Posts About "Ron Francis"
5 Greatest Rookie Seasons in Whalers/Hurricanes History
August 8th, 2019 Rookies are often thrust into the spotlight as hockey minds try to predict a young player's potential for growth. Watching a star grow into their own is one of the more exciting parts of hockey, especially when they show flashes of brilliance in their first NHL season. These are the five rookies who did it best for the Hartford...
7 Hartford Whalers Who Changed Their Numbers
July 20th, 2019 The Hartford Whalers existed for 18 seasons in the National Hockey League. Between 1979-80 and 1996-97, 275 different players donned the team's uniform and "bled Whaler green" in the process. It is a major understatement when saying that the team was deeply beloved - and still very much is - both by the city of Hartford and hockey fans...
Seattle Names Francis General Manager - Report
July 16th, 2019 Seattle Times writer Geoff Baker has reported that the newest organization in the NHL will make one of the most important decisions facing an expansion team. Former player Ron Francis will be named the club's first general manager. (From: "Hall of Famer Ron Francis to be hired as general manager of Seattle’s new NHL team" - Seattle...
'Brass Bonanza' - The Sound of Hockey
July 4th, 2019 I remember the first time I heard "Brass Bonanza." It was while I was playing NHL 94 on my Sega Genesis, something I wasted a lot of time doing as a kid. If I wasn't outside playing hockey in the driveway, I was inside trying to master the wrap around move (you know the one) against the pixelated versions of Patrick Roy or Ed...
10 Greatest Pittsburgh Penguins in Franchise History
January 6th, 2019 The Penguins have been supremely fortunate to offer their fans two of the game's all-time legends in Mario Lemieux and Sidney Crosby. But it takes more than a single superstar to win Cups, they need other greats to support them. These players as well as some of the legends in the team's storied past fill out the THW list of Pittsburgh...
The Most Important Hurricanes of All Time
December 6th, 2018 Twenty one years ago, the Hartford Whalers franchise packed their bags and shipped out to an unproven hockey market in Raleigh, North Carolina to become the Hurricanes. Since then, the Hurricanes and the city of Raleigh have proven that hockey can not only work in the Old North State, but it can thrive under the right...
