Every Stanley Cup Winner Since 1960 Tony Wolak | May 17, 2026 While nearly everything in the NHL has changed over the last 60+ years, the goal has remained the same. Raising Lord Stanley’s Cup remains the prime objective of each player…
Taxes Are Not the Reason Canadian Teams Aren’t Winning the Stanley Cup Doug Stein | May 15, 2026 For years, the conversation around Canadian hockey followed a familiar and convenient script. The NHL’s seven Canadian franchises operate in high-tax jurisdictions. Players effectively earn less than they would under…
Bobby Orr’s Flying Goal Drew Johnson | May 10, 2026 You’ve probably heard of Bobby Orr. Widely considered the best defenseman to ever play the game, and even considered by some the best player ever, the legendary No. 4 took his…
Little Known Facts About the Stanley Cup THW Archives | May 2, 2026 Every hockey fan knows what the Stanley Cup is and hopes that their team will bring it home. Some even hope to be able to lift the coveted silver cup…
The Day the Stanley Cup Was Stolen Stephen Ground | April 2, 2026 There are few objects in sports that inspire such reverence and awe as the Stanley Cup. The simplicity and elegance of the trophy that bears the names of all of…
Longest Stanley Cup Droughts THW Archives | March 24, 2026 It’s often said that the Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy to win in professional sports. Of the league’s 32 teams, only 22 have won the Stanley Cup, and just…
10 NHL Teams Without a Stanley Cup Brandon Share-Cohen | March 20, 2026 Winning in the NHL is anything but easy. When considering how hard it is to win each individual battle within the game while also trying to come out ahead in…
Imagining the NHL With a March Madness Style In-Season Tournament Cooper Krigbaum | March 16, 2026 As the calendar turns to March, sports fans across North America fill out brackets, circle potential upsets and settle in for the chaos of the annual tournament known as NCAA…
10 NHL Teams With the Most Stanley Cups Ryan Gagne | January 25, 2026 The Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy to win in professional sports. Every season, teams must win 16 games to hoist the 134-year-old Silver Chalice, which was donated by Lord…
Removing the Maple Leafs From the Cup – Some Personal Thoughts The Old Prof | December 25, 2025 When I was a young boy – I am thinking about eight or nine – my father took me to visit Maple Leaf Gardens. He was usually a quiet man,…
Jean Béliveau, Miracle of Modesty THW Archives | August 31, 2025 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,…
What’s Holding Canadian NHL Teams Back from Stanley Cup Glory? The Old Prof | August 9, 2025 Seven Canadian teams. Over 30 years. Millions of devoted fans and a country that lives and breathes hockey. And yet, since 1993, not a single Canadian franchise has managed to…
