Posts About "Mark Messier"
Edmonton Oilers 50-Goal Scorers
February 12th, 2019 During the 1980s, the Edmonton Oilers epitomized offense. From the 1981-82 season through 1985-86, they scored an average of 5.29 goals per game. They peaked in the 1983-84 season, putting up a whopping 446 goals in 80 games, a 5.58 goals-per-game average. Opposing teams couldn’t stop them, but could only try to limit the damage by...
Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup Win Has Lasted a Lifetime
February 11th, 2019 "The wait is over. The New York Rangers are Stanley Cup champions and this one will last a lifetime." Never has a phrase spoken by a broadcaster been more poetic. Those words were uttered by Rangers announcer Sam Rosen on June 14 after the team won Game 7 to capture the 1994 Stanley Cup. It best describes the emotions inside Madison...
The Day the Mark Messier Era Ended in New York
January 17th, 2019 A decade of futility for the New York Rangers that started in the late 1990's began with one event in July of 1997. It wasn't a game the Rangers lost, a trade they made, or a free agent they signed (although there would be many to follow). No, the day that led to seven straight non-playoff seasons for the Broadway Blueshirts was the...
The Worst Trades in NHL History
December 14th, 2018 Every year in the NHL, trades take place between teams in order to improve their respective squads. On most occasions, trades in the NHL work out well, in which both teams improve following the arrival of a new player(s) or asset which addresses a weakness or need a team may have. On other, less common occasions, trades in...
Revisiting the Oilers' First NHL Game: Oct. 10, 1979
October 10th, 2018 Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Kevin Lowe retired from the National Hockey League with nothing to prove to their peers in the game. But on Oct. 10, 1979, they flew into O'Hare International Airport ready to show, not that they were elite, but that they belonged. That was the night of the Edmonton Oilers' first game in the NHL. After...
1994 Playoffs - We Need a Movie on This!
December 22nd, 2017 There are some good hockey movies out there. We were blessed with Slap Shot in 1977. We chuckled at the antics of the children in The Mighty Ducks in 1992. We reminisced with Herb Brooks in Miracle in 2004. With the 20th anniversary of one of the most memorable playoff runs in NHL history coming up next year, why not relive the ecstasy...