Revisiting the Hurricanes’ Keith Primeau for Rod Brind’Amour Trade THW Archives | August 9, 2025 This article was originally published in Sep. 2014. This piece revisits a trade from 2000 that saw two prominent centers trading places between Eastern Conference rivals. The players would play…
Chris Pronger Trade Tree: Hartford to St. Louis Conor Power | July 8, 2025 When we look at the Carolina Hurricanes, new fans see a thriving southern hockey market. However, older fans remember them as the transplants of the iconic Hartford Whalers. Starting from…
Philadelphia Flyers History Decade by Decade Justin Giampietro | November 18, 2023 The Philadelphia Flyers have a history that now spans over seven different decades. Each time period was entirely different, but all helped to tell a story of the Flyers’ history.…
Red Wings’ 7 Worst Rookie Seasons in History Devin Little | December 16, 2020 Whenever the 2020-21 season comes around, the Detroit Red Wings will have a handful of players pushing to crack the roster and begin their rookie season in the NHL. That’s…
Flyers Throwback: Keith Primeau’s Five-Overtime Winner Nathan Moser | June 1, 2020 Throughout the history of the Philadelphia Flyers, there is one team that has stood out among the rest as the team’s biggest rival. That organization is the Pittsburgh Penguins. Some…
Cayden Primeau – 2017 NHL Draft Prospect Profile Jeff Hawkins | June 2, 2017 Cayden Primeau 2016-17 Team: Lincoln Stars (#29) Date of Birth: August 11, 1999 Place of Birth: Voorhees, New Jersey Ht.: 6’4” Wt.: 185 lbs Catches: Left Position: Goaltender NHL Draft…
Flyers Captains Lindros Era to Lockout THW Archives | May 31, 2017 In a previous post, The Hockey Writers took a look at every Flyers captain from Lou Angotti, the first, to Rick Tocchet, the last man to wear the C before…
Concussions in Hockey: My Personal Account of Terror Brett Slawson | January 26, 2016 As we all know, concussions are becoming more frequent in the professional sporting world. Or, perhaps, it is only now that athletes, and the sporting community as a whole are…
The Ultimate Flyers Team of the 2000’s Matt Brauckmann | August 25, 2015 The Flyers have seen a lot of very good players pass through the Wells Fargo Center since the turn of the millennium. Goal scorers, Vezina winners, you name it. Here…
1990 NHL Re-draft: Possibly the Best Draft Class Ever (Part II) Ed Sarno | June 24, 2015 Part II of the 1990 NHL Re-draft starts at the 11th overall pick. In the actual draft this was a major turning point. The New Jersey Devils owned the pick…
Hockey Violence in Quotations Ross Bonander | March 3, 2015 The NHL’s legal problems are beginning to pile up in the form of class action lawsuits filed by former players accusing the league of encouraging its players towards on-ice violence…
Top 10 Best Games in Flyers-Penguins History THW Archives | January 19, 2015 There is no more “Battle of Pennsylvania”. When the Flyers and Penguins face-off against each other it should be dubbed the “War of Pennsylvania”. All-time the Flyers hold a commanding…