The WHA – A Look Back at the Upstart Hockey League THW Archives | March 23, 2026 As the National Hockey League continued to prosper in the early 1970s, there was a demand for more teams in more cities throughout much of the United States and Canada,…
The Chris Chelios Trade Revisited THW Archives | March 22, 2026 It’s rare that one trade catches an entire sport by surprise, but when the Montreal Canadiens dealt defenseman Chris Chelios and a second-round draft choice to the Chicago Blackhawks for…
Line of the Times: The Legion of Doom THW Archives | March 20, 2026 Hide your women, children, and favorite hockey team. Call up Batman, Superman, and the rest of the Justice League because when the Legion of Doom rolls through town, there is little…
Bobby Orr’s Landmark Season THW Archives | March 20, 2026 When the NHL announced the ‘100 Greatest NHL Players of All Time‘ Bobby Orr was, of course, one of the easiest choices. In a truly remarkable Hall of Fame career,…
7 Cool Things About Auston Matthews THW Archives | March 19, 2026 The Toronto Maple Leafs have their 28-year-old centre, captain, and cornerstone Auston Matthews locked in for three more years after signing a four-year contract extension worth $53 million with an…
What Ever Happened to Rob Schremp? THW Archives | March 16, 2026 This article was originally written in March 2015. Remember Rob Schremp? He was once touted as one of the NHL’s most promising young players. He was a gifted playmaker and…
The Best #9s in NHL History THW Archives | March 15, 2026 This was originally published in Aug. 2015 and updated in March 2026. Over the course of the NHL’s history, there have been many records put away into the books, rarely…
The Evolution of Europeans in the NHL THW Archives | March 15, 2026 European NHL players have played a large part in the development of the National Hockey League over the last three decades – but try to imagine the NHL without all…
Top 10 Weirdest Goalies in NHL History THW Archives | March 12, 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…
Why Minnesota Is Truly the State of Hockey THW Archives | March 11, 2026 The State of Hockey… What does it mean? Where does it come from? It’s hardly a secret that Minnesota has long been a hockey Mecca. The first hockey teams in…
Best NHL Goalies of the 1980s THW Archives | March 8, 2026 The 1980s was the golden era of the National Hockey League (or so I’m told). It was a time of dynastic teams, high-scoring games and some of the best international…
Revisiting the Hurricanes’ Keith Primeau for Rod Brind’Amour Trade THW Archives | March 7, 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…
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