Montreal Canadiens 50-Goal Scorers Jeff Seide | September 24, 2023 The Montreal Canadiens have six players who have made it into the celebrated 50-goal club. Prior to 1970, the elusive milestone was rarely reached. During the 1970s and 1980s, as seasons…
Top 5 Montreal Canadiens’ Overtime Goals Blain Potvin | September 20, 2023 For the Montreal Canadiens, a franchise deeply rooted in well over a century of tradition and excellence, there have been hundreds of overtime goals. While all these goals led to…
Today in Hockey History: Sept. 15 Matthew Zator | September 15, 2023 The date was a pretty big one for Canadian hockey. The national team won a pair of big tournaments, and one of the greatest players to ever skate in the…
The NHL’s 50-Goal Scorers – 10 Things You Need to Know Stephen Ground | August 30, 2023 After seasons of low scoring, the 2021-22 and 2022-23 NHL seasons brought back a rejuvenation of goals. In 2021-22, four players hit the 50-goal mark. Meanwhile, in 2022-23, five did…
Maurice “Rocket” Richard: More than Just a Game THW Archives | August 4, 2023 Perhaps one of the most revolutionary players to ever play the game of hockey, Maurice Richard brought hockey in Montreal to an elite level and set the bar high for…
Today in Hockey History: Aug. 4 Matthew Zator | August 4, 2023 A legend of the National Hockey League was born on this date, and one of the biggest stars of the 1990s found a new home out west. Aug. 4 also…
Unsalaried: The Era of the Two-Job Hockey Player Ben Wagner | October 5, 2021 Before the era of massive contracts and multi-million dollar stars, the greatest players in the National Hockey League needed to supplement their income with an offseason career. At the time,…
Jean Béliveau, Miracle of Modesty THW Archives | August 31, 2021 Originally written when Mr. Béliveau passed away in Dec. 2014. The hockey world, and all of Canada, mourns the loss of Jean Béliveau, a man of miraculous talent and total modesty,…
100 Greatest NHL Players by Team Tony Wolak | May 27, 2021 In 2017, the NHL announced its top 100 players of all-time as part of its 100th anniversary celebration. The players that comprised the list represented 32 NHL franchises, including three…
Best NHL Team of All-Time Brackets: 1972-73 Montreal Canadiens Carson MacRae | May 14, 2021 As the most storied organization in NHL history with 24 Stanley Cups, the Montreal Canadiens have had some amazing teams that could be included among the top teams of all…
Best NHL Team of All-Time Brackets: 1959-60 Montreal Canadiens Ryan Szporer | May 9, 2021 In at least one way, 1959-60 was the Montreal Canadiens’ last kick at the can, as it was the final season of superstar Maurice Richard’s career. It just so happens,…
NHL Can’t Hide From the Political and Social Issues of the Day Paul Quinney | May 3, 2021 Conventional wisdom says politics and sports don’t mix. On those relatively rare occasions that NHL players have taken a stand on social or political issues, they have sometimes suffered the…