50 Years Ago in Hockey: Buffalo, Baltimore, ‘Frisco Impress Brass Rick Cole | February 8, 2016 On the first day of the National Hockey League’s expansion meetings in New York, the governors heard a full spectrum of presentations. Among the cities with whom the board was…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: NHL Reviewing Expansion Applications Today Rick Cole | February 7, 2016 The National Hockey League begins a historic three days of meetings today in New York City. The league’s board of governors will be reviewing applications for expansion franchises and listening…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: NHL to Screen Expansion Hopefuls Rick Cole | February 1, 2016 The month of February will be an historic one for the National Hockey League. Next week in New York City the league’s board of governors will examine in detail the…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Rangers, Bruins Swap Forwards Rick Cole | January 11, 2016 The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers, the National Hockey League’s two also-rans, got together yesterday and completed a one-for-one trade of forwards. The dissension-ridden Bruins dealt away truculent winger…
The 5 Least Attended NHL Teams in 2015-16 Devin Slawson | November 17, 2015 In the midst of relocation and expansion talks throughout the summer and into the regular season, NHL owners are understandably feeling their seat heat up, so to speak. With multiple willing…
Las Vegas, Quebec City Make Formal NHL Expansion Bids Michael Straw | September 29, 2015 The fate of the Las Vegas and Quebec City bids to gain entry into the National Hockey League now rest in the hands of 10 men. On Tuesday, the Bill…
NHL Considerations: Quebec and Las Vegas Jason E. Bisnoff | September 19, 2015 As has been discussed for over a calendar year, the National Hockey League is going to expand in the near future. What started as rumors moved to reports and are…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Training Camp Notes – Crozier a Lightweight Rick Cole | September 19, 2015 News and notes from around National Hockey League training camps. Crozier’s Illness Makes Him a Lightweight Roger Crozier, the slightly built Detroit Red Wings goaltender whose spectacular rookie season…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Vancouver Edges Closer to NHL Team Rick Cole | August 27, 2015 Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson has given a huge boost to the city of Vancouver’s hopes of obtaining a National Hockey League franchise. Mr. Pearson announced that he has pledged…
Quebec City and Las Vegas Enter NHL Expansion Final Stage Glynn Cosker | August 25, 2015 The hopeful NHL expansion team cities Las Vegas and Quebec City have both entered into Phase Three of the official process. In a nutshell, Phase Three means that each prospective…
NHL Expansion Process Moves Forward Michael Straw | August 21, 2015 Get ready hockey fans because league expansion is getting even closer, and both of the primary candidates are moving forward in the process. It was revealed on Friday that both…
Off-Season Fun: Drafting Expansion Teams From Free Agents Larry Fisher | August 4, 2015 Everybody is talking about expansion these days. It seems half our writers here at THW have already projected their team’s protected lists as if the expansion draft was happening this…