NHL Awards History: Sweden Has Seen Success Ryan Gagne | July 20, 2021 The NHL has 17 individual and four team awards that it hands out for achievements every year. The majority of winners throughout league history have been from Canada, with other…
Red Wings’ DeKeyser Can Battle Back Following Zetterberg’s Example Devin Little | February 19, 2021 Hockey players and athletes all over the world are a prideful bunch. They are constantly betting on themselves no matter the circumstances. Losses sting like an ugly break-up. Listening to…
Blues’ 12 Days of Hockeymas: Jackman’s Unlikely Calder Trophy Stephen Ground | December 20, 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…
Red Wings’ 12 Days of Hockeymas: 5 Conn Smythe Winners Devin Little | December 20, 2020 The ’12 Days of Christmas’ was first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down the 12 Days of…
Red Wings News & Rumors: St. James, Zadina, Trades & More Devin Little | December 15, 2020 Another week has passed and news (and rumors) have started to pick up as the 2020-21 NHL season could be just a month away. Today, we’ve got a mailbag to…
The Red Wings Should Retire Henrik Zetterberg’s Number Devin Little | November 14, 2020 The Detroit Red Wings are incredibly stingy when it comes to retiring numbers. To date, they have only retired eight jerseys with the recent inclusion of Red Kelly’s number 4.…
The Best Late Round NHL Draft Picks Brett Slawson | November 6, 2020 * Our best ever late round draft picks article was originally published in 2014. Time will tell if anyone should be added to the list (feel free to share opinions…
Today in Hockey History: Nov. 6 Greg Boysen | November 6, 2020 A pair of Hall of Fame teammates both hit big milestones on this date. Nov. 6 was also very memorable during the early days of National Hockey League history, with…
3 Former Red Wings Deserving of Hall of Fame Induction Patrick Brown | November 3, 2020 The presidential election is heating up at warp speed, so it’s a perfect time to review the NHL’s own election process and present and future Detroit Red Wings Hall of…
Today in Hockey History: Sept. 14 Greg Boysen | September 14, 2020 Sept. 14 has been a big date for international hockey as the United States pulled off a huge upset and Canada getting redemption. In the National Hockey League, a pair…
The Grind Line: Red Wings’ Next Hall of Fame Inductee Tony Wolak | August 17, 2020 What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly…
Fuzzy History of the NHL Playoff Beard Tony Wolak | April 11, 2020 With the 2020 NHL postseason on hold, those beloved playoff beards could become very long. Long a tradition of NHL players, the facial hair-growing frenzy has been adopted by fans…
