Bruins’ Draft History Under Don Sweeney Carrie Salls | June 22, 2023 Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney’s first National Hockey League Entry Draft was one for the ages. Just over one month after the former Boston defenseman got the job, he…
Flames & Oilers Trade History Revisited Ryan Gagne | June 22, 2023 The Calgary Flames joined the NHL as the Atlanta Flames in 1972. While the team was in Georgia, they had no interstate rivals like the two Pennsylvania teams, the Pittsburgh…
Phil Kessel’s Iron Man Streak Didn’t Come Easily Ben Fisher | June 21, 2023 Without knowing the significance of the date, Nov. 3, 2009, was a big day for Phil Kessel. He had recently turned 22 and was set to take the ice for…
Connor McDavid Is Already a Hall of Famer Sean Panganiban | June 21, 2023 The start of the NHL season is almost a month away. Players are heading back to their home rinks in preparation for training camp, and at this point in time,…
Lightning: 5 Worst ‘Yzerman-Era’ Draft Picks Eugene Helfrick | June 20, 2023 The NHL Entry Draft is far from an exact science. Trying to project how a player will develop over the course of their career is close to impossible, as anything…
How Dave Keon, Greatest Maple Leafs Player, Became a Checker The Old Prof | June 19, 2023 On October 16, 2016, as part of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ centennial celebrations, Dave Keon was named the greatest player in the team’s history. In 2017, Keon was also named…
1999: The Worst NHL Draft Class Ever? Nathaniel Oliver | June 18, 2023 Before the 1999 NHL Draft took place in Boston, MA on June 26, many believed it was to have a deep amount of talent to choose from – a treasure…
Best Current NHL Player From Each Canadian Province Declan Schroeder | June 17, 2023 There’s nothing more Canadian than the game of hockey, so it’s not surprising that more than 40 percent of current NHLers are from the Great White North. You don’t have…
The Worst 1st Overall Draft Pick…Ever Dayton Reimer | June 16, 2023 The 2023 Draft is set for June 28, and the Chicago Blackhawks, with the first overall pick, are starting to dream of adding that next great piece to their roster.…
5 Worst Trades in Rangers History Tom Castro | June 16, 2023 The New York Rangers have been on the move the past two years, having found their way back to consistent playoff contention after a four-year rebuilding project. Unfortunately, the franchise’s…
Maple Leafs’ Dream Team of Current & Former Active Players Rob Couch | June 16, 2023 Ever wonder what a lineup of your favourite team would look like if they didn’t trade away that young talent too soon or were able to bring back that top-end…
Lightning Larceny: Revisiting Sergachev for Drouin Trade Eugene Helfrick | June 15, 2023 On June 15, 2017, the Tampa Bay Lightning traded Jonathan Drouin to the Montreal Canadiens for Mikhail Sergachev. While this trade received somewhat mixed reactions when it first happened, the…