Posts About "Mark Recchi"
Flyers With 100-Point Seasons
February 5th, 2020 From the rough-and-tumble 1970s to the modern-day NHL, a half-dozen Philadelphia Flyers' players have recorded 100-plus points in a single season. Here's a look at all six of them — undoubted Flyers' royalty, in every case — that accomplished the fantastic feat since the team began as an expansion franchise in 1967. The...
Recchi's Lasting Impact on the Bergeron, Bruins
August 9th, 2019 When you hear the name Mark Recchi, you think of the 10 seasons he spent with the Philadelphia Flyers. You think of the three championships he won with the Pittsburgh Penguins (1991), Carolina Hurricanes (2006), and the Boston Bruins (2011). Mark Recchi has won three Stanley Cups with three different teams in three separate decades....
5 Best Trade Deadline Deals In Boston Bruins History
February 14th, 2018 With less than two weeks to go until the 2018 NHL Trade Deadline, speculation, and rumor-mongering have been kicked into hyperdrive, filling the league's news cycle. For several weeks every season, the games themselves seem to take a backseat to the exciting and occasionally maddening prognostication as experts and novices alike attempt...
Selanne & Kariya Headline 2017 Hockey Hall of Fame Class
November 14th, 2017 On Monday night in Toronto, the Hockey Hall of Fame welcomed its Class of 2017 at the Induction Celebration Gala. The class included players Dave Andreychuk, Danielle Goyette, Paul Kariya, Mark Recchi, and Teemu Selanne. Other inductees include former coach Clare Drake and Boston Bruins owner, Jeremy Jacobs. Since the opening of...
Recchi's Record-Breaking 1992-93 Season
October 4th, 2017 Mark Recchi will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in November 2017, his fourth year of eligibility. He won a Stanley Cup with three different teams, and his 1,533 points are ranked 12th all-time. But his most explosive season came in 1992-93 with the Philadelphia Flyers, his first full season in the orange and black. That...
Looking Back at the 2005-06 NHL Trade Deadline
August 21st, 2017 This article was originally posted in March, 2016. Let’s rewind ten(!) years to the 2005-06 NHL Trade Deadline. It’s March 2016. Scoring is up in the NHL after years of obstruction, clutch-and-grab, and enormous goaltending equipment. The lockout is now over and the NHL has implemented a salary cap for the first time. Rookies Alex...
Hockey Hall of Fame Selects Seven
June 26th, 2017 On Monday, the Hockey Hall of Fame announced seven new members have been elected for the 2017 class. The newest members will consist of Teemu Selanne, Paul Kariya, Dave Andreychuk, Mark Recchi, Danielle Goyette (a retired Canadian women's ice hockey player), Boston Bruins owner Jeremy Jacobs and college hockey coach Clare Drake. Jacobs...
Bruins Top 5 Trade Deadline Moves
February 18th, 2017 From the THW Archives, written by former contributor Mark Wallace Graham and originally published Mar. 2, 2014. With the 2014 NHL trade deadline looming, no one knows what the Boston Bruins are going to do in terms of wheeling and dealing. Making trades is always a calculated risk, you never know how it's going to work out...
Mark Recchi - Hockey Hall of Fame Debate
December 16th, 2015 In this series, we debate the merits of players who may have been overlooked for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame using the Hall’s criteria of judging a player based on their “playing ability, sportsmanship, character and contributions to his or her team or teams and to the game of hockey in general." Today we look at the case...
7 Hockey Hall of Fame Snubs to Rectify
November 9th, 2015 This week the Hockey Hall of Fame inducts the class of 2015-16, which features former NHLers Sergei Fedorov, Niklas Lidstrom, Chris Pronger and Phil Housley . They'll be joined by U.S. women's hockey player Angela Ruggiero, Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Kamanos, Hall of Fame exec Bill Hay, the great hockey writer Bob McKenzie and famed...
Red Wings & Flyers Will Dominate 2015 HHOF Class
June 23rd, 2015 The Draft is always an extremely exciting time in the hockey world at the end of June. It's the first thing to get excited about once the season ends and represents the highlight of the season for the teams picking at the top. Then there's July 1, aka the Free Agent Frenzy. The free agent crop this year doesn't look as strong as some...
Coming Home to Philadelphia: Top 6 Returns to the Flyers
August 15th, 2014 Despite a 39-year Stanley Cup drought, the Philadelphia Flyers have showcased a collection of players considered to be fan favorites. Bobby Clarke, Pelle Lindbergh, and Eric Lindros are a few of many. But what about those who left the organization only to announce that they were coming home to Philadelphia? Here are the top six Flyers...
Boston Bruins Trade Tyler Seguin To Dallas
July 4th, 2013 On June 25, 2010 many in Boston believed the Bruins had selected a future superstar, a savior in the eyes of some, when they drafted Tyler Seguin second overall in the NHL Entry Draft. The young forward modeled his play after Steve Yzerman, and had just come off of a 106 point season in juniors. After an expectedly mediocre...
