Posts About "Dale Hawerchuk"
Top 5 Jets 1.0 Draft Picks of All Time
December 7th, 2019 Winnipeg Jets' general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff is often heralded for his deftness at the draft table, and deservedly so. Through a patient draft-and-develop strategy, he's turned the second incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets from a team nearly no assets and laughable depth into a legitimate contender. He's largely avoided...
All-Time Best Players for Defunct NHL Teams
October 29th, 2019 The what ifs. The coulda shouldas. The almosts. They’re the lost or forgotten teams of the NHL. Those that have relocated or merged or went belly-up. While some teams have been reincarnated, i.e. the Winnipeg Jets became the Arizona Coyotes, this article focuses on selecting the best player from each team that no longer exists in the...
Dale Hawerchuk Trade Revisited
September 10th, 2019 Beginning in 1981, Dale Hawerchuk became one of the most dominant centers in the National Hockey League and was the face of the Winnipeg Jets. After a junior career in the QMJHL in which he scored 81 goals and 102 assists in all of 72 games for the 1980-81 Cornwall Royals , he was at the top of the draft charts. Winnipeg selected...
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Capitals, Kings, Blue Jackets, More
September 4th, 2019 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is news the Montreal Canadiens might be looking at a former Buffalo Sabres forward, John Tortorella is getting ready to explode and in Los Angeles, there is news on the Kings and Adrian Kempe negotiations. Finally, Dale Hawerchuk is dealing with health issues that will see him step away from the...
Barrie Colts' Dale Hawerchuk to Take Leave of Absence
September 3rd, 2019 BARRIE, Ont. — Former NHL star Dale Hawerchuk is taking a leave of absence as head coach of the Ontario Hockey League's Barrie Colts for the upcoming season. The Colts announced Tuesday that Hawerchuk is making the move for health reasons. The team did...
Winnipeg Jets' 50-Goal Scorers
August 1st, 2019 Since relocating from Atlanta in 2011, the second incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets has not had a 50-goal scorer (although Ilya Kovalchuk did accomplish the feat twice with the Thrashers, scoring 52 in both 2005-06 and 2007-08.) While reaching the 50-goal plateau is less common and more impressive an accomplishment now than it was in...
