Posts About "Ron Francis"
Seattle Kraken 2020 Year in Review
January 2nd, 2021 It's been a crazy year for every National Hockey League franchise. Adding a pandemic and interrupted season, playoff bubbles, and flat salary caps into the mix threw the most competent franchises for a loop. But none have come as far as the Seattle Kraken, the NHL's newest franchise. The team is under seven months away from having an...
Penguins 12 Days of Hockeymas: 2 Retired Numbers
December 23rd, 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. In the...
Penguins 12 Days of Hockeymas: 9 on the Top 100 List
December 17th, 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. On the...
Maple Leafs News & Rumors: Expansion Draft, Kerfoot & 1-Year Contracts
December 8th, 2020 In this edition of Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors, I'll take a look past the completion of the 2020-21 season to what might happen during the Seattle Kraken expansion draft in June 2021. Related: Maple Leafs Radical Trade Rumors: Nylander, Ekblad, Nurse & Subban I'll also speculate why the Maple Leafs might have so...
The Most Important Hurricanes of All Time
December 5th, 2020 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...
'Brass Bonanza' - The Sound of Hockey
December 1st, 2020 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...
Ron Francis' 5 Best & Worst Moves as Hurricanes General Manager
November 22nd, 2020 The Seattle Kraken has Ron Francis signed and prepared to lead their franchise as its first-ever general manager. The Hockey League Hall of Famer was an NHL legend before transitioning from player to a front office executive. Francis, the fifth all-time points leader in the NHL with 1,798 in 1,731 games played, became the...
Whalers' All-Time Greatest Lineup
November 20th, 2020 Players and even franchises come and go, oft-forgotten to the pages of history, but some remain in legend and folklore. Though the Hartford Whalers were a struggling franchise for much of its existence, legends still emerged. With the announcement that the Carolina Hurricanes will wear the revered Whalers colors and logo as...
Today in Hockey History: Nov. 18
November 18th, 2020 This date has been huge in both Detroit and Toronto as some of the greatest players in National Hockey League history had career highlights. There have also been a bunch of first for both players and teams, as well as, a ton of personal milestones along the way. Detroit Rock City There is no date more important than Nov. 18 in the...
All-Time Best Players for Defunct NHL Teams
November 4th, 2020 The what ifs. The coulda shouldas. The almosts. They’re the lost or forgotten teams of the NHL. Those that have relocated or merged or went belly-up. While some teams have been reincarnated, i.e. the Winnipeg Jets became the Arizona Coyotes, this article focuses on selecting the best player from each team that no longer exists in the...
Kraken Need to Move Quick on Head Coach Pick
November 3rd, 2020 There are a lot of things the Seattle Kraken can't do yet. They can't sign players or make trades, but even if they could, without a coaching team to put systems in place and run practices, the players would just be standing around. A recent National Hockey League new and rumors article mentioned an interview Ron Francis gave to Pierre...
Today in Hockey History: Oct. 24
October 24th, 2020 Perhaps the greatest defenseman in National Hockey League history hit a pair of milestones, with two different teams, on this date. Plus, the Nassau Coliseum hosted a handful of memorable moments and a current general manager built his Hall of Fame credentials during his playing career. Orr Makes Even More History When you had the...
Ron Francis Brings a Lot to the Table for the Kraken
September 25th, 2020 Ron Francis was hired to be the general manager of the Seattle Kraken on July 18th, 2019. The role, building a professional sports franchise from literally nothing, is unlike any other position in sport. He doesn't get to blame the last guy. Nor does he have cupboards full of high picks or promising prospects, though they may come. All...
