Today in the History of Hockey: August 22 – Hockey Writer – Hockey History
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The Philadelphia Flyers bid farewell to the leading goalkeeper in franchise history on this date. In addition, the King of Los Angeles has been very active on August 22 for many years. Plus, the Hockey Hall of Fame welcomes some new members, and one of the top snipers in NHL history has found a new home.
Barbers call it a profession
On August 22, 1985, a chronic knee injury forced flyer forward Bill Barber to announce his retirement. The flyer was originally the seventh pick in the 1972 NHL amateur draft pick. He made his debut later in the fall and scored 30 goals and 64 points in the 1972-73 season. He finished second in the Calder Trophy vote as he was the league’s top rookie and was in turn won Steve Vickers of the New York Rangers, who also scored 30 goals.
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He continued to score at least 30 goals in 10 of his 12 NHL seasons. He was an important part of the 1974 and 1975 Flyers back-to-back Stanley Cup championships. He scored nine goals and 24 points in 34 playoff games in these championship games. In the 1975-76 season, the barber scored a career-high 50 goals and 112 points.
In retirement, the barber played 903 games, all with the flyer to score 420 goals and 883 points. He remains the team’s historical leader in goals, ranking second in the game with only Bobby Clarke. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.
Wheeling and the King of Trading
The king has been busy on this date for many years. On August 22, 1972, they acquired experienced defensive player Terry Harper from the Montreal Canadaens. They sent two first-round picks to Montreal and future second- and third-round picks. The Canadians chose Gary McGregor, Pierre Mondou, Paul Woods and Rod Schutt. Mondou has had his best career in this game, scoring 194 goals and 456 points for the Canadians in 548 games.
Harper won five Stanley Cups in Montreal, and was named the fourth captain in Kings history before his second season with the club. In the 1974-75 season, he scored a career-high five goals and 26 points, helping the Kings get a franchise-high 105 points. After that season, he was traded to the Detroit Red Wings in a trade, bringing Hall of Famer Marcel Dionne to Los Angeles.
The king reached another deal with Red Wings on August 22, 1979. This time they ended the legend of Dale McCourt. Originally drafted by the Red Wings, McCourt was the top pick for the 1977 NHL amateur draft. His rights were transferred to the Kings to win compensation from Detroit’s signed free agent goalkeeper Rogie Vachon.
After two weeks of lawsuits, his rights were exchanged for Andre St. Laurent’s red wings and won a first-round draft pick in 1980 and 1981. McCourt scored 134 goals and 337 points in 341 games, scoring for the Red Wings in 341 games before he was traded to Buffalo Sabers. St. Laurent scored 52 points in three seasons with the Kings. The Kings used two draft picks to choose future Hall of Fame guard Larry Murphy and center Doug Smith.
On August 22, 1996, the Kings acquired experienced forward Petr Klima from Tampa Bay Lightning for a conditional draft pick. The draft pick eventually became the fifth round in 1997 and was used by Jan Sulc, who never played in the NHL game. Klima played only eight games for the Kings and chose four assists before being traded to another conditional pick for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Odd number and ending
The Hockey Hall of Fame announced its latest inductee on August 22, 1974. Dickie Moore, Art Coulter and Billy Birch were the players’ votes, as well as former NHL star Thomas Dunderdale. Tommy Ivan and Charles Hay were included in the builder category, and former referee Carl Voss received the call.
Rangers are called Jean-Guy Talbot 16Th On August 22, 1974, the head coach in team history replaced John Ferguson, who resigned from his coaching duties and focused on becoming the team’s general manager. Talbot made the Rovers’ playoffs for the first time in three seasons, but after the 1977-78 season, he and Ferguson were fired. Former Flyer head coach Fred Shero replaced them both.
On August 22, 1996, the New Jersey Devils traded Stephane Richer to the Canadians for defender Lyle Odelein. The deal comes nearly five years after Canadians traded to the devil in 1991.
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In January 1998, his second season at Montreal lasted for one and a half seasons. Over the next four seasons, Odelein was traded to Phoenix Coyotes in 2000 to play 285 games for the Devils.
Brett Hull signed with the Red Wings on August 22, 2001. In the next three seasons, he played one game in addition to one game, scoring 92 goals and 207 points. In the 2002 playoffs, he scored 10 goals and 18 points, ending with his second Stanley Cup championship in his career.
Happy birthday to you
A total of 17 current and former NHL players were born on the date. The first was Frank Daley, who was born on August 22, 1909, and played for the Detroit Cougars in the 1928-29 season. The most recent one is Minnesota field defensive player Brock Faber, who turns 23 today.
St. Louis Blues forward Brayden Schenn (34) was the highest-scoring birthday boy with 278 goals and 685 points. Columbus Blue Jackets head coach Dean Evason (61) has the longest career as he competed in 803 games with the Washington capital, Hartford Whalers, San Jose Sharks, Dallas Shars and Calgary’s Hartford Whalers.
Other notable players born on this date include Ray McKay (79), Ken Hammond (62) and the late George Ferguson.
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