Chris Osgood – Oz-Good As They Get Anatoliy Metter | November 29, 2011 During the summer of 2011, Chris Osgood decided that 17 years of service as a NHL goalie merited him the ability to retire from playing a sport that he had…
Boston Bruins: On The Warpath The Hockey Writers | November 21, 2011 The 2011 Stanley Cup Champion Boston Bruins started their 2011-1012 season with 3 wins and 7 losses in the month of October. Many have termed this as the inevitable Stanley…
Book Review: The Lives of Conn Smythe Rebecca Dobrinski | November 20, 2011 The Lives of Conn Smythe: From the Battlefield to Maple Leaf Gardens: A Hockey Icon’s Story . By Kelly McParland. (2011, Toronto: FENN/McClelland & Stewart Ltd. Hardcover. Pp. 370. $32.99.…
The NHL’s Chance at Ratings Bliss Rich Klennert | October 24, 2011 In the professional sports world there are 4 major leagues they are Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Football League, and National Hockey League. The NFL is top dog,…
Penguins Hockey – The Last Days of the Igloo Bruce Hollingdrake | October 24, 2011 Pittsburgh’s Civic Arena, affectionately known as The Igloo and former home of Penguins hockey, is finally being demolished. [story originally written in 2011] – Story by Brian Lutz Strange things…
Book Review: The Life and Times of the Golden Jet Rebecca Dobrinski | October 4, 2011 The Devil and Bobby Hull: How Hockey’s Original Million-Dollar Man Became the Game’s Lost Legend By Gare Joyce. (2011, Mississauga, Ont.: John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd. Hardcover. Pp. 274.…
NHL 2011-2012: Is Your Team Scheduled for Success? The Hockey Writers | October 2, 2011 The 2011-2012 NHL regular season starts October 6th. The pre-season is finally over. Every hockey fan has by now looked at their team’s upcoming schedule with hopeful anticipation. Who do…
The Tampa Bay Lightning’s New Look Isn’t Skin Deep Brent Lemon | September 25, 2011 The Tampa Bay Lightning’s new uniforms are generating buzz in the hockey world, but the re-worked sweater is only the most obvious element of the Lightning’s organizational transformation. Here are…
Boston Bruins, Believing in the Future The Hockey Writers | September 18, 2011 First, before discussing the future a declaration on the recent past: We are 2011 Stanley Cup Champions! I say ‘We’ because as long time Bruins fans, this is a collective accomplishment,…
Top 10 Things to Look Forward to in the Nashville Predators 2011-2012 Season George Scoville | September 12, 2011 Greetings, THW readers! I’m pleased to be joining the slate of contributors here, bringing you insightful and (hopefully) funny takes on one of the NHL’s whipping boys — my boys…
Los Angeles Kings Resurrect Gretzky-Era Uniforms Walter McLaughlin | September 4, 2011 The Los Angeles Kings are so intent upon returning to the Finals for the first time since the Gretzky era, they’ve decided to bring him back — at least in…
Current Enemy Number One: The Vancouver Canucks Daniel Schöpf | August 28, 2011 So I am supposed to be ashamed of being a Canucks fan now? The memo arrived late but take a small trip out of BC with your Orca jersey and…
