There's just two games left in the season for the Alberni Valley Bulldogs, and after tonight that number will be down to one as the Dogs visit the Cowichan Valley Capitals at the Island Savings Centre. Get it all on THE PEAK with the pregame show at 7:15 and the puck drop and play-by-play at 7:30.
Beauty...
1942
And in Today's Canadian Birthdays... Phil Esposito 1942-
Hockey centre, born on this day at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario in 1942. Esposito was originally a member of the Chicago Blackhawks (1963-67), and was sent to Boston in 1967. Over the next eight seasons, aided by Bobby Orr on the blueline, he rewrote the NHL record books, becoming the first player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season (126 in 1969) and, two seasons later, set single-season standards of 76 goals and 152 points, which stood until Gretzky arrived on the scene. Over a five-year period (1970-71 to 1974-75), he scored 55 or more goals and totaled 127 points or more in each season with combined totals of 326 goals and 687 points. He was a 6-time NHL 1st teamer and 2-time MVP (1969, 1974) and 5-time NHL scoring champion. He was a star of the 1972 Canada-Soviet series. In 1975, he was dealt to the New York Rangers, where he was top scorer for four years, and helped them to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1979. He served as GM of the NY Rangers 1986-88 and is President-GM of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Espo had 778 career goals - he is 4th in NHL scoring after Gretzky, Howe and Dionne - and was the first League player to get 70 goals in one season
My personal favourite...Ah, the good ole' days!
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