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Greg Enright

Greg Enright is a veteran journalist, writer and hockey historian. He enjoys diving into newspaper and magazine archives and digging out forgotten or little-known stories from the game's past. Greg is the author of "The Pittsburgh Penguins – The First 25 Years," published in March 2020 by McFarland. A member of the Society for International Hockey Research and a lifelong Penguins fan, Greg lives in Toronto.

Winless in Winnipeg: 1980–81 Jets Set Record Streak

Greg Enright | February 26, 2022

On Oct. 17, 1980, the Winnipeg Jets scored an impressive 6-2 victory over the Chicago Black Hawks, bringing their record to 1-2-0 on the young season. Morris Lukowich scored a…

Barons-North Stars 1978 Merger Solved Two NHL Headaches

Greg Enright | January 11, 2021

Two wrongs don’t usually make a right, but the 1978 merger of the bumbling Cleveland Barons and the struggling Minnesota North Stars proved there are exceptions to the rule. The…

Canadiens’ 70s Stars Landed in Strange 80s Uniforms

Greg Enright | December 25, 2020

The Montreal Canadiens won four straight Stanley Cups from 1976 to 1979, establishing themselves as one of the greatest teams of all-time. Although the dynasty ended with their elimination in…

Top 10 Pre-Mario Lemieux Penguins Victories

Greg Enright | June 19, 2020

Before Mario Lemieux arrived in Pittsburgh in 1984 and began leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a pair of Stanley Cups in the early 1990s, the club had enjoyed precious few…

Blackhawks Won 1938 Stanley Cup With David Ayres-Like Goalie

Greg Enright | June 13, 2020

Emergency third-string goalie David Ayres stunned the hockey world when he helped the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Toronto Maple Leafs on Feb. 22, 2020. But he wasn’t the first unlikely,…

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