On This Day in Hockey History
February 20th 1971- Phil Esposito became the quickest NHL player to reach 50 goals in a season while at Boston Bruins. 1974- Mr Hockey himself, Gordie Howe comes out of retirement to play alongside his sons for the Houston Aeros! 1993- The New York Islanders retired the great goalie, Billy Smith 's #31 jersey 2004- Sergei Zubov notches up his 600 point while playing for Dallas Stars