Major Moments in Hockey History?

Question

what were some really big thing that happened. Like the greatest denfencemen, stats and stuff like that.

Anything really

Answer 1

Gretzky becoming leader scoring

Gretzky retirement

bourque winning cup

1980 olympics

Answer 2

Bobby Orr's goal in OT to win the 1970 Stanley Cup for the Boston Bruins

The USA Miracle on Ice team during the 1980 Olympics

Nystrom's goal for the New York Islanders to win the 1980 Stanley Cup

Wayne Gretzky's 802nd goal to pass Gordie Howe as top goal scorer in NHL history.

Answer 3

wings first cup in 42 years than Vladi gettin in2 that limo crash, such a said day in hockeytown :(

Answer 4

-An infamous moment is the 1987 World Junior tourney...Canada and the USSR (Russia) were disqualified from the tournament because of a bench clearing brawl in the final (and for Canada potential gold medal) game.

-March 18, 1892 the idea for what has come to be known as the Stanley Cup was first introduced to the world of hockey

"I have for some time been thinking that it would be a good thing if there were a challenge cup which should be held from year to year by the champion hockey team in the Dominion (of Canada).

There does not appear to be any such outward sign of a championship at present, and considering the general interest which matches now elicit, and the importance of having the game played fairly and under rules generally recognized, I am willing to give a cup which shall be held from year to year by the winning team.

I am not quite certain that the present regulations governing the arrangement of matches give entire satisfaction, and it would be worth considering whether they could not be arranged so that each team would play once at home and once at the place where their opponents hail from."

Lord Stanley, the Governor General of Canada, sent the above message to a victory celebration for the Ottawa Hockey Club. Shortly after that he purchased what has become the Stanley Cup. It was first awarded in 1893.

-1930, as a goaltender, Clint Benedict wears a mask to protect his broken nose. He would wear it for 5 games and never wear it again.

-1959, also a goalie, Jacques Plante refines the idea of the goalie mask. He would be the first goalie to regularly wear a mask....he also did a lot of things first when it comes to goaltenders.

Answer 5

February 25, 1977  -  "Slap Shot" comes out in theaters ("Lancer Frappe" for our French-Canadian friends).

November 12, 1981 - Wayne Greztky makes a guest appearance on "The Young and the Restless".  His performance was so bad it nearly cost Wayne his God-like status.

April 15, 1952   -   An octopus lands on the ice at Olympia Stadium in Detroit.

Don't include any of my factoids if you're doing it for a grade.

Answer 6

Mario Lemieux's 5 goals 5 different ways in one game ....... often overlooked, truly magnificent.

You also can't forget the Miracle on Ice.

Answer 7

72 summit series

Answer 8

Daryl Sittler's 10pts in one game which still stands after 30+ years... a feat not even the Great One or the Magnificent One can take away from him.

Ian Turnbull's 5 goals by a defenceman in one game which still stands after 30+ years... a feat not equalled by any other defenceman.

Answer 9

The events that I know are Gretzky's Retirement, The Miracle on Ice, The riot about The Rocket's suspension, The Red Wings gaining 5 or 4 Stanley Cups in less than 10 years if i remember correctly. And that's about it. that's what I remember reading about hockey.