Posts About "Gordie Howe"
The NHL 500-Goal Club
August 20th, 2020 45 Members in the Exclusive 500-goal Club As you might expect, not only have this select few attained the ultimate, lofty benchmark of twine-bulging glory, they’ve also done some pretty extraordinary other things. Scoring 500 regular-season goals in the best hockey league in the world is a highly significant achievement in itself....
Red Wings' All-Time Greatest Lines
August 4th, 2020 The Detroit Red Wings are one of the most decorated franchises in National Hockey League history. Throughout the years, a vast collection of top-tier talent has donned the Winged Wheel, which has led to the creation of some legendary line combinations. While each decade of Red Wings' hockey has produced worthy candidates, I've tried...
Phantom Sniper Fires Up Red Wings' "Terrible Ted"
July 29th, 2020 Back in the 1950s, the Detroit Red Wings were nearly unstoppable. That is, until Jack Adams broke up the band. But before Adams could attempt his own rebuild, the franchise won four Stanley Cups in six years. Between 1950 and 1956, the Red Wings and the Toronto Maple Leafs met in the Stanley Cup semi-finals five times. Detroit won...
10 of the Best Duos of all Time in NHL History
July 26th, 2020 The NHL has had its share of stars and superstars throughout history. Some of these players have been able to single-handedly impact a game, win a playoff series, even turn an organization around. But what's even better than having one of these players? Having two of them, of course. Whether it was the number Stanley Cup's won, the...
Greatest NHL Player for Each Jersey Number
July 4th, 2020 Debates over great NHL players have been conducted for decades. People have debated over the greatest player to play each position, who the best goal scorer is, and who the greatest playmaker is. This will be a list of the greatest NHL player to have worn each number from 00-99. Some numbers have been worn by multiple Hall of Famers,...
Red Wings Dads: Raising the Next NHL Generation
June 21st, 2020 The love of hockey isn’t something inherent or happened upon for most people. Like many other sports, players spawn from those who played. Thanks to players, raising their families rinkside, many children grow to love the game and end up playing it. The sacrifice is great. The community and family found within the walls of the rink,...
Last Red Wings to Win Each NHL Award
June 19th, 2020 On Sunday night, I realized that it had been a few years since a member of the Detroit Red Wings had won a major NHL award. Previously, it was an annual occurrence, with Nicklas Lidstrom’s Norris trophies and Pavel Datsyuk’s various awards becoming commonplace. At the very least, someone from the Red Wings was nominated for an...
Today in Hockey History: June 12
June 12th, 2020 Fans in Pittsburgh were given two huge reasons to celebrate on this date over the years. Also, on June 12, two of the greatest players in National Hockey League history were bestowed big honors. A Banner Day in Pittsburgh The Pittsburgh Penguins have won five Stanley Cups in their franchise history, with two of those victories...
Today in Hockey History: June 10
June 10th, 2020 June 10 is a memorable date for a handful of fan bases across the National Hockey League. There were champions crowned in the most dramatic of fashions as well as some franchise-altering draft picks. This is also the date when the hockey world lost one of its greatest players. Hockey World Says Goodbye to a Legend The sport lost...
Today in Hockey History: June 5
June 5th, 2020 June 5 has given us a little bit of everything throughout National Hockey League history. There were epic comebacks, expansion, awards given out and even one of the greatest NHL players signed on with a competing league. Cardiac Canes The Edmonton Oilers hosted the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, on June 5,...
Today in Hockey History: June 4
June 4th, 2020 June 4 saw one of the greatest hockey players to ever take the ice put an end to his legendary career. In addition, there was plenty of National Hockey League playoff drama on this date too. Mr. Hockey Hangs Them Up, For Real Gordie Howe retired for the second and final time, at age 52, on June 4, 1980. Howe retired from the...
Red Wings' Top 20 Goal Scorers of All-Time
June 3rd, 2020 Over the course of their history, the Detroit Red Wings have scored 19,904 regular season goals. That’s a lot of goals. Since the franchise arrived in Detroit, quite a few extraordinary players have graced the ice for the Red Wings and contributed to that goal tally. Let’s take a look at a small list of those Hockeytown greats...
Do You Know Your Red Wings Trivia?
June 2nd, 2020 Are you a die-hard Detroit Red Wings fan? Think you know all there is to know about the team? Let’s find out. We’ve dug into the past to pull out some key moments by some of the great players and coaches in the franchise’s history. How Well Do You Know the Wings’ History? How many Stanley Cups did Gordie Howe...
