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10 Best First-Round Drafted Goalies in NHL History

Ryan Gagne | December 19, 2025

*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…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, NHL Entry Draft

Who Were the Best Full Right Goalies in NHL History?

THW Archives | November 27, 2025

“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.…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, NHL Goaltending

NHL’s Top 5 All-Time Indigenous Players

Trege Wilson | November 21, 2025

*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…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, Top 10 Lists

Top 3 All-Time Oilers Goalies

THW Archives | November 3, 2025

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…

Categories Archives, Edmonton Oilers, Hockey History, NHL Goaltending, Oilers Goaltending, Oilers History

Edmonton Oilers’ Top 5 NHL Drafts of All-Time

Brett Slawson | November 2, 2025

Over the years, the Edmonton Oilers have enjoyed their share of fortune and disappointment at the NHL Draft. At some drafts, they have had tremendous luck, selecting promising players who…

Categories Archives, Edmonton Oilers, Hockey History, NHL Entry Draft, Oilers History

Most Games Played By a Goalie in One NHL Season

THW Archives | October 1, 2025

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…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, NHL Goaltending, Top 10 Lists

Best NHL Goalies of the 1980s

THW Archives | September 21, 2025

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…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, NHL Goaltending

Today in Hockey History: Sept. 19

Matthew Zator | September 19, 2025

Yesterday in Hockey History: Sept. 18 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Sept. 20 Sept. 19 was a good day for NHL debuts as a former number one overall pick, and a…

Categories Archives, Column, Flyers History, Hockey History, Kings History, Maple Leafs History, Oilers History, Penguins History, Predators History, Stars History

NHL Players and Their Love Affair With Golf

Paul Quinney | August 30, 2025

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…

Categories Archives, Commentary, Hockey History

Grant Fuhr Was Clutch, Cool, and Groundbreaking With the Oilers

The Old Prof | August 3, 2025

Let us tell you a story about a goalie who didn’t just play the game of hockey—he changed it. Picture this: it’s the mid-1980s, and the Edmonton Oilers are rewriting…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Hockey History, Oilers Goaltending, Oilers History

Toronto Maple Leafs History of Black Hockey Players

Spencer Lazary | August 1, 2025

*This article was originally written by Alex Hobson In their 108-year-old history, the Toronto Maple Leafs have had a total of 1,194 players suit up to don the blue and…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, Maple Leafs History, Toronto Maple Leafs

Andy Moog: The Unsung Heartbeat of the Oilers Dynasty

The Old Prof | July 30, 2025

For fans who lived through the early days of the Edmonton Oilers dynasty, the name Andy Moog still carries weight. Long before he ever put on a Boston Bruins jersey,…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Hockey History, Oilers History
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