Posts About "Dale Hawerchuk"
Jets Hockey Card Collections Aren't Complete Without These Beauties
December 20th, 2020 $1.29 million. For an NHL contract, that’s well below average. But for an NHL trading card, that’s not just above average – that’s top of the scale. A Gem Mint 10 Wayne Gretzky rookie card from 1979 recently auctioned for $1.29 million, becoming the first hockey card to cross the seven-digit threshold, an exclusive club...
Top 5 Jets 1.0 Draft Picks of All Time
December 7th, 2020 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
November 4th, 2020 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...
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 9
October 9th, 2020 The greatest player in the history of the National Hockey League had his fair share of memories on this date throughout his career. Also, on Oct. 9, we’ve seen new franchises hit the ice for the first time, new players leave their mark on the game and plenty of personal milestones by some of the all-time greats. Gretzky’s...
Winnipeg Jets' 50-Goal Scorers
September 22nd, 2020 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...
Do You Know Your Jets 1.0 Trivia?
September 12th, 2020 Were you a die-hard fan of the Winnipeg Jets 1.0? Think you know everything there is to know about the first incarnation of the NHL team? Let’s find out. We’ve dug into the past to create three rounds of trivia about the great players and moments in the franchise's history. Be sure to scroll slowly, or you'll ruin the fun...
Dale Hawerchuk Trade Revisited
September 10th, 2020 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...
Dale Hawerchuk: A Legacy Beyond the Hall of Fame
August 31st, 2020 After a long battle with cancer, NHL legend and Hall of Fame member Dale Hawerchuk left this world on August 18, 2020. He left behind a legacy that will affect the game of hockey for years and possibly decades to come. For me personally, his passing carries a little bit of extra sadness. Hawerchuk was one of the first players that...
Today in Hockey History: Aug. 25
August 25th, 2020 Aug. 25 has been a very interesting date in National League history as it has provided a little bit of everything. One franchise suspended operations while another packed up and moved to a new city. A pair of old rivals went into the Hall of Fame together and two impressive careers ended on the same day. Franchise Suspension &...
Sabres News & Rumors: Montour, Luukkonen, Appert, Hawerchuk & More
August 22nd, 2020 Kevyn Adams has begun making significant moves and hirings after he was named as the Buffalo Sabres' new general manager following the organization's firings of 22 management and scouting staff members in June. In this edition of Sabres News and Rumors, I’ll be discussing the possibility that Brandon Montour has played his final game...
Revisiting Dale Hawerchuk's Calder-Winning Rookie Season
August 21st, 2020 Oh, what must have been going through Dale Hawerchuk's mind on Aug. 13, 1981. The 18-year-old stood at the corner of Winnipeg's Portage and Main — the site supreme for public spectacles in the city — in front of nearly 1000 Winnipeg Jets' fans, who'd flocked to the heart of downtown over the lunch hour just to watch him sign a...
Jets' Legend, Hockey Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk Passes Away at Age 57
August 18th, 2020 Winnipeg Jets' legend Dale Hawerchuk has passed away after a battle with cancer, his son Eric Hawerchuk announced on Twitter Tuesday afternoon. He was 57. https://twitter.com/EricHawerchuk/status/1295789304166350849 The NHL Hall of Famer was diagnosed with stomach cancer in October, 2019. Last month — three months after he...
Winnipeg Jets News & Rumors: Wheeler, Top Lines, Berdin & More
July 30th, 2020 Tonight, the Winnipeg Jets (37-28-6) will get ready to take on the Vancouver Canucks (36-27-6) in exhibition action. When the regular-season was suspended more than four months ago, the Jets and the Canucks were scheduled to play on Mar. 15. Then, everything sports-related stopped. Related: Winnipeg Jets News & Rumors: Hawerchuk,...
