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Hockey MythBusters, Part III

Remember way back when, when Mike Green scored his 30th goal of the season, becoming only the eighth defenseman to ever accomplish the feat?

Make that seven:

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That's right - per "The Big Book of Hockey Trivia," Phil Housley only scored 24 goals as a defenseman in 1983-84. Mike Green is the magnificent seventh NHL defenseman to score thirty goals in a season, not the eighth.

Epic find, DMG.