THW Archives
The archives of THW contain over 30 000 posts on all things hockey. We aim to share with you some of the gems we've published over the years.
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Wayne Gretzky - The Great One's 10 Most Unbreakable Records
January 26th, 2020 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 season, he held 61 NHL records. Gretzky's stats have set the benchmark so high that it appears that many -- if not all -- of his records appear to be...
Serge Savard: Memories of a Hall of Fame Career
January 22nd, 2020 On the walls of a small house in Landrienne, Quebec, a tiny rural community in the Abitibi region 645 kilometers north of Montreal, hung three pictures: one of Pope Pius XII, one of Quebec Premier Maurice Duplessis and the other of Maurice “The Rocket” Richard. These iconic personalities not only represented the main areas of...
50 in 50 for Mike Bossy
January 22nd, 2020 On January 24, 1981, New York Islanders’ winger Mike Bossy became the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in the first 50 games of a season. The original feat was accomplished by Maurice “the Rocket” Richard, thirty-six years earlier, in the 1944-1945 season. Mike Bossy Joins the NHL 50 in 50 Club Heading...
Why the Vezina Trophy Deserves Its Name
January 21st, 2020 Every year renews the age-old debate as to whether or not the Georges Vezina Trophy and the other major NHL awards should be renamed. The argument usually goes that the names of bygone hockey legends (often men such as Frank Calder and Conn Smythe who laid the foundations for hockey becoming a major sport in North America) have faded...
Is Hockey Living Dr. King's Dream?
January 20th, 2020 Today, much of the United States will enjoy a holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Many will celebrate the legacy of the slain civil rights leader in parades. Some will attend services commemorating Dr. King and his work. Others will ponder "the dream" that still resonates from his famous speech given at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug....
Top 5 Teemu Selanne Moments With Ducks
January 19th, 2020 In June 2017, Anaheim Ducks legends Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya were elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. The two formed a scintillating duo of offensive talent with the (Mighty) Ducks in the mid-late 1990s, helping grow interest in Anaheim's new team. As both are now Hall-of-Famers, their careers are inevitably littered with a...
