Posts About "Pat Burns"
Joe Thornton: Hall of Famer or Average Joe?
October 19th, 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 Boston Bruins. Thornton played as an 18-year-old with the Bruins and struggled at first, but since his third pro season he’s never put up less than 68 points in a non-lockout season. 23 games...
Q & A with Two-Time Stanley Cup Champion Grant Marshall
December 26th, 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 to be a part of two Stanley Cup winning teams -- first in 1999 with the Dallas Stars & then again in 2003 with the New Jersey Devils. He wasn’t a superstar...
Top Five Habs Run-Ins With the Law
August 27th, 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? Being a professional athlete can be tough – all that money, fame, adoration – the media constantly prodding you for your position on water conservation. Yes,...
Mike Babcock: The Best Coach in the NHL
August 2nd, 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 the coach of the Detroit Red Wings, Mike Babcock. In all, six coaches received votes, but none of the other five bench bosses even got half of the votes that Babcock...
Shero Gets Hall Call But Burns Family Left Waiting Again
July 10th, 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 good news today as Fred Shero was finally inducted posthumously while the family of Pat Burns still waits. Having talked to Pittsburgh Penguin GM Ray Shero at the draft, he talked...
Hockey Hall of Fame: THW's "Next-Best" Class of 2012
November 12th, 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 builders) who are not in the Hall. With this in mind, we at the Hockey Writers have taken it upon ourselves to determine the "Next-Best" Class of 2012. These are the...