This Day in NHL History 2001 March 31/Month end YTD total

March 31st

 Felix Potvin became the second goaltender in King's history to record back to back shutouts led by Ziggy Palffy's 2 goals and two assists in their 4-0 win over Colorado.

94/95 Pro Prospects # 50

Obtained blue sharpie auto IP.

The end of March and the 11 + month totals as follows

354/358

My year long project is coming to an end. I've posted an autographed item from my collection for the last 358 days. First, I had to find an event that happened on that day, then find something to scan in.  It's been a lot of fun and there are still 8 days to go. We'll see how this ends up shortly.

This Day in NHL History 1968 March 30

March 30

Rookie goaltender Les Binkley made 23 saves to earn his 6th career shutout, as the Penguins beat Philadelphia, 2-0, in a game played at Quebec City.

70/71 OPC Deckle Edge insert # 10

Obtained blue ink sig IP.

This Day in NHL History 1988 March 29

March 29th

Buffalo's Mark Napier scored twice in their 3-1 victory over Quebec.

84/85 OPC # 

Obtained blue sharpie auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 1975 March 28

March 28th

Washtngton's Nelson Pyatt scored 2 third period goals against Oakland to give them their only road win of the season (1-39-0)

76/77 OPC # 98 RC

Obtained blue ink sig TTM.

At the time I was doing a lot ot TTM, there weren't a lot of cards available. I asked if they had a business card or postcard thet could send along. Some did, some didn't, some were signed some not. But still a great little collectible.

This Day in NHL History 1992 March 27

March 27th

Los Angele's  Steve Weeks was the losing goalie in a 6-4 loss to Winnipeg.

82/83 OPC # 234 RC

Obtained blue ink sig TTM.

This Day in NHL History 1990 March 26

March 26th

In the only NHL game played this night, Toronto's Gary Leeman had a goal and an assist in their 5-4 loss to Minnesota.

CP Laserphoto dated March 18 1989

Obtained black sharpie auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 1994 March 25

March 25th

In Toronto's 6-3 victory over Quebec, Dmitri Mironov had one goal. Mike Gartner had two, to become the first player in NHL history to have 30 goals or more for 15 straight seasons.

91/92 OPC insert # 23R

Obtained black sharpie auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 2001 March 24

March 24th

Toronto's Igor Korolev had one goal in their 5-3 victory over Philadelphia.

UD BAP # 135

Obtained blue sharpie auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 1991 March 23

March 23rd

Detroit's Shawn Burr had one goal in their 4-1 loss to Toronto.

83/84 Kitchener Rangers Police Set # 18

Obtained blue ink auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 1989 March 22

March 22nd

Montreal's Mike McPhee had two assists in their 8-0 victory over Quebec.

90/91 ProSet # 155

Obtained blue ink auto IP.

This Day in NHL 1993 History March 21

March 21st

Winnipeg's Fredrik Olausson had one assist in their 4-2 victory over Calgary.

late 80's Winnipeg Jets team issued postcard.

Obtained blue ink sig TTM.

This Day in NHL History 1996 March 20

March 20th

Vancouver Canucks obtained Markus Naslund from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Alek Stojanov.

07/08 UD Sweet Shot Signings # SSP-MN

Purchased at thrift shop.

This Day in NHL History 1994 March 19

March 19th

Winnipeg's Darryl Shannon had one assist in their 4-2 victory over Detroit.

91/92 ProSet # 490

Obtained blue sharpie auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 1989 March 18

March 18th

Washington's Rod Langway had 2 assists in their 8-2 victory over Hartford.

80/81 OPC # 344 RC 

Obtained blue ink auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 1988 March 17

March 17th

Quebec's Paul Gillis had one assist in their 4-3 victory over New Jersey.

CP laserphoto dated Jan 13/89

Obtained blue ink sig TTM.

This Day in NHL History 1993 March 16

March 16th

Tampa Bay's Mike Hartman had an assist in their 4-3 loss to Hartford. Teammate Brian Bradley scored his 39th goal to set an NHL record for most goals in a season by an expansion team player.

AP Laserphoto dated Dec 23/88

Obtained blue ink sig TTM.

This Day in NHL History 1989 March 15

March 15th

Edmonton's Grant Fuhr was the losing goalie despite giving up only 2 goals in an 8-6 loss to Detroit.

