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This Day In Sports History (March 23rd) – Wayne Gretzky
It was on this day in 1994 that Wayne Gretzky scored his record breaking 802nd career NHL goal. Gretzky surpassed his childhood hero Gordie Howe, whose record stood for almost 15 years. In the second period of a game against the Vancouver Canucks, Gretzky received a cross-ice feed from Marty McSorley and buried it into [...]
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This Day In Sports History (August 9th) – Wayne Gretzky
It was on this day in 1988 that the Edmonton Oilers did the unthinkable and traded Wayne Gretzky. Gretzky was traded to the Los Angeles Kings along with Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski in exchange for Jimmy Carson, Martin Gelinas, the Kings first round draft picks in 1989, 1991 and 1993 and $15 million in [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night – Brandon Segal vs. Kyle Clifford – 11/11/10
The best kind of fights in the NHL are the ones that start immediately after the puck drops. They’re the best, in my opinion, because it’s always leftover tension from an earlier incident and it’s almost as if the two have an unspoken agreement that they’re going to throw down the very next time there [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night – 3/26/09 – Jonathan Quick
Total Pro Sports – The Los Angeles Kings took on the Dallas Stars in Dallas on Thursday night and boy it was a fun game to watch. Scoreless after regulation, scoreless after overtime, the game went into shootouts where the Los Angeles Kings held on to win the game 1-0.
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Why L.A. Why?
Now why in your right mind would you trade Mike Cammalleri? Hello, Dean Lombardi, I’m talking to you!! Cammalleri, who turned 26 last week, had 19 goals and 28 assists in 63 games last season. His best season was 2006-07, when he had 31 goals and 46 assists in 81 games. Yes, that’s right, Dean [...]
