The Home of Champions: Trail, B.C.’s Forgotten Goaltending Legends The Old Prof | July 5, 2025 Trail, British Columbia, recognized for its history of sports excellence (e.g., 1939 & 1961 World Champion Trail Smoke Eaters; Andy Bilesky & Little League Baseball; Willi Krause & Track and…
Top 3 All-Time Stars Goalies THW Archives | January 5, 2021 Arguably the most important position in sports, a goalie can steal a game or playoff series. A goalie can also break the hearts of loyal fans and cost a coach…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Hodge Leads Hawks Past Rangers Rick Cole | November 9, 2016 Young right winger Ken Hodge scored a goal and added an assist to lead the Chicago Black Hawks to a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers in the only…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: FINALLY! Bobby Breaks the Record!! Rick Cole | March 13, 2016 Finally, four games after he had tied the record he shared for most goals in a single National Hockey League season, Bobby Hull has the mark all to himself. The…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Another Whitewash for Gamble Rick Cole | March 10, 2016 Bruce Gamble, the portly reserve goaltender called up as an emergency fill-in continues to be a revelation for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Last night, his acrobatics and a single goal…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Leafs Hammer Rangers; Maniago Hurt Rick Cole | January 20, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers 6-2 last night at Maple Leaf Gardens in what was possibly a very costly loss for the Broadway Blueshirts. The Rangers…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Dissension in Beantown? Rick Cole | January 5, 2016 With the Boston Bruins enduring yet another losing season with a last-place finish almost certainly assured, it seems that management and players are now at odds. Things are going from…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: 65-66 Goalie Preview: NY Rangers Rick Cole | July 24, 2015 The New York Rangers thought they had solidified their goaltending for the foreseeable future in June of 1963 when they acquired Jacques Plante from the Montreal Canadiens in a blockbuster…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Habs, Rangers Make 6-Player Deal Rick Cole | June 9, 2015 The National Hockey League’s annual meetings continued in Montreal yesterday with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers conducting the most significant piece of business for the day. The Canadiens…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Habs Blank Hawks Rick Cole | April 21, 2015 The Montreal Canadiens rode the shutout goaltending of Gump Worsley to a two games to none Stanley Cup Final lead over the Chicago Black Hawks last night. Jean Beliveau and Dick Duff…
The Best #26-37 in Dallas Stars Franchise History Tabatha Patterson | February 17, 2015 Inching closer to the trade deadline, the Stars recently switched up their goalie tandem in a trade for the Sabres’ Jhonas Enroth. With goaltending on the mind, we look at…