On this day in sports: January 6

1. 1972 A brawl broke out between players, fans, and police officers during an ice hockey game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the St. Louis Blues in Philadelphia. Source
2. 1994 Two-time American Olympic figure-skating medalist Nancy Kerrigan was hit on the leg with a police baton by an assailant hired by the ex-husband of her rival Tonya Harding. Source
3. 1994 U.S. figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked and injured by an assailant hired by her rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Source
4. 1999 Born: Mac McClung, American basketball player Source
5. 2000 Born: Jack McBain, Canadian ice hockey player Source
6. 2021 Died: Gordon Renwick, Canadian ice hockey administrator and businessman (born 1935) Source

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