Posts About "Pavel Bure"
Canucks’ Draft-Day Steals
January 12th, 2021 The Vancouver Canucks have had success finding great players in the first and second rounds. Their success in the later rounds is just as impressive. The team has been able to find a franchise player in the later rounds of the NHL draft as well as an all-time great defenseman. 5) Kevin Bieksa The Canucks selected Kevin Bieksa in...
Rangers' Most Impactful Trades of All-Time
January 6th, 2021 As an Original Six team, the New York Rangers have been involved in a ton of trades, some of little significance, and some that have shaped or reshaped the entire organization. Perhaps the biggest trade the Rangers were involved in was on Oct. 4, 1991, when they acquired Mark Messier from the Edmonton Oilers. Messier subsequently went...
World Junior Championship All-Time Leading Scorers
December 26th, 2020 The World Junior Championships are here. One of the best hockey tournaments of the year. The kids bring so much excitement to the rinks - it's infectious. Pile on a helping of National pride with that and we have ourselves a dandy. Fitting in with the holidays, what a better time to reflect, and remember the all-time leading scorers...
Canucks: Top 5 Performances at the World Junior Championship
December 22nd, 2020 The 2021 World Junior Championship (WJC) is a few days away. The Vancouver Canucks have two players representing them this year, with Vasili Podkolzin on Team Russia and Arvid Costmar on Team Sweden. The two have an opportunity to join former Canucks in putting together an impressive performance at the WJC. Nils Hoglander is a...
Canucks 12 Days of Hockeymas: 6 Retired Numbers
December 19th, 2020 The “12 Days of Christmas” is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down the 12 Days of Hockeymas. Each day, we will provide you with a piece of hockey history as we eagerly await the start of the 2020-21 NHL season. We...
Canucks 12 Days of Hockeymas: Nine 40-Goal Scorers
December 16th, 2020 The “12 Days of Christmas” is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down the 12 Days of Hockeymas. Each day, we will provide you with a piece of hockey history as we eagerly await the start of the 2020-21 NHL...
Canucks 12 Days of Hockeymas: 10 Hall of Famers
December 15th, 2020 The “12 Days of Christmas” is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The Hockey Writers as we count down the 12 Days of Hockeymas. Each day, we will provide you with a piece of hockey history as we eagerly await the start of the 2020-21 NHL...
Top 12 Fastest Skaters Ever in the NHL
December 8th, 2020 The NHL is getting faster. Gone are the days when hitting and grinding are enough to compete in the best league in the world. Now, speed and skill reign supreme. For some players, this comes more naturally than others. In today's NHL, players have shifted their focus because of this. NHL trainer Matt Nichol noted this shift in...
World Junior Championships: Russia’s 3 Greatest Players Ever
December 5th, 2020 Russia has a rich and storied hockey history, which dates back to the 1890s. Hockey was originally introduced to Russia as “bandy,” which was played with a small ball instead of a puck and used field hockey rules. Since then, Russia has gone from being a monarchy led by the Czars, to the first-ever communist state, and finally to...
Today in Hockey History: Nov. 12
November 12th, 2020 This has been a very interesting and busy date in National Hockey League history. A legendary arena opened, a bitter rivalry began and a whole slew of Hockey Hall of Famers had big moments throughout the years. Maple Leafs’ Memories The first NHL game ever played at the Maple Leaf Gardens took place on this date in 1931....
Canucks' 4 Best All-Time
November 5th, 2020 It is entirely possible that we've already seen the final games of the 2019-20 NHL season, as the COVID-19 suspension looms into Week 3. The longer the halt, the less likely it is that the season will resume. With that in consideration, this season was a special season for the Vancouver Canucks as they celebrated their 50th...
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 31
October 31st, 2020 Halloween has provided us with plenty of (hat) tricks and treats through the history of the National Hockey of History. The Great One haunted goaltenders across the league, while some of the biggest names to play in Montreal and New York had big nights on this date. Gretzky Scares More Goaltenders No player in NHL history caused...
Who is the All-Time Face of the Florida Panthers?
October 27th, 2020 The Florida Panthers are a very young franchise compared to the rest of the NHL. They joined the league in 1993 with the Disney-themed Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (they should go back to that name). Where we are now, as trades and signings have slowed down, it got me thinking about the all-time face of each franchise. Some teams have so...
