Spooky Or Odd Coincidences And Events In The NHL

[CanadienShark]

It doesn't get any better than this...



Imagine going to a hockey game and acting like a tough guy and teasing a player who gets hit with a puck, only to act like that ^ after being hit with a puck yourself.

The wife giving thumbs up was too perfect.

 

[Soundwave]

Nick Lidstrom's stats before and after Spooktober 19th, 2001.

Before:
Regular season: 782 GP - 136 Goals - 435 Assists - 571 Points +209
Playoffs: 129 Games - 27 Goals - 64 Assists - 91 Points - +22, 2 Cup wins

After:
Regular season: 782 GP - 128 Goals - 443 Assists - 571 Points +241
Playoffs: 134 Games - 27 Goals - 65 Assists - 92 Points - +39, 2 Cup wins

This is mind bending lol.

 

[Faterson]

I personally took this snapshot of my TV set while watching the game:

 

[Mr Kot]

I personally took this snapshot of my TV set while watching the game:

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Ahhhhhh, my OCD has been satisfied seeing this.

 

[Faterson]

... also note this happened in a game against his former team, the Rangers, whose players form the background of that picture.

 

[Cursed Lemon]

Nick Lidstrom's stats before and after Spooktober 19th, 2001.

Before:
Regular season: 782 GP - 136 Goals - 435 Assists - 571 Points +209
Playoffs: 129 Games - 27 Goals - 64 Assists - 91 Points - +22, 2 Cup wins

After:
Regular season: 782 GP - 128 Goals - 443 Assists - 571 Points +241
Playoffs: 134 Games - 27 Goals - 65 Assists - 92 Points - +39, 2 Cup wins

Mike Modano's 1999 season: 81 points in 77 games, 23 points in 23 playoff games
Mike Modano's 2000 season: 81 points in 77 games, 23 points in 23 playoff games

 

[Ducati Boy]

The fact that Jordin Tootoo wore #22 is not much of a 'coincidence' but the fact that he was born on February 22nd has to be.

Way back when, in the QMJHL, the three top scorers at one point were Denis Savard, Denis Cyr, and Denis Tremblay -- Le Trois Denis. They played on the same team, and the same line. But, more than that, they were all born on the exact same day!

 

[HabsQC]

The fact that Jordin Tootoo wore #22 is not much of a 'coincidence' but the fact that he was born on February 22nd has to be.

Way back when, in the QMJHL, the three top scorers at one point were Denis Savard, Denis Cyr, and Denis Tremblay -- Le Trois Denis. They played on the same team, and the same line. But, more than that, they were all born on the exact same day!

Wait what ? I had to hockey db it and indeed they were born on feb 4th 1961

 

[Oddbob]

It doesn't get any better than this...



Imagine going to a hockey game and acting like a tough guy and teasing a player who gets hit with a puck, only to act like that ^ after being hit with a puck yourself.

My favourite part of this besides the whole thing, is the woman that is with this guy, is laughing at him hard after Sullivan skates by.

 

[Oddbob]

Nick Lidstrom's stats before and after Spooktober 19th, 2001.

Before:
Regular season: 782 GP - 136 Goals - 435 Assists - 571 Points +209
Playoffs: 129 Games - 27 Goals - 64 Assists - 91 Points - +22, 2 Cup wins

After:
Regular season: 782 GP - 128 Goals - 443 Assists - 571 Points +241
Playoffs: 134 Games - 27 Goals - 65 Assists - 92 Points - +39, 2 Cup wins

Who the heck figured this out and why?

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Brian Spencer

Ex-NHL Player, Brian Spencer, Is Shot and Killed in Florida

Brian Spencer, a former National Hockey League player acquitted last year of murdering a restaurant owner, died Friday of a gunshot wound to the chest.

www.latimes.com

Devastating what crack did to our cities in the 80s and early 90s. Way too many stories like this out there

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

The Sedin twins. Identical twins playing on the same team (same line) for their entire career is bonkers when you think about it for a moment.

https://x.com/i/web/status/982094567339159552

The last goal the Sedin's scored in Vancouver

Anson Carter's statline the year he played with them;

33 22 55

 

[Ducati Boy]

Devastating what crack did to our cities in the 80s and early 90s. Way too many stories like this out there

IIRC, Spencer's father was arrested after Brian's first NHL game because the CBC wasn't showing the Toronto game (with his son making his debut) so he went up to the local CBC affiliate (somewhere up province in BC, I think) and shot the person in charge.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Spooky...

