Vote Now: Gretzky, Lemieux……Then Who? Justin Glock | December 3, 2012 Many people believe Wayne Gretzky is the greatest player to ever live since he owns nearly every NHL scoring record. There are other fans out there who believe Mario Lemieux…
Book Review- “Hockeytown Doc” Gives Readers Rare Perspective Ross Bonander | October 1, 2012 “I’d never before seen a player leave the bench and go into the medical room in the middle of a game unless he was injured and needed immediate attention ……
Quotes of the Week: Gordie Howe Ross Bonander | August 26, 2012 This week’s quotes of the week are by and about the incomparable Mr. Hockey himself, Gordie Howe. I’m really just a lucky old farm boy. Gordie Howe [3] Most of the…
Quotes of the Week: About Bobby Orr Ross Bonander | August 13, 2012 The subject of this week’s quotes of the week is the one and only Bobby Orr, arguably the greatest hockey player of all time. He could take his speed to…
Quotes of the Week: Sheroisms Ross Bonander | July 30, 2012 This week’s Quotes of the Week looks at some of the many so-called Sheroisms–pithy quotes from former Philadelphia Flyers coach Fred Shero. Shero was famous–not only for his dark sunglasses…
Quotes of the Week: Legendary Canadiens Ross Bonander | July 27, 2012 This week, a short collection of quotes by and about some of the great Montreal Canadiens–and some of the greatest ever to play the game. The Rocket put me in…
TML Captains: Ted Kennedy 1948-1955, 1956-57 Mark Ascione | July 11, 2012 TML Captains is a series that profiles the men who ‘wore the C’ for one of the NHL’s charter franchises. Previously featured were Charlie Conacher, Red Horner, Syl Apps and…
Top 10 Goal Scorers in Detroit Aaron Schmidtke | May 18, 2012 Detroit joined the NHL for the 1926-27 season, part of the first wave of expansion in the 1920s which saw the NHL expand into the United States for the first…
Gordie Howe’s goals per arena The Hockey Writers | April 20, 2012 Gordie Howe, of course, needs no introduction as one of the greatest players in the history of the NHL. Over 26 seasons, from 1946-47 to 1970-71 with the Detroit Red…
Most Goals Scored in Every NHL Arena The Hockey Writers | April 8, 2012 While browsing through the Baseball Reference website, I noticed it was possible to make a list of players with the most home runs at each ballpark. I wondered, could such…
The All-40 Team Tim Kolupanowich | April 1, 2012 Much has been made of the play of Teemu Selanne and Nicklas Lidstrom the past two seasons as they approached, and passed, their 40th birthdays. They still rank among the…
You Don’t Wear Number 66 Michael Viola | February 23, 2012 Retiring jersey numbers is a ritual in almost every sport. It is a gesture by a team or league to show appreciation to a certain player for their contributions to…