Kit of the Day – The Phoen…er, the Arizona Coyotes Peter Ferrell | January 9, 2018 The Arizona Coyotes, at the time long overdue for a uniform change, rolled out their current uniforms in time for the 2015-16 National Hockey League season. However, the new…
Leafs Top 5 Draft Busts Will Billinghurst | January 7, 2018 There is always something interesting about looking back on earlier NHL draft years. Seeing where players started their careers to see where they ended up later on. And there is…
Rick Rypien: A Personal Story Mark Wallace Graham | January 5, 2018 Today marks the eight-year anniversary of the suicide of Vancouver Canucks’ enforcer Rick Rypien. This may be one of the hardest articles I’ve ever had to write because Rypien’s death…
15 Crazy Rule Changes the NHL Needs Bill Schoeninger | January 4, 2018 * originally written in Feb. 2015 In terms of the “big 4” sports in the US, it’s no secret that the NHL lags far behind in 4th. The most recent…
Kevin Westgarth and the Road Less Traveled Jackie Spiegel | December 26, 2017 This past April, Kevin Westgarth stood in the visitor’s locker room at the Prudential Center grinning ear-to-ear. The former Los Angeles King had just wrapped up a charity ice hockey game with…
The Top 5 Traditions in Hockey Alli Baker | December 24, 2017 All sports have their traditions, but I’m a firm believer that the those found in the NHL are the best. From spending a day with Stanley to the singing of…
1994 Playoffs – We Need a Movie on This! Jeff Ponder | December 22, 2017 There are some good hockey movies out there. We were blessed with Slap Shot in 1977. We chuckled at the antics of the children in The Mighty Ducks in 1992.…
90 in 90: Top 90 Red Wings of All-Time (#51-60) Tony Wolak | December 17, 2017 To celebrate the anniversary of the Detroit Cougars joining the NHL (at the original publication time of this article), The Hockey Writers is counting down the top 90 Cougars, Falcons,…
25 Things That Drive Every Hockey Fan Crazy Bill Schoeninger | December 14, 2017 Hockey is a great sport. For my money, it’s the best sport in the world in terms of action and the community it creates. Despite all the great things it…
Maple Leafs 7 Best Tough Guys THW Archives | December 11, 2017 “If you can’t beat them in the alley, you can’t beat them on the ice.” The man who created, owned, coached and managed the Toronto Maple Leafs, Conn Smythe,…
Habs Fans vs Leafs Fans Mike Moore | December 10, 2017 First of all, relax. This is neither a Leafs nor Habs bashing rant. Having lived in both Montreal and Toronto as a huge hockey fan for more than 20 years…
The Top Ten Washington Capitals Wingers of All Time Joe Wilson | November 21, 2017 The Caps have had some great wingers in their time. Some are Hall of Famers, some are team record setters while others are current superstars. In compiling and grading this…
