One for the Ages: Guy Lafleur’s 1989-90 NHL Season Nathaniel Oliver | September 20, 2022 Guy Lafleur was 38 years old when he signed as a free agent with the Quebec Nordiques on Jul. 14, 1989. The man affectionately known as “The Flower” was already…
Re-Doing the Atlanta Thrashers’ 1999 Expansion Draft Josh Lewis | September 2, 2022 Originally published in Sep. 2020 The Atlanta Thrashers were the second of four expansion teams to hit the ice around the turn of the 21st century, playing their inaugural season…
Ilya Kovalchuk: A Career Retrospective Christian Thorsberg | August 18, 2022 On January 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…
Hockey History – the NHL “Second Six” Nathaniel Oliver | July 23, 2022 In March 1965, a formal process began headed by then NHL President Clarence Campbell so that the league would expand its operation to include a second division of six teams. Gone…
Brass Bonanza Silenced: The Demise of the Hartford Whalers THW Archives | May 6, 2022 Hockey fans love nostalgia. We love the past and all the traditions of the NHL. The retro sweaters and the defunct teams, we all love them. It’s a huge reason…
Top 5 Draft Busts in Atlanta Thrashers History Declan Schroeder | May 1, 2022 This article was originally written in June, 2014 and updated in May, 2020. The Atlanta Thrashers had a brief, disappointing tenure in the NHL. The main reason they failed was…
History of the Houston Aeros Kyle Gipe | March 30, 2022 The Houston Aeros were a member of the now-defunct World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972-78. They were highly successful, making the playoffs each of their six seasons and won two…
Do You Know Your WHA-Era Jets Trivia? Declan Schroeder | August 25, 2021 Were you a die-hard Winnipeg Jets fan during their WHA days? Think you know everything there is to know about the first professional hockey team in Winnipeg? Let’s find out. We’ve…
Oilers Aren’t the Only Edmonton Team to Play for the Stanley Cup Chris Carnovale | January 9, 2021 The Stanley Cup has a long and storied history, dating back to the late 1800s when it was first donated by Lord Stanley of Preston, the Governor-General of Canada, as an…
A History of the PCHA’s Vancouver Millionaires Ben Wagner | December 31, 2020 Contrary to popular belief, the city of Vancouver does have a Stanley Cup. While the Vancouver Canucks have never hoisted Lord Stanley’s mug (and people were VERY upset at that…
The Legacy of the PCHA’s Victoria Cougars Ben Wagner | December 29, 2020 Inspired by American broadcaster Keith Olbermann, earlier this month I embarked on a quest to uncover the true nature of the National Hockey League’s ‘Original Six’. During the course of…
Winnipeg Jets Should Honour Their Thrashers History Daniel Blanda | December 6, 2020 To say the Winnipeg Jets missed the mark on their Reverse Retro jerseys would be an understatement. The jerseys are lackluster and fail to breathe new life into an already…
