1941: Former NHL right winger George Standing born in Toronto, Ont. Standing played in the NHL 1967-68 with the Minnesota North Stars.
1980: Fomer Gopher Hockey & NHL defenseman Jordan Leopold born in Golden Valley, MN. Leopold played in the NHL 2002-2015 with Calgary, Colorado, Florida, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, St. Louis, Columbus and Minnesota Wild.
1980: NHL center Dominic Moore born in Thornhill, Ont. Moore has played in the NHL since 2003-04 with New York Rangers, Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Toronto, Buffalo, Florida Panthers, Montreal, Tampa Bay, San Jose, and New York Rangers.
1983: Winnipeg Jets traded Craig Levie and rights to Tom Ward to the Minnesota North Stars in exchangte for Tim Young.
1983: Former MSU Maverick & NHL centerman Ryan Carter born in White Bear Lake, MN. Carter played in the NHL 2006-2017 with Anaheim, Carolina, Florida Panthers, New Jersey and Minnesota Wild.
1994: Detroit Red Wings signed free agent Mike Ramsey to a one year contract.
2015: The United States Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, MN announced it's newest class of H.O.F. inductees including: Ron Degregorio, Chris Drury, Angela Ruggiero and Mathieu Schneider.
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