February 8
1983 - Wayne Gretzky sets and National Hockey League record with four goals in one period in an all-star game.
1991 - Roger Clemens signs a record contract worth $5,380,250 per year with the Boston Red Sox.
1998 - The first female ice hockey game is played in the Olympics, as Finland beat Sweden 6-0.
February 9
1980 - The National Basketball Association's Rick Barry of Houston becomes the first player to sink eight three-pointers in a game.
1997 - The legendary Scott Bowman becomes the first NHL coach to win 1,000 games.
February 10
1920 - The spitball, shineball and emeryball are outlawed by the American and National League Joint Rules Committee as 'doctored' pitches are no longer permitted.
February 11
1957 - Detroit Red Wing Ted Lindsay is elected as the first president of the newly formed NHL Players Association.
1966 - The San Francisco Giants sing Willie Mays to a $130,000 per year contract, the highest in baseball history at the time.
1990 - Underdog James 'Buster' Douglas knocks out 'Iron' Mike Tyson in 10th round to win the heavyweight boxing title.
February 12
1989 - Wayne Gretzky sets two NHL record in one game, as he records his 45th hat trick of his career and his 10th season of 40 goal or more in a season.
February 13
1937 - The National Football League's Boston Redskins move to Washington.
1988 - The 15th Winter Olympic Games open in Calgary.
February 14
1988 - Bobby Allison becomes the oldest driver to win the Daytona 500 at the age of 50.
2013 - Battlefords Midget Stars forward Keifer Hintz of Maidstone turns 16.
