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Calgary Flames' 50-Goal Scorers
February 15th, 2019 For a relatively young franchise, the Calgary Flames have seen a great deal of strong individual performances since becoming a National Hockey League club in 1972. In particular, the team has had a surprisingly large amount of 50-goal scorers over the years. In the history of the NHL, a player has scored 50-plus goals on 186...
Darryl Sittler’s Magical 10-Point Game
February 7th, 2019 Records are made to be broken. But, more than 40 years after Darryl Sittler set the record for most points scored in a single game, it has yet to be matched, much less broken. Sittler’s name literally covered the scoresheet as he piled up six goals and four assists in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 11-4 rout over the Boston Bruins on Feb. 7,...
Comparing Today’s Maple Leafs’ Forwards With Best of All-Time
December 28th, 2018 In 2016, the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrated their Centennial Anniversary home opener. Attendant to that 100-years’ celebration was a retrospection of Maple Leafs’ history. At the time, a number of lists of “the best Maple Leafs’ players” of all time being were constructed. In 2015, THW’s Andrew Forbes...
5 Historic Trades That Ignited the Flames
September 13th, 2018 The Calgary Flames were busy this offseason addressing some key concerns via trades, ultimately changing the teams' outlook heading into the 2018-19 season. Optimism is on the rise in Calgary and the right trades can do that for an organization. While it's still too early to tell how these recent deals will turn out for Calgary, let's...
Colorado Rockies NHL - The 10 Best to Wear the Jersey
August 4th, 2018 Enough time has gone by that a large number of today's hockey fans do not realize that the New Jersey Devils were once the Colorado Rockies. And even before that, the franchise began as the Kansas City Scouts. After the team's inception into the NHL for the 1974-75 season, their time as the Scouts lasted for all of just two seasons...
Can Teams Rebound After Losing the Stanley Cup Final?
June 29th, 2017 They like it, they love it, they want some more of it. The Nashville Predators and their fans were able to skate into the national spotlight with a run to the Stanley Cup Final. There was no shame in the Predators losing to the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins but one must wonder if this will springboard the franchise going forward...