Winter Olympics: Memorable Moments from the NHL Era Louis Pannone | August 15, 2017 As the 2018 Winter Olympic Games draw nearer and nearer, the reality that players from the National Hockey League won’t be participating is beginning to set in. Back in April…
History Shows Oilers Just Can’t Draft Goaltenders THW Archives | August 15, 2017 This article was originally posted in July, 2016. The Edmonton Oilers aren’t good at drafting, shocking. One of the most commonly known things out there in hockey is how purely awful…
Top 5 Cinderella Teams In NHL History Jeremy Wiebe | August 10, 2017 This article was originally posted in August, 2014. Everyone loves an underdog. It’s not hard to see why. An individual or a team that overcomes the odds with a plucky…
Green to Black: Stars Graphic History, 1967-93 The Hockey Writers | August 9, 2017 Hockey fans know that North Stars owner Norm Green earned his infamy by moving the franchise from puck-loving Minnesota to Texas, where high school football draws more interest than…
Highest-Drafted Swedish Players in NHL History Trevor Beggs | July 27, 2017 Sweden is routinely voted as one of the best places to live on earth. Maybe that’s why Sweden churns out some of the best hockey players in the world. Ever since…
Those Marauding Montreal Maroons THW Archives | July 17, 2017 The City of Montreal was home to two NHL teams during a good chunk of the league’s formative years in the 1920’s and ‘30’s – The Montreal Maroons and the…
All-Star Value in Every NHL Draft Round Brian Matthews | July 12, 2017 When it comes to the NHL draft, teams can have it easy. Maybe they won the draft lottery and are rewarded with a Connor McDavid or Auston Matthews. Or perhaps…
10 Players Who Reunited With Old Clubs Trevor Beggs | July 1, 2017 Reunited and it feels so good! Well, sometimes at least. It’s not too often that players leave an NHL team, just to wind up back there before their career is…
Hockey Hall of Fame Selects Seven Jim Parsons | June 26, 2017 On Monday, the Hockey Hall of Fame announced seven new members have been elected for the 2017 class. The newest members will consist of Teemu Selanne, Paul Kariya, Dave Andreychuk,…
History of the 17th Overall Pick Jeff Langridge | June 20, 2017 The 2017 NHL Draft is under a week away and the Toronto Maple Leafs will be selecting 17th overall. Now, there has been plenty of debate about who the Leafs…
Top 5 Goalies in Expansion Draft History Will Billinghurst | June 17, 2017 With the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft just days away it seemed appropriate to look back on the previous 10 expansion drafts in NHL history. Looking back through the history of…
2007 NHL Draft: The 16 Defensemen Selected Before PK Subban Brandon Share-Cohen | June 11, 2017 This post was re-written based on an article published in 2012 by Fred Poulin. We’ve re-written it to better reflect the present and all stats are accurate as of the…