| PHOTO OF THE DAY | GAMES |
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Sylvain Turgeon, Risto Siltanen, and Bob Crawford |
TYPE |
DATE |
ARENA |
TEAM |
GF |
GA |
OT |
RESULT |
ATTENDANCE |
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Regular Season |
2/22/1976 |
AWAY |
Quebec Nordiques |
0 |
4 |
|
Loss |
10,978 |
Regular Season |
2/22/1977 |
AWAY |
Edmonton Oilers |
3 |
4 |
|
Loss |
8,298 |
Regular Season |
2/22/1978 |
AWAY |
Winnipeg Jets |
2 |
4 |
|
Loss |
10,271 |
Regular Season |
2/22/1981 |
HCC |
New York Rangers |
6 |
5 |
|
Win |
13,663 |
Regular Season |
2/22/1982 |
AWAY |
Minnesota North Stars |
7 |
8 |
|
Loss |
13,854 |
Regular Season |
2/22/1986 |
AWAY |
Montreal Canadiens |
3 |
6 |
|
Loss |
17,671 |
Regular Season |
2/22/1987 |
AWAY |
Buffalo Sabres |
3 |
5 |
|
Loss |
14,120 |
Regular Season |
2/22/1992 |
HCC |
Quebec Nordiques |
4 |
0 |
|
Win |
10,391 |
Regular Season |
2/22/1995 |
HCC |
Boston Bruins |
3 |
2 |
OT |
Win |
14,021 |
Regular Season |
2/22/1997 |
HCC |
Washington Capitals |
2 |
0 |
|
Win |
14,311 |
| HIGHLIGHTS |
In 1981 Dave Keon plays his 1,500th career game (NHL/WHA) vs the Rangers.
In 1981 Mike Rogers fails to score on the Whalers 1st NHL penalty shot (against Doug Soetaert) vs the Rangers.
In 1981 Gilles Lupien plays his 1st Whalers game scoring his 1st two Whalers goals (the 2nd is his 5th and final NHL goal) vs the Rangers.
In 1981 Larry Pleau coaches his 1st Whalers game recording his 1st win vs the Rangers.
In 1981 American born coaches face each other for the 1st time. Whalers (Pleau) defeat Rangers (Patrick) 6-5.
In 1981 Rick Ley is named assistant coach after a knee injury will prevent him from playing for the remainder of the 80/81 season.
In 1981 Blaine Stoughton records his 100th NHL assist while adding a goal vs the Rangers.
In 1982 Dan Bourbonnais scores his 3rd and final NHL goal and adds an assist vs Minnesota.
In 1986 John Newberry plays his 27th and last NHL game (3rd Whalers) vs Montreal.
In 1986 Torrie Robertson plays his 200th Whalers game vs Mopntreal.
In 1987 Mike McEwen records his 400th NHL point (a goal) vs Buffalo.
In 1991 Kevin Dineen is nominated for the NHL's Man of the Year award which is awarded to the player that shows leadership on and off the ice.
In 1992 Peter Sidorkiewicz record his 8th career shutout with 21 saves vs Quebec.
In 1992 Michel Picard scores his 4th and last Whalers goal and 9th point vs Quebec.
In 1995 Sean Burke records his 100th NHL win with 42 saves vs Boston.
In 1995 Darren Turcotte scores the game winner 2:59 into overtime vs Boston.
In 1997 Sean Burke records his 8th Whalers shutout (12th career) with 28 saves vs Washington.
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| TRANSACTIONS |
In 1985 Mike Liut and future considerations (Jorgen Pettersson) are acquired from St. Louis for Mark Johnson, Greg Millen, and cash.
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| BIRTHDAYS |
In 1953 Alan Hangsleben was born in Warroad, Minnesota, USA
In 1964 Mark Paterson was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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