On This Date in Minnesota History: February 23

*February 23, 1983 – “Eveleth native Mark Pavelich became the first United States-born National Hockey League player to score five goals in a game when he led the New York Rangers to an 11 to 3 victory over the Hartford Whalers in New York City. Pavelich was a member of the gold medal-winning "Miracle on Ice" 1980 U. S. Olympic hockey team.”

http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part3.pdf

Mark Pavelich

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