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Sheldon Keefe Should Be a Jack Adams Award Contender

Kevin Armstrong | May 7, 2021

After the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Thursday, a lot of attention went to Auston Matthews. He scored his 40th goal in 49 games, and he…

Mo Mustache for Auston Matthews Puts Him in Elite Company

Kevin Armstrong | November 30, 2020

It seems the most talked about facial hair on the Toronto Maple Leafs will survive the Movember Challenge. Auston Matthews put the fate of his face lace in fans’ hands…

Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Lehtonen, Clarke & Campbell

The Old Prof | May 5, 2020

Some things are stewing in the NHL pot. On Monday, the NHL’s Board of Governors held a conference call to discuss a range of issues, including the possibility of staging…

Pat Burns Biography

Dan Rice | April 16, 2018

What can be said about a man that everyone knows so much about? If you’re a fan of the NHL you likely know the Pat Burns story: A police officer…

Joe Thornton: Hall of Famer or Average Joe?

Dan Rice | October 19, 2014

Most of you reading this may be too young to remember but way back when Joe Thornton was the number one overall pick at the 1997 NHL Draft by the…

Q & A with Two-Time Stanley Cup Champion Grant Marshall

Dan Rice | December 26, 2013

Some players go a whole career without winning the Stanley Cup; sometimes they never even make it to the Finals. Former NHL player Grant Marshall was lucky and talented enough…

Top Five Habs Run-Ins With the Law

Ari Grief | August 27, 2013

Lately some Canadiens past and present have been making news but not quite for the right reasons. This got me thinking: what were the all-time Habs run-ins with the law?…

Mike Babcock: The Best Coach in the NHL

Dan Rice | August 2, 2013

A few weeks ago I polled 35 contributors at The Hockey Writers, asking who is currently the best coach in the NHL today. The overwhelming winner with 18 votes was…

Shero Gets Hall Call But Burns Family Left Waiting Again

Chris Wassel | July 10, 2013

This should read like an open letter to the Hockey Hall Of Fame. I do apologize in advance if this comes off as a huge tangent like rant but there was…

Hockey Hall of Fame: THW’s “Next-Best” Class of 2012

Ryan Pike | November 12, 2012

As the Hockey Hall of Fame inducts its Class of 2012 on Monday night in Toronto, thoughts in the hockey world often drift towards the many talented hockey players (and…

Get Pat Burns To The Hockey Hall Of Fame!

Chris Wassel | June 27, 2012

There is something about a guy who was once a no nonsense cop that became a Stanley Cup winning coach. In between, Pat Burns was unabashed and gruff but he…

Phoenix Coyotes Should be Heading Home with Hardware

Jeff Ponder | May 26, 2012

Who says that you can’t win Coach or GM of the Year multiple times? Since its inception in the 1973-74 season, the Jack Adams Award, given to the best head…

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