Sports Fact of the Day 3/9/2007

3/9/1949:
Montreal goalie Bill Durnan's remarkable shutout streak is broken at Chicago Stadium, where it began over two weeks ago. Gaye Stewart of the Blackhawks scores early in the second period to end a sequence of 309 minutes and 21 seconds of scoreless work turned in by Durnana, a four-time Vezina Trophy winner. His four straight shutouts, against Detroit, Toronto and Boston (twice), will stand for over half a century before being surpassed by Brian Boucher of the Phoenix Coyotes in 2004.

Birthdays:
Jackie Jensen b. 1927
Bert Campaneris b. 1942
Phil Housley b. 1964
Benito Santiago b. 1965
Aaron Boone b. 1973