The Best NHL Tweets of 2018 (So Far) Eugene Helfrick | May 18, 2018 Since hockey is a sport with a rich and diverse culture surrounding its fans and players, it should come as no surprise that this can lead to some very entertaining…
Why Are NHL Arena Names So Terrible? Peter Ferrell | May 7, 2018 A little while ago, I wrote an article bemoaning the demise of nicknames for National Hockey League arenas, and proposing some new ones to restart the trend. Lack of nicknames…
NHL Headhunters: The Sentence Must Match the Crime Drew Johnson | May 6, 2018 It doesn’t take an Einstein to realize that the NHL has a huge problem. The league is plagued by a breed of players who lack self-control and respect for their…
Race for Hart Is Tight, but Choice Is Easy Trevor Beggs | May 3, 2018 It’s been a long time since the race for the Hart trophy was so crowded. In an era of NHL parity, perhaps it makes sense that at least 12 different…
Sabres Lacking Dahlin’s Desire to Win Jeff Seide | May 3, 2018 “Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing.” The well-known phrase, often attributed to football coach Vince Lombardi, was actually first uttered by UCLA Bruins football coach Henry Russell “Red” Sanders…
Wilson Suspension Suggests New Era for NHL Johannes Wheeldon | May 3, 2018 The NHL Department of Player Safety has suspended Tom Wilson of the Washington Capitals for three games for his hit on Penguins forward Zach Aston-Reese in Game 3. Aston-Reese broke his jaw on…
Why the NHL Should Integrate Goal Line Technology Evan Peterson | May 1, 2018 If Game 2 of the Washington Capitals versus Pittsburgh Penguins series taught us anything, it was that there is still no conclusive ruling on what a controversial goal is or…
When Will These Teams Make the Playoffs? Kyle Gipe | April 29, 2018 Now that it is late April, the attention of the hockey world is squarely focused on the playoffs as the league propels itself towards the Stanley Cup Final. But, for…
Making Sense of Blue Jackets’ Sudden End to Season Mark Scheig | April 28, 2018 A 13-2-2 end to the regular season. A 2-0 series lead in the playoffs with both wins coming on the road in overtime. Everything was set up for the Columbus…
THW 2018 2nd-Round Playoff Predictions Johannes Wheeldon | April 28, 2018 Following our successful effort to compile THW’s first-round predictions, some of The Hockey Writers’ best minds let us in on their thinking for the second round. By surveying writers from THW and reporting the…
NHL Playoff Predictions: Slobberknockers in the Second Round Larry Fisher | April 26, 2018 It figures the division I follow the closest — the Pacific — is where I went the most wrong with my first-round playoff predictions. I was fully expecting an all-SoCal…
5 Most Disappointing NHL Teams of the 2017-18 Season Will Billinghurst | April 25, 2018 All 82 games have been played in the 2017-18 NHL regular season and 16 teams have been battling it out in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. On the flipside, there are…