Sports Fact of the Day 1/8/2007

1/8/2004:

Florida rookie Nathan Horton, 18, becomes the youngest player ever to score on a penalty shot in the National Hockey League, helping the Panthers edge the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-3, at the Wachovia Center. Horton’s second goal of the game comes on the rare mano-a-mano test against Flyers goalie Jeff Hackett to tie the score at 2-2 in the second period, and the Panthers go on to win in overtime.

Birthdays:

Walker Cooper b. 1915

Bruce Sutter b. 1953

Dwight Clark b. 1957

Jason Giambi b. 1971

Mike Cameron b. 1973