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Ice Hockey History
In early 1800s, ice hockey was developed by British soldiers and immigrants as a variant of the Nordic and Germanic field hockey. By the 1900s, official matches within North America and Europe were held and soon after professional teams were formed.
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Who was the last buffalo Sabre to score 45 goals?
In 1992-93, both Pat Lafontaine (54) and Alexander Mogilny (76) scored more then 45 goals for the Sabres.
Henri Richard is 81 years old (birthdate: February 29, 1936).
Where was professional hockey player Owen Nolan born?
Owen Nolan was born February 12, 1972 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
What the best team to use in the Bigs?
The Detroit red wings, then the Boston bruins then the san antonio spurs
He was one of the best that ever played the game. While he is second to Gretzky in so many categories of the record books, this doesn't quite tell the whole story. Lemieux was plagued by injuries and health problems, most notably his back and his battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma that knocked him out in the prime of his career, during a season in which he was on pace to threaten Gretzky's scoring record (Between the 2 of them, they own the top 10 spots for the points in a single season record.) Despite all this, he continued to win scoring titles by comfortable margins while only playing 75% of the games in any particular season, leading the Penguins to 2 Stanley cups, winning playoff MVP honors during both campaigns, and eventually saving the team from bankruptcy and relocation by becoming the league's first ever player/owner. He was a Pittsburgh Penguins franchise player.
Here are a few points illustrating why Lemieux was the best there ever was:
1. During an 8-point game against New Jersey, he became the only player in history to score 5 goals, 1 in each of the 5 possible game situations (even strength, power play, short-handed, penalty shot, and empty net).
2. Following his final dose of radiation treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma, he flew to Philadelphia to play for the Penguins that very night, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist and becoming the first visiting player that receive a standing ovation from Philadelphia Flyers fans (He would repeat this feat a few years later when his career ended with a playoff loss to Philly.) The Penguins went on to win 17 straight games after his return and Lemieux won the scoring title by a comfortable 12 point margin despite missing 2 months of the season for radiation therapy.
3. Upon his first retirement, he was the only player in history to average more than 2 points per game. While the number eventually dipped below 2/game after his return from retirement, he still led all active players in average points per game during those years.
The point is that he's the only player that can hold a candle to Gretzky's records, and there's no telling how much better his numbers would be had he been fortunate enough to be in good health. As it was, he battled through quite a lot of adversity to achieve what he did and for all the reasons, some (including myself) consider him the best player ever to play the game.
As a final note, his wikipedia article is worth checking out. Lots of cool Lemieux trivia and ridiculous stories...
Pittsburgh Penguins scored 5 goals in 2 mins 7 secs Nov 22, 1972. i was looking to see if the canucks/ducks game may have set a record but i guess Pittsburgh set the record on their own Wow!!
Name of Minnesota nhl hockey team before wild?
they were called the minnesota north stars, the franchise relocated to dallas and is currently the dallas stars
The rivalry is still alive but I find that the Montreal - Boston rivalry is bigger
What teams were the 19th to the 30th to come into the NHL?
Hi -- odd question you've posed, but perhaps you're asking "which were the most recent twelve of the current 30 NHL teams to enter the league." The 10th- through 13th-most recent actually entered the league together in 1979 when four former WHA franchises were merged into the NHL -- Edmonton, Hartford (since moved to Carolina), Quebec (since moved to Colorado), and Winnipeg (since moved to Phoenix). San Jose joined in 1991, Ottawa and Tampa Bay in 1992, Anaheim and Florida in 1993, Nashville in 1998, a new Atlanta franchise in 1999, and most recently Columbus and a new Minnesota franchise in 2000. Strictly speaking, however, the 19th team to enter the league came on board along with the 18th, when Buffalo and Vancouver both joined the NHL in 1970 (the NHL had 12 teams in operation at the time those two new teams entered the league, but five other earlier franchises had gone defunct throughout the league's history). Atlanta (since moved to Calgary) and New York Islanders joined in 1972, Kansas City (later moved to Denver, now in New Jersey) and Washington joined in 1974, followed next in 1979 by the four WHA franchises mentioned above, making Ottawa and Tampa the 29th and 30th teams to join the NHL.
How is a hockey game broken up into time segments?
In ice hockey, a game is broken into three periods of 20 minutes (for NHL; different lengths for other grades).
In field hockey, a game is broken into two halves of 35 minutes (less for younger grades and some competitions/tournaments).
