Canucks Motte Emerging as a Two-Way Threat in the NHL Matthew Zator | January 30, 2021 On Feb 26, 2018, the Vancouver Canucks made a very unpopular move when they traded Thomas Vanek to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Tyler Motte and Jussi Jokinen. Many thought…
Oilers’ Hemsky Had an Underappreciated Career Colton Pankiw | January 13, 2021 Edmonton Oilers fans finally have reason to cheer once again. The team is on the rise and would have more than likely earned a spot in the 2020 playoffs had…
Corey Crawford’s Retirement Leaves Legacy With Blackhawks Shaun Filippelli | January 9, 2021 If the Chicago Blackhawks’ confusing one-year offer to Corey Crawford wasn’t indication enough that they didn’t want to keep him, then their failure to fight any harder for him should…
Calgary Flames’ Great Gary Roberts Paul Quinney | January 2, 2021 The Calgary Flames’ first-round draft pick in 1984, Gary Roberts, played 10 memorable seasons in the Stampede City. He finished his career with the Tampa Bay Lightning over two decades…
Joe Sakic Is the Avalanche’s All-Time Best Gift Julian Mongillo | December 23, 2020 The Colorado Avalanche has been a long storied franchise going back to the Quebec Nordique days. They have seen plenty of Hall of Fame-caliber players don their sweaters throughout the…
Doug Harvey: Greatest of Them All? THW Archives | December 19, 2020 With more and more new hockey fans enjoying the game we feel it’s more important than ever to look back at some of the game’s greatest. When discussing all-time great…
Los Angeles Kings’ Greatest Gift-Giver: Marcel Dionne Quinn McLellan | December 17, 2020 Marcel Dionne is undoubtedly one of the two best players in LA Kings’ history alongside Wayne Gretzky. Nicknamed “Little Beaver,” the Drummondville, Quebec native is silently the all-time leader among…
Lightning’s Ondrej Palat: Great Value From a Late-Round Pick Elisabeth Baker | December 17, 2020 Ondrej Palat was born in Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia, in 1991, a blue-collared city with a population of 56,000. Like most players in the NHL, he started playing hockey at a young…
Sharks 12 Days of Hockeymas: Legacy of #8, Joe Pavelski Josh Frojelin | December 17, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down…
Flames Hall of Famer Joe Mullen Had His Best Seasons in Calgary Jayden Wasney | December 16, 2020 Over the years, the Calgary Flames have taken their chances on a number of smaller-sized players and given them an opportunity to prove themselves while being surrounded by the big…
Flames 12 Days of Hockeymas: Calgary Legend #9 Lanny McDonald Brett Krauss | December 16, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as…
Golden Knights 12 Days of Hockeymas: Cody Glass’ Season Projections Michael Vidakis | December 16, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down…