February 11

Today in Canadian History

Historical Events

1957 NHL Players Association forms (NYC), Red Wings' Ted Lindsay elected president

1976 John Curry wins Britain's first Olympic gold medal in figure skating at Innsbruck Winter Games; finishes men's singles ahead of Soviet skater Vladimir Kovalyov and Canadian Toller Cranston
1977 20.2-kg lobster caught off Nova Scotia (heaviest known crustacean)

1978 25th hat trick in NY Islander history, Denis Potvin's 2nd

1984 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL short handed season scoring record at 11

2014 Slopestyle freestyle skiing event makes Olympic debut at Sochi Winter Games; Canadian Dara Howell is inaugural women's gold medallist.

1926 Leslie Nielsen, Canadian actor (Spy Hard, Forbidden Planet, Naked Gun), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 2010)
1937 Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey left wing (NHL All Star 1962, 63, 64; Stanley Cup 1962, 63, 64, 67; Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Sudbury, Ontario (d. 2020)
1967 Derek King, Canadian NHL left wing (NY Islanders), born in Hamilton, Canada
1983 Nicki Clyne, Canadian actress, born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1985 Mike Richards, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Kenora, Canada.

1940 John Buchan, Scottish politician, Governor-General of Canada (1935-40), writer (The Thirty-Nine Steps) and historian dies at 64
1982 Victor Jory, Canadian actor (Kings Row, Manhunt), dies at 79