The Unheralded Stars of Red Wings’ Championships Prashanth Iyer | May 25, 2014 At the end of the playoffs, the Conn Smythe trophy is awarded to the player deemed to be the most valuable player of the playoffs. More often than not, the…
All I Needed to Know About Hockey I Learned from Stan Fischler Ross Bonander | March 7, 2014 There is no substitute for experience. This is especially true for a difficult sport like hockey, where the best education is in playing as often as you can. But sometimes…
Gordie Howe Game Used Rookie Stick & Skates Up For Auction Dan Russell | January 7, 2014 While the holiday season may be finished, the perfect gift for the Gordie Howe fan in your family is currently up for auction. Introducing: his game used skates and stick…
Hershey Bears Come Out of Hibernation for Shootout Win Annie Erling Gofus | December 19, 2013 Two hat tricks in one night is exceptionally rare in the hockey world, but the GIANT Center was treated to just that—or, at least a version of that—on Wednesday night.…
Jagr Breaks the NHL GWG Record…Again The Hockey Writers | December 19, 2013 When New Jersey Devils right winger Jaromir Jagr gracefully slid a backhand shot between the legs of Ottawa Senators goaltender Robin Lehner at 2:06 of the second period on Wednesday…
When Bobby Orr Played Like Sandy Koufax Ross Bonander | December 2, 2013 Back in the early 1950s, Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay were two-thirds of the Production Line on the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. Howe was arguably the best player…
Book Review: Gordie Howe’s Son by Mark Howe Ross Bonander | November 19, 2013 Gordie Howe’s Son: A Hall of Fame Life in the Shadow of Mr. Hockey, by Mark Howe with Jay Greenberg (2013, Chicago: Triumph Books. Hardcover. Pp. 336. $25.95. ISBN 978-160078-847-5)…
Will Mario Lemieux Ever Retire Jaromir Jagr’s Jersey? Justin Glock | July 29, 2013 Jaromir Jagr deserves to have his Pittsburgh Penguins’ jersey retired. There are too many Penguins’ fans who do not respect Jagr enough to agree. Even after all Jagr has accomplished…
Putting a Cap On The Carolina Hurricanes Season Katie Flynn | April 29, 2013 If your team didn’t make the playoffs this year, every cap to the season will start by saying it was a disappointing season. It was. There were expectations, there was…
News and Notes From the NHL’s Opening Weekend Steve Kendall | January 21, 2013 After a nearly four month layoff, the NHL opened its abbreviated 2012-13 (is it still ’12-13 or just ’13?) season with some spirited action over the Martin Luther King Day…
Marian Hossa: Buyout Candidate? Ton DeFrancesco | January 8, 2013 It sounds crazy, but Marian Hossa could be one of two Chicago Blackhawks amnesty buyouts before the 2014-2015 season. It’s easy to argue against it: Hossa is clearly a fan…
How Could the New York Rangers Pass on Gordie Howe? Michael Rappaport | January 5, 2013 The New York Rangers missed out on getting some of the game’s best players in the last decade of drafts, but their biggest miss came much longer ago, in Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe.