Sept. 10 has been a fairly busy date all through NHL historical past. Two “Authentic 6” rivals made a commerce that left just one aspect feeling good years later. A really profitable normal supervisor took the reins in New Jersey, and one of the common captains ever in Montreal introduced his retirement. It’s time to leap aboard the THW time machine to revisit all the nice reminiscences from this date.
Maple Leafs Pull Off Heist
The Toronto Maple Leafs made probably the greatest and most lopsided trades in franchise historical past on Sept. 10, 1943. This was once they traded the rights to defenseman Frank Eddolls to the Montreal Canadiens for the rights to 17-year-old heart Ted Kennedy. Eddolls performed 57 video games over three seasons with the Canadiens earlier than being traded to the New York Rangers, whereas Kennedy turned one of many best Maple Leafs ever.
Kennedy spent his whole profession in Toronto. He performed 696 video games, scoring 230 targets and 560 factors between 1943 and 1957. In 1954-55, his final full season within the NHL, he gained the Hart Trophy for being voted the league’s most useful participant.
He was part of 5 Stanley Cup championships with the Maple Leafs, together with 4 in 5 seasons between 1945 and 1949. He scored 29 targets and 60 factors in 78 profession Stanley Cup playoff video games. Kennedy was inducted into the Hockey Corridor of Fame in 1966.
Keon & Savard Headline Corridor of Fame Class
Talking of the Hockey Corridor of Fame, they inducted 4 new members on Sept. 10, 1986. Leo Boivin, Dave Keon, and Serge Savard have been the gamers voted in, and Invoice Hanley was added as a builder.
Boivin performed 1,165 video games, over 19 NHL seasons, for 5 totally different groups between 1952 and 1970. After three seasons with the Maple Leafs, he was traded to the Boston Bruins in 1954. The defenseman spent 12 seasons with the Bruins, scoring 47 targets and 211 factors in 717 video games. Earlier than retiring, he additionally had stints with the Detroit Purple Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Minnesota North Stars.
Maple Leafs’ heart Dave Keon performed 1,296 video games, scoring 396 targets and 986 factors. He performed in Toronto from 1960 till 1975. He gained 4 Stanley Cups with the Maple Leafs, together with three in a row between 1962 and 1964. He gained the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1967 for being essentially the most invaluable participant of the postseason, main the Leafs to a different championship.
Keon moved over to the World Hockey Affiliation (WHA) in 1975 and performed 4 seasons within the league with 4 totally different groups. He performed three extra seasons for the Hartford Whalers once they merged with the NHL in 1979. He’s nonetheless third-all time in Maple Leafs’ historical past with 365 targets and 858 factors.
Savard was a star defenseman for the Canadiens throughout their Seventies dynasty. He performed in 917 video games in Montreal, scoring 100 targets and 412 factors whereas posting a plus-497 score. He was a member of seven Stanley Cup-winning groups and gained the Conn Smythe throughout the Canadiens’ 1969 championship run. He performed two seasons with the Winnipeg Jets earlier than retiring in 1983.
Hanley’s life in hockey began as a timekeeper for the Toronto Marlboros, and he finally received the identical place with the Maple Leafs. He turned the enterprise supervisor of the Ontario Hockey Affiliation in 1951 and held onto that title till 1973. The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) offers out the William Hanley Trophy each season to essentially the most sportsmanlike participant within the league.
Lamoriello Takes Over as GM
On Sept. 10, 1987, New Jersey Devils president Lou Lamoriello added normal supervisor to his job description. The earlier normal supervisor, Max McNab, was promoted to government vp. The primary massive transfer Lamoriello made was buying and selling ahead Greg Adams and goaltender Kirk McLean to the Vancouver Canucks for ahead Patrik Sundstrom.
Lamoriello remained because the Devils’ normal supervisor till 2015. Beneath his management, the group made 21 playoff appearances, and gained 9 division titles, 5 convention championships, and three Stanley Cups.
A few of his most notable draft picks whereas he was normal supervisor embody Invoice Guerin, Martin Brodeur, Scott Niedermayer, Patrik Elias, Petr Sykora, Scott Gomez, Brian Gionta, Zach Parise, and Travis Zajac.
Odds & Ends
The Canadiens acquired Corridor of Fame defenseman Babe Siebert, together with Roger Jenkins, on Sept. 10, 1936, from the Bruins for LeRoy Goldsworthy, Sammy McManus, and $10,000. Siebert gained the Hart Trophy in his first season with the Canadiens. In whole, he performed three seasons after the commerce earlier than retiring in 1939. He was named the top coach of the Canadiens upon his retirement, however he by no means coached a sport as a result of he drowned in Lake Huron on Aug. 25, 1939.
The Chicago Blackhawks bought the contract of Purple Sullivan from the Bruins on Sept. 10, 1954. He scored 33 targets and 101 factors in his two seasons with the Blackhawks earlier than being traded to the Rangers, in 1956, for ahead Wally Hergesheimer.
Free-agent goaltender Arturs Irbe signed with the Carolina Hurricanes on Sept. 10, 1998. He spent the ultimate six seasons of his NHL profession with the group. He went 130-122-44 with a .906 save proportion (SV%), 2.49 goals-against common (GAA), and 20 shutouts.
The Phoenix Coyotes named Shane Doan their captain on Sept. 10, 2003. He was the 15th captain in franchise historical past and simply the third because the group relocated from Winnipeg. Doan wore the “C” on his sweater till he retired following the 2016-17 season.
On Sept. 10, 2014, Saku Koivu introduced his retirement after 18 seasons in NHL.
He was initially drafted 21st total by the Canadiens within the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. He missed practically your complete 2001-02 season after being identified with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. He performed 792 video games for the Canadiens, scoring 191 targets and 641 factors whereas serving as group captain for 9 seasons. Koivu signed with the Anaheim Geese in 2009 and spent the ultimate 5 seasons of his profession with them.
Persevering with with the retirements, Andrew Ladd introduced on Sept. 10, 2023, that he can be hanging up the skates after 16 seasons within the NHL. He hadn’t performed because the 2021-22 season and spent 2022-23 on injured reserve after failing a bodily following knee surgical procedure. He completed with 256 targets and 550 factors in 1,001 video games break up between the Carolina Hurricanes, Chicago Blackhawks, Atlanta Thrashers, Winnipeg Jets, New York Islanders, and Coyotes.
Pleased Birthday to You
Sept. 10 has produced 24 gamers who’ve skated within the NHL. The primary was Paul Runge, who was born on this date in 1908. He scored 40 factors throughout the Thirties for the Bruins, Montreal Maroons, and Canadiens. The newest Sept. 10 birthday boy to debut was Olen Zellweger of the Anaheim Geese who turns 21 right this moment.
Joe Nieuwendyk is the lone Corridor of Famer celebrating a birthday right this moment. He was born in Oshawa, Ontario, on Sept. 10, 1966. He performed 1,257 video games, scoring 564 targets and 1,126 factors throughout his 20-season profession.
He’s considered one of solely 10 gamers to win the Stanley Cup with three totally different groups, doing so with the Calgary Flames, Dallas Stars, and Devils. He gained the Conn Smythe Trophy in 1999 for scoring 11 targets and 21 factors throughout the Stars’ championship run.
Different notable gamers with birthdays right this moment embody Tim Hunter (64), Chris Joseph (55), Denis Pederson (49), Jordan Staal (36), and the late Jim Pappin.
*Initially constructed by Greg Boysen
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