Today in Hockey History: Nov. 28 Matthew Zator | November 28, 2025 Yesterday in Hockey History: Nov. 27 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Nov. 29 The date has been quite eventful during National Hockey League history. One goaltending legend played his final game…
Today in Hockey History: May 14 Matthew Zator | May 14, 2025 May 14 has been a very busy day in the history of the National Hockey League. This date has seen a little bit of everything between historic comebacks, series-clinching wins,…
Revisiting Vezina Trophy Seasons: George Hainsworth’s 1927-28 Season Andrew Forbes | October 2, 2024 If you recognize the name — George Hainsworth — it would make sense. After all, he was the inaugural winner of the Vezina Trophy in 1926-27 as a member of…
Revisiting Vezina Trophy Seasons: George Hainsworth’s 1926-27 Season Andrew Forbes | July 11, 2024 It was a trophy introduced to the league in 1926-27 by the former owners of the Montreal Canadiens — Leo Dandurand, Louis Letourneau and Joe Cattarinich — in memory of…
Canadiens’ Top One-Season Turnarounds in Team History Ryan Szporer | January 4, 2023 The Montreal Canadiens have bounced back from disastrous seasons five times in their history. Can they do it again in 2022-23? Should they?
Are 2021-22 Canadiens the Worst Habs Team of All Time? Ryan Szporer | December 21, 2021 The Montreal Canadiens have gone from a Stanley Cup Final appearance to one of the worst-performing teams in franchise history in one season.
Why the Vezina Trophy Deserves Its Name THW Archives | June 13, 2021 Every year renews the age-old debate as to whether or not the Georges Vezina Trophy and the other major NHL awards should be renamed. The argument usually goes that the…
THW’s Goalie News: Grubauer Update, Miller’s Collapse, and More Stephen Ground | February 18, 2020 The NHL is reaching a fever pitch as the Feb. 24 trade deadline is less than a week away. One team may need to be on the lookout for a…
Hockey By the Numbers #1 Casey Bridge | May 29, 2015 The number on the back of your hockey sweater is the one thing that sets you apart from other players. Players numbers are what young players notice, and why so…
Book Review: Hamilton’s Hockey Tigers Rebecca Dobrinski | September 9, 2012 Hamilton’s Hockey Tigers. By Sam Wesley with David Wesley. (2005, Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 96. $24.95. ISBN 978-1-55028-887-2.) Published during the last NHL lockout, who knew…