7 Cool Things About Alexander Ovechkin THW Archives | September 17, 2024 The Washington Capitals’ Alexander Ovechkin is this generation’s greatest goal-scorer, and up on the Mt. Rushmore of all-time snipers. He has 839 goals since entering the NHL in 2005-06, 261…
Los Angeles Kings’ Anze Kopitar: Hall of Fame Worthy? Kevin Armstrong | August 24, 2024 The Los Angeles Kings’ captain Anze Kopitar has a big mantel over his fireplace in his house. This is a safe assumption given all those awards he’s racked up in…
Remembering Borje Salming: “King” of Maple Leafs’ Defensemen The Old Prof | August 23, 2024 Borje Salming played 16 seasons for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1973 to 1989. In his more than 1,000 regular-season games (1,099 to be exact), he scored 148 goals and…
Frank Mahovlich: Highs & Lows of a Hall of Fame Career Greg Boysen | August 19, 2024 Few players had a life as remarkable as Hall of Famer Frank Mahovlich. He played 1,418 professional games in 22 seasons between the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association…
7 Cool Things About Carey Price The Old Prof | August 16, 2024 *This was originally published in Aug. 2021 For many years, Carey Price’s peers named him the Best Goalie in the NHL. Even though he has played his last NHL game,…
Alexander Mogilny: The Great Russian Enigma THW Archives | August 13, 2024 Of all the great players to dazzle the NHL, some of the finest and most controversial have emanated from Mother Russia. From Sergei Fedorov to Sergei Bobrovsky, Pavel Bure to Pavel…
Canadiens’ Ken Dryden – Truly One of a Kind Melissa Boyd | August 8, 2024 Originally written by Alexander Sciola, with updates by M. Boyd. The impact of Ken Dryden’s incredible legacy and body of work has been felt off the ice just as much…
Stan Mikita: A True Chicago Legend Greg Boysen | August 7, 2024 On Aug. 7, 2018, the hockey world lost one of its greatest ambassadors and the city of Chicago lost one of its biggest sports legends. Stan Mikita passed away at…
7 Cool Things About Sidney Crosby Colton Pankiw | August 7, 2024 In sports, the term legend is sometimes used too loosely when describing any particular athlete in any sport. That isn’t the case, however, when referring to Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney…
Kane Is Already the Greatest American-Born NHL Player of All-Time Shaun Filippelli | August 5, 2024 *This archive was originally published in 2022 The 100th player in NHL history to join the 400-goal club, Patrick Kane is still far from being done dominating. Sitting in third…
Pavel Bure – A Tribute to the Russian Rocket THW Archives | August 5, 2024 “Pavel Bure was – and is – the best player to ever wear a Canucks’ uniform.” — Pat Quinn, former Canucks GM (from ‘Ex-GM Pat Quinn calls Pavel Bure the…
Maurice “Rocket” Richard: More than Just a Game THW Archives | August 4, 2024 Perhaps one of the most revolutionary players to ever play the game of hockey, Maurice Richard brought hockey in Montreal to an elite level and set the bar high for…