Best Ever American in the NHLJoe Mullen might have been best ever American-born player in the NHL. He grew up in New York and played at Boston College. Mullen was the first the American born NHL player to score 500 goals and the first American to reach 1,000 total career points. He played played 17 seasons and was on 3 Stanley Cup winning teams.
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Best Ever European in the NHLWorth considering as the best European player is Peter Stastny. Born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, he defected to Canada at age 24 when he was Czechoslovakia player of the year
Stasny played in the NHL 14 seasons. His scoring accomplishments were overshadowed because he played at the same time as Gretzky but he scored 450 goals and added 789 assists for a total of 1239 points in the regular season. In 1998, Stasny was the first European-born and trained player who played in the NHL inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame. |
Websites:Original Six Teams
The six teams that composed the National Hockey League for the 25 seasons between the 1942–43 season and the 1967 NHL Expansion. |
Throwing Octopi
A Detroit Red Wing playoff fan tradition is throwing octopus on the ice for good luck. |
Original Six ECHL Affiliates
Wheeling Nailers, Greenville Road Warriors, Toledo Walleye and Reading Royals. |
Maurice Richard Trophy
Awarded annually to the leading goal scorer in the National Hockey League. The Maurice Richard Trophy was donated to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens hockey club in 1998–99 and is named in honour of the legendary Montreal Canadiens right winger Maurice 'Rocket' Richard |