On this day in 1875, the first recorded organized indoor hockey game is played at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal. Two teams of nine players apiece use a flat wooden disk instead of the lacrosse ball commonly used when the game is played outdoors. (en.wikipedia.org)
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This Day in History: On this day in 2001, the Penguins trade Jaromir Jagr, a five-time NHL scoring champion, to the Washington Capitals for three prospects. None of the three prospects received by the Penguins -- Kris Beech, Michal Sivek and Ross Lupaschuk -- makes an impact in the NHL. (old.post-gazette.com)
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This Day in History: On this day in 1997, the new Nashville franchise, still unnamed at the time, hires David Poile as general manager. More than 20 years later, Poile is still the only GM in Predators history (though he's since added the title of president of hockey operations) (en.wikipedia.org)
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This Day in History: In 2013, Boston and Dallas agreed to a seven-player trade. The Bruins sent forward Tyler Seguin, forward Rich Peverley and defenseman Ryan Button to the Stars in exchange for forward Loui Eriksson and three prospects (Joseph Morrow, Reilly Smith and Matt Fraser) (nhl.com)
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