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Calgary Flames' 50-Goal Scorers
July 11th, 2020 For a relatively young franchise, the Calgary Flames have seen a great deal of strong individual performances since becoming a National Hockey League club in 1972. In particular, the team has had a surprisingly large amount of 50-goal scorers over the years. Calgary Flames' 50-goal scorers. (Vince Richard/The Hockey Writers) In...
Remembering the Los Angeles Kings' Triple Crown Line
July 8th, 2020 Growing up in the 1970's as a hockey fan in Los Angeles, I was intimately familiar with three things very few Angelenos had even a remote grasp upon: 1) Los Angeles had an NHL hockey team, 2) said hockey team was named the Kings, and 3) the Triple Crown Line was bitchin', man. The Triple Crown Line reunited at Fan Fest in 2009...
The Best NHL Defensemen Ever
July 7th, 2020 The NHL has a long and storied existence. Legendary teams, lines and players serve as a reminder of days gone by while today’s players continue to forge the legacy left behind by the pioneers of our beloved game. Like any legendary player, their contributions to the record books survive the test of time. Whether they changed the...
Greatest NHL Player for Each Jersey Number
July 4th, 2020 Debates over great NHL players have been conducted for decades. People have debated over the greatest player to play each position, who the best goal scorer is, and who the greatest playmaker is. This will be a list of the greatest NHL player to have worn each number from 00-99. Some numbers have been worn by multiple Hall of Famers,...
'Brass Bonanza' - The Sound of Hockey
July 4th, 2020 I remember the first time I heard "Brass Bonanza." It was while I was playing NHL 94 on my Sega Genesis, something I wasted a lot of time doing as a kid. If I wasn't outside playing hockey in the driveway, I was inside trying to master the wrap around move (you know the one) against the pixelated versions of Patrick Roy or Ed...
Top 5 Moments of Joe Thornton's Career
July 2nd, 2020 San Jose Sharks' center Joe Thornton, will be in the Hockey Hall of Fame whenever he decides to hang up his skates. A career like Thornton's has dozens of top moments, but there are five that stand above the rest. San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton (AP Photo/Nick Wass, File) 1997 NHL Draft Day In 1997, Thornton was drafted...
