Today in Hockey History: Dec. 21 Matthew Zator | December 21, 2025 Yesterday in Hockey History: Dec. 20 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Dec. 22 Dec. 21 has been a very eventful date in National Hockey League history. Two NHL records were broken,…
10 Best First-Round Drafted Goalies in NHL History Ryan Gagne | December 19, 2025 *This archive was originally published before the 2023 NHL Draft Historically, more than 12,000 players have been drafted in the NHL Amateur (1963-1978) and Entry Drafts (1979-present), with around 11…
Gretzky, Ovechkin and the Goalies They Scored On (A Lot) Ryan Gagne | November 29, 2025 Hockey fans who were old enough probably remember where they were on Mar. 23, 1994. Wayne Gretzky, known as The Great One, took a pass from longtime teammate Marty McSorely…
The NHL’s Most Unbreakable Playoff Records Andrew Forbes | November 23, 2025 A while back we sat down together and opened the NHL’s record book in search of some of the game’s most unbreakable records. While Wayne Gretzky’s name is found throughout…
New Jersey Devils’ 10 Best Goaltenders of All-Time Devora Slonim | November 21, 2025 The New Jersey Devils have had notable stretches of dominant goaltending in their history. From 2003 to 2008, only one other netminder besides Martin Brodeur won the Vezina Trophy. More…
The 5 Greatest Goaltenders in NHL History THW Archives | November 16, 2025 Ranking goaltenders throughout the history of the NHL is an arduous task. Multiple factors must be considered: sheer dominance, longevity, impact on the sport, etc. For some, raw win and ring totals…
Flames That Got Away: 3 Goalies Who Found Success Elsewhere Greg Tysowski | November 9, 2025 They say hindsight is 20/20. So, I’m quite positive every single NHL general manager looks back wistfully at former players who simply couldn’t cut the mustard on his team but…
Devils News & Rumors: Markstrom Extension, Maturity, Brodeur & Load Management Daniel Amoia | October 31, 2025 After a scorching start, the New Jersey Devils have hit a bit of a wall with back-to-back losses to kick off their western road trip. Despite that, they’re still sitting…
Best NHL Goalies of the 1990s Greg Boysen | October 21, 2025 The 1990s was an amazing decade of growth and excitement for the National Hockey League. With the European influence on the game leading to a faster, more wide-open style of…
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 20 Matthew Zator | October 20, 2025 Yesterday in Hockey History: Oct. 19 Tomorrow in Hockey History: Oct. 21 Two of the greatest goal scorers in NHL history excelled on this date. Plus, a whole slew of…
Most Games Played By a Goalie in One NHL Season THW Archives | October 1, 2025 Marc Denis can proudly say that he etched his name into the hockey history book somewhere. He earned a spot on this list of most games played by a goalie…
10 Things You Never Knew About Hockey THW Archives | July 17, 2025 From the THW Archives, written by former contributor Alli Baker and originally published Feb. 16, 2015. So you think you know everything there is to know about hockey, eh? Well if…