5 Unbreakable Edmonton Oilers Playoff Records Brian Swane | May 26, 2021 For a decade, the Edmonton Oilers dominated the National Hockey League playoffs. From 1983 to 1992, Edmonton won five Stanley Cups, six Campbell Conference championships, and eight Smythe Division banners.…
Top 3 All-Time Oilers Goalies THW Archives | April 5, 2021 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…
All-Time Alberta-Born Lineup Brian Swane | March 25, 2021 There have been some 600 Albertans that have reached the National Hockey League, more than any other province except Ontario or Quebec. Among them are some of the game’s greatest,…
Maple Leafs Legendary Goalie Still Sour About the 1993 Series [Video] Kevin Armstrong | March 11, 2021 It’s a moment forever etched in the history of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Los Angeles Kings and even Wayne Gretzky. One of the best goalies in Maple Leafs’ history,…
Best NHL Goalies of the 1980s THW Archives | March 7, 2021 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…
Most Games Played By A Goalie in One NHL Season THW Archives | January 17, 2021 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 | January 15, 2021 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…
10 NHL Oddities We’ll Never See Again THW Archives | January 1, 2021 The saying is that records are meant to be broken, but in certain cases, they simply won’t be broken. Barring radical changes to the playing style and rules of the…
Oilers 12 Days of Hockeymas: 3 Unbreakable Records Sean Mallon | December 22, 2020 The history of the Edmonton Oilers began in a hurry – they joined the National Hockey League in 1979-80 and wasted no time in making their mark. The team didn’t…
Oilers 12 Days of Hockeymas: Ranking 8 Hall of Famers…After Gretzky Chris Carnovale | December 17, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down…
Who Were the Best Full Right Goalies in NHL History? THW Archives | November 27, 2020 “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.…
Grant Fuhr’s Historic 1995-96 Season Stephen Ground | September 28, 2020 In today’s NHL, fans and coaches alike see any goalkeeper who starts 60 games or more as an absolute workhorse. Starting goalies are usually expected to play 45-55 games, unless…
