Today is Monday, March 23, 2026
Today in
Sports History
1952 - Bill Mosienko (Chicago Black Hawks) scored the fastest hat trick in NHL history. He scored 3 goals in 21 seconds.
1971 - The Boston Patriots officially announced their name would change to the New England Patriots.
1972 - Evil Knievel broke 93 bones after successfully jumping 35 cars.
1991 - The London Monarchs beat the Frankfurt Galaxy 24-11 in the World League of American Football's (WLAF) first game.
1994 - Wayne Gretzky (Los Angeles Kings) score his 802nd career goal to pass Gordie Howe as the NHL's all-time leading goal scorer.
1995 - Jaromir Jagr (Pittsburgh Penguins) became the first European player to lead the NHL in scoring.
2002 - Keith Tkachuk (St. Louis Blues) slashed Lyle Odelein (Chicago Blackhawks) during a game. On March 25, 2002, Tkachuk was suspended for one game without pay for the incident.
Sports Quote
Before you can win a game, you have to not lose it. - Chuck Noll, ex-Pittsburgh Steelers Coach
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