Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.
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March 31, 1973 - Bobby Orr, Number 4 of the Boston Bruins scored his 3rd career hat trick in a 7-3 loss at Toronto to become the first player in NHL history to score 100 points for 4 straight seasons. The amazing thing about it is Bobby played as a defenseman!
March 31, 1984 - New York Islanders star Mike Bossy, Number 22 becomes the first player in NHL history to complete 7 consecutive seasons where he scored at least 50 goals. He actually tallied number 51 on the season as well in his multi goal game against Washington as the Isles topped the Caps 3-1.
March 31, 1987 - Indiana Guard Keith Smart, Number 23 nails a buzzer beater to propel the Hoosiers to the National Championship title as they overcame the strong competition of Syracuse, 74-73. Smart also picked off the last ditch pass by the Orange in the final seconds to preserve the victory in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
March 31, 1990 - Quebec Nordiques' center Joe Sakic, Number 19 scored a goal in a 3-2 loss to Hartford to become the youngest player in NHL history (20 years old) to score 100 points in a season.
