In case you like legendary names, then Oct. 19 is the date for you. A few of the best gamers to ever strap on a pair of skates in an NHL sport had massive moments on this date. There have been league debuts, first objectives, assists, and wins amongst as we speak’s recollections. So, let’s step contained in the THW time machine and relive all the perfect recollections from this date.
The Rocket Blasts No. 500
Maurice Richard made NHL historical past, on Oct. 19, 1957, within the Montreal Canadiens’ 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on the Discussion board. A few legendary gamers had been a part of Richard’s groundbreaking play.
Whereas on a first-period power-play, Jean Beliveau fed the puck to Richard, who fired a wrist shot previous goaltender Glenn Corridor for the five hundredth purpose of his profession.
Richard was the primary participant in league historical past to attain 500 objectives. Actually, presently, no different participant had even scored 400. When Richard retired in 1960, he had 544 objectives, essentially the most of all time. He has since fallen to thirty second on the all-time objectives scored checklist.
Howe & Orr Have Large Days
Gordie Howe and Bobby Orr are two of the largest names and finest gamers in hockey historical past, and they’re linked by this date.
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On Oct. 19, 1946, Howe picked up the primary help of his NHL profession, on Adam Brown’s purpose, within the Detroit Purple Wings’ 6-3 loss on the Toronto Maple Leafs. He additionally obtained into his first NHL combat on this evening. He completed his legendary profession in 1980 with 1,049 assists. Regardless of having the “Gordie Howe Hat Trick” named after him, Howe solely obtained into 22 fights throughout his 32-season skilled profession within the NHL and World Hockey Affiliation (WHA).
Precisely 20 years later, on Oct. 19, 1966, Orr made his skilled debut for the Boston Bruins. He earned his first profession help in a 6-3 win over the Purple Wings. In the meantime, Howe made historical past by taking part in within the first sport of his 21st straight season within the NHL, setting a brand new report. Beforehand, Dit Clapper and Invoice Gadsby held the report by taking part in in 20 consecutive seasons.
On the twelfth anniversary of his NHL debut and first profession help, on Oct. 19, 1978, Orr, a member of the Blackhawks presently, picked up an help in a 6-2 win over the Minnesota North Stars. This was the 645th and last help of his Corridor of Fame profession.
A Trio of Memorable Victories
Simply 24 hours after selecting up their first victory in franchise historical past, the Philadelphia Flyers took to the ice on the Spectrum for the primary time on Oct. 19, 1967. Invoice Sutherland scored the one purpose within the Flyers’ 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Goaltender Doug Favell made 17 saves for the primary of 18 profession shutouts.
Two of the 4 groups that had been a part of the 1979 WHA merger picked up their first-ever NHL wins on Oct. 19, 1979. The Edmonton Oilers beat their former WHA rivals, the Quebec Nordiques, 6-3 on the Northlands Coliseum. Blair McDonald picked up his first of 4 hat methods within the 1979-80 season. Wayne Gretzky added three assists on the evening.
On the identical evening, the Hartford Whalers beat the Los Angeles Kings by the identical 6-3 rating. Defenseman Mark Howe, son of Gordie, scored the primary two objectives of his NHL and added an help to steer the Whalers’ offensive assault.
Lighting the Lamp for the First Time
Rookie Bob Nevin scored the primary purpose of his NHL profession, on Oct. 19, 1960, within the Maple Leafs’ 3-1 win over the visiting Canadiens. He scored 307 profession objectives throughout his 18-season profession, which additionally noticed stops with the New York Rangers, North Stars, and Kings.
On Oct. 19, 1974, Grant Mulvey scored his first NHL purpose within the Blackhawks’ 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues. At 18 years, one month and two days previous, Mulvey turned the youngest participant to attain a purpose in a regular-season sport since World Struggle II.
Patrick Marleau scored his first NHL purpose, on Oct. 19, 1997, as an 18-year-old rookie. The primary of his 522 objectives for the San Jose Sharks got here in a 5-3 loss on the Phoenix Coyotes. He was the youngest participant to attain a purpose since Mulvey’s tally in 1974.
4 years later, on Oct. 19, 2001, Dany Heatley scored the primary purpose of his NHL profession within the Atlanta Thrashers’ 4-3 loss to the visiting Rangers. He put up 26 objectives and 67 factors on his method to successful the Calder Trophy for being the highest rookie of the 2001-02 season.
Nico Hischier had a lot enjoyable scoring his first purpose on Oct. 19, 2017, he added a second one within the New Jersey Devils’ 5-4 additional time win on the Ottawa Senators. The primary total decide of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft scored 20 objectives in his rookie season.
Detroit Purple Wings rookie Lucas Raymond scored his first NHL purpose on Oct. 19, 2021, in what ended up as a 4-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. It wasn’t his final both, because the fourth-overall decide of the 2020 Draft ended up scoring 23 objectives and was within the dialog for the Calder Trophy which ultimately went to his teammate Moritz Seider.
