October 26, 1898: Hall of Fame right wing Harry Oliver was born in Selkirk, Manitoba.

October 26, 1950: UMD left wing Walt Ledingham was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan.

October 26, 1956: Northeastern defenseman Jim Walsh was born in Norfolk, Va.

October 26, 1974: The U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame’s second class after opening in 1973 was a big one, with Virgil Johnson, William Moe, Victor Des Jardins, Douglas Everett, John Garrison, Clifford Purpur, Raymond Chaisson, coaches John, Kelley and Victor Heyliger, and referee William Chadwick.

October 26, 1977: Former Denver goaltender Pete LePresti had to stop just 16 shots to notch his fourth career shutout as the Minnesota North Stars stopped visiting Boston 3-0.

October 26, 1978: Holy Cross left wing Patrick Rissmiller was born in Belmont, Mass.

October 26. 1983: St. Lawrence defenseman Drew Bagnall was born in Oakbank, Ontario.

October 26, 1983: Former North Dakota right wing Dave Christian notched his first goal for Washington as the Capitals won in New Jersey, 2-0.

October 26, 1992: Boston University defenseman Adam Clendening was born in Niagara Falls, N.Y.

October 26, 1995: Former Wisconsin defenseman’s game-winning goal in the 5-4 victory for the Ottawa Senators against the Los Angeles Kings was a memorable one as it was from his own blue line with 3:21 remaining in regulation.

October 26, 2006: Former Michigan State goaltender Ryan Miller made 29 saves as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the New York Islanders 3-0 to start the season 10-0-0 to tie an NHL record for best start to a season. 

October 26, 2019: The Herb Brooks statue was unveiled outside of St. Cloud State University Herb Brooks arena.

October 26, 2011: Mark Johnson, Bob Pulford and Tony Rossi were named the winners of the 2011 Lester Patrick Award, for service to hockey in the United States.

October 26, 1997: Former Boston University left wing Keith Tkachuk scored his 200th NHL goal and Jeremy Roenick netted two goals for No. 300 as the Phoenix Coyotes pummeled the Buffalo Sabres 6-1.