Edmonton Oilers All-Time Roster Carl Maloney | July 27, 2012 With the Edmonton Oilers previous season well over, and the upcoming season months (hopefully) away, Oiler fans are sitting, awaiting the next big Oiler news. They have had an eventful offseason already…
Free Agent Shane Doan Visits New York Rangers Heidi Werner | July 23, 2012 NHL free agent and veteran winger Shane Doan hit the bright lights of Broadway for some hockey talk with the New York Rangers and attended the collective bargaining negotiations between…
Gary Bettman’s Big Tobacco Playbook Ross Bonander | July 15, 2012 A big problem is brewing on Gary Bettman’s watch: how to deal with an apparent spike in brain trauma among hockey players. The owners hired him in February of 1993…
USA Hockey’s Second Biggest Victory Michael Rappaport | July 4, 2012 USA Hockey will always be linked with, and defined by, the ‘Miracle on Ice’ in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. The unlikely victory over the Soviet Union, who…
The 1996-97 New York Rangers: The Last Fine Time For New York Hockey Michael Rappaport | June 30, 2012 Entering the summer of 1996, the New York Rangers were a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. Only two years removed from their ride down the Canyon of Heroes, the Rangers still…
The NHL Awards: Won’t Someone Please Pay Attention To Us? Joe Wilson | June 20, 2012 Party Time Like NASCAR and your local bowling league, the NHL has an award gala at the end of the season. Gone are the scruffy beards and gap-toothed scowls. In…
5 Reasons Why the Penguins Faltered Against the Flyers Justin Glock | April 23, 2012 The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers series will go down as one of the wildest series of all-time in NHL playoff hockey history. There were many incidents throughout this series…
The All-40 Team Tim Kolupanowich | April 1, 2012 Much has been made of the play of Teemu Selanne and Nicklas Lidstrom the past two seasons as they approached, and passed, their 40th birthdays. They still rank among the…
Book Review: My First Goal Rebecca Dobrinski | December 8, 2011 My First Goal: 50 Players and the Goal that Marked the Beginning of Their NHL Careers By Mike Brophy. (2011, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 254. CAN…
Vancouver Canucks History of Team Captains Trevor Beggs | June 26, 2011 This post was originally crafted by Jason Kurylo in June of 2011. It has been updated by a current THW writer, Trevor Beggs, in September of 2018. Since joining the…
Review: The Rebel League (WHA) The Hockey Writers | July 25, 2010 The Rebel League: The Short and Unruly Life of the World Hockey Association by sports columnist Ed Willes is the go-to guide for the history of the WHA. Filled with a deep understanding of the game, his book is a tribute to the league that changed the game of hockey in North America.
Miracle on Manchester, Still Greatest NHL Playoff Upset of All Time The Hockey Writers | April 29, 2010 While digesting the Montreal Canadiens absolutely shocking upset of the first place, Presidents Trophy winners, the Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs last night, I thought to…
