Darren Pang's Start With the Blackhawks: 40 years ago today
Darren Pang has a long history with the Chicago Blackhawks, as he started his NHL career on August 15, 1984.
He would play 1 game for the Blackhawks in 1984, playing a full 60 minutes and ending the night with a 4.00 GAA, and a .818 save percentage.
He would later be sent to the minors, until his ascent back into the NHL during the 1987-1988 season.
He'd play 45 games with the Blackhawks that year, with a 17-23-1 record, 3.84 GAA, and a .891 save percentage.
He'd spend one more year in the NHL, with the Blackhawks playing 35 games, a 10-11-6 record, and a 4.38 GAA and a .869 save percentage before spending the last two seasons of his professional hockey career in the IHL.
Pang would retire from pro hockey due to a career-ending knee injury on September 21st, 1990.
Before arriving in St. Louis and Chicago for broadcasting duties he spent 13 years on ESPN/ABC, and broadcasted 95 total Stanley Cup final games.
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AOUT 16 | 82 ANSWERS Darren Pang's Start With the Blackhawks: 40 years ago today Are you happy to have Pang back in the fold in Chicago? |
Yes | 61 | 74.4 % |
No | 21 | 25.6 % |
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