San Jose Sharks: A Brief History THW Archives | November 7, 2025 The beginnings of the San Jose Sharks history can be traced back almost fifty years ago to the 1967 NHL expansion. At the time, the NHL wanted to expand the…
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…
Jean Béliveau, Miracle of Modesty THW Archives | August 31, 2025 Originally written when Mr. Béliveau passed away in Dec. 2014. The hockey world, and all of Canada, mourns the loss of Jean Béliveau, a man of miraculous talent and total modesty,…
Derek “Turk” Sanderson: A Boston Legend THW Archives | August 3, 2025 Combine a gritty style of play with quick hands and fast feet, throw in a swagger that sat well with his movie-star good looks, mix well with his fair share…
Rod Gilbert: Mr. Ranger THW Archives | August 1, 2025 Rod Gilbert and the New York Rangers were a perfect match. It’s been over half a century since Gilbert made his debut at the old Madison Square Garden (located on…
The Day the Mark Messier Era Ended in New York THW Archives | July 28, 2025 A decade of futility for the New York Rangers that started in the late 1990s began with one event in July 1997. It wasn’t a game the Rangers lost, a…
10 NHL Oddities We’ll Never See Again THW Archives | July 13, 2025 The saying is that records are meant to be broken, but in certain cases, they simply won’t be broken. Barring radical changes to the playing style and rules of the…
NHL Awards History: Oldest & Youngest Winners THW Archives | May 28, 2025 We updated this list from the THW Archives of the oldest and youngest winners in NHL history, originally published Jan. 19, 2015. And, before you say anything, I didn’t do…
Oilers History: The Paul Coffey Effect THW Archives | December 13, 2024 Unless you were fortunate enough to be around to witness Paul Coffey play during his prime, it is unlikely you can comprehend how important he was to the success of the Edmonton…
Do You Know Your Red Wings Trivia? THW Archives | December 4, 2024 Are you a die-hard Detroit Red Wings fan? Think you know all there is to know about the team? Let’s find out. We’ve dug into the past to pull out some…
Top 3 All-Time Flames Goalies THW Archives | November 26, 2024 The goaltending history of the Calgary Flames franchise has been punctuated by a handful of excellent performances in a desert of otherwise unremarkable ones. In an effort to separate the…
Pittsburgh Penguins’ Top Rivalries of the Crosby Era THW Archives | November 14, 2024 Hockey rivalries have been around since the NHL was founded 1917. The Pittsburgh Penguins have had rivals since they joined the league in 1967 with the six-team expansion. Among the…
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