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Jimmy Carson

3 Biggest Trades in Red Wings History

Tony Wolak | May 1, 2023

Aug. 8, 2018 marked the 30th anniversary of the trade that sent icon Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles and sent shockwaves around the hockey world. Gretzky, along with Marty McSorley…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, NHL Trade Analysis, Red Wings History

Oilers History: The Importance of Jimmy Carson

THW Archives | December 9, 2022

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…

Categories Archives, Hockey History, Oilers History

Today in Hockey History: Dec. 4

Matthew Zator | December 4, 2022

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 nobody ever had, and very few…

Categories Canadiens History, Canucks History, Capitals History, Column, Hockey History, Kings History, Oilers History, Rangers History, Red Wings History

Ranking the Los Angeles Kings’ Past Second-Overall Picks

Quinn McLellan | October 6, 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…

Categories Hockey History, Kings History, NHL Entry Draft

Oilers History: 25 Years and Counting for Petr Klima

Rob Soria | February 7, 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…

Categories Edmonton Oilers, Oilers History

Maple Leafs: Thieves of the 1986 NHL Draft

Andrew Forbes | April 29, 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…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, Toronto Maple Leafs

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

Christopher Ralph | February 26, 2012

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…

Categories Anaheim Ducks, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Hockey Books, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, Trades Contracts and Transactions, Vancouver Canucks, Winnipeg Jets

What Ever Happened to Jimmy Carson?

Michael DiFranco | October 31, 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…

Categories Detroit Red Wings, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, Player Profiles

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