Jonathan Drouin’s Coming of Age: How Yzerman’s Patience Paid Off Steven DiOssi | May 7, 2016 Watching Jonathan Drouin during Game 3 of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s matchup with the New York Islanders, it was clear that his maturation as a player took on a whole…
800 Reasons Coach Q is Top Shelf Rick Rischall | April 3, 2016 On Friday night, April 1, 2016, the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-4. With that win, Joel Quenneville also recorded his 799th win as a head coach. Coach Quenneville…
Why are the Chicago Blackhawks so Good? One Reason Marcy Di Michele | February 26, 2016 Okay there are several reasons why the Chicago Blackhawks are a borderline dynasty right now. You could name players, coaches, shrewd drafting and the right decisions in terms of trades.…
Detroit Red Wings: How The Grind Line Revolutionized The NHL Tony Wolak | October 1, 2015 The Coneheads. The Production Line. The Crash Line. Hockey has had famous lines throughout history that served a distinct purpose for their team. “The Grind Line” not only had a…
Can Jeff Blashill Top Babcock, Bowman In First Year? Tony Wolak | August 17, 2015 This season, Detroit Red Wings players and fans will see a new head coach lead the team for the first time in a decade. The Red Wings chose Jeff Blashill…
Game of Numbers: 2015 Stanley Cup Winners Edition Andrew Forbes | June 28, 2015 Throughout the 2014-15 regular season, The Hockey Writers kept up on some upcoming milestones for each NHL franchise. They were categorized into individual milestones, franchise marks and players that found…
Bridesmaids Battle: Blues vs. Canucks Bruce Hollingdrake | March 30, 2015 A guest post by Colleen O’Shea Of the 30 teams that make up the NHL, 11 teams — about a third of them — have never won the Stanley Cup. Of…
Welcome to 1964 Part II (The Rest of the Summer) Rick Cole | September 16, 2014 Last time, we outlined the 1964 off-season’s first month and all of the goings-on in hockey during May. We’ll continue on here with what took place over the rest of…
Buffalo Sabres History: Part I (1970-1981) Tim Olewniczak | September 10, 2014 The 2013-2014 NHL season was a year in Buffalo Sabres history that both players and fans want to forget. It was a historically bad season for the franchise yet it…
The Jack Adams Award Voting Is Flawed Alex Kozovski | April 15, 2014 Scotty Bowman’s coaching resume would make most NHL franchises envious: nine Stanley Cups, 1,244 regular season wins, 28 playoff appearances, and 223 playoff wins. The only underwhelming statistic for the…
Ken Dryden’s ‘The Game’, 30th Anniversary Edition Ross Bonander | November 25, 2013 The Game: 30th Anniversary Edition, by Ken Dryden. (2013, Chicago: Triumph Books. Trade Paper. Pp. 320. $19.95. ISBN: 9781600789618) If you pick up the 30th anniversary edition of Ken Dryden’s…
Philadelphia Flyers: Broad Street Bullies No More Ari Grief | October 13, 2013 That’s our culture! – Ed Snider, Chairman Is there a more maligned team in the NHL than the Philadelphia Flyers? Is there a team year-after-year that has disappointed its fans,…