Vintage Minnesota Hockey - History

1965:  Former NHL left winger Clark Donatelli born in Providence, Rhode Island.  Donatelli played in the NHL 1989-90 through 1991-92 with the Minnesota North Stars and Boston.

1967:  Minnesota goaltender Cesare Maniago made 38 saves as the North Stars played in Canada for the first time in team history, losing 3-0 at Toronto.

1972:  Toronto's Dave Keon scored his 297th career goal to become the Maple Leafs' All-Time leading goal scorer, passing Frank Mahovlich and George Armstrong (who each had 296 goals). Maple Leafs lost 3-1 to the North Stars, in Minnesota.

1973:  Minnesota's 44-year-old Gump Worsley faced St. Louis' 20-year-old John Davidson in a game with the largest age gap between goaltenders in NHL history (23 years, 289 days); the Blues won the game 3-2 over the visiting North Stars.

1990:  Minnesota North Stars traded goaltender Kari Takko to Edmonton in exchange for goalie Bruce Bell, which forever infamously is known as the Taco Bell (Takko/Bell) trade.

1991:  Rookie goaltender Tom Draper picked up his first and only career NHL shutout, in a 2-0 Sabres' win over the Blackhawks, at the Aud.  The win improved his record to 4-0-1. Dave Snuggerud picked up both assists in the game.

1996:  Los Angeles obtained Neal Broten from New Jersey, in exchange for future considerations.

2000:  Jeff Nielsen scored his first goal as a member of the Wild when Minnesota tied 1-1 against the visiting Calgary Flames.

2006:  Minnesota set a team record for most shots in a period, when they took 22 in the second period of a 4-2 loss at Montreal.

2007:  Minnesota Wild claimed forward Todd Fedoruk off waivers from Dallas.

2014:  Minnesota Wild Forward Zach Parise had 1 goal in the Wilds 2-1 to Tampa Bay Lighting and was named the #3 Star of the Night.

2014:  N.Y. Islanders Forward - Edina, MN native Anders Lee had 1 goal in the Islanders 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins to earn the #3 Star of the Night.

2014:  Washington Capitals Defemseman - Virginia, MN native Matt Niskanen had 1 goal in the Capitals 2-1 loss to Buffalo Sabres to earn the games #3 Star of the Night.

2014:  Colorado Avalanche Defenseman - Bloomington, MN native Erik Johnson had 1 goal and was named the #1 Star of the Night in the Avs 4-3 over Carolina Hurricanes.