Maple Leafs News & Rumors: HHOF, Matthews, Liljegren & Carter The Old Prof | June 25, 2020 Yesterday was a feel-good hockey day for me. The Hockey Hall of Fame announced the players who would be enshrined in 2020 and Jarome Iginla was a walk. Iginla is…
Oilers: Looking Back At Kevin Lowe’s Hall of Fame Career Preston Hodgkinson | June 25, 2020 The Hockey Hall of Fame named their 2020 inductees on Wednesday afternoon. Among the names, two names stood out for Oilers fans, Ken Holland and Kevin Lowe. Holland, who was…
Bruins’ Bergeron a Lock for Hockey Hall of Fame Carrie Salls | April 4, 2020 One of the best defensive forwards of his era, there is little doubt that Boston Bruins center and alternate captain Patrice Bergeron will be, or certainly should be, inducted into…
Canadian Women’s Star Hayley Wickenheiser Inducted into Hall of Fame The Canadian Press | November 19, 2019 TORONTO — Hayley Wickenheiser hasn’t had a lot of time to reflect. The Canadian women’s hockey star — a quadruple Olympic gold medallist and seven-time world champion — retired in January 2017…
Carbonneau, Wickenheiser Headline Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2019 The Canadian Press | November 15, 2019 TORONTO — Whenever the calendar flipped to June over the last 16 years, Guy Carbonneau’s mind would start to wander. He owned a trio of Stanley Cup rings and was awarded of the…
Hall of Famer Mike Gartner THW Archives | October 29, 2019 In honour of his 60th birthday, we are re-publishing this great profile of Hall of Famer Mike Gartner. On March 26, 1994, Toronto Maple Leaf and future Hockey Hall of…
Zubov’s Hall of Fame Induction Long Overdue Bryan Csordos | July 11, 2019 It has been a long time coming, but Sergei Zubov is on his way to the Hockey Hall of Fame. He is looked at as one of the best Russian…
Don Cherry for the Hockey Hall of Fame Leo Bond | June 28, 2019 With this week’s announcement of the 2019 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees, once again the time has come for the usual complaints regarding who got in, who was snubbed, who…
Hockey Hall of Fame Welcomes Class of 2018 The Canadian Press | November 12, 2018 TORONTO — The Hockey Hall of Fame has welcomed its class of 2018. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, all-time goalie wins and shutout leader Martin Brodeur, diminutive underdog Martin St. Louis, Canadian women’s star Jayna Hefford, league tr…
David Stern on Gary Bettman’s Call to the Hall The Canadian Press | November 11, 2018 TORONTO — David Stern tries to connect with Gary Bettman by phone about once a week. Even he has a tough time keeping track of the NHL commissioner’s schedule. “I called him one day and he was in Helsinki,” Stern said. “The next day he was so…
NHL Head Coaches With a Shot at the Hall of Fame Mike Manley | July 23, 2018 Historically, winning the Jack Adams Award has been one of the most important factors when it comes to a head coach making the Hockey Hall of Fame. Almost every Hall-of-Fame…
Hossa’s Case for the Hockey Hall of Fame Jose Guzman | May 23, 2018 Marian Hossa will not play hockey anymore. Hossa spoke to Slovakian media publication Novy Cos this past Saturday and told them he has decided to retire after 19 seasons in…