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T’was the Night before Christmas and Teams
Were Travelling…
By Thom Racine In 1941, the New York Rangers beat second career hat trick (and added an Golden Seals which ended up being
Chicago 5-2 in New York. assist) in a 5-4 win against Montreal. the last ever Christmas Day goal, as
ometimes, I come across items In the spirit of Christmas, no It was a 3-3 tie in Chicago in 1961, the NHL did not schedule any games
Sof interest that just seem strange penalties were called during the Red Kelly scored career goal 200 in 1972 and it has stayed that way
by present day standards. NBA game. for Toronto and Billy Hay helped ever since.
teams play regularly and sometimes with three assists for the Hawks. In Have a wonderful and blessed
the NFL schedule dictates games Rangers Chuck Rayner notched 1963, Chicago beat Montreal 3-1 Christmas everyone - See you in
on December 25th…but hockey…? his third career shutout blanking the in the first ever radio broadcast of 2019.
Follow along now as we go on a Habs 2-0 in 1946.
a Black Hawks game on a Chicago
Christmas Day trip through the years, One year later in 1947, in Detroit, based station. In 1966, Montreal’s
NHL style. with Rayner injured, Rangers’ Charlie Hodge recorded his 20th
In 1924, Billy Burch scored 3 goalie “Sugar” Jim Henry recorded career shutout in Detroit; Habs won
goals helping the Hamilton Tigers his third NHL shutout in a 2-0 win. 4-0. Two years later 1968, St. Louis
to an 8-1 win over Toronto St. Pats. There were two Christmas Day goalie Glenn Hall shut out the North
Five years later in 1929, Boston’s games to end the first fifty years of the Stars in Minnesota. It was Hall’s
Cooney Weiland scored two to lead 1900s. The Bruins and Black Hawks 76th career perfect game.
the NHL scoring, as the Bruins beat tied 4-4 in Boston and in Detroit the In 1970, the Leafs travelled to
Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2. One year Wings beat Montreal 4-2. Detroit Minnesota and lost 6-3. Norm
later, 1930, Ebbie Goodfellow scored goalie Harry Lumley unwrapped his Ullman became the seventh player
four goals and helped on another as franchise best 150th career win. in history to score 400 goals that
the Detroit Falcons beat Toronto 10-1 afternoon. The following season,
Red Wings’ Gordie Howe had
in Detroit. twelve of the fourteen NHL teams
three points to hit 200 career points
The Second World War saw two in a 4-1 Christmas Day win against played on Christmas night. The
memorable Christmas Day games. the Rangers in 1950. late (last) game was played in Los
In 1939, Woody Dumart scored three, Angeles before 7,251 fans at the
and Milt Schmidt had two goals in It was a Maple Leafs vs Habs Fabulous Forum. The Kings lost 3-1
the Bruins’ 6-3 win against Chicago. rivalry game in 1957. Toronto’s to the Seals, Stan Gilbertson scored
rookie Frank Mahovlich recorded his an empty-netter for the California Photo Submitted
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