A Look Back at the Career of Jimmy Thomson THW Archives | May 19, 2020 This article was originally published in August, 2012. James Richard ‘Jeems’ Thomson (also ‘The Gold Dust Twins’ with Gus Mortson)#2, 20 Defenceb: 23 Feb 1927 Winnipeg, MBd: 18 May 1991…
A Royal Celebration: All-Time LA Kings by Country THW Archives | May 12, 2020 I will focus my attention on both traditional hockey power countries as well as a few lesser established, yet equally compelling ones, as well. The criteria is that the player…
NHL’s Top 5 Playmakers of the Decade Christopher Williams | May 10, 2020 The dawn of a new decade is always a time for reflection. It is a time when people look back and reminisce about their favorite moments and experiences of the…
Top 3 All-Time Vancouver Canucks Goalies The Old Prof | April 28, 2020 During the 2018-19 regular season, Jacob Markstrom’s strong play surprised many fans and hockey experts. At that time, Markstrom looked like the “answer” for the Vancouver Canucks goalie depth for…
Team USA NTDP: Helping to Mold the Next Generation of Stars Jack LeGwin | April 24, 2020 The USA Hockey National Team Development Program (NTDP) in Plymouth, Michigan is nationally renowned for cranking out high draft pick after high draft pick, and for good reason. There have…
Revisiting the Carolina Hurricanes’ 2010 Draft Jack LeGwin | April 8, 2020 Coming off a middling 2009-10 season in Raleigh in which the Carolina Hurricanes finished 35-37-10, third in the Southeast Division, the team turned to the NHL Draft with optimism. In…
Senators 2000 Draft Revisited – It Could Have Been Better Dayton Reimer | April 5, 2020 Being an Ottawa Senators fan is tough. From the early days when the team broke the Washington Capitals’ record for most losses in a season, to more recent accusations that…
Lightning’s All-Decade Team: Goaltending Eugene Helfrick | March 27, 2020 Over the course of the last decade, no franchise in the NHL has experienced as much positive change than the Tampa Bay Lightning. At the start of the decade, the…
Revisiting the Anaheim Ducks’ 2014 Draft Anthony Ciardelli | March 7, 2020 A lot has changed since 2014. Barack Obama was still president of the United States, Connor McDavid was still playing for the Erie Otters and the Anaheim Ducks were still…
NHL Power Rankings for March 2020 Ryan Szporer | March 1, 2020 There’s been a major shake-up in this post-trade-deadline edition of THW’s Power Rankings. The Boston Bruins climb into Spot No. 1, as two brand-new entries make it into the top…
NHL Power Rankings for February 2020 Ryan Szporer | February 2, 2020 In this edition of THW’s Power Rankings, the St. Louis Blues falter and give up the top spot. The Tampa Bay Lightning meanwhile surge into the top five and the…
NHL Power Rankings for January 2020 Ryan Szporer | January 3, 2020 The roaring 2020s are starting off with a bang at The Hockey Writers, with our first-ever NHL Power Rankings, for the month of January. In this inaugural edition, the Stanley…
