Posts tagged with "Bobby Orr"
10 Things You May Not Know About Hockey
March 4th, 2017 From the THW Archives, written by former contributor Alli Baker and originally published Feb. 16, 2015.So you think you know everything there is to know about hockey, eh? Well if you know more than half of these strange facts, you're either a hockey buff or you've got too much time on your hands. 1. One Dollar Man In...
NHL Awards History: Oldest & Youngest Winners
March 3rd, 2017 With the NHL playoff chase officially underway, many have turned to speculation and arithmetic to start the debates about who's going to win NHL awards, to be handed out in June in Las Vegas. Whether it's Brent Burns' solid season looking like both a Norris AND Hart Trophy or arguments over Devan Dubnyk vs Sergei Bobrovsky for the...
A Comparison: Capitals vs. 1970-71 Bruins
February 14th, 2017 Another home game, another big win — little has stopped the Washington Capitals from recording more than five goals in a single game for the 11th straight time at Verizon Centre. The Caps have now tied a historical record set by the Boston Bruins during the 1970-71 season.So how exactly does the current Capitals team compare to the...
Hybrid Blueliners Evolving Hockey
January 23rd, 2017 Players like Shea Weber and Drew Doughty are names we’ve all heard before. They appear in headlines time and time again because their defense is unparalleled. They represent Canada in international tournaments and win league awards to no end. We’ve also heard of guys like Brent Burns, Erik Karlsson and Kevin Shattenkirk, all ranking...
Book Review – 'The Big 50: Boston Bruins'
January 21st, 2017 Identity. Toughness. Hard-working. Blue Collar. These were the words that Fluto Shinzawa used to describe the Boston Bruins. In his new book, The Big 50: Boston Bruins, Shinzawa chronicles the 50 most important men and moments that have made the Bruins one of the most historically-cherished franchises in all of professional sports. The...
50 Years Ago in Hockey: A Very Busy Hockey Weekend
October 24th, 2016 It was a very busy weekend in the fledgling 1966-67 hockey season. The National Hockey League saw a full slate of six games, While seven games were played in the American Hockey League, three in the Western Hockey League and five in the Ontario Hockey Association Junior A Series. Habs, Hawks Off to Fast Starts The Stanley Cup champion...