Posts About "Dale Hawerchuk"
Top 5 Jets 1.0 Draft Picks of All Time
December 9th, 2018 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 drafting...
Barrie Colts & The Hawerchuks: All in the Family
November 25th, 2018 Are hockey IQ and playing abilities something that you obtain through training, proper conditioning and practice or something passed down genetically? Are you born with hockey smarts or are they skills that you pick up by watching the game? Like Father Like Son? You can look to the Howe and Sutter families and say sure, all of those...
Dale Hawerchuk Trade Revisited
September 10th, 2018 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...
The OHL Summer Series: Part 1 of 20 - The Barrie Colts
August 7th, 2016 It's already August and the OHL season is set to start in a little over a month and a half and since this is only Part 1 of 20, I guess you could say I should have titled this series "August Rush". So let's get started with the OHL Summer Series. Prior to reading this piece, I would recommend that you take a look back at my "Preview...
Report: Coyotes Signing Shane Doan Inevitable
May 21st, 2016 Just weeks after being named the youngest general manager in professional sports, Arizona Coyotes’ GM John Chayka announced that the team’s signing of long-time captain Shane Doan “is inevitable,” according to reports. In the last year of his four-year, $21.2-million deal, Doan’s been with the franchise since he was drafted...
Predicting Oilers and Jets Heritage Classic Alumni Rosters
March 6th, 2016 We’ve seen some star-studded lineups when it comes to NHL alumni games in the past. This season, the Red Wings and Avalanche hosted an alumni game for the ages ahead of their Stadium Series matchup in Colorado. Their lineups were filled with big names like Steve Yzerman, Brendan Shanahan, Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg among...
