1987 - Devils hire Loophole Lou as general manager

On Sept. 10, 1987 the New Jersey Devils appoint team president Lou Lamoriello - a former Hockey East Commissioner who had only been hired by the Devils in April - to takeover as the club's new general manager. The hockey world receives the news with surprise, particularly because Lamoriello is virtually without profile in the hockey world.

Lamoriello proceeds to run the Devils for the better part of 30 years, winning three Stanley Cup championships and busting every loophole in the CBA along the way.

Birthdays

1939 - Jim Pappin

1960 - Tim Hunter

1966 - Joe Nieuwendyk

1969 - Chris Joseph

1988 - Jordan Staal