83/84 OPC # 27

Obtained blue ink auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 1986 March 14

March 14th

Edmonton's Paul Coffey had 2 goals and six assists (tying Tom Bladon's record for most points by a defenceman in a game) in a 12-3 win over Detroit.

82/83 OPC # 101

Obtained blue ink auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 1993 March 13

March 13th

The Flyers-Kings game was cancelled after one period by the Blizzard of '93. High winds shattered a window in the outer lobby with the score tied 1-1. The game was replayed April 1 with the Kings winning 3-1 as Darryl Sydor had 1 goal and 1 assist.

95/96 UD BAP # 26

Obtained black sharpie auto from pack pull.

This Day in NHL History 2000 March 12

March 12th

David Legwand had one assist in Nashville's 4-3 victory over Edmonton.

00/01 Pacific authentic autograph # 223

Obtained blue sharpie auto from pack pull.

This Day in NHL History 1986 March 11

March 11th

Calgary Flames traded Rich Kromm and Steve Konroyd to the New York Islanders for John Tonelli.

84/85  OPC # 227 RC.

Obtained blue ink auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 1992 March 10

March 10th

Dave McLlwain becomes the second player in NHL history to be on 4 different teams in one season when he was traded. He had played with the Jets and the Sabres before the Islanders traded him to the Leafs.

1994 Vol 2 no 6 Ottawa Senators magazine

Obtained black sharpie auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 1982 March 9

March 9th

St. Louis obtained Guy Lapointe from Montreal for their second choice in the 1983 entry draft (Sergio Momesso)

71/72 OPC # 145

Obtained blue ink sig TTM.

This Day in NHL History 1990 March 8

March 8th

Mike Hartman had one of Buffalo's goals in their 10-4 win over Boston. They became the first team since Nov 1983 to score in double digits in a game.

AP Laserphoto dated Dec 1 1989

Obtained black ink sig TTM.

This Day in NHL History 1989 March 7

March 7th

Paul Gillis had 1 goal for Quebec  in the Nordique's 6-4 loss to the Maple Leafs.

CP Laserphoto dated Dec 15 1988

Obtained black ink auto TTM.

This Day in NHL History 1996 March 6

March 6th

Vancouver's Russ Courtnall scored a power play goal, short handed goal and an even strength goal in the 5-2 victory over Buffalo. This was done in a 9:35 span in the second period.

AP Laser wirephoto dated May 11 1989

Ontained blue ink sig IP.

This Day in NHL History 2004 March 5

March 5th

Darby Hendrickson had 1 assist in Colorado's 5-1 victory over San Jose.

97/98 UD # 166

Obtained blue sharpie auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 1999 March 4th

March 4th

Lonny Bohonos had 1 goal in Toronto's 4-0 win over St. Louis. The Leafs tied a team record for fewest shots in a win ( 9 total --3-4-2)

97/98 UD # 172

Obtained blue sharpie auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 2000 March 3

March 3rd

Todd Warriner had Tampa Bay's only goal in a 5-1 loss to Chicago.

90/91 7th Inning Sketch # 195

Obtained blue sharpie auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 1991 March 2

March 2nd

Philadelphia's Craig Berube scored a goal in the Flyers 4-4 tie against the Blues. St. Louis's Brett Hull scored his 70th goal of the season and added 3 assists.

laser wirephoto dated Nov 20/1988

Received red ink sig TTM.

This Day in NHL History 2003 March 1

March 1

Steve Sullivan had one assist in Chicago's 5-4 OT loss to Nashville. Nashville's coach Barry Trotz set a NHL  record for most games coached with an expansion team from its inception. (392 games)

97/98 UD # 160

Obtained blue sharpie auto IP.

This Day in NHL History 1980 Feb 29 Bonus Day

February 29

There is no Feb 29 this year but I will enclose a post for this day. 

323/327 is the running total at February's end. Getting near the end of this project.

Voila.

Danny Gare became the fourth player in Sabres history to score 200 goals, as the Sabres won for the first time ever in Edmonton, beating the Oilers 4-2. Gil Perreault chipped in with three assists.

80/81 OPC # 260

Obtained black sharpie auto IP.