On this date, the Pittsburgh Penguins replaced one of the greatest players in their franchise history. Additionally, a pair of Hockey Hall of Famers were born and won three Stanley Cups between them. Let’s start our daily journey back in time to relive the best moments from July 11th.
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Changing titles was nothing new for Jaromir Jagr, who played for nine different teams during his 24-season NHL career. However, he spent his first 11 seasons with the Penguins, playing in 806 games, scoring 439 goals and 1,079 points. He won the Stanley Cup in his first two seasons (1991 and 1992) and Hart Trophy (Major League Most Valuable Player) in 1999. He was also awarded the Art Ross Trophy for his scoring leadership in 1995 and each of his last four seasons with the Penguins between 1998 and 2001.
On July 11, 2001, his time in Pittsburgh came to an end when the Penguins traded him to the rival Washington Capitals. He was sent to the nation’s capital, along with Frantisek Kucera, for Chris Beach, Michal Civic, Ross Lubachuk, and future considerations.
The trade sent shock waves throughout the league, and it ended up being largely one-sided. While Jagr’s numbers were lower than the seasons he won the Ross Cup, he still scored at least 31 goals in all three of his seasons with the Capitals. He was eventually traded to the New York Rangers on January 23, 2004 for Anson Carter.
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The three earned prospects did not work out for the Penguins. Beach played in 100 games over four seasons, scoring 10 goals and 27 points before he was traded to the Nashville Predators in 2005. Civic played in 38 games during the 2002-2003 season, scoring three goals and six points. This was his only stint in the NHL before he returned home to the Czech Republic in 2004. A fullback, Lubaschuk dressed just three NHL games, also in 2002-2003.
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On July 11, 1935, the Detroit Red Wings acquired Marty Barry and Art Gero from the Boston Bruins in exchange for Connie Weiland and Walt Boswell. Barry, who led the Bruins in scoring each of the previous three seasons, has done well for the Red Wings. He scored 60 goals and 154 points in 191 games over four seasons and helped them win back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1936 and 1937.
The Los Angeles Kings acquired the rights to free agent Yanic Perreault from the Toronto Maple Leafs, on July 11, 1994, in exchange for a future fourth round draft pick. He played 288 games with the Kings over the next five seasons before he was traded back to the Maple Leafs in 1999. Perreault had a third stint in Toronto when the Phoenix Coyotes traded him back in 2007. Since 2013, he has worked as a developmental coach for Chicago Blackhawks.
Defenseman Bryan Marchment was another player who had his carrier’s phone number on speed dial. Over the course of his 17-season career, he played on nine different teams and was involved in numerous deals for players, including Troy Murray, Steve Larmer, and Roman Hamrlik. On July 11, 2003, he signed with the Maple Leafs and played 75 games with them the following season. He played one final season for the Calgary Flames in 2005-06.
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There were two members of the Hockey Hall of Fame celebrating birthdays today. Bill Barber was born on July 11, 1952 in Callander, Ontario. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers with the seventh pick of the 1972 amateur NHL draft. He spent his entire 12-season career in the NHL with the Flyers, scoring 420 goals and 883 points.
Barber only played 11 games with the AHL’s Richmond Robins before being called up. He scored 30 goals and 64 points in his rookie season 1972-1973. He scored at least 20 goals in every season of his career. He scored a career-high 50 goals and 112 points in 1975-76. Barber was a big part of the Flyers that won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1975 and 1976. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1990.
Defenseman Al MacInnis was born in Inverness, Nova Scotia, on July 11, 1963. Drafted by the Flames in the first round of the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, he made his NHL debut later that season at the age of 18. His season in the NHL came in 1984-85, and he quickly established himself as a solid defenseman with a killing hit.
McInnes’ 1988-89 season was one for the ages. He won the Norris Award for the best defensive player in the league after scoring 16 goals and 74 points during the regular season. He scored seven goals and 31 points in 22 postseason games to lead the Flames to their first, and to date, only Stanley Cup championship. He was awarded the Conn Smith Award for being the postseason’s Most Valuable Player.
He scored a career-high 103 points during the 1990-91 season, becoming just the fourth defender to score at least 100 points in a season. On July 4, 1994, MacInnis was traded to the St. Louis Blues in exchange for fellow future Hall of Famer, Phil Housley. He played 10 more seasons in St. Louis before retiring after the 2003-04 season. He is third all-time in NHL history, among defensemen, in goals (340), assists (934), and points (1,274), behind Ray Burke and Paul Coffey.
Barber and MacInnis are just two names from a very impressive group of current and former NHL players born on July 11th. Other notable players from this group include Jean-Guy Talbot (91), Gaetan Duchesne (61), Joe Pavelski (39), Ben Smith (35), Vincent Troschek (30), Ryan Strom (30), Jordan Bennington (30), and the late Sid Smith and Ron Stewart.
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