The Pittsburgh Penguins traded away one of many biggest gamers of their franchise historical past on this date. Plus, a pair of Hockey Corridor of Famers had been born who received three Stanley Cups between them. So let’s start our each day journey again in time to relive all the very best moments from July 11.
Pittsburgh Penguins Commerce Jagr
Altering addresses was nothing new to Jaromir Jagr, who performed for 9 completely different groups throughout his 24-season NHL profession. Nevertheless, the primary 11 seasons had been all spent with the Penguins, the place he performed 806 video games, scoring 439 objectives and 1,079 factors. He received the Stanley Cup in every of his first two seasons (1991 and 1992) and the Hart Trophy (league MVP) in 1999. He additionally took dwelling the Artwork Ross Trophy, for main the league in scoring, in 1995 and every of his final 4 seasons with the Penguins between 1998 and 2001.
On July 11, 2001, his time in Pittsburgh ended when the Penguins traded him to the rival Washington Capitals. He was despatched to the nation’s capital, together with Frantisek Kucera, for Kris Beech, Michal Sivek, Ross Lupaschuk, and future concerns.
The commerce despatched shockwaves all through the league, and it ended up being fairly one-sided. Whereas Jagr’s numbers had been down from his Ross Trophy-winning seasons, he nonetheless scored at the least 31 objectives in all three of his seasons with the Capitals. He was ultimately traded to the New York Rangers on Jan. 23, 2004, for Anson Carter.
The three prospects acquired by no means labored out for the Penguins. Beech performed in 100 video games over 4 seasons, scoring 10 objectives and 27 factors earlier than being traded to the Nashville Predators in 2005. Sivek performed in 38 video games through the 2002-03 season and scored three objectives and 6 factors. This was his lone stint within the NHL earlier than returning to his native Czechia in 2004. Lupaschuk, a defenseman, dressed for simply three NHL video games, additionally in 2002-03.
Odds & Ends
On July 11, 1935, the Detroit Purple Wings acquired Marty Barry and Artwork Giroux from the Boston Bruins in alternate for Cooney Weiland and Walt Buswell. Barry, who led the Bruins in scoring in every of the earlier three seasons, had a pleasant run with the Purple Wings. He scored 60 objectives and 154 factors in 191 video games over 4 seasons and helped them win back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1936 and 1937.
Los Angeles Kings obtained the rights to free-agent Yanic Perreault from the Toronto Maple Leafs, on July 11, 1994, in alternate for a future fourth-round draft selection. He performed 288 video games for the Kings over the subsequent 5 seasons earlier than getting traded again to the Maple Leafs in 1999. Perreault had a 3rd stint in Toronto when the Phoenix Coyotes traded him again in 2007. Since 2013, he has served as a improvement coach for the Chicago Blackhawks.
Defenseman Bryan Marchment was one other participant who had his shifting firm’s cellphone quantity on pace dial. Over the course of his 17-season NHL profession, he performed for 9 completely different groups and was concerned in varied trades for gamers, together with Troy Murray, Steve Larmer, and Roman Hamrlik. On July 11, 2003, he signed with the Maple Leafs and performed 75 video games for them the next season. He performed one remaining season for the Calgary Flames in 2005-06.
Blissful Birthday to You
There have been two members of the Hockey Corridor of Fame who’re celebrating birthdays at the moment. Invoice Barber was born on July 11, 1952, in Callander, Ontario. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers with the seventh choose of the 1972 NHL Novice Draft. He spent his whole 12-season NHL profession with the Flyers, scoring 420 objectives and 883 factors.
Barber spent simply 11 video games with the Richmond Robins in American Hockey League (AHL) earlier than getting known as up. He scored 30 objectives and 64 factors in his rookie season of 1972-73. He scored at the least 20 objectives in every season of his profession. He scored a career-high 50 objectives and 112 factors in 1975-76. Barber was a giant a part of the Flyers successful back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1975 and 1976. He was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in 1990.
Defenseman Al MacInnis was born in Inverness, Nova Scotia, on July 11, 1963. The Flames drafted him within the first spherical of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, and he made his NHL debut later that season on the age of 18. His first full season within the NHL got here in 1984-85, and he shortly established himself as a troublesome defender with a killer slapshot.
MacInnis’ 1988-89 season was one for ages. He received the Norris Trophy for being voted the very best defenseman within the league after placing up 16 objectives and 74 factors through the common season. He scored seven objectives and 31 factors in 22 postseason video games main the Flames to their first and, to this point, solely Stanley Cup championship. He was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy for being essentially the most worthwhile participant of the postseason.
He scored a career-high 103 factors through the 1990-91 season, changing into simply the fourth defenseman to attain at the least 100 factors in a season. On July 4, 1994, MacInnis was traded to the St. Louis Blues for fellow future Corridor of Famer, Phil Housley. He performed one other 10 seasons in St. Louis earlier than retiring following the 2003-04 season. He’s third all-time in NHL historical past, amongst defensemen, in objectives (340), assists (934), and factors (1,274), behind Ray Bourque and Paul Coffey.
Barber and MacInnis are simply two names from a really spectacular group of present and former NHL gamers born on July 11. Different achieved gamers from this lot are Joe Pavelski (40), Ben Smith (36), Vincent Trocheck (31), Ryan Strome (31), Jordan Binnington (31), and the late Sid Smith, Ron Stewart, Gaetan Duchesne, and Jean-Man Talbot.
*Initially constructed by Greg Boysen
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