On the same night that Detroit Red Wings superstar Gordie Howe made even more NHL history, a future hockey legend, Wayne Gretzky, celebrated his fifth birthday on Jan. 26, 1966.

He was 52 years and eight days old, a human marvel who wasn't merely playing in the world's greatest hockey league, but producing at an impressive rate. And on April 6, 1980, at the Hartford Civic ...

The 58th all-star game will be played in Raleigh, N.C., home of the Carolina Hurricanes, on Jan. 30 (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 4 p.m ...

1933 — The Philadelphia Eagles play their first NFL game and suffers a 56-0 loss to the New York Giants. 1961 — Mickey Wright wins her third LPGA Championship with a rout, nine strokes ahead of Louise ...

Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Milestone Monday heads back to Jan. 26, 1966, when Detroit Red Wings legend Gordie Howe suited up for his 1,300th career game. Today, 76 NHL players have appeared in 1 ...

Gordie Howe made his last NHL goal a family affair. Three days after scoring his 801st and final regular-season goal, Howe scored his last of his 68 Stanley Cup Playoff goals. It came on April 9, 1980 ...