Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 3/31/2012

3/31/1991:
Boston Bruins right wing Chris Nilan sets an NHL record by recording 10 penalties during a 7-3 win over the Hartford Whalers at the Boston Garden. He racks up six minors, two majors, one 10-minute misconduct, and a game misconduct for infractions including holding, fighting, roughing, elbowing, and unsportsmanlike conduct. He is assessed a total of 42 penalty minutes.

Birthdays:
Gordie Howe b. 1928
Bob Pulford b. 1936
Ed Marinaro b. 1950
Tom Barrasso b. 1965
Pavel Bure b. 1971

TIME-TESTED ADVICE

You can find books to show you how to live your life using rules gleaned through everything from kindergarten to Machiavelli. Now Father James Martin, a priest, jumps into the fray with this guide to “finding freedom” through Jesuit precepts. He explains the philospophy of founder St. Ignatius Loyola with affability and ease, offering a 500-year-old spiritual tradition to anyone from doubter to devout. Appealing and easygoing.

THE JESUIT GUIDE TO (ALMOST) EVERYTHING: A SPIRITUALITY FOR REAL LIFE, by James Martin, SJ (Harper One, 2010)