Posts About "Grant Fuhr"
Top 3 All-Time Oilers Goalies
April 5th, 2020 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 shots, and 200 pound players barreling into them. They're quirky, and unique, but no team can get by without a good one. The Edmonton Oilers had the...
Best NHL Goalies of the 1980s
March 8th, 2020 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 hockey that’s ever been played. Of course, there were also the shady owners, the constant violence, scrums after every whistle and whatever the complete opposite of...
The NHL's Evolution of Integration
February 8th, 2020 In honor of Black History Month, a closer look at how black players have helped progress the game of hockey is in order. It has been 60 years since Willie O’Ree played his first game in the NHL, but his legacy has never been more important. As of Feb. 1, there have been 23 players who are either black or biracial who have played in...
Most Games Played By A Goalie in One NHL Season
January 17th, 2020 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 in one NHL season. As research and skepticism seems to grow on the topic of goalie fatigue, it sure seems like many of the names on this list won't be bumped off anytime...
Fuhr Suspension Helped Pave Way for NHL Drug Policy
January 15th, 2020 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 - without pay - on the Edmonton Oilers' goaltender after he admitted to using an illegal "substance" in an interview with the Edmonton Journal,...
10 NHL Oddities We'll Never See Again
December 24th, 2019 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 NHL, it's highly unlikely that we'll ever see anything like the below occurrences. Some relate to scoring, others awards, and a few singular oddball events that are...
