Revisiting the Oilers’ First NHL Game: Oct. 10, 1979 THW Archives | October 10, 2025 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…
Red Wings’ Top 5 Defensemen of All Time Ranked THW Archives | October 6, 2025 The Detroit Red Wings are about as decorated as an NHL franchise can be. While legendary forwards like Gordie Howe and Steve Yzerman dominate the team’s record books, the Red…
Blackhawks’ Worst Trades of All-Time THW Archives | October 4, 2025 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.
Line of the Times: The Legion of Doom THW Archives | September 28, 2025 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…
The Evolution of Europeans in the NHL THW Archives | September 27, 2025 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…
The Sedin Twins and the 1999 NHL Entry Draft THW Archives | September 26, 2025 June 26, 1999, was a day that changed the fortunes of the Vancouver Canucks for more than just the next decade. This, of course, was the day of the NHL…
7 Highly Questionable HHoF Selections THW Archives | September 24, 2025 Written by Bill Schoeninger in 2014. Founded in 1943, the Hockey Hall of Fame has inducted 430 players, coaches, executives and officials for their tremendous contributions to the sport. While…
Best NHL Goalies of the 1980s THW Archives | September 21, 2025 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…
What Ever Happened to Rob Schremp? THW Archives | September 21, 2025 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…
7 Cool Things About Auston Matthews THW Archives | September 17, 2025 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…
7 Cool Things About Alexander Ovechkin THW Archives | September 17, 2025 The Washington Capitals’ Alexander Ovechkin is this generation’s greatest goalscorer, and up on the Mt. Rushmore of all-time snipers. He has 897 goals since entering the NHL in 2005-06, 272…
The Best #9s in NHL History THW Archives | September 15, 2025 This was originally published in Aug. 2015 and updated in Sep. 2025. Over the course of the NHL’s history, there have been many records put away into the books, rarely…
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