John Kreiser
Longtime NHL writer and editor. Covered first NHL game in 1975 (and hundreds since). Have done several books, hundreds of magazine/newspaper/online stories. Big fan of hockey history.
Author's Posts
Marleau Leads Players, Coaches Seeking NHL Milestones in 2020-21
January 16th, 2021 Patrick Marleau has a chance to break one of the NHL’s longest-lasting records this season. The San Jose Sharks forward enters 2020-21 having played 1,723 regular season games. If he plays in 45 of San Jose’s 56 games, he’ll pass Gordie Howe for the most games played in league history, a mark that’s stood since “Mr....
2020-21 Season Openers: Flames Lose Again, Islanders & Capitals Excel
January 15th, 2021 The Calgary Flames still can’t win on opening night, not even with a two-goal lead. But the start of the 2020-21 NHL season portended good things for two East Division rivals, the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals, and showed why the Minnesota Wild eagerly awaited the arrival of Kirill Kaprizov. The Flames dropped their...
Opening Night Storylines: Lightning, Matthews, Rivalries & More
January 13th, 2021 The Tampa Bay Lightning will have history on their side Wednesday. The Lightning open defense of their Stanley Cup championship when they host the Chicago Blackhawks at Amalie Arena in one of five games on opening night in the NHL. The Lightning comes into the game with the best season-opening points percentage in NHL history: Tampa...
NHL Opening-Night History Trivia
January 13th, 2021 Opening night for the pandemic-delayed 2020-21 NHL season is Wednesday, when the first the first five of 868 regular-season games will be played. It will be a season like no other. All seven teams based in Canada will play within their own division (the North). The 24 teams based in the United States have been divided into three...
Ovechkin Poised to Keep Climbing in NHL Record Book
January 12th, 2021 Alex Ovechkin may only be able to play 56 games because the 2020-21 NHL season has been shortened by the coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean he can’t pass a few more big names in the NHL record book. The 35-year-old will try to move up in a number of goal-scoring categories beginning Thursday, when the Washington Capitals...
Flyers Staked Claim as World's Best Team By Defeating Red Army
January 11th, 2021 The Philadelphia Flyers had the entire National Hockey League rooting for them on Jan. 11, 1976. That was an unusual occurrence for the “Broad Street Bullies,” who had used a combination of Bernie Parent’s goaltending, an attack led by Bobby Clarke, Bill Barber and Reggie Leach, and coach Fred Shero’s adaptation of Conn...
