This Week in Centennial History

As part of the League's Centennial Celebration, NHL.com is taking a look back at memorable events each week.
Here are Centennial highlights for the week of September 24-30:

Sept. 30, 1997:Mats Sundin becomes
the first non-Canadian captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
. Sundin, a native of Sweden, steps into the role seven months after Doug Gilmour is traded. Exactly 12 years later, Sundin announces his retirement; he is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2012.

Sept. 29, 2007:The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks bring the
NHL to England for the first time when they face off at O2 Arena in London
for the first of two regular-season games in the Premiere Series. Rookie goaltender Jonathan Bernier makes 26 saves in the Kings' 4-1 victory.

Sept. 28, 1972:Paul Henderson's goal that
wins the Summit Series for Canada against the Soviet Union
remains a moment frozen in time.

Sept. 27, 1991:The New York
Rangers and Kings take their preseason game outdoors
, with the Kings winning 5-2 in a game played on a rink built over the parking lot of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Sept. 26, 1972:Canada evens the Summit Series with a
4-3 victory in Game 7 against the Soviet Union
in Moscow. Paul Henderson's goal with 2:06 remaining in the third period leaves the series even at 3-3 with one tie.

Sept. 25, 1926:The NHL officially
approves franchises in Chicago and Detroit for the 1926-27 season
. Along with a second franchise awarded earlier to New York, the NHL becomes a 10-team league and soon adopts a two-division format.
Sept. 24, 1972:Canada scores
three goals in a 1:23 span during the second period and holds on to defeat the Soviet Union
3-2 in Game 6 of the Summit Series at Luzhniki Ice Palace in Moscow. Canada overcomes a 1-0 deficit on goals by Dennis Hull (5:13), Yvan Cournoyer (6:21) and Paul Henderson (6:36).