Optimus Reim: Goaltending As Performance Art Joe Pack | August 7, 2011 A near-empty arena on a cold, Sunday night hosts an average men’s hockey league matchup. The skating leaves much to be desired, pucks fly well wide of the net, and…
Do You Still Believe in Miracles? – A Review of Wayne Coffey’s The Boys of Winter Rebecca Dobrinski | August 7, 2011 The Boys of Winter: The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team. By Wayne Coffey. (2005, New York: Three Rivers Press. Softcover. Pp.…
Toronto Maple Leafs Retrospective: “The Passion Returns” Joe Pack | August 3, 2011 I’ve been watching “The Passion Returns: The ’92-’93 Season” for 17 years. I have to coax it into the VHS player every time it tries to spit the tape out. It’s…
Swiss Hockey – An Analysis Of The Swiss NLA Daniel Schöpf | July 31, 2011 Swiss hockey is becomming a big deal. The NHL sets the bar high as far as talent and wages go but hockey is also a serious business throughout Europe. The…
Toronto Maple Leafs Captains – 1927-1938 Jason Kurylo | July 27, 2011 Any hockey fan looking to kick Maple Leaf nation while they’re down – and let’s be honest, there are lots of us – can point to Toronto’s current ownership of…
Draft Schmaft – The Maple Leafs First Round Draft IV 1973 Mark Ascione | July 7, 2011 In the spring of 1973, the Maple Leafs missed the playoffs again after exiting in the first round the previous 2 seasons. In the off-season, Jim Gregory and his staff…
Team Captains – Philadelphia Flyers THW Archives | June 30, 2011 The Philadelphia Flyers surprised many fans in the 2011 off-season with a few unexpected trades, including that of their captain, Mike Richards, to the Los Angeles Kings for young up-and-comers Brayden Schenn…
Vancouver Canucks History of Team Captains Trevor Beggs | June 26, 2011 This post was originally crafted by Jason Kurylo in June of 2011. It has been updated by a current THW writer, Trevor Beggs, in September of 2018. Since joining the…
Reminiscing on the the Kessel Trade Bob Mand | June 25, 2011 The Kessel Trade: What A long, strange trip it’s been… On one of the last days of summer, 2009, the Boston Bruins shocked their fans and hockey analysts alike by…
Seven Things about Mark Recchi Jason Kurylo | June 22, 2011 Mark Recchi isn’t the oldest guy to win the Stanley Cup, but he’s up there. He said going into the final that he would call it a career should the Boston Bruins…
Yale’s Resurgent Ice Age Rebecca Dobrinski | June 21, 2011 If you have the chance to borrow a copy of the May / June 2011 issue of the Yale Alumni Magazine, be sure take advantage of it (or at least…
Seven Things About Tim Thomas Jason Kurylo | June 19, 2011 Seven Things about Tim Thomas By Jason Kurylo Tim Thomas will almost certainly be named the 2010-2011 best goaltender at the NHL awards on Wednesday night, completing the goalie’s…
