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John Kreiser

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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.

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First-Year Islanders Shocked Big, Bad Bruins 48 Years Ago

First-Year Islanders Shocked Big, Bad Bruins 48 Years Ago

January 17th, 2021 It’s somehow appropriate that the New York Islanders play the Boston Bruins on Monday. Of the tens of thousands of NHL games played since the league was founded in 1917, few looked like a bigger mismatch and ended as a bigger upset than the Islanders' visit to Boston Garden on Jan. 18, 1973 -- exactly 48 years ago. The expansion...
Marleau Leads Players, Coaches Seeking NHL Milestones in 2020-21

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

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

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

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

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

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...
NHL’s Most Exciting Players All-Time: From ‘Rocket’ Richard to McDavid

NHL’s Most Exciting Players All-Time: From ‘Rocket’ Richard to McDavid

January 10th, 2021 There are exciting players, and then there are players who yank you right out of your seat — the guys who make you shake your head and wonder, "How did he do that?" Players like that don’t come around often. Here’s a look at 10 of those who’ve been among the NHL’s best at bringing us out of our seats.  You might not...
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