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Retrobites: Foster Hewitt (1956) | CBC

Mr. Hockey and The Great One Square Off in NHL for First Time

On Nov. 17, 1979, hockey icons Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe played their first NHL game against each other. Gretzky would go on to play his idol three more times.

Lindros finally heading into Hockey Hall of Fame

Eric Lindros admitted he knew exactly when the Hockey Hall of Fame's selection committee met each year. Yet, when he received the call from Hall of Fame chairman Lanny McDonald on Monday informing him he had been voted into the 2016 induction class, Lindros was in his car driving home with his wife.As excited as Lindros was to get the call, he didn't pull over.

A Montreal hockey legend was born on this day in 1921 | CBC Archives

He started out with team management doubting his durability. But Maurice Richard went on to win eight Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens.

Hockey Hall of Famer Denis Potvin Announces Retirement from Broadcasting

SUNRISE, Fla. - Denis Potvin in conjunction with the Florida Panthers and FOX Sports Florida announced today his retirement from television broadcasting.

TBT: Ian Turnbull's record setting night in Toronto

Denis Savard Inducted Into the Hockey Hall of Fame (Nov. 13, 2000)

Dale Hawerchuk

We imagine that in the 1980’s that Dale Hawerchuk pretty much owned the Province of Manitoba in the 1980’s. Coming off a spectacular junior career, Hawerchuk was selected by the Winnipeg Jets and promptly won the Calder Trophy and set (since broken) the record for the youngest player to get 100 poin...

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Top 10 Pavel Datsyuk Goals Of His Career

Mike Bossy had record nine straight 50-goal seasons

Eddie Shore was Bruins' first great defenseman

Chicago Blackhawks legend Stan Mikita dead at 78 - Sportsnet.ca

The Chicago Blackhawks have announced the passing of legend Stan Mikita at age 78.

Jari Kurri Gretzky's wingman during Oilers dyansty

Paul McCartney and (Red) Wings... and Penguins - Sportsnet.ca

The Beatles legend and all-around music icon Sir Paul McCartney has some ties to the NHL — in the form of two stickers placed strategically on one of his most famous guitars. Here's why.

Vladislav Tretiak - Bing video

Memory of 1980 loss to US still stings for Russians - The Boston Globe

With the Olympic hockey spotlight turned squarely on Saturday’s game between the US and Russia at the Bolshoy Ice Dome, nobody has to remind Vladislav Tretiak that it’s been 34 years since a band of mostly American college kids humbled the mighty Soviet Union in one of the greatest upsets in sports history. The US went on to clinch the gold with a victory over Finland.

Summit Series: Remembering Vladislav Tretiak and the Soviet nightmare

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Hockey Night in Canada (HNIC) Broadcast Intros from 1977 to 2015

Jarome Iginla gets nostalgic as Flames prepare to retire his jersey - Sportsnet.ca

It was a nostalgic day at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday as Jarome Iginla returned to Calgary, ahead of his big night on Saturday when the Flames will retire his jersey.