Today in Hockey History: Oct. 7 Matthew Zator | October 7, 2023 Oct. 7 has been an extremely busy date in NHL history, starting in 1954 all the way until 2017. Three teams made their NHL debuts, a whole variety of personal…
Ranking Every Calder Trophy Winner Since 2005 Eugene Helfrick | October 7, 2023 Everyone loves when a young, exciting star comes into the NHL and dominates right out of the gate. The Calder Memorial Trophy is given out each year to the league’s…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 6 Matthew Zator | October 6, 2023 This has been a very busy date in the history of the NHL. Its greatest player ever made his debut on a new team, three expansion franchises took to the…
Remembering What Made Mario Lemieux the Greatest Shawn Nicholls | October 5, 2023 *This article was originally published in 2018 Equal parts exhilarating and devastating, sports are quite simply unpredictable. Ask the city of Pittsburgh. This week 25 years ago, Penguins fans experienced…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 5 Matthew Zator | October 5, 2023 Oct. 5 is remembered for a lot of firsts in NHL history. There were plenty of first goals by future hockey legends, first games by franchises playing in new cities…
Lightning’s Top-10 Goal Scorers All-Time Eugene Helfrick | October 4, 2023 *This article was updated in Sept. 2023 Whenever a new franchise enters the NHL, you never know what that team’s identity will become. While some teams never develop a single…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 4 Matthew Zator | October 4, 2023 One of the biggest trades of the 1990s went down on this date, altering the path of two NHL franchises. Also, a new team joined the ranks, one of the…
7 Cool Things About Mikael Backlund Ryan Gagne | October 4, 2023 At the 2007 NHL Entry Draft in Columbus, OH, the Calgary Flames selected Mikael Backlund with the 24th overall pick in the first round. Since his debut on Oct. 26,…
Blackhawks’ Worst Trades of All-Time THW Archives | October 3, 2023 It is always easy to determine the winner and loser of a trade long after the fact. The Chicago Blackhawks have made some awful trades that looked like mistakes the very moment they made them. Here are the five worst trades in franchise history.
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 3 Matthew Zator | October 3, 2023 The most storied team in NHL history signed one of their most legendary players on this date. Also, the first regular-season game outside of North America was played, an all-time…
Ranking the Detroit Red Wings’ Last 20 Draft Classes Jordan Orth | October 3, 2023 Over the last 20 NHL Drafts, the Detroit Red Wings have drafted numerous players. Some of these players have panned out for the organization while some of them have not…
Oilers’ Unhappy Reunion with Glenn Anderson 25 Years Later Brian Swane | October 2, 2023 There have been many instances of former players returning to the Edmonton Oilers years after their initial go-round with the National Hockey League club. Kevin Lowe came back to provide…