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700 Club

On this day in 1997, Mike Gartner made history by becoming just the fifth NHL player to score 700 goals. Gartner was playing with the Phoenix Coyotes at the time and scored his milestone goal against the Detroit Red Wings. He joined Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe, Marcel Dionne, and Phil Esposito in the 700 goal club.