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Oilers History: The Paul Coffey Effect
November 4th, 2017 Unless you were fortunate enough to be around to witness Paul Coffey play during his prime, it is unlikely you can comprehend how important he was to the success of the Edmonton Oilers. Anyone can look at his stat line and be impressed by the eye-popping totals. However,...
The Worst Free Agent Signings in NHL History
September 14th, 2017 This post was originally published in October, 2014. NHL free agency generates a large amount of excitement throughout the hockey world every year. In some cases, an NHL team will make a great signing, acquiring a player through a low term, low paying contract who...
Wayne Gretzky and a Season Like No Other
April 10th, 2017 With the final NHL game to ever be played at Rexall Place now in the books, or more fittingly Northlands Coliseum for us old-timers, it is next to impossible for any long-time fan of the Edmonton Oilers to not sit back and reminisce. From a team standpoint, the five Stanley...
Worst Trades in Oilers' History
April 2nd, 2017 Trades, and the NHL Deadline in particular, provide each and every NHL team with the opportunity to immediately address glaring needs within their respective rosters. Completing a major trade can influence great change within a select organization, molding a team into an...
Hall of Famer Mike Gartner
March 26th, 2017 On this date, March 26, 1994, Toronto Maple Leaf and future Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Gartner scored twice to become the first player in NHL history to get 30 or more goals in 15 straight seasons. In honour of that incredible benchmark, we thought it was a good time to...
The 1,000 Assist Club
March 22nd, 2017 Throughout the history of the NHL, players who have scored goals have always been at the forefront of the discussion. Often discussed is the NHL's illustrious 500-goal club that only 45 players in history have joined. Another club that is exclusive and significantly harder...
The 50 Goal Season
March 18th, 2017 On this date, Mar. 18, 1945, in the final game of the 1944-45 season, Maurice 'Rocket' Richard of the Montreal Canadiens becomes the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in one season. In honor of that NHL record-setting accomplishment (one of many for The Rocket)...
Hockey Royalty: Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion
March 16th, 2017 On this date, March 16, 1961, the Montreal Canadiens' Bernie 'Boom Boom' Geoffrion became the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season, in a 5-2 win over Toronto. His 50 goals tied a mark set in 1945 by Maurice 'Rocket' Richard. From The Hockey...
Then and Now: The Maple Leafs All-Time Centres
March 14th, 2017 From time to time The Hockey Writers' editors look back on old articles that generated some buzz. Today, Mar. 14, marks the 35th anniversary of Hockey Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler becoming the all-time leading goal scorer in Toronto Maple Leafs history, we're re-publishing...
10 Things You May Not Know About Hockey
March 4th, 2017 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...
Teemu Selanne Meant So Much to Winnipeg
February 28th, 2017 On this date, Feb. 28, 1993, the Winnipeg Jets Teemu Selanne scored four goals in a 7-6 win over the Minnesota North Stars to become just the third rookie in NHL history to score 50 goals. He would finish the season with 76! In honour of not only that accomplishment and...
4 Best Defenseman in Maple Leafs History
February 21st, 2017 On this date, Feb. 21, 1974, we lost Hockey Hall of Famer and all-around good guy Tim Horton in an automobile accident. Horton, a six-time NHL All-Star, played 22 seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres. In honour of...
4 Trades That Doomed & Saved Franchises
February 18th, 2017 As the 2017 NHL trade deadline approaches, we wanted to share this great article from The Hockey Writers Archives. Written by former contributor Bill Schoeninger and originally published Apr. 30, 2015. In the long run, most trades end up being more or...
