What are the two records that have been broken? I need to up my hockey knowledge.
As an American I like using sports analogies in teaching, but am finding, particularly as the years pass, my sports knowledge and interest doesn’t fit well with Canadian students. I brought up Bonds and Clemens in class yesterday, and only two people had the vaguest idea of who they were.
One of the students observed that baseball “really isn’t a Canadian thing” and this was generally agreed to—in a room with at least a plurality if not majority of Ontarians. The point that Toronto has the Jays was largely offset by another point made originally (or at least most emphatically) by the (relatively obscure) Edmonton band “Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie” about Toronto “They think their New York.” Canadian popular culture isn’t the same as American popular culture—at least among younger Canadians it seems that Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie carry much more weight than a couple of major American historical sports figures. I wouldn’t say that is bad, but it wasn’t what I had expected.
Still, many no their hockey, and thus my question.
- Gretzky's record of 15 regular season overtime assists has now been passed by three players. They are Nicklas Lidstrom (16), Adam Oates (17), and Mark Messier (18).
- Joe Sakic (16), Mark Messier (14), and Ray Bourque (13) have passed Gretzky's record (12) for most All-Star game assists.