Posts About "Hockey Hall of Fame"
Jarome Iginla's 5 Greatest Highlights
January 4th, 2021 After 20 seasons in the National Hockey League and over 1,500 regular season games, Jarome Iginla has finally called it a career. One of the legendary figures in the game – both in Canada and in the broader hockey world – Iginla made a name for himself as a high-scoring power forward. Jarome Iginla of the Calgary Flames poses...
Hockey Royalty: The NHL's Greatest Families
December 31st, 2020 On Feb. 6, 1990, Brett Hull scored his 50th goal of the season, to become part of the first father-son combo to each score 50 goals in an NHL season. We thought we pull this nugget out of The Hockey Writers' vault. Originally put together by former THW contributor Bill Schoeninger and published on Feb. 9, 2015. The...
Islanders 12 Days of Hockeymas: 8 Hall of Famers
December 17th, 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 the 12 Days of Hockeymas. Each day, we will provide you with a piece of hockey history as we eagerly await the start of the 2020-21 NHL season. On the 8th day of...
Canucks 12 Days of Hockeymas: 10 Hall of Famers
December 15th, 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 the 12 Days of Hockeymas. Each day, we will provide you with a piece of hockey history as we eagerly await the start of the 2020-21 NHL...
'Mr. Hockey' Gordie Howe
December 4th, 2020 On December 4, 1968, Gordie Howe scored his 700th goal, becoming the 1st member of this very exclusive club. In honour of this achievement, we are re-running this tremendous tribute that former THW contributor Ross Bonander wrote and was originally published just after Mr. Howe passed away on June 10, 2016. Please enjoy a...
Rick Nash Belongs in the Hockey Hall of Fame
November 30th, 2020 There is one magical play, a flash of eight seconds, which encapsulates everything Rick Nash. It's one of the best sequences of dangles hockey has ever seen. To me, it's a goal from a Hockey Hall of Famer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etPB0HmRmo4 First, he shows his power stride, bursting down the middle to beat the near side...
Bobby Orr Caps Off Hall-of-Fame Career
November 8th, 2020 On Sept. 12, 1979, legendary defenceman Bobby Orr took the final step in his Hall-of-Fame career. Alongside Henri Richard, Gordon Juckes and Harry Howell, Orr was inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame thanks to the way that he revolutionized his position in the game of...
3 Former Red Wings Deserving of Hall of Fame Induction
November 3rd, 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 Fame candidates. The league recently announced it has moved this year's ceremony to Nov. 2021, and because of this, there will be no selections made next year. The...
Los Angeles Kings’ Anze Kopitar: Hall of Fame Worthy?
October 27th, 2020 The Los Angeles Kings’ captain Anze Kopitar has a big mantel over his fireplace in his house. This is a safe assumption given all those awards he’s racked up in his impressive career. Will he need to make room for the most significant honour of them all – the Hockey Hall of Fame (HHoF)? Kopitar will go down as a Kings' legend...
Ottawa Senators' Daniel Alfredsson: Hall of Fame Worthy?
October 19th, 2020 In the almost 30 years that the modern-day Ottawa Senators have existed, they have yet to have a player inducted into the Hockey Hockey Hall of Fame. While many fantastic players have donned the Centurian, none have been deemed worthy of entry into those hallowed halls. Daniel Alfredsson is without a doubt, the greatest Senator to...
Claude Giroux: Hall of Fame Worthy?
October 15th, 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers have had 13 Hockey Hall of Famers play for them at some point in their careers. This list includes legends, Bobby Clarke, Bernie Parent and Bill Barber. However, there might be one more Flyer legend added to the list: Claude Giroux. There is a lot of disagreement regarding Giroux's Hall of Fame prospects. I...
Drew Doughty: Hall of Fame Worthy?
October 5th, 2020 Drew Doughty has been the face of the Los Angeles Kings blue line and arguably the entire team for over a decade now. He is regarded as one of the best defensemen of this generation, but is he worthy of being in the Hockey Hall of Fame once he retires? Individual Awards Doughty has racked up numerous individual awards during his...
Sedins' Hall of Fame Credentials
September 26th, 2020 Originally published in 2018 Brian Burke pulled off one of the most important deals in National Hockey League history when he wheeled and dealed at the 1999 NHL Draft, landing both Daniel and Henrik Sedin with the Vancouver Canucks. In the decades that followed, the Sedins did something equally impressive: they lived up to their...
