The Worst Teams to Ever Win a Stanley Cup Devin Slawson | June 9, 2015 Ever since the NHL became the only league competing for the Stanley Cup, after the WHL folded in 1927, there have been 86 Stanley Cup Champions. Over that course of…
Cupless Clubs: The Next 1st Time Stanley Cup Champion Devin Slawson | June 9, 2015 The Stanley Cup is known as the toughest trophy to win in all of professional sports. It takes years, perhaps decades, of rebuilding and preparation to create a team that…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Leafs Trade Stewart to Bruins Rick Cole | June 8, 2015 The National Hockey League’s annual conclave began in Montreal yesterday with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins kicking things off with the first trade of the meetings. In a three-for-one exchange, 13-year…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hawks, Rangers Trade Again Rick Cole | June 5, 2015 The New York Rangers and Chicago Black Hawks pulled off the biggest trade during the 1964-65 hockey season when they swapped eight players in early February. The two teams were…
Pop Quiz: NHL Draft History Ross Bonander | June 4, 2015 The Hockey Writers’ inaugural NHL Draft Prospect Guide is now available at Amazon. It features 150 prospect profiles written by the THW Draft Team. To acknowledge this ‘first’ from THW, we offer a 12…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Busy Agenda for NHL Execs Rick Cole | June 2, 2015 The National Hockey League’s annual summer meetings take place this week in Montreal. Executives from all six teams have a busy schedule ahead, with much work to be done on…
5 Old Guys Who Deserve Stanley Cups Andrew Bensch | June 1, 2015 It is one of the best traditions in the NHL. When the Stanley Cup is awarded to the winning captain, he takes it from the commissioner and immediately passes it…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Murray Balfour Succumbs to Cancer Rick Cole | May 31, 2015 Murray Balfour, best known as the right-winger on the famed Chicago Black Hawks’ “Million Dollar Line”, passed away yesterday in a Regina, Saskatchewan hospital. He had suffered from lung cancer since…
How Real is the Wales Trophy and Campbell Bowl Jinx? Kelly O'Donnell | May 31, 2015 You will excuse the Prince of Wales Trophy and Clarence Campbell Bowl if they are feeling a little neglected these days. On Saturday night the Chicago Blackhawks won their third Western Conference Championship.…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 1964-65 Post-Mortem – Maple Leafs Rick Cole | May 30, 2015 The 1964-65 season for the Toronto Maple Leafs marked the first time in three years that the team was unable to defend its Stanley Cup Championship. The Leafs finished a…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Wings in 7-Player Swap With Bruins Rick Cole | May 29, 2015 Detroit Red Wings general manager-coach Sid Abel wasn’t kidding when he said he would be actively looking to make changes to his first-place club during the off-season. After negotiating an…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – 64-65 Post-Mortem: NY Rangers Rick Cole | May 27, 2015 The 1964-65 season was one of transition for the New York Rangers, a transition that actually began late in the 1963-64 season. That was when the Rangers dealt their long-time captain…