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The Best Old School NHL Jerseys Of Current Teams

Anatoliy Metter | February 21, 2018

Over the last several decades, hockey teams have undergone a variety of changes. From the way that professional hockey teams are assembled nowadays to the way that those teams play…

10 Best American Players in Hockey Today

Jeff Seide | January 23, 2018

American hockey has taken significant steps forward in the past 20 years. Today, USA Hockey is a top-five hockey country in the world and is a major contender in every…

5 Worst Moves in Sabres History

THW Archives | January 12, 2018

Written by former THW contributor Mike Straw and originally published on Oct. 24, 2015. Since their inception in 1970, the Buffalo Sabres have made a number of what appeared to be…

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…