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Posts About "Jimmy Carson"

Oilers History: The Importance of Jimmy Carson

Oilers History: The Importance of Jimmy Carson

December 9th, 2020 Regardless of the sport, being traded for an all-time great is never an easy thing for the player going in the other direction. With that said, being the guy who the Edmonton Oilers got in return for Wayne Gretzky is an altogether different beast. This was the hand Jimmy Carson was dealt during the summer of...
Today in Hockey History: Dec. 4

Today in Hockey History: Dec. 4

December 4th, 2020 The most successful team in National Hockey League history was founded on this date. Decades later, one of the league’s greatest players achieved something no player ever had and very few others have since. In addition, this was a good day to be a goaltender or skating in Los Angeles. Bad & Good for Howe One of the most...
Ranking the Los Angeles Kings’ Past Second-Overall Picks

Ranking the Los Angeles Kings’ Past Second-Overall Picks

October 6th, 2020 The Los Angeles Kings have the second overall pick in this year's NHL Entry Draft. They should draft Quinton Byfield, but whoever they end up picking should be a good NHL player. The Kings have picked second overall in the past - in fact, they've picked second three times. The three players they’ve selected have had varying degrees...
Oilers History: 25 Years and Counting for Petr Klima

Oilers History: 25 Years and Counting for Petr Klima

February 7th, 2017 When the book is closed on the 2016-17 regular season, it will mark the 25th consecutive season in which the Edmonton Oilers failed to have a player hit the 40-goal mark. For all the damage Wayne Gretzky and company did back in the day, a quarter of a century is a long time for any organization to go without anyone having eclipsed said...
Maple Leafs: Thieves of the 1986 NHL Draft

Maple Leafs: Thieves of the 1986 NHL Draft

April 29th, 2015 Normally, it’s hard to argue that any player taken in the first round of the NHL Entry Draft should be considered a steal - after all, these players are considered the best among that particular draft class. But what if I told you that the Maple Leafs stole the star of the 1986 draft with the sixth overall pick? Surely there will be...

Gretzky’s Tears: NHL Trade Deadline reminds of the deal that shook hockey nations

Book Review: Gretzky’s Tears – Hockey, America, and the Day Everything Changed By Stephen Brunt This 2009 release told the story of the most monumental trade in hockey history and perhaps all of sports history. Stephen Brunt captures the essence of the background of the trade, the trade itself and the aftermath in a way that only...
What Ever Happened to Jimmy Carson?

What Ever Happened to Jimmy Carson?

October 31st, 2009 August 9th, 1988.  One of the most historical dates in NHL history.  Arguably, the most monumental trade in NHL history occurred.  The Edmonton Oilers, not even a year removed from winning four Stanley Cups in five seasons, dealt who is considered by most to be the greatest player in hockey history, Wayne Gretkzy.  Gretzky was...

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