NHL’s Best Goalie Pads Ranked Tony Wolak | November 27, 2017 With each new NHL season, goaltenders debut new lines of leg pads, gloves, and blockers from the top goaltending equipment manufacturers. The gear is customized to match team colors and…
Oilers’ Talbot Isn’t the Only Struggling Goalie in October Shane Sander | October 17, 2017 If you saw the 1-3-0 start to the season for the Edmonton Oilers, you’d think you were looking back to their decade of darkness. No, that’s the start the Oilers…
3 Goalies Who Could Surprise Us This Year WiserFans | October 15, 2017 There is little debate in the NHL about how valuable a goaltender is to their team’s success. However, the lines start to get blurred when it comes to the question,…
Most Questionable Goaltending in the Pacific Division? Shane Sander | September 26, 2017 When it comes to the NHL’s Pacific Division, there’s a clear divide between the top and bottom echelon in goal. Four teams that will be in playoff contention all year have…
Roman Turek: Where Is He Now? THW Archives | September 26, 2017 This article was originally published in February, 2013. During his time in the NHL, Roman Turek was a man of many masks and roles, but the Czech netminder never failed…
How Clutch is Matt Murray? Jeff Seide | June 15, 2017 Late in the 2015-16 season, Pittsburgh’s third round (83rd overall selection) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, got his shot in the NHL when Marc-Andre Fleury fell to a concussion.…
Off the Crossbar: Stars Aim for 23 Goalie Roster Jeff Seide | May 15, 2017 Another day, another goalie. After acquiring Ben Bishop’s rights from the Los Angeles Kings, the Dallas Stars signed him to a six-year, $29.5 million contract. “This is the Stars’ first move in…
Ranking the Best Goalies of the 2016-17 Regular Season Jeff Seide | May 13, 2017 An NHL goalie’s job is pretty simple: stop vulcanized rubber disks from crossing the goal line. Do it more than the goalie at the other end of the rink and…
Shutout Showdown Peter Ferrell | February 27, 2017 Ahh, the shutout. Very few things give the hockey fan – not to mention the winning coach – so much pleasure as holding one’s opponent to exactly zero goals. Central…
Team Sweden After Lundqvist David Carlsson | February 23, 2017 There can only be one king, and no king can rule forever. For over a decade, Henrik Lundqvist has been the constant number one goaltender of Sweden. During those years, He’s…
Vezina for Dubnyk or Bobrovsky? Kirby Horgan | January 16, 2017 With half of the 82-game schedule in the books, the chase for the Vezina Trophy looks to be a two goalie race. Looking at the statistics and the impact each…
What Does Save Percentage Really Mean? Peter Ferrell | January 14, 2017 For years, the Vezina Trophy was awarded to the goaltender who played the most on the team and allowed the fewest goals. In practice, this generally meant that the award…
