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3 Biggest Trades in Red Wings History
October 16th, 2017 This article was originally published in August, 2016.August 8, 2016 marked the 28th anniversary of the trade that sent icon Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles and sent shockwaves around the hockey world. Gretzky, along with Marty McSorley and Mike Krushelnyski, was shipped...
Peter "Foppa" Forsberg: A Biography
October 13th, 2017 The year is 1994. The location is Lillehammer, Norway. It’s a sudden death shootout in the Olympic Hockey finals. With the crowd screaming, Peter Forsberg is at the opposite blue line staring at Canada’s goalie, Corey Hirsch. Forsberg skates in and makes a move...
A Brief History of NHL Uniforms
October 12th, 2017 Have you ever wondered why referees wear striped shirts, or teams have to wear contrasting colours? Then this is for you.Contrasting Colours in NHL Uniforms Hockey uniforms were very simple in the early days. Since most players also played football in the summertime,...
What Ever Happened To Fabian Brunnstrom?
October 12th, 2017 Fabian Brunnstrom's National Hockey League career can, at best, be described as a flash in the pan.One of the greatest one-hit wonders in NHL history, Brunnstrom entered, and subsequently exited the League after an eventful, yet ultimately highly unsuccessful career...
Top 10 Best Undrafted NHL Goalies
October 11th, 2017 This article was originally published in July, 2013.Over the last few decades, the NHL Entry Draft has been supplying NHL teams with a number of players that have eventually gone on to help the team that drafted them in a number of ways. While drafting players in the...
The Evolution of Europeans in the NHL
October 11th, 2017 This article was originally published in September, 2012.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 of its European talent.That’s exactly how...
