Posts About "Stanley Cup"
Every Stanley Cup Winner Since 1960
May 17th, 2020 While nearly everything in the NHL has changed over the last 59 years, the goal has remained the same. Raising Lord Stanley's Cup remains the prime objective of each player in the NHL each season. Here we will take a look back at every single Stanley Cup winner since 1960. 1960 NHL Stanley Cup Champions - Montreal Canadiens 1960...
Bobby Orr's Flying Goal
May 10th, 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...
Little Known Facts About the Stanley Cup
April 25th, 2020 Every hockey fan knows what the Stanley Cup is and hopes that their team will bring it home. Some even hope to be able to lift the coveted silver cup above their heads. The Stanley Cup (Image: MasterMaq/Flickr) What a lot of people don't think about is the history behind the Cup. Most hockey fans know that Lord Stanley of Preston...
Jean Béliveau, Miracle of Modesty
April 10th, 2020 Originally written when Mr. Béliveau passed away in December, 2014. The hockey world, and all of Canada, mourns the loss of Jean Béliveau, a man of miraculous talent and total modesty, who played the game better than almost anyone ever has, and who carried himself-- on and off the ice-- with the grace and humility befitting a...
11 NHL Teams Without a Stanley Cup
April 9th, 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...
Longest Stanley Cup Droughts
March 24th, 2020 It's often said that the Stanley Cup is the hardest trophy to win in professional sports. Of the league's 31 teams (and with Seattle joining in 2021-22), only 20 have won the Stanley Cup and just 13 have won multiple championships. In the modern era, it's become tougher to win championships and build dynasties which begs the question:...
Brian Leetch: The Road to the 1994 Conn Smythe Trophy
March 3rd, 2020 Brian Leetch was the Rangers' captain from 1997-2000. Brian Leetch holds the distinction of being the first American-born player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as Playoff MVP. The 2009 Hall of Fame inductee was one of the best offensive defensemen in the history of the game, and is arguably the finest player in the New York Rangers'...
Howie Morenz: Hockey Royalty
February 22nd, 2020 This article was originally written in June, 2010. University of Wisconsin’s Blake Geoffrion, winner of the 2010 Hobey Baker Memorial Award for college hockey’s best player, is the new Crown Prince of NCAA Hockey. Like a champion thoroughbred racehorse, Blake’s hockey blood lines can be traced back four generations. Howie...
NHL Dynasties: Which One is No. 1
February 7th, 2020 It’s easy enough to identify the great team dynasties of NHL history. Simply take any list of Stanley Cup victories since 1917 and highlight the teams that have won three or more Cups in succession. Also include teams that have won more than three Stanley Cups over a relatively short period of several years in a row, as long as the...
The NHL's Relationship with United States Presidents
November 12th, 2019 Rarely do Presidents of the United States make it to the highlight reel of SportsCenter, but President Donald Trump has found himself there a few times in the past few weeks. First, he decided to attend a World Series game where the hometown Washington Nationals were playing host to the Houston Astros in Washington, D.C. Then again,...
What the Blues Can Expect This Season
September 27th, 2019 Jonathan Toews remembers the celebrations, the parades and the parties. Hoisting the Stanley Cup meant cherished moments with teammates, family and friends — memories that will never fade. The only downside? Short summers that ...
The Day the Stanley Cup was Stolen
September 21st, 2019 There are few objects in sports that inspire such reverence and awe as the Stanley Cup. The simplicity and elegance of the trophy that bears the names of all of its recipients puts championship awards from other sports to shame. But did you know that on a cold day in December nearly fifty years ago, the Stanley Cup was almost lost...
Countdown to Puck Drop - Day 34 - The End of the Original Senators
August 29th, 2019 Introducing The Hockey Writers’ Countdown to Puck Drop series. From now until the puck drops on the 2019-20 NHL’s regular season on Oct. 2 when the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators, we’ll be producing content that’s connected to the number of days remaining on that particular day. Some posts may be associated with a...
