Today in Hockey History: April 16 Matthew Zator | April 16, 2024 April 16 is a huge date amongst the National Hockey League’s “Original Six” franchises, with four of them winning the Stanley Cup. There are also plenty of Hall of Fame…
Revisiting the Maple Leafs’ Darcy Tucker Trade Spencer Lazary | April 16, 2024 It has been 24 years since the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Darcy Tucker from the Tampa Bay Lightning in a trade on Feb. 9, 2000, and it had fans very interested. Although…
Top 10 Hockey Celebrations of All Time THW Archives | April 16, 2024 Originally published in July 2015, this post has stood the test of time. We feel many of our new fans will enjoy it. The NHL has seen its fair share of…
April 15 Hockey Birthdays: Kovalchuk, Thomas, & Lowe Ryan Gagne | April 15, 2024 Today, we honor the 34 past and present NHL players celebrating birthdays on April 15. Whether you were a fan of 50-goal scorer Ilya Kovalchuk or loved watching Tim Thomas’ unorthodox saves,…
Ilya Kovalchuk: A Career Retrospective Christian Thorsberg | April 15, 2024 On Jan. 6, 2006, late in the second period of a regular-season Pittsburgh Penguins-Atlanta Thrashers tilt, a 22-year-old Ilya Kovalchuk is left dangerously uncovered on the near-side point of the…
Today in Hockey History: April 15 Matthew Zator | April 15, 2024 If you are a fan of hockey in Motown, then this is a very good date for you. One of the NHL’s most unique traditions began 69 years ago. One…
Today in Hockey History: April 14 Matthew Zator | April 14, 2024 Some of the greatest players to ever play in the National Hockey League had big moments on April 14. A pair of legends hoisted the Stanley Cup for the final…
Boston Bruins 50-Goal Scorers Brandon Share-Cohen | April 14, 2024 Throughout the 96-year history of the Boston Bruins franchise, there have been 11 different instances of a player reaching the 50-goal mark. Those 11 instances of 50-plus goals are made…
Today in Hockey History: April 13 Matthew Zator | April 13, 2024 One of the greatest dynasties in National Hockey League history was nearly cut short on this date 39 years ago. April 13 has also provided plenty of big moments in…
Broad Street Bullies: More Than Goons, Fists & Enforcers Kyle Gipe | April 13, 2024 During the 1970s, only the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins had more victories than the Philadelphia Flyers’ 424. During that decade, the Flyers won back-to-back Stanley Cups in 1974 and…
Revisiting the Cal Clutterbuck-Nino Niederreiter Trade Matt Rothman | April 13, 2024 In the years when the New York Islanders consistently finished at the bottom of the standings, then-general manager Garth Snow made one of the most talked-about trades among Islanders fans.…
Old School NHL Jerseys – Gone But Not Forgotten THW Archives | April 13, 2024 Over the last decade-plus, NHL teams have been getting creative when redesigning their logos or creating their third alternate jerseys. New sleek designs have been on the rise lately, which…