Winnipeg Jets 1978-79 Avco Cup-Winning Season Declan Schroeder | May 22, 2021 A hurting Brett Hull, no Hot Line, a crippled-up captain, and a coaching change. None of those things stopped the 1978-79 Winnipeg Jets from capturing the Avco World Trophy (better…
Pro Sports’ First Jersey Retirement – Maple Leafs, Ace Bailey, 1934 THW Archives | February 14, 2020 The tradition of retiring a jersey number has grown over the years, expanding to every major sports league in North America. It’s a homage to athletes who reach an elite…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 4 – Auston Matthews’ Four-Goal Debut Brian Joyce | September 28, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 7 – Lightning’s Joseph Needs Big Season Steve Marowski | September 25, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
Countdown to Puck Drop — Day 27 — Blues Need to Keep Pietrangelo Stephen Ground | September 5, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 27 – Lightning Will Need McDonagh in the Playoffs Steve Marowski | September 5, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
Countdown to Puck Drop — Day 33 — Ducks’ Jakob Silfverberg Trade Anthony Ciardelli | August 30, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 34 – The End of the Original Senators Dayton Reimer | August 29, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 34 – Auston Matthews’ Top 10 Moments Peter Baracchini | August 29, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 43 – Quinn Hughes: Key to Canucks’ Future Matthew Zator | August 20, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 47 – Tavares Tallies High in Homecoming Andrew Forbes | August 15, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 49 – Blackhawks Break the Cup Drought Gail Kauchak | August 14, 2019 As we hit Day 49 in the NHL countdown to puck drop, the Chicago Blackhawks hit a milestone of their own. The 2019-20 season marks the 10-year anniversary of the…