Popular Detroit Red Wings color commentator Mickey Redmond became the first player in franchise history to score 50 goals in a season on March 27, 1973. Here's how.
Here's today's NHL Nugget – this Weekend's Way Back When heads back to March 27, 1973, when Mickey Redmond accomplished a first for the Detroit Red Wings.
Heading into a rivalry matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Redmond was sitting on 49 goals. No Red Wings player had scored 50 in a season before, and only six others in NHL history have reached the milestone beforehand.
Detroit's current color commentator might not have seen the puck go in, but he did it, and then some. Watch the video for the story.
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