March 14: NHL's Greatest Milestones

0:00NHL stories making news on March 14th. March 14th has always been a landmark day in National Hockey League history, packed with milestones from the game's biggest legends. Back in 1962, Gordy Howe became just the second player ever to score 500 career goals, doing his short-handed against the new York Rangers. Fast forward. And Joe Mullin made history in 1997 as the first United States-born player to hit that 500 goal mark with the Pittsburgh Penguins, other icons piled on the records too. Paul Coffey tied the single-game points mark for a defenseman with eight points in an Edmonton Oilers route in 1986. Wayne Gretzky stretches his history to 18 games in 1991, while Mario Lemieux notched his 400th goal for Pittsburgh the next year. Gold tender shone bright as well, like Jonathan Quick passing American shout-out records with the Los Angeles Kings in 2016. Fans still talk about the impact on storied franchises like Montreal and Toronto.

1:03The Canadian saw George Hainesworth set a shout-out record in 1929, Ken Dryden's debut in 1971, and Guy LaFlure becoming the youngest to 400 goals in 1980. Toronto grates like Daryl Sittler, past Dave Keon as the all-time Leafs goal scorer with a hat trick in 1981. More recent highlights keep the date special. In 2023, Anthony Cerelli scored short-handed goals and back-to-back gains for Tampa Bay, and Jack Hughes joined elite young American. Scores. The Black Hawks even forfeited the game way back in 1933, their only time ever. Today also marks birthdays for players like J.T. Miller at 33 and Tyson Joe's at 28, plus Hall of Famer Vaclav Nadomanski turning 82. What a day for hockey memories. This episode is supported by our sponsor. Head in. Sound on. Lights out. That is the routine. S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com.