Hockey History
'Brass Bonanza' - The Sound of Hockey
December 23rd, 2018 I remember the first time I heard "Brass Bonanza." It was while I was playing NHL 94 on my Sega Genesis, something I wasted a lot of time doing as a kid. If I wasn't outside playing hockey in the driveway, I was inside trying to master the wrap around move (you know the...
Esposito: The Trade That Shaped the Boston Bruins
December 20th, 2018 In today's look at important off-season trades over the years, we set our sights back to 1967. While this particular deal did not take place at the NHL Annual Meetings held in the first week in June, it is inextricably linked to the events that were scheduled for that...
12 Years to Go for the Maple Leafs
December 19th, 2018 TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs have 12 years to win a Stanley Cup before their name is removed from the iconic trophy. The Hockey Hall of Fame announced Wednesday that it has placed the latest band removed from the barrel-shaped cup — featuring 12 c...
1993 Montreal Canadiens: A Love Letter
December 19th, 2018 “And now a 24th Stanley Cup banner will hang from the rafters of the famous Forum in Montreal. The Canadiens win the Stanley Cup!” To a generation of Montreal Canadiens fans those two sentences, spoken by legendary play-by-play man Bob Cole on CBC’s Hockey Night in...
Two of the Cheapest NHL Trades Ever
December 17th, 2018 So often we delve deep into the analytical side of trades in sports. Which players needed the change more? Which team is going to come out on top? Was there even a winner or loser in the deal? Did they overpay for a star or underpay for a valuable role player? All these...
The Worst Trades in NHL History
December 14th, 2018 Every year in the NHL, trades take place between teams in order to improve their respective squads. On most occasions, trades in the NHL work out well, in which both teams improve following the arrival of a new player(s) or asset which addresses a weakness or need...
NHL Hat Tricks History & Fun Facts
December 13th, 2018 A hat trick is one of the NHL's rarest achievements with only 81 during the 2017-18 season, or roughly one in 6.4 percent of games. That's more rare than a shutout, with 144 in 2017-18, or one in 11.3 percent of games, or a shorthanded goal, of which there were 211 last...
Why the Vezina Trophy Deserves Its Name
December 12th, 2018 Every year renews the age-old debate as to whether or not the Georges Vezina Trophy and the other major NHL awards should be renamed. The argument (as it appears in examples in each one of these examples) usually goes that the names of bygone hockey legends (often men...
Unbreakable Records: The St. Louis Blues and the 1978 NHL Draft
December 11th, 2018 In 1978, the St. Louis Blues set an unbeatable record at the final NHL Amateur Draft. In the following year, the NHL allowed teams to draft players from the defunct WHA and those who had played overseas. In light of these changes, the league renamed the annual...
The Teddy Bear Toss: From Kamloops to Hershey
December 9th, 2018 There are many things that are absolutely synonymous with hockey: the sound of skates grinding across the ice. The ring of a puck careening off the crossbar. Slapshots. Black eyes. Missing teeth. And, since 1993, one more thing has been increasingly associated with...
The Best NHL Forwards Ever
December 6th, 2018 The NHL has a long and storied existence. Legendary teams, lines and players serve as a reminder of days gone by while today’s players continue to forge the legacy left behind by the pioneers of our beloved game. Like any legendary player, their contributions...
Cleveland Barons NHL Draft History
December 5th, 2018 The NHL version of the Cleveland Barons was one of the shortest-lived teams in the history of the league. The franchise was originally part of "The Great Expansion" of 1967 when the NHL expanded from six teams to an even dozen. Initially known as the Oakland Seals from 1967...
Last Active NHLers From the 90's
December 1st, 2018 The 1990s involved some of the best NHL talents the league has ever seen. From Wayne Gretzky to Mario Lemieux, Mark Messier to Jaromir Jagr and Martin Brodeur to Patrick Roy, there was no shortage of talent in the league. It was a time when some of today's NHL stars were...
