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James McClure

James McClure is a contributor to THW's features on hockey history. When not procrastinating, he is a doctoral candidate who studies Shakespearean drama. His graduate work also analyzes representations of Canadian national identities in literature of the First World War. He blends this serious approach to literature with his hockey humour blog in order to offer a humourous approach to reviving hockey's past in the present.

Enemy at the Games: Should Countries Boycott the 2014 Olympics?

James McClure | August 5, 2013

Although the Cold War ended more than two decades ago, the first Olympic Games to be held in the new (more-or-less) democratic Russian Federation has managed to spark rumblings of…

Categories NHL News, Olympics

No Wall Space for Old Men:Tim Leiweke vs. Hockey History

James McClure | July 18, 2013

  Forget James Reimer and Jonathan Bernier’s fight to seize the crease next season. MLSE’s new CEO Tim Leiweke embroiled the Toronto Maple Leafs in a new controversy that will dominate…

Categories NHL News, Toronto Maple Leafs

Crowded Crease: Benefits Behind the Bernier-Reimer Rivalry

James McClure | July 12, 2013

If anything can be considered for certain in an off-season that has already seen Daniel Alfredsson snub the Ottawa Senators and Ilya Kovalchuk defect to the KHL, it’s that the…

Categories NHL Goaltending, Toronto Maple Leafs

Free Agency: The WHA’s Greatest Legacy

James McClure | July 9, 2013

We might refer to the the day in which free agents can sign contracts with any team in the league as “NHL Independence Day” since this event bears many similarities…

Categories Hockey History

Backdraft: How High Were Today’s NHL GMs and Coaches Drafted?

James McClure | June 29, 2013

While preparing another post on the draft, I discovered that more of today’s NHL General Managers and head coaches were selected at the 1978 Amateur Draft than any other draft…

Categories Hockey History

Will the Chicago Blackhawks’ Championship Break the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Curse?

James McClure | June 26, 2013

When the Chicago Blackhawks hoisted the Stanley Cup in TD Garden evening a after a surprising end to the 2013 NHL Playoffs–a game that happened exactly six weeks after and…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Hockey History, Toronto Maple Leafs

Mick vs. Quick: How the Rolling Stones Rocked the LA Kings Out of Stanley Cup Contention

James McClure | June 12, 2013

  The scapegoat most blameworthy for the elimination of the LA Kings from the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs is perhaps the most unlikely candidate: The Rolling Stones. The Stones played…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Humor

Unsolved Mysteries: The Penguins Collapse in the 2013 Playoffs

James McClure | June 11, 2013

How did the Boston Bruins sweep a Pittsburgh Penguins team that comprised Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Jarome Iginla, and Kris Letang? That’s the question I have been utterly unable to…

Categories Humor, Pittsburgh Penguins

Identity Crisis: Why the Carolina Hurricanes’ New Uniforms Aren’t Enough

James McClure | June 6, 2013

If you missed the debut of the Carolina Hurricanes’ new uniforms earlier this week, you didn’t miss much. This link will take you to a gallery showcasing the uniforms. Once you’re…

Categories Carolina Hurricanes, Humor

NHL Combine 2013: An Epic Retelling

James McClure | June 3, 2013

Prologue When CHL stars Seth Jones, Nathan MacKinnon, and Jonathan Drouin declined to participate in the fitness tests at the 2013 NHL Combine, few commentators subjected this decision to scrutiny. Why?…

Categories Humor, NHL Prospects

How The Discovery Channel Dealt a Deathblow to the San Jose Sharks

James McClure | May 30, 2013

This article is part of my ongoing series that offers scapegoats for teams eliminated in the 2013 playoffs. Check out my previous posts on whom I blame respectively for the Leafs‘…

Categories Humor, San Jose Sharks

Happy Anniversary, Kerry Fraser!

James McClure | May 29, 2013

In case you haven’t noticed by the slew of blogs discussing the 1992-93 playoffs, this week marks the 20th anniversary of Kerry Fraser’s blown call—a missed high-stick courtesy of Wayne…

Categories Humor, Toronto Maple Leafs

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