Best NHL Goalies of the 1980s THW Archives | March 8, 2024 The 1980s was the golden era of the National Hockey League (or so I’m told). It was a time of dynastic teams, high-scoring games and some of the best international…
Toronto Maple Leafs History of Black Hockey Players Spencer Lazary | February 5, 2024 *This article was originally written by Alex Hobson In their 107-year-old history, the Toronto Maple Leafs have had a total of 1,053 players suit up to don the blue and…
Oilers’ Skinner Honours Fuhr After Breaking Iconic Goalie’s Record Brian Swane | January 26, 2024 It would be completely understandable if Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner did not know a great deal about Grant Fuhr. After all, Skinner was just 17 months old when Fuhr…
Most Games Played By a Goalie in One NHL Season THW Archives | January 17, 2024 Marc Denis can proudly say that he etched his name into the hockey history book somewhere. He’s earned a spot on this list of most games played by a goalie…
Fuhr Suspension Helped Pave Way for NHL Drug Policy THW Archives | January 15, 2024 The response was swift and harsh and not even the cat-like reflexes of Grant Fuhr could stop it. On Sept. 27, 1990, NHL president John Ziegler imposed a one-year suspension…
10 NHL Oddities We’ll Never See Again THW Archives | December 31, 2023 The saying is that records are meant to be broken, but in certain cases, they simply won’t be broken. Barring radical changes to the playing style and rules of the…
10 Best First-Round Drafted Goalies in NHL History Ryan Gagne | December 19, 2023 *This archive was originally published before the 2023 NHL Draft Historically, 12,250 players have been drafted in the NHL Amateur (1963-1978) and Entry Drafts (1979-present), with 1,389 (11 percent) being…
Who Were the Best Full Right Goalies in NHL History? THW Archives | November 27, 2023 “Silly sider” is a term we hear ascribed to right-shooting, right-catching, and often left-handed goalies. Like left-handed baseball pitchers, full right goalies supposedly play at an advantage over left-shooting skaters.…
Andy Moog Inspired a Generation: A Career Retrospective Ryan Gagne | November 25, 2023 Andy Moog made his NHL debut with the Edmonton Oilers as a 20-year-old on Dec. 23, 1980, and appeared in seven regular season games. As an unproven rookie with limited…
NHL’s Top 5 All-Time Indigenous Players Trege Wilson | November 21, 2023 *This was originally published in June 2021 The NHL has had 7,623 players suit up since it first started in 1917. Of those 7,000-plus players, only about 80 have been…
Ex-Oiler Fuhr Uncovers Skinner’s Sophomore Season Struggles Sean Panganiban | November 10, 2023 It’s been a tough season for Edmonton Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner, who suffered yet another loss courtesy of the San Jose Sharks on Nov. 9. It’s a considerable contrast to…
Top 3 All-Time Oilers Goalies THW Archives | November 3, 2023 Goaltending: hockey’s most precarious and polarizing position. The masked men often take the blame when the team loses, and receive little credit when they win. They face 100 MPH slap…