Posts About "Stanley Cup"
2020-21 NHL Season Will Bring One-and-Only Stanley Cup Matchups
January 1st, 2021 With the pandemic altering all aspects of life, the 2020-21 NHL season has had to adapt as well. Part of the adjustment includes a division realignment, which has placed all Canadian teams in the North Division. These changes have also influenced the Stanley Cup Playoff format. Sixteen teams will still make the playoffs, but the first...
Removing the Maple Leafs From the Cup - Some Personal Thoughts
December 25th, 2020 When I was a young boy – I am thinking about eight or nine – my father took me to visit Maple Leaf Gardens. He was usually a quiet man, but I recall that this day he was unusually excited. Walking down the street outside the Gardens, he told me about the Toronto Maple Leafs and the great hockey played there. He was excited to show...
Blues' 12 Days of Hockeymas: One Stanley Cup
December 24th, 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. The St. Louis...
Flames 12 Days of Hockeymas: Best of the 6 One-Cup Wonders
December 24th, 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. Over...
Islanders 12 Days of Hockeymas: 4 Stanley Cups
December 21st, 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. Just seven seasons...
Penguins 12 Days of Hockeymas: 5 Stanley Cup Victories
December 20th, 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. There...
Dear Santa: Avalanche 2020-21 Wish List
December 18th, 2020 With Christmas just around the corner and everyone getting into the holiday spirit, it is no different for NHL teams. While many of the Avalanche faithful probably have "Reverse Retro Jersey" on their wishlist this time of year (and how could they not), the team has a wish list of their own. They will be hoping they will be gifted all...
Red Wings 12 Days of Hockeymas: 11 Stanley Cups in Franchise History
December 14th, 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. The...
The Stanley Cup & Grey Cup Have Common & Intertwined Histories
November 25th, 2020 Last Sunday was supposed to be the playing of the Canadian Football League's championship. Arguably the second-most hallowed piece of hardware in Canadian sport, the Grey Cup possesses its own fantastic history, having been awarded every November since 1919. Grey Cup Sunday has become a tradition in Canada, with fans regularly packing...
Bobby Orr's Flying Goal
November 21st, 2020 You've probably heard of Bobby Orr. Widely considered the best defenseman to ever play the game, and even considered by some the best player ever, the legendary No. 4 took his first strides in the NHL during the 1966-67 season -- but, it was during Orr's prime that he dominated the league. From the 1969-70 season to the 1974-75...
The History of Overtime in the Chase for the Stanley Cup
October 20th, 2020 In the first game of the first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Tampa Bay Lightning needed a fifth overtime period to put away the Columbus Blue Jackets. That series included another OT game. And by the time the Lightning raised the Cup, the team had played eight overtime games, totaling 15 periods. That got me wondering if...
11 NHL Teams Without a Stanley Cup
October 15th, 2020 Winning in the NHL is anything but easy. When considering how hard it is to win each individual battle within the game while also trying to come out ahead in the games themselves over the course of a season, the difficulty level increases exponentially. This is why winning a Stanley Cup is something that has eluded so many...
Howie Morenz: Hockey Royalty
September 21st, 2020 This article was originally written in June, 2010. When the University of Wisconsin’s Blake Geoffrion won the 2010 Hobey Baker Memorial Award for college hockey’s best player, he was the new Crown Prince of NCAA Hockey. Like a champion thoroughbred racehorse, Blake’s hockey blood lines can be traced back four generations....
