Connor Hellebuyck Calls for Clarity on Goaltender Interference Rules The Old Prof | November 5, 2024 Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck recently spoke out about the NHL’s inconsistent goaltender interference rules, particularly in response to a controversial call on Brandon Hagel’s goal against the Jets. Hellebuyck…
Top 3 All-Time Oilers Goalies THW Archives | November 3, 2024 Goaltending: hockey’s most precarious and polarizing position. The masked men often take the blame when the team loses, and receive little credit when they win. They face 100 MPH slap…
Bruins’ Korpisalo Playing Better Than Expected Tommy Bennett | November 3, 2024 Remember when people were skeptical about the addition of Joonas Korpisalo? Well, that can be put to bed and fast. General manager Don Sweeney landed Korpisalo as part of the…
Top 10 NHL Backup Goaltenders Stephen Ground | November 1, 2024 *Article was updated in Oct. 2024 Backup goalies in the NHL are tragically underappreciated. It’s hard enough for a team to find a starting goaltender that they can rely on…
Kraken Must Make Joey Daccord the Clear Number One Goalie Edgar Chaput | October 31, 2024 Until recently, the Seattle Kraken have alternated between goaltenders Philipp Grubauer and Joey Daccord in net. Daccord’s name has been called three times between the Oct. 24 game against the Winnipeg…
Sergei Bobrovsky’s 400th Career Win Gets Him in Line for the Hall of Fame Joey Ganzi | October 31, 2024 The Florida Panthers continue their winning ways into the month of October. In their first season as defending Stanley Cup champions, they currently sit at the top of the Atlantic…
Avalanche Need to Deal With Georgiev Situation Immediately Ryan Womeldorf | October 29, 2024 In the wake of a 5-2 loss to the lowly Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, the Colorado Avalanche are 5-5-0 through the first 10 games, beginning 0-4-0 before ripping off five…
Senators Backup Goaltending Isn’t a Problem Paul Quinney | October 29, 2024 On the Oct. 22 episode of The Hockey Writers’ podcast – The Senators Roundtable, I and The Athletic’s new Ottawa Senators beat writer, Julian McKenzie, argued that the team has…
Andrei Vasilevskiy Having a Stronger Start to Season Than Numbers Suggest Harrison Smajovits | October 28, 2024 The Tampa Bay Lightning took down the Washington Capitals 3-0 on Saturday night. The top performer was goalie Andrei Vasilesvkiy who saved all 32 shots on goal to earn his…
Top 3 All-Time Chicago Blackhawks Goalies Brandon Share-Cohen | October 27, 2024 The Chicago Blackhawks are one of the NHL’s “Original Six” teams. As such, Chicago has gone through many goalies in the history of the franchise — some memorable, and some…
Top 3 All-Time Maple Leafs Goalies Jeff Seide | October 24, 2024 From A-to-Z, or rather from Frederik Andersen to Ken Wregget, the Toronto Maple Leafs have had nearly a hundred goaltenders take the ice. As one of the NHL’s original six…
Jacques Plante: The Man in the Fiberglass Mask THW Archives | October 20, 2024 The month of November is perhaps the most important for any present-day goaltender guarding the crease in the National Hockey League – but most might not even know why. It…