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One for the Ages: Roger Crozier’s 1970-71 NHL Season
March 17th, 2019 There was no player more valuable to the Buffalo Sabres in their first two or three years of the franchise than the acrobatic Roger Crozier. Oftentimes heralded as "The Artful Dodger" in between the pipes for the Sabres, the diminutive 5-foot-8, 160-pound goaltender truly...
Then and Now: The Maple Leafs All-Time Centres
March 14th, 2019 From time to time The Hockey Writers' editors look back on old articles that generated some buzz. Today, Mar. 14, marks the anniversary of Hockey Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs history, we're re-publishing this...
All-Time Best Player From Every NHL Team
March 12th, 2019 Inside the Hockey Hall of Fame, there’s a large room–a sanctuary–that honors hockey’s most notable players, athletes, builders and broadcasters. In addition to the Stanley Cup, there are custom-built trophy showcases filled with the Vezina, Hart, Art Ross and Calder...
Top 10 All-Time European-Born NHL Defensemen
March 11th, 2019 The best European-born NHL defensemen include Stanley Cup winners, Norris Trophy winners and some of the best players to ever play the game. This Top 10 list of unbelievably talented blueliners spans several decades and includes retired as well as active players. Although...
Art Ross Trophy | 5 Things You Didn't Know
March 9th, 2019 The Art Ross Trophy is awarded annually to the NHL's top scorer. While looking into this year's race we came across some unusual/little known facts: 1. Art Ross Was a Defenseman I had erroneously assumed that because the trophy that bears his name is for the league's...
Brothers in the NHL
March 8th, 2019 - latest update: Jan 2019 Table of Contents: Jamie and Jordie Benn Marcus and Nick Foligno Markus and Mikael Granlund Jimmy and Kevin Hayes Caleb and Seth Jones Adrian and Mario Kempe Brock and Jamie McGinn Brett and Nick Ritchie Brayden...
A Look Back at RFAs and Offer Sheets
March 8th, 2019 The history of offer sheets in the NHL is a long one. While there hasn't been a successful offer sheet since the Edmonton Oilers signed Dustin Penner to one in 2007, there is still some significant history that has come from the offer sheet both prior to and...
Top 10 Ways to Improve the NHL
March 6th, 2019 The NHL is constantly evolving, always trying to better itself and the game of hockey. This is crucial, as hockey itself evolves and times change. Some of the rule alterations over the years have drastically changed the NHL, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the...
One for the Ages: Doug Harvey's 1968-69 NHL Season
March 5th, 2019 There will never be any replicating of Doug Harvey. One should be very cautious even about drawing comparisons between the legendary defenseman and other players since his time. Bobby Orr certainly revolutionized the defense position. Paul Coffey rewrote the majority of the...
10 Things You May Not Know About Hockey
March 5th, 2019 From the THW Archives, written by former contributor Alli Baker and originally published Feb. 16, 2015. So you think you know everything there is to know about hockey, eh? Well if you know more than half of these strange facts, you're either a hockey buff or...
Phantom Sniper Fires Up Red Wings' "Terrible Ted"
March 4th, 2019 Back in the 1950s, the Detroit Red Wings were nearly unstoppable. That is, until Jack Adams broke up the band. But before Adams could attempt his own rebuild, the franchise won four Stanley Cups in six years. Between 1950 and 1956, the Red Wings and the Toronto Maple...
The Best NHL Players of All-Time, by Decade
March 2nd, 2019 The National Hockey League was founded on November 26, 1917. Over the league's 100 years, countless players have left indelible marks on the game. Names like, Morenz, Shore, Richard, Howe, Beliveau, Orr, Gretzky and Lemieux are uttered in hockey circles with the utmost...
Hockey Hall of Fame Debates: Rick Middleton
March 1st, 2019 His nickname was "Nifty", and if you ever saw Rick Middleton play you would understand why. Few snipers could skate in on a goaltender or dangle the puck the way that he could. In fact, the term "dangling" in hockey might best belong to Middleton. It was the way he did...
