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Bob Probert

Revisiting the Red Wings’ 1983 Draft

Ian McNaughton | August 23, 2022

The 1983 NHL Entry Draft is one of the most fascinating in history. From this class, 113 players reached the NHL (46.7 percent) and won 21 Stanley Cups, and four…

Top 10 Toughest Red Wings

Peter Ploshehanski | March 13, 2022

Motown, The Motor City, Hockeytown. Detroit is a proud, blue-collar, mid-western city that at one time was home to 1.86 million people. It has since fallen from grace but is…

The Legend of Bob Probert – A Personal Tribute

Ryan Guenter | October 17, 2021

Yesterday marked the 19th anniversary of Bob Probert’s retirement from the NHL. Tragically, on July 5 of this wretched year, it is now 11 years since the giant of a…

Top 10 Scoring Enforcers Before They Turned Pro

Ross Bonander | May 10, 2014

The role of the enforcer in the NHL appears to be dwindling, and whether you take that as a good thing or a bad thing is wholly subjective. What is…

Book Review – Warriors on the Ice: Hockey’s Toughest Talk

Andrew Forbes | March 18, 2014

Warriors on the Ice: Hockey’s Toughest Talk by Brian D’Ambrosio (2013: Jabberwocky Press. Kindle Edition. Pp. 229. $8.70.) As human beings, we’re taught that every story has two sides –…

NHL Must Learn From NFL Concussion Plague

Ian Dunham | October 22, 2013

“Hockeynistas,” almost by definition, have a disdain for other sports. But the lethal NFL concussion crisis turns this disdain into concern; concern for our fellow human beings; concern for our…

Sheahan DUI Reveals Hockey’s Dark Side

Ian Dunham | December 4, 2012

  In the wake of the Belcher killings, discussing a DUI arrest will seem less than forceful.  A tragedy of that sort commands our attention in a way that a…

“The Last Gladiators” Delivers Harsh Truth About Fighting in NHL

Justin Glock | October 15, 2012

Originally published in 2014, THW takes a look at The Last Gladiators, a seminal film on fighting in hockey. All you want to know about guys like Chris Nilan, Bob…

Tough Guy – My Life on the Edge by Bob Probert

Peter Harling | March 26, 2012

Bob Probert was arguably the best enforcer in the History of the NHL. He finished fifth all time with 3,300 penalty minutes and was in 238 fights in his career.…

From Abdelkder to Zuccarello – 8 April 2011

Monica McAlister | April 8, 2011

Did you work late last night? Did your significant other make you run errands while the game was on? Did your dog chew off your TV cable wires? Have no…

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