NHL History: March 30th's Stanley Cup Milestones

0:00It's March 30th. You're listening to NHL News today, AI Power Coverage of Your Team. I'm Cory with the Story. March 30th packs a punch in NHL history, loaded with Stanley Cup firsts. Back in 1916, the Montreal-Canadian snagged their initial cup before the league even existed, beating Portland 2-1. Two years later, the Toronto arenas became the first NHL champs, topping Vancouver in a series with wild rule switches, six skaters one night, seven. With a rover, the next. Rocket Richard lit it up too, scoring the first of his record three playoff overtime winners in 1946 against Boston. Fast forward to expansion vibes in 1979, when the NHL swell from 17 to 21 teams by absorbing four from the WHA, Edminton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Winnipeg Jets, and Quebec Nordiques. Both squads paid 6 million each, but kept just four players heading into the draft. Edminton thrived most, grabbing five cups, while the others morphed into hurricanes, avalanche,

1:04and coyotes. Legends etched their marks on this date. Gretzki tied a 40 goals streak in 88, or set defenseman records with 21 goals in. 69. Salam became the first with 20 goals in a month as a rookie in 93. Billy Flyer's own March with 13 wins in 75, and Pittsburgh went 15 to 0 in March 2013, a perfect month no one had. Test before. 100-point milestones dropped like beats. Gordy Howe, Gene Retel, Across Teams, Conor McDavid, five times including his 300th goal last. Year. Goalie Shown too. Bernie Parram broke 45 wins in 74. Penguin's defenseman like Fox hit 20 points in a month. Recent heat includes Austin Matthews nailing 60 goals again in 2024, Tika Chuck with back-to-back hundreds. From those early cup thrills to McDavid's pace toward 150 points, March 30th keeps delivering hockey gold across eras.