Top 3 All-Time Canucks Goalies Trevor Connors | February 8, 2017 Richard Brodeur Drafted by the New York Islanders in 1972, “King” Richard Brodeur started his professional career with the Quebec Nordiques of the WHA, leading them to an Avco Cup…
The Toronto Maple Leafs & the NHL Record Book THW Archives | February 7, 2017 On this date, Feb. 7, 1976, Toronto Maple Leafs Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler set an NHL record with 10 points in one game — he scored six goals and added…
BOOOOOO…Wait, Should You Really Be Booing Gary Bettman? Matt Brauckmann | February 6, 2017 Last week marked the 24th anniversary of Gary Bettman’s tenure as Commissioner of the National Hockey League. An incredible number of things have transpired since then in the NHL —…
Sidney Crosby vs Wayne Gretzky – from the THW Archives THW Archives | February 6, 2017 On this date, Feb. 6, 2000, Wayne Gretzky’s #99 was officially retired permanently by the NHL, in a pre-game ceremony before the All-Star Game in Toronto. In honour of that…
Get Loud! Top 10 NHL Arena Atmospheres Brett Slawson | February 4, 2017 We pulled this one out of The Hockey Writers files to see what might have changed since it was first published two years ago. Let us know if you agree…
A Tribute to the Magnificent Mario Lemieux THW Archives | January 24, 2017 On Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2006, Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux retired from the game of hockey for the second time. The owner, captain and best Pittsburgh Penguin ever had decided…
Luc Robitaille: King of His Time THW Archives | January 19, 2017 On this day, Jan. 19, 2006, in his final season with the Los Angeles Kings, Hockey Hall of Famer Luc Robitaille surpassed the great, and fellow Hall of Famer, Marcel…
John LeClair Hall Of Fame Worthy Michael Gwizdala | November 13, 2016 They were “The Legion of Doom.” Eric Lindros, John LeClair and Mikael Renberg. From 1995-2000, the three constituted one of the most fearsome scoring lines in the league with the…
5 Years Later: Redoing the 2011 NHL Draft Devin Slawson | April 27, 2016 The 2016 NHL Draft is coming up in just a few months, a draft which will mark five years since the 2011 Draft. That is significant because five years is…
Redrafting the Edmonton Oilers: 2007-2014 Larry Fisher | July 3, 2015 This idea came to me shortly before Stu MacGregor was served his walking papers, just prior to the draft. It lost a bit of lustre with his dismissal, but I…
5 Biggest Busts in NHL Draft History: 2000-2010 Devin Slawson | June 23, 2015 With the 2015 NHL Entry Draft commencing this Friday, June 26, fans are looking to mock drafts to see who their team’s new future superstar will be. At this point,…
Jaromir Jagr: the Teammate Dan Rice | May 9, 2015 When you play in the NHL as long as Jaromir Jagr has (and for as many teams as he has) you are teammates with a lot of players. When you…
