1978—Bill Rasmussen fired by Whalers
and Gordie Howe enterprises.He and his
son Scott would quickly go on to found
what they originally intended to be
a regional cable-satellite network. It
winds up being ESPN (as told in book
ESPN:Those Guys Have All the Fun)
I would not be all that surprised if the NHL will retire #9 just as the MLB did to Jackie Robinson’s #42.