 

[Nogatco Rd]

IIRC, Spencer's father was arrested after Brian's first NHL game because the CBC wasn't showing the Toronto game (with his son making his debut) so he went up to the local CBC affiliate (somewhere up province in BC, I think) and shot the person in charge.

Didn’t shoot the station director, but held him at gunpoint and demanded he broadcast his son’s game. His father was then shot and killed by police when they arrived on the scene.

 

[norrisnick]

Who the heck figured this out and why?

I did earlier in the year. I was scrolling back in blocks of 10 years to figure out I think it was Barrie's offensive ranking for D scoring and how it compared to previous decades? It just so happened to align with the 10 season blocks of Lidstrom's career as I went further back. It was already stupid close, so on a whim I added 7 games from '01-'02 to make the games played even and voila... cuts his offensive production in half evenly. That the playoffs are that closely aligned as well is bonkers.

 

[njdevils1982]

Yeah this was my first thought as well

get out of my head man!

 

[Bizz]

Sebastian Aho x 2

There are 2 Elias Petterssons playing for Vancouver right now.

Elias Pettersson (b.1998) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

Statistics of Elias Pettersson, a hockey player from Sundsvall, Sweden born Nov 12 1998 who was active from 2014 to 2024.

www.hockeydb.com

Elias Pettersson (b.2004) Hockey Stats and Profile at hockeydb.com

Statistics of Elias Pettersson, a hockey player from Vasteras, Sweden born Feb 16 2004 who was active from 2021 to 2024.

www.hockeydb.com

 

[alko]

I personally took this snapshot of my TV set while watching the game:

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Claude Giroux is the only man in NHL history, who played exactly 1000 games for one franchise. With 900 points.

 

[PositiveCashFlow]

He was both coaching and sitting in the stands... at the same time

 

[AvroArrow]

Every team that has eliminated the Matthews era Leafs in the playoffs (excluding play-in) has gone on to play in the SCF the same year or next

2017 - Lost to Washington, Washington wins the cup in 2018
2018 and 2019 - Lost to Boston, 2019 Boston plays in the SCF
2021 - Lost to Montreal, 2021 Montreal plays in the SCF
2022 - Lost to Tampa Bay, 2022 Tampa Bay plays in the SCF
2023 - Lost to Florida, 2023 and 2024 Florida plays in the SCF and wins it in 2024

I personally believe teams suck the souls out of Toronto and our fan base and use it to power their own playoff run. If Boston makes the SCF this season, it is pretty much confirmed.

 

[BaileyFan]

2013 Blues:
Play defending champion Kings in 1st Round
Win Game 1 with an OT winner from Alex Steen
Win Game 2 with a GWG from Barrett Jackman
Lose Game 3 in a shutout
Lose Game 4 4-3 after blowing a 3-2 3rd period lead
Lose Game 5 3-2 in OT despite erasing 1-0 and 2-1 deficits
Lose Game 6, Kings go on to lose to Blackhawks in the West Finals

2014 Blues:
Play defending champion Blackhawks in 1st Round
Win Game 1 with an OT winner from Alex Steen
Win Game 2 with a GWG from Barrett Jackman
Lose Game 3 in a shutout
Lose Game 4 4-3 after blowing a 3-2 3rd period lead
Lose Game 5 3-2 in OT despite erasing 1-0 and 2-1 deficits
Lose Game 6, Blackhawks go on to lose to Kings in the West Finals

 

[frisco]

Patrick Roy and Mario being born on the same day a few miles apart is pretty weird although quite well-known.

The whole Jaromir is an anagram for Mario Jr. was cool there in 1991 or so.

My Best-Carey

 

[hockeyguy0022]

Montreal Canadian Claude Julien, Micheal Terrien... I swear that's the only 2 guys who've coached them the last 25 years/since the early 2000's.

 

[HisIceness]

December 2011: Devils at Hurricanes, Cam Ward is credited with a goal

March 2012: Devils at Hurricanes, Martin Brodeur is credited with a goal