Remembering Maple Leafs Tough Guy Jim Dorey The Old Prof | November 20, 2023 In the history of the Toronto Maple Leafs, there have been many really tough players. Perhaps the first three that come to mind are Wendel Clark, Tie Domi, and Doug…
Anaheim Ducks’ Ryan Getzlaf: Hall of Fame Worthy? Charlie Hiller | November 15, 2023 As one of the younger franchises in the NHL, the Anaheim Ducks aren’t blessed with a lot of representation in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Currently, only seven players who…
Jaromír Jágr Breaks Gretzky’s Professional Hockey Goal Record Ryan Gagne | October 31, 2023 Like a fine wine, Jaromír Jágr has only improved with age. As a 19-year-old in 1990, Jágr made his NHL debut and finished his rookie season hoisting the Stanley Cup.…
Paul Henderson: More Than Just “The Goal” Greg Boysen | October 23, 2023 Paul Henderson is best remembered for being a Canadian hero during the Summit Series of 1972, but his career and life have more to offer than just eight games. He…
Ranking the NHL’s 32 Starting Goalies – 2023-24 Preseason Stephen Ground | September 29, 2023 There’s no argument: we’re in a golden age of goaltending in the National Hockey League right now. But it’s a world of haves and have-nots. The gap between the greats…
NHL Power Rankings Based On Positional Rankings Ryan Gagne | September 21, 2023 *This article was originally written by Eugene Helfrick If you are a frequent reader of The Hockey Writers, you’ve probably noticed over the past two weeks, we’ve been busy ranking…
Every NHL Team’s Top Prospect – 2023-24 Preseason Update Logan Horn | September 10, 2023 For every NHL team, prospects are always coming and going. As they finish off their junior, college careers or make the jump over from their European leagues, they all have…
The Top 10 NHL Goalie Prospects Matthew Zator | September 4, 2023 Drafting and developing a franchise goaltender is a tough thing to do. It is made so difficult because there is a set learning curve at the position. Traditionally, netminders develop…
NHL Winter Classic Jerseys – Ranked Vince Reilly | September 2, 2023 With the calendar flipping to the new year, hockey fans tuned in to the annual tradition of outdoor hockey with the Winter Classic. The 2023 iteration visited Boston and saw…
Ex-Maple Leafs Goalie Michael Hutchinson: Where’s He Now? The Old Prof | September 1, 2023 Michael Hutchinson is an example of what life in the NHL can look like if you’re a good player, but not a star player. As a goalie from nearby Barrie,…
The NHL’s Best Farm Systems Ranked – 2023-24 Preseason Update Logan Horn | September 1, 2023 If you want to be one of the best teams in the NHL in the Salary Cap Era, you have to draft and develop your own prospects so you can…
The NHL’s Top 100 Prospects – Preseason Rankings Logan Horn | August 29, 2023 Now that the 2023-24 NHL season is just around the corner, it’s time to update our ranking of the top 100 drafted NHL prospects. In the last year we’ve seen top…