On this date (via AP).
Seventeen years ago, March 27, 1993, then-Winnipeg Jet Teemu Selanne scored his 69th and 70th goals of the season in a 3-3 tie
with the Kings. Selanne became the eighth player, and first rookie,
to have a 70-goal NHL season. No other player has scored 70 goals in a season since.
On a related note, check out this comparison of Selanne and fellow Finn Jari Kurri - who will be in Anaheim for the Ducks' game against Dallas on Monday - in the Edmonton Journal.
On a related note, check out this comparison of Selanne and fellow Finn Jari Kurri - who will be in Anaheim for the Ducks' game against Dallas on Monday - in the Edmonton Journal.
About J.P.
J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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