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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Howie Morenz once scored a goal by skating the length of the ice backwards.

The All-Star game came to be after Eddie Shore nearly killed Irving "Ace" Baily with a vicious body check and ended his career, the All-Star game was used to raise money for Baily and in a strange moment Eddie Shore who was playing in the game shook Bailey's hand and apologized. It was the last apology uttered by Shore in his life.

There used to be 6 players on the ice at the time, 3 forwards two defensemen and a rover.

It used to be illegal for goalies to drop to their knees.

The first time a goalie was pulled near the end of a game a too many men on the ice penalty was issued because it had never been done before.

I love the story of Eddie Shore's wild ride. Here's an excerpt from the Sport's Illustrated article on it:

A Rough Time On The Road
Eddie Shore of the Boston Bruins made it to the game the hard way after missing the team train to Montreal.

On January 2, 1929 the Boston Bruins took the night train to Montreal for a National Hockey League game with the Montreal Maroons the following evening. As the Pullman slowly rolled away from the platform, Boston Manager Art Ross walked through the sleeping car, counting his players. When Ross reached the last berth he realized that one of them—All-Star Defenseman Eddie Shore—was missing.

" Mr. Ross didn't know it," said Shore recently, "but I was running down the station platform trying to jump on the last car of the train. I didn't make it and had just missed the train because my taxi had been tied up in a traffic accident coming across town."

Shore was determined to reach Montreal in time for the game, however. The Bruins already were shorthanded because of injuries, and Shore was well aware of the $500 fine Ross levied against any player who missed a road-trip train. He first checked the train schedules and found that the next express wouldn't reach Montreal until after game time. He tried the airlines and was told all plane service had been canceled because of a sleet storm. He then decided to rent an automobile but changed his mind when a wealthy friend offered him his limousine and a chauffeur.

At 11:30 p.m. Shore and the chauffeur headed north on a 350-mile trip over icy, snow-blocked New England mountains. It was sleeting and there were no paved superhighways, no road patrols, no sanders.

Full article here:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vau...30/1/index.htm