On Oct. 19, 2023, Leo Carlsson turned the second-youngest participant in Geese historical past to attain in his NHL debut, behind solely Mason McTavish.
Odds & Ends
Invoice Quackenbush signed his first NHL contract on Oct. 18, 1942, and joined the Purple Wings. The Corridor of Fame defenseman performed 314 video games with Detroit earlier than taking part in one other 461 with the Bruins.
A record-breaking fall warmth wave in Chicago compelled the postponement of a sport between the Blackhawks and Purple Wings on Oct. 19, 1950, as a result of the ice and the Chicago Stadium wouldn’t keep frozen.
On Oct. 19, 1963, goaltender Gump Worsley earned his twenty fifth profession shutout within the Canadiens’ 2-0 win over the Bruins on the Discussion board. It was Worsley’s first of 16 shutouts in Montreal.
Netminder Roger Crozier recorded his twenty fourth profession shutout on Oct. 19, 1972, within the Buffalo Sabres’ 6-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks. Gilbert Perreault and Rene Robert every scored a purpose and had three assists, because the Sabres received their fourth straight residence sport to start out the season.
Three years later, on Oct. 19, 1975, Crozier picked up the 200th win of his profession within the Sabres’ 5-4 win over the visiting Washington Capitals. He turned the 18th goaltender in NHL historical past to win 200 video games. Richard Martin led the offense by scoring his 10th profession hat trick, together with two objectives in 14 seconds. Perreault had 4 assists within the successful effort.
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In a pregame ceremony on the Chicago Stadium on Oct. 19, 1980, Stan Mikita’s No. 21 was retired by the Blackhawks. Stan Mikita’s quantity was the primary to be retired by the workforce. As soon as the sport began, Tom Lysiak scored his second profession hat trick, and first with Chicago, whereas including two assists within the Blackhawks’ 8-4 win over the Capitals.
That very same evening, Paul Coffey picked up his first profession help within the Oilers’ 4-2 highway win on the Rangers. He racked up 1,135 assists throughout his Corridor of Fame profession, the second-most by a defenseman in league historical past.
Tony Tanti prolonged his team-record goal-scoring streak to seven straight video games on Oct. 19, 1983, within the Canucks’ 10-7 loss to the Oilers. He scored a complete of 10 objectives throughout this scoring streak.
On Oct. 19, 1985, the Flyers started a team-record 13-game successful streak with a 7-3 win over the North Stars. The 13 wins in a row are nonetheless tied for the fifth-longest streak in NHL historical past.
A pair of Corridor of Fame veterans had massive nights for the Rangers on Oct. 19, 1988, of their 5-1 victory over the Capitals. Man Lafleur had two assists whereas Marcel Dionne added one other one as the 2 gamers mixed for 3,000 factors of their careers.
Peter Stastny clinched the Nordiques’ 5-3 win over the Blackhawks, on Oct. 19, 1989, with an empty-net purpose. The straightforward tally gave him 1,000 factors in his profession, turning into the primary participant born in Europe to hit that plateau within the NHL.
On that very same evening, goaltender Mike Richter made his first NHL begin in opposition to the Whalers. He stopped a penalty shot try by Kevin Dineen on his method to a 7-3 victory.
Terry Yake scored the primary hat trick within the historical past of the Mighty Geese of Anaheim on Oct. 19, 1993, to make them a 4-2 win on the Rangers. This was the primary highway sport the workforce ever performed.
Adam Oates scored two objectives and added a pair of assists on Oct. 19, 2000, because the Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2. With the efficiency, he turned the 12th participant in NHL historical past to report 900 assists.
On Oct. 19, 2021, Leon Draisaitl turned the seventh participant in Oilers historical past to attain 200 objectives and reached the milestone in his 481st NHL sport. Solely 4 Oilers did so in fewer video games, Gretzky (242), Jari Kurri (328), Glenn Anderson (328) and Mark Messier (442).
On Oct. 19, 2023, Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves in opposition to the Maple Leafs to earn his 107th win with the Panthers and surpassed John Vanbiesbrouck for sole possession of second place on the franchise’s all-time checklist. He now trails solely Roberto Luongo (230).
In the meantime, in Buffalo, Rasmus Dahlin recorded two assists within the Sabres’ 4-3 loss to the Flames and surpassed John Van Boxmeer for sole possession of the fourth-most multipoint video games by a defenseman in franchise historical past. He additionally handed Van Boxmeer for the third-most multi-assist video games by a defenseman.
Later that evening, Logan Cooley turned the third participant in Coyotes workforce historical past to report no less than 4 factors by means of his first 4 NHL video games. He joined Max Domi (six in 2015-16) and Ramzi Abid (4 in 2002-03).
Blissful Birthday to You
A complete of 17 present and former NHL gamers have been born on this date. Essentially the most notable of the lot are Dale Tallon (74), Zdeno Ciger (55), Boyd Gordon (41), Cal Petersen (30), and the late Corridor of Fame goaltender, Roy Worters.
*Initially constructed by Greg Boysen
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