Thursday, January 22, 2009

This Day In Hockey History - January 22nd Edition

January 22nd...

1938 - Boston Bruins recorded their biggest road win in team history (up to that time) a 9-1 victory over Toronto, at Maple Leaf Gardens.

1961 - Chicago's Glenn Hall became the third goaltender in franchise history to record 100 wins as a member of the Blackhawks. The milestone came in an 8-3 win over the visiting Boston Bruins. Stan Mikita led the scoring with four assists.

1986 - Penguins had their first win in Edmonton, when Mike Bullard scored his 5th career hat trick and Mario Lemieux added 4 assists in a 7-4 victory over the Oilers. The Pens snapped their 10 game winless streak (0-9-1) at Edmonton, since Feb. 1980.

2003 - Detroit's Brett Hull became just the second player in NHL history to score 20 goals in each of his first 16 NHL seasons, when he connected for the 699th of his career in the Red Wings 4-3 loss in overtime against the Oilers at Edmonton.


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