10 Best First-Round Drafted Goalies in NHL History Ryan Gagne | December 19, 2024 *This archive was originally published before the 2023 NHL Draft Historically, more than 12,000 players have been drafted in the NHL Amateur (1963-1978) and Entry Drafts (1979-present), with around 11…
Who Were the Best Full Right Goalies in NHL History? THW Archives | November 27, 2024 “Silly sider” is a term we hear ascribed to right-shooting, right-catching, and often left-handed goalies. Like left-handed baseball pitchers, full right goalies supposedly play at an advantage over left-shooting skaters.…
NHL’s Top 5 All-Time Indigenous Players Trege Wilson | November 21, 2024 *This was originally published in June 2021 The NHL has had over 7,600 players suit up since it first started in 1917. Of those 7,600-plus players, only about 80 have…
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…
Edmonton Oilers’ Top 5 Hometown Players of All-Time Brian Swane | October 13, 2024 Since the Edmonton Oilers joined the NHL in 1979, around 50 players from the Edmonton area have suited up for the team. There has almost always been at least one…
Most Games Played By a Goalie in One NHL Season THW Archives | October 1, 2024 Marc Denis can proudly say that he etched his name into the hockey history book somewhere. He’s earned a spot on this list of most games played by a goalie…
Fuhr Suspension Helped Pave Way for NHL Drug Policy THW Archives | September 28, 2024 The response was swift and harsh and not even the cat-like reflexes of Grant Fuhr could stop it. On Sept. 27, 1990, NHL president John Ziegler imposed a one-year suspension…
Best NHL Goalies of the 1980s THW Archives | September 21, 2024 The 1980s was the golden era of the National Hockey League (or so I’m told). It was a time of dynastic teams, high-scoring games and some of the best international…
Today in Hockey History: Sept. 19 Matthew Zator | September 19, 2024 Sept. 19 was a good day for NHL debuts as a former number one overall pick, and a new franchise took to the ice for the first time. Also, the…
NHL Players and Their Love Affair With Golf Paul Quinney | August 30, 2024 Hockey players from beer leagues to the NHL seem to love golf. It’s as if golf is the one hobby hockey players have in common outside the rink. The relationship between…
Daily Hockey Trivia – Cup Final Games, Goalie Assists & Conn Smythe Jacob Billington | August 16, 2024 Welcome to the Daily Hockey Trivia for Aug. 16, 2024. This is a daily series that will test and challenge your knowledge of the modern and historical aspects of NHL…
5 Buffalo Sabres Whose Careers Were Injury-Shortened Matthew Morris | August 15, 2024 Few things are as upsetting in sports as a promising career being cut short by injuries. And due to hockey’s rugged nature, that’s happened more than a few times in…