From NHL.com Before a hometown of 700 fans, The Montreal Wanderers defeated the Toronto Arenas by a score of 10-9. It was the first NHL game ever played. 67 years later on the same date (December 19, 1984) Wayne Gretzy, the greatest NHL player of all time, scored his 1,000th point . … [Read more...] about First NHL Game December 19, 1917 Montreal Beats Toronto
Eagles Win Championship in Blinding Snow December 19, 1948
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmpJWgaFk7A A foot of snow fell. Hall of fame running back Steve Van Buren couldn't get his car out of the garage. “I had to catch three trolleys and walk about six blocks to the stadium,” he said. He did manage to get to Shibe Park (Later known as Connie Mack Stadium) in time to score the one and only touchdown of the game. That's all the … [Read more...] about Eagles Win Championship in Blinding Snow December 19, 1948
Gretzky Scores 1,000th Point December 19, 1984
Edmonton Journal Wayne Gretzky scored his 1,000th point at the age of 23. He is by far, the youngest NHL player to have scored that many points It was only the 424th game of his career. Coincidentally, Gretzky reached his milestone on the anniversary of the NHL's very first game which was played in Montreal on December 19, 1984. … [Read more...] about Gretzky Scores 1,000th Point December 19, 1984
Eagles Win 2nd Consecutive Title – December 18, 1949
From The New York Times Los Angeles December 18, 1949 The Philadelphia Eagles marched through the mud and sailed through the air today to crush The Los Angeles Rams, 14-0, and win the National Football League Championship for the second straight year. It never rains in California, but girl, don't they warn ya? It pours, man, it pours - (Albert Hammond and Mike … [Read more...] about Eagles Win 2nd Consecutive Title – December 18, 1949
Worst NBA Blowout Cavs 148 Heat 80 December 17, 1991
Hoopmedia At halftime Cleveland was up twenty, a blowout in the making for sure, but teams have been known to comeback from 20-point deficits. In third quarter though, The Heat barely phoned it in, as Cleveland outscored them 33-14. Now The Cavs lead by 39. In the completely ridiculous fourth quarter, Cleveland tacked another another 29 points onto their lead, outscoring … [Read more...] about Worst NBA Blowout Cavs 148 Heat 80 December 17, 1991