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1999 NHL Draft

The Sedin Twins and the 1999 NHL Entry Draft

THW Archives | February 12, 2023

June 26, 1999, was a day that changed the fortunes of the Vancouver Canucks for more than just the next decade. This, of course, being the day of the NHL…

Categories Archives, Canucks History, Hockey History, NHL Entry Draft

1999: The Worst NHL Draft Class Ever?

Nathaniel Oliver | June 18, 2022

Before the 1999 NHL Draft took place in Boston, MA on June 26, many believed it was to have a deep amount of talent to choose from – a treasure…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, NHL Entry Draft

Revisiting David Poile’s Drafts – 1999

Kyle Gipe | July 16, 2019

Last week, I introduced a series that looks back at David Poile’s drafts as general manager of the Nashville Predators, evaluating his selections and mentioning any opportunities he missed with…

Categories Predators History

Mike Wilson for Rhett Warrener: 1999 Trade Details

Tim Olewniczak | February 9, 2016

The NHL trade deadline will occur at 3 P.M. on February 29, 2016. As this date draws closer, rumors of clubs swapping players and draft picks will intensify as teams…

Categories Buffalo Sabres, Sabres History

The Colorado Avalanche’s Best Late Round Draft Picks

Harrison Prolic | June 10, 2015

When teams start getting into the late round draft picks, drafting in the NHL starts to become a roll of the dice. Occasionally teams find a gem in the later…

Categories Colorado Avalanche

Barret Jackman is the Ultimate Warrior

Pete Campanella | February 9, 2014

“Here stands baseballs perfect warrior.  Here stands baseballs perfect knight.” Most people in St. Louis know this quote. This is the inscription from baseball commissioner Ford C. Frick, in 1963, on the statue of the great Stan “the…

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