Today in Hockey History: April 16 Matthew Zator | April 16, 2025 April 16 is a huge date amongst the National Hockey League’s “Original Six” franchises, with four of them winning the Stanley Cup. There are also plenty of Hall of Fame…
Top 10 Best Undrafted NHL Goalies Jeff Seide | July 27, 2024 The NHL Entry Draft has long been the NHL’s pipeline for talent. While teams draft players in the hope that they will one day be in their NHL lineup, there…
Ranking the Maple Leafs’ Best Goalies Since 1990 The Old Prof | May 9, 2024 I’ve enjoyed the past five years as I’ve covered the Toronto Maple Leafs. As many readers know, I come to writing about hockey from my history of being a teacher,…
April 21 Hockey Birthdays: Belfour, Goulet, Lecavalier Ryan Gagne | April 21, 2024 On April 21, we celebrate the birthdays of 24 past and present NHL players. Today’s list includes two Hockey Hall of Fame members, a handful of Stanley Cup champions, and…
Stars’ All-Time Greatest Free Agent Signings Sam Nestler | July 28, 2021 Free agency is vital to a teams’ success. It can easily be the difference that leads an NHL club to a championship. However, it can also be the reason they…
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…
This Day in Sabres History: 1999 Stanley Cup Final Game 1 Alex Busch | June 9, 2020 June 8, 1999. The beginning of arguably the most memorable series in Buffalo Sabres history. It was exactly 21 years ago when the Sabres and Dallas Stars began the Stanley…
Better Maple Leafs Means Better Andersen Branden Poelzer | August 16, 2017 The Toronto Maple Leafs knew they would speed up their rebuild by trading for Frederik Andersen last offseason. However, no one was sure how he would handle the heavy workload…
A Look at My All-Time Dallas Stars Team Canada Roster Ed Sarno | August 1, 2016 Back in February I rolled out my All-Time Team USA Stars roster. This weekend we learned Jamie Benn expects to suit up for Team Canada in the 2016 World Cup…
NHL Players Need More Than Memories At Retirement Rick Rischall | February 26, 2016 On Wednesday February 24th, Classic Auctions issued a news release reporting that Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Ed Belfour had sold 66 items of hockey memorabilia. The items, including his…
The Dallas Stars Franchise Four Michael Gwizdala | September 3, 2015 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series I’ll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL…
Chicago Blackhawks’ All-Time Great Roster: Goalies and Head Coach Kyle Morton | August 29, 2015 We’ve now come to the end of my series in which I’ve assembled the best possible roster of Chicago Blackhawks past and present in an effort to put together an…