-- Martin Brodeur had a grand total of two NHL wins on his resume, getting a late season cup o’ coffee after completing his season at Saint-Hyacinthe Laser of the QMJHL.
-- Sidney Crosby had not yet celebrated his sixth birthday. This did not keep fans from voting him to his (and ESPN’s) first ESPY award as best NHL player.
-- The NHL just completed its last season with real names for divisions – Patrick, Adams, Smythe, and Norris.
-- There was still NHL hockey being played in Winnipeg, Quebec, Minneapolis, and Hartford.
-- The San Jose Sharks won 11 games… total… for the season.
-- The Ottawa Senators won 10 games… total… for the season.
-- Teemu Selanne won the Calder Trophy.
-- No one saw more rubber go into their own net among non-goalies than Kevin Hatcher. He was on the ice for 162 goals against the Washington Capitals.
-- Alex Ovechkin – age 8 – would soon develop his passion for hockey by enrolling in hockey school.
-- Chris Chelios just completed his tenth season in the NHL.
-- Gary Bettman was just months into his tenure as Commissioner of the NHL.
-- “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston was Billboard’s top hit of 1993.
-- “Jurassic Park” was the top grossing film of 1993.
-- The Buffalo Bills still had not lost four Super Bowls (they just lost their third).
-- Cal Ripken still had two more seasons before he would pass Lou Gehrig for first place in consecutive games played in major league baseball history.
-- Apple ended its production of “Apple II” personal computers
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"Teemu Selanne won the Calder Trophy" sigh. all the cool stuff happened before i was aware of things
but hey, maybe kovy still wants to play when he's 50...
Selanne had 76 goals and 132 points, tying for the goals lead with Mogilny (if memory serves). Best rookie season ever, I think it's safe to say.
George McPhee was in his second year as director of hockey operations with the Vancouver Canucks.
Bruce Boudreau was beginning his coaching career with the Muskegeon Fury.
Mike Knuble and Brendan Morrison were playing college hockey at University of Michigan.
Ted Leonsis was beginning his career at AOL.
And the Penguins had just relinquished two years of ownership of the Stanley Cup to Montreal Canadiens (who, by the way, have yet to win it again since the league stopped favoring them in the rules).
http://www.tedstake.com/2010/07/15/sport-for-social-change-comes-to-dc/
Look at what Capitals' owner Ted Leonsis had to say.
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