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Chicago Blackhawks acquire three-time Stanley Cup Champion from the Red Wings in a trade today in history
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A 1950's trade between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings involving a three-time Stanley Cup Champion is being remembered on its sixty-ninth anniversary today.
The historic swap took place on August 1st, 1956, and involved three-time Stanley Cup Champion left-winger Tony Leswick.
The two Original Six rivals oddly enough completed a deal on trade deadline day just a few months ago which saw goaltender Petr Mrazek and forward Craig Smith be dealt to the Red Wings in exchange for forward Joe Veleno.
The Blackhawks ultimately won that trade, but what about this one that's being looked back on 69 years later?
Red Wings acquire fan favorite from the Blackhawks
The Red Wings reacquired a fan favorite in "Mighty Mouse" Leswick from the Blackhawks in exchange for cash.
Cash can be considered the same as today's day and aged "future considerations" that we witness a lot in trades around the National Hockey League.
A small forward, to say the least, Leswick stood at 5-foot-7 and 160 lbs, but his size didn't shy away from his feisty play.
His gritty style of play led to him becoming a fan favorite with the Red Wings from 1951 to 1955 which was the era that Detroit won three Stanley Cups.
"69 years ago today ON THIS DAY in hockey history (August 1, 1956):
The Detroit Red Wings reacquire Tony "Mighty Mouse" Leswick from the NHLBlackhawks for cash"
The Detroit Red Wings reacquire Tony "Mighty Mouse" Leswick from the NHLBlackhawks for cash"
The trade seems to have favored the Blackhawks side of things as it provided them cash relief throughout their rebuilding process.
The preseason schedule has been released and it appears that the two Original Six Rivals will kick things off on Sept 23rd at 7:00 p.m.
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| The Blackhawks won | 176 | 37.7 % |
| The Red Wings won | 150 | 32.1 % |
| Both teams made out good | 141 | 30.2 % |
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