Washington Capitals’ Ethen Frank’s Road to the NHL Ryan Raggio | January 26, 2025 Not everyone’s path to the NHL is a straight one. Most players enter the NHL Draft and begin their journey to the main stage from there. Some players don’t get…
Oilers History: The Paul Coffey Effect THW Archives | December 13, 2024 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…
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…
Detroit Red Wings ‘Magic Man’ – Pavel Datsyuk Devin Little | July 20, 2024 Pull up Siri or whatever AI assistant you have on your phone and then ask it “who is the Magic Man?” Seriously, do it, I’ll wait. Pavel “The Magic Man”…
Golden Knights Will Miss Jonathan Marchessault Ben Fisher | July 19, 2024 Winning has been a big part of the Vegas Golden Knights’ culture since day one, but so have cap management headaches. It seems like every offseason, the club’s tight cap…
Darryl Sittler – Toronto Maple Leafs Legend THW Archives | June 3, 2024 Darryl Sittler, the most popular player in Toronto Maple Leafs history, captured the imagination of hockey fans everywhere. In his 15-year NHL career, he scored 484 goals, 637 assists, and 1,121 points in…
Steve Yzerman, The Captain THW Archives | May 9, 2024 To locals, he was simply known as “The Captain.” Unfortunately overshadowed by two guys named Wayne Gretzky and Mario Lemieux over most of his career, Steve Yzerman finally got the…
Ilya Kovalchuk: A Career Retrospective Christian Thorsberg | April 15, 2024 On Jan. 6, 2006, late in the second period of a regular-season Pittsburgh Penguins-Atlanta Thrashers tilt, a 22-year-old Ilya Kovalchuk is left dangerously uncovered on the near-side point of the…
Phil Kessel – Biography Brandon Share-Cohen | April 14, 2024 Few players in the NHL have dealt with a rollercoaster-like career quite like the one Phil Kessel has. From being drafted high in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft to his…
Islanders’ Denis Potvin: Overlooked Greatness Nathaniel Oliver | April 12, 2024 Today’s NHL fan does not recognize how masterful of a defender Denis Potvin was when he played. A 1991 inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame, the Vanier, Ontario native…
7 Things About Roberto Luongo Kyle Gipe | April 4, 2024 Roberto Luongo is one of the most accomplished goaltenders in league history and ranks among the best at the position in numerous categories. But not only was he an elite…
