. Among the most completed gamers of this group embrace, Erik Cole (46), Brad Stuart (45), Sam Reinhart (29), Isac Lundestrom (25), as properly the late Joe Klukay, Albert Langlois, and Marty Pavelich.
*Initially constructed by Greg Boysen
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