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Every NHL Team’s Top Prospect – 2024-25 Midseason Update

Logan Horn | January 16, 2025

For every NHL team, prospects are always coming and going. As they finish off their junior, college careers or make the jump over from their European leagues, they all have…

Matt Duchene Trade Analyzed

Dayton Reimer | January 16, 2025

At the beginning of the 2017-18 season, expectations were high for the Nashville Predators and the Ottawa Senators. The Predators were just coming off of their first trip to the…

NHL TV Blackouts & Why They Happen?

Kyle Gipe | January 16, 2025

Picture a scenario. Your local NHL team is playing a nationally-televised game. It’s on ESPN+, which you access through an app because you don’t have cable or satellite. You’re excited…

Today in Hockey History: Jan. 16

Matthew Zator | January 16, 2025

This hasn’t been the busiest day in National Hockey League history, but it still has its charm. One of the earliest games played for the Stanley Cup provided one of…

New York Rangers’ Top-20 All-Time Goal Scorers

Scott Blair | January 15, 2025

*This was updated in Jan. 2025 The New York Rangers have been around for almost 100 years and they’ve had some of the best players in NHL history come through…

NHL’s Top 5 Defenses

Eugene Helfrick | January 15, 2025

Defense wins championships. It’s a saying as old as hockey itself, but there is truth to this wisdom. A stout defense can both limit the opponent’s scoring chances while placing…

Edmonton Oilers 50-Goal Scorers

Tony Wolak | January 15, 2025

During the 1980s, the Edmonton Oilers epitomized offense. From the 1981-82 season through 1985-86, they scored an average of 5.29 goals per game. They peaked in the 1983-84 season, putting up…

Today in Hockey History: Jan 15

Matthew Zator | January 15, 2025

The list of players who had big days on Jan. 15 reads like who’s who of the Hockey Hall of Fame. This was a huge date for defensemen as well…

Calgary Flames’ Best All-Time

Rupert McDonald | January 14, 2025

The Calgary Flames were originally founded in 1972 and started in Atlanta, but relocated to Calgary in 1980. They have had many great seasons over the years, none better than…

The 8 Best Defensive Forwards in Hockey History

THW Archives | January 14, 2025

To many, high scoring, firewagon hockey carries the highest degree of entertainment. While others, this author included, prefer the bite-your-nails-to-the-knuckle closeness of a hard-fought, tactically masterful, defensive battle. Though many…

The Day the Mark Messier Era Ended in New York

THW Archives | January 14, 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…

Today in Hockey History: Jan. 14

Matthew Zator | January 14, 2025

This was a significant date for the pioneers and early stars of the National Hockey League. Jan. 14 stood out for a legend in Boston and a pair of all-time…