{"id":72375,"date":"2020-03-31T08:30:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T12:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=72375"},"modified":"2020-03-31T08:30:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T12:30:01","slug":"today-in-hockey-history-detroit-red-wings-gordie-howe-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/03\/31\/today-in-hockey-history-detroit-red-wings-gordie-howe-born\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Hockey History: Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe Born"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the NHL\u2019s hiatus, we at the Last Word on Hockey are going to look back at each date\u2019s historical <\/span>significance<\/span> to the game. We\u2019ll <\/span>remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here\u2019s our look at this date in hockey history for March 31st, featuring<\/span> Gordie Howe<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today in Hockey History<\/h2>\n

Gordie Howe Born in Saskatchewan<\/h3>\n

1928:<\/strong> The Detroit Red Wings<\/a> great was born in Floral, Saskatchewan. The man known as “Mr. Hockey” would score 801 NHL goals and added 174 from the World Hockey Association. He would win the Hart Trophy and Art Ross<\/a> Trophy six times each and win four Stanley Cups.<\/p>\n

He’d retire in 1971 and be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972. Howe would return to hockey to play with his sons Mark Howe<\/a><\/strong> and Marty Howe<\/a><\/strong> of the Houston Aeros. He’d return to the NHL with the Hartford Whalers<\/a> for one last season in 1979-80. He would pass away at the age of 88 on June 10, 2016.<\/p>\n

Other Notable Events<\/h3>\n

1923: King Clancy<\/a><\/strong> of the Ottawa Senators<\/a> plays all six positions in a 1-0 victory over Edmonton in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.<\/p>\n

1927: Howie Morenz<\/a><\/strong> of the Montreal Canadiens<\/a> scores 12:05 into overtime in a 1-0 win over the Montreal Maroons. It’s the first all-NHL playoff game in the Stanley Cup playoffs.<\/p>\n

1942:<\/strong> The Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> are the first franchise to win 50 post-season games with a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers<\/a> in Game 6 of the semifinals.<\/p>\n

1951:<\/strong> The Boston Bruins<\/a> and the Leafs play to the last time in post-season history. Both clubs are tied at one, but Ontario’s Sundary curfew law prevented the game from continuing.<\/p>\n

1973: Bobby Orr<\/a><\/strong> gets a hat trick to reach 100 points for the fourth straight season. Boston would lose 7-3 to Toronto.<\/p>\n

1984: Mike Bossy<\/a><\/strong> is the first player to score 50 goals in seven straight seasons. The New York Islanders<\/a> would beat the Washington Capitals<\/a> 3-1.<\/p>\n

1989: Sergei Priakin<\/a><\/strong> is the first player from the Soviet Hockey Federation as the Calgary Flames <\/a>beat the Winnipeg Jets<\/a>, 4-1.<\/p>\n

1994: Jeremy Roenick<\/a><\/strong> is the first Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> player to get 100 points in three consecutive seasons.<\/p>\n

2004: Mark Messier<\/a><\/strong> scores in his final NHL game as the Rangers lose 4-3 to the Buffalo Sabres<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2018:<\/strong> The Vegas Golden Knights<\/a> are the first modern expansion team to win a division title as they beat the San Jose Sharks<\/a>, 3-2. Vegas would get the Pacific Division crown.<\/p>\n

Happy Birthday to You<\/h3>\n

1928: Gordie Howe<\/strong><\/p>\n

1936: Bob Pulford<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1938: Bill Hicke<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1965: Tom Barrasso<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1971: Pavel Bure<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1980: Michael Ryder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

1984: David Clarkson<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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During the NHL\u2019s hiatus, we at the Last Word on Hockey are going to look back at each date\u2019s historical significance to the game. We\u2019ll remember the moments that shaped the sport of hockey that happened on this day. Here\u2019s our look at this date in hockey history for March 31st, featuring Gordie Howe. Today […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2352,"featured_media":51462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2],"tags":[2118,757,3534,4787,2098,4237,1041,4789,2177,2189,4788],"class_list":["post-72375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-redwings","category-featured","tag-bobby-orr","tag-gordie-howe","tag-hockey-history","tag-howie-morenz","tag-jeremy-roenick","tag-king-clancy","tag-mark-messier","tag-michael-ryder","tag-mike-bossy","tag-pavel-bure","tag-tom-barrasso"],"modified_by":"William Grigsby","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2352"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}