The 8 Best Defensive Forwards in Hockey History THW Archives | August 26, 2026 To many, high scoring, firewagon hockey carries the highest degree of entertainment. While others, this author included, prefer the bite-your-nails-to-the-knuckle closeness of a hard-fought, tactically masterful, defensive battle. Though many…
Quebec Nordiques – A History of Beer, Brawls, and Van Halen THW Archives | August 21, 2026 The Quebec Nordiques almost didn’t exist. And depending on who you ask, maybe they shouldn’t have existed at all. In fact, their story begins on the other side of the continent,…
Top 10 Weirdest Goalies in NHL History THW Archives | August 14, 2026 It’s a commonly-held belief in NHL circles, and hockey in general, that goalies tend to be a bit weird. It’s more strange to find a goalie that isn’t weird than…
Revisiting the Hurricanes’ Keith Primeau for Rod Brind’Amour Trade THW Archives | August 9, 2026 This article was originally published in Sep. 2014. This piece revisits a trade from 2000 that saw two prominent centers trading places between Eastern Conference rivals. The players would play…
“Miracle on Ice” 46 Years Later: Where Are They Now? THW Archives | August 8, 2026 In the 2004 film, Miracle, Kurt Russell, who plays Herb Brooks, talked about the best moment of the 1980 Olympics experience, and he refers to the team gathering together on…
7 Worst Trades in Boston Bruins History THW Archives | August 5, 2026 * originally written in July 2017 As mentioned in this article’s companion piece, the Boston Bruins have come out on the winning end of several of the most lopsided trades…
Maurice “Rocket” Richard: More than Just a Game THW Archives | August 4, 2026 Perhaps one of the most revolutionary players to ever play the game of hockey, Maurice Richard brought hockey in Montreal to an elite level and set the bar high for…
New York Islanders’ Greatest of All-Time THW Archives | August 2, 2026 On Feb. 4, 1978, Hockey Hall of Famer and a member of the 100 Greatest NHL Players club, Mike Bossy, recorded the first hat trick of his NHL career as the New…
Hockey Royalty: The NHL’s Greatest Families THW Archives | July 30, 2026 On Feb. 6, 1990, Brett Hull scored his 50th goal of the season to become part of the first father-son combo to each score 50 goals in an NHL season.…
Redoing the 2005 NHL Draft THW Archives | July 30, 2026 Originally written in April 2015 It’s been 21 years since one of the most noteworthy drafts in recent NHL history took place in Ottawa, Ontario. The 2005 NHL Draft was…
10 Things You Never Knew About Hockey THW Archives | July 17, 2026 From the THW Archives, written by former contributor Alli Baker and originally published Feb. 16, 2015. So you think you know everything there is to know about hockey, eh? Well if…
Wayne Gretzky – The Great One’s 9 Most Unbreakable Records THW Archives | July 16, 2026 Wayne Gretzky spent his entire professional hockey career (20 seasons in the NHL and one in the WHA) rewriting the record books. When ‘The Great One’ retired following the 1998-99…
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