Posts About "Mario Lemieux"
'Picture Perfect: The 1992-93 Season' on the NHL Network
May 30th, 2018 The 2017-18 season marked the silver anniversary of what is regarded by many to be the best season in NHL history, 1992-93. A quarter-century ago, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Eric Lindros graced television sets. The Pittsburgh Penguins were going for a three-peat but fell short as the league's most storied franchise, the Montreal...
10 Greatest Pittsburgh Penguins in Franchise History
May 26th, 2018 The Penguins have been supremely fortunate to offer their fans two of the game's all-time legends in Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby. But it takes more than a single superstar to win Cups, they need other greats to support them. These players as well as some of the legends in the team's storied past fill out the THW list of Pittsburgh...
The 600-Goal Club
May 24th, 2018 For most hockey players, winning the Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal. From being drafted to helping a team through the regular season, playoffs and eventually Stanley Cup Finals, hoisting the cup is always the end-goal. Along the way, however, players all seek to play the best they can for a variety of purposes. While players always...
The 5 Greatest Hockey Players Ever
May 6th, 2018 This post about the greatest hockey players ever was first published in July 2015 by former THW writer Felix Sicard. I can't imagine the list changing anytime soon. Sidney Crosby may have a chance of cracking it one day and some are already talking about Connor McDavid becoming one of the all-time greatest, but for now, these guys are...
McDavid Shouldn't Win the Hart Trophy
March 30th, 2018 With the NHL season winding down and the Stanley Cup Playoffs in sight, it's time to turn our attention to some of the NHL Awards that are handed out for the regular season. Recently, some debate has surrounded the Hart Memorial Trophy and how it should be awarded. The award is given to the player that's judged to be the most valuable to...
Art Ross Trophy | 5 Things You Didn't Know
March 9th, 2018 The Art Ross Trophy is awarded annually to the NHL's top scorer. While looking into this year's race we came across some unusual/little known facts: 1. Art Ross Was a Defenseman I had erroneously assumed that because the trophy that bears his name is for the league's top scorer, that Art Ross himself would have been a high scoring...
