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.
Author's Posts
Revisiting the Oilers' First NHL Game: Oct. 10, 1979
October 10th, 2019 Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Kevin Lowe retired from the National Hockey League with nothing to prove to their peers in the game. But on Oct. 10, 1979, they flew into O'Hare International Airport ready to show, not that they were elite, but that they belonged. That was the night of the Edmonton Oilers' first game in the NHL. After...
Wayne Gretzky: The Great One's 10 Most Unbreakable Records
October 6th, 2019 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...
A Royal Celebration: All-Time LA Kings by Country
October 4th, 2019 I will focus my attention on both traditional hockey power countries as well as a few lesser established, yet equally compelling ones, as well. The criteria is that the player must have played for the Kings for either one full season or multiple, partial seasons at the very least. The Celebrated Kings United Kingdom The...
5 of the Worst Trades in Blackhawks History
October 3rd, 2019 It is always easy to determine the winner and loser of a trade long after the fact. The Chicago Blackhawks have made some awful trades that looked like mistakes the very moment they made them. Here are the five worst trades in franchise history.
The Best NHL Players of All-Time, by Decade
September 30th, 2019 The National Hockey League was founded on November 26, 1917. Over the league's 100 years, countless players have left indelible marks on the game. Names like, Morenz, Shore, Richard, Howe, Beliveau, Orr, Gretzky and Lemieux are uttered in hockey circles with the utmost reverence. If one were to ask multiple generations who the best...
Top 3 All-Time Penguins Goalies
September 30th, 2019 The Pittsburgh Penguins — at least for the past few decades — have been a franchise known for their offense. When an organization is lucky enough to have multiple generational talents like Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin it isn't surprising to see that portion of the game demand the most...
