Pittsburgh isn’t a natural habitat for penguins, but thanks to “The Igloo” – the nickname of the Civic Arena where the NHL team got its start – they’ve come to thrive in the city. The Pittsburgh Penguins have been able to bring home four Stanley Cup titles (1991, 1992, 2009, and 2016) across five total appearances since they joined the league […]
Pittsburgh Welcomes Hockey The Pittsburgh Penguins first took to the ice in 1967. It was more than three decades after the city’s first NHL team, the Pirates, folded during the Great Depression. The new Pittsburgh team was part of a six-team influx of new hockey clubs and a contest that tasked the public with choosing a new club name. […]
Where It (All-Star)ted The NHL All-Star game came into existence in 1934 when the defending Stanley Cup Champions – The Maple Leafs – faced off against the league’s All-Stars in Toronto. The first All-Star contest, dubbed the “ACE Bailey Benefit Game,” paid homage to Hall of Famer Irvin E. “Ace” Bailey; he was the former winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs. During […]
Expansion doesn’t happen very often anymore in the NHL. The last one was in 2000 when the Blue Jackets and Wild entered the league. Even franchise re-locations don’t happen much anymore, with the last one being the Jets from 5 years ago. This is the first time in the history of HbD’s existence that we get […]
So, you’re a pretty big hockey fan, huh? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Not everyone in your life may be in awe of that throwback ‘Whalers’ t-shirt you wore last Thursday, but here at HbyD we see you, and want to offer you the highest of high-fives. I bet you can even name “The Original Six” teams […]
2016 was a rough year in notable deaths, and the sports community was no exception; Gordie Howe, Muhammad Ali, Jose Fernandez and Craig Sager are only a few still being mourned by the sports world. As if the year past wasn’t hard enough, the turn of the calendar year brought yet another loss to the […]
On December 19, 1917, the Montreal Wanderers faced off against the Toronto HC (Arenas) at Montreal Arena in front of a crowd of 700 people in the very first game played in the National Hockey League. And now, almost 100 years later, millions (billions?) of fans have seen the league grow from as little as […]
The Boston Bruins (also known as the Bears or the B’s) got their start in the NHL during the 1924–1925 season. Rumor has it, Charles Francis Adams – a grocery-chain tycoon from Vermont – paid a hefty $15,000 to the NHL in exchange for the first United States entry into the league. Bruins’ Origins Adams held a contest open […]
Expansion doesn’t happen very often anymore in the NHL. The last one was in 2000 when the Blue Jackets and Wild entered the league. Even franchise re-locations don’t happen much anymore, with the last one being the Jets from 5 years ago. This is the first time in the history of HbD’s existence that we get […]
Please Note: This post was originally posted in 2016, so while most of the links still work, we cannot guarantee it anymore. However, we have updated and released a new Top Ten Christmas Gifts list for 2019, which you can visit by clicking here. (Ed Note: This is not paid content! None of the websites/businesses listed below have […]
