1984 PATRICK DIVISION SEMIFINALS, GAME 5: NEW YORK RANGERS AT NEW YORK ISLANDERS (April 10, 1984) In 1980, the U.S. Olympic hockey team won gold at Lake Placid after upsetting the Soviet Union, 4-3, and subsequently defeating Finland in the final game. Aside from goaltender Jim Craig and forward Mike Eurizione–who scored the winning goal […]
1979 STANLEY CUP SEMIFINALS, GAME 7: BOSTON BRUINS AT MONTREAL CANADIENS (MAY 10, 1979) ********************************************************************** “The Too-Many-Men Debacle.” ——————– BACKSTORY ——————– If you have ever lived in Canada, or at least been able to watch a hockey game on CBC’s “Hockey Night in Canada” Saturday night telecasts, you’re familiar with one of hockey’s most colorful
1994 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS, GAME 6: NEW YORK RANGERS AT NEW JERSEY DEVILS ********************************************************************** “The Messier Guarantee.” ——————– BACKSTORY ——————– 1940. That was the last time the New York Rangers had won the Stanley Cup. They played in the largest market in the NHL, and in the media capital of the world. They had one
1982 SMYTHE DIVISION SEMIFINALS, GAME 3: EDMONTON OILERS AT LOS ANGELES KINGS ******************** “The Miracle on Manchester.” That tag references Manchester Boulevard, in Inglewood, California, where the Forum, former home of the Kings and Lakers, is situated. The miracle in question was one of the greatest comebacks in the history of not only the Stanley