Syl Apps Toronto Maple Leafs Captain 1940-43, 1945-48 THW Archives | May 8, 2017 This series of the great team captains of the Toronto Maple Leafs was first published in April of 2012 by Mark Ascione. Here we present one of the Leafs long-time…
A Few of Hockey’s Epic Fails Mark Shiver | May 5, 2017 Scoring a goal in hockey is not easy. The NHL net is 72 inches wide by 48 inches tall. Put a fully padded-up goaltender in the middle of the goal and…
6 Most Shocking Sweeps in NHL Playoff History Josh Boulton | May 4, 2017 The 2016-17 Nashville Predators made extremely short work of the Chicago Blackhawks in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, winning the series four games to none. It was the…
Detroit Octopus – NHL Legend THW Archives | May 1, 2017 This post was originally written by Paul Benvin way back in August of 2009. With the playoffs under way – we often think about some of the history, some of…
Oilers History: Game One, 1984 Stanley Cup Final Rob Soria | April 25, 2017 With the current edition of the Edmonton Oilers firmly entrenched in the 2017 NHL Playoffs, I felt today would be the perfect time to take a look back at arguably the…
Joel Quenneville: Greatest Head Coach in NHL History? THW Archives | April 10, 2017 If you have even a limited knowledge of NHL history, I can probably guess what you’re thinking: No. Has this guy lost his mind? No sane individual with at least…
Old Hockey Rinks THW Archives | April 8, 2017 The rink. The old barn. The icebox. Hockey rinks have come a long way from the days of chicken-wire cages and wooden stands. The hockey fan now has state-of-the-art seats,…
Brian McGrattan: The Purge on Ice The Hockey Writers | March 23, 2017 The NHL playoffs will soon be upon us; the league will celebrate its most exciting phase of the season. But is there a widespread concern that the game’s decline in…
The 1,000 Assist Club Brandon Share-Cohen | March 22, 2017 Throughout the history of the NHL, players who have scored goals have always been at the forefront of the discussion. Often discussed is the NHL’s illustrious 500-goal club that only…
THW Interview: ‘The Russian Five’ Documentary Coming Soon Tony Wolak | March 20, 2017 In their heydey, the Detroit Red Wings unleashed a five-man unit unlike any line the NHL had ever seen: The Russian Five. And now, they’re getting the big screen recognition…
The NHL’s Misfits Tony Wolak | March 17, 2017 With the salary cap and the NHL’s waiver rules, players can find themselves moving from team to team more fluidly than they’d like. This is because after a certain point,…
Hockey Royalty: Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion THW Archives | March 16, 2017 On this date, March 16, 1961, the Montreal Canadiens’ Bernie ‘Boom Boom’ Geoffrion became the second player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season, in a 5-2 win…