Valeri Kharlamov: The Most Overrated Player in History Bill Schoeninger | July 14, 2014 If you were to ask a hockey fan from Russia who the greatest Russian/Soviet player ever was, the answer, without hesitation, would be Valeri Kharlamov. In Russia, Kharlamov enjoys legendary…
Alan Eagleson: The Hockey Fail King THW Archives | January 27, 2014 “If you asked him a question he’d say, ‘Why the [expletive] are you asking me a [expletive] question. I’m breaking my [expletive] back for you. You’re lucky you’re getting [expletive]…
Book Review: The Goal of My Life: A Memoir Mark Ascione | December 30, 2012 Paul Henderson is best known as a former NHL player and hero of the 1972 Summit Series for Canada. The majority of people who have any idea about the name ‘Paul Henderson’ will make that connection. And, most recently, it’s become known that he now is dealing with cancer.
2012 Canada-Russia Challenge: Game One in the Books Brendan Ross | August 9, 2012 Forty-years ago, a Soviet team filled with amateurs travelled to Montreal, Quebec to face-off against the Canadian powerhouse team at the legendary Montreal Forum in an eight-game series. Seconds after…
When the Russians Were Better Than Us Jeff Mazur | August 5, 2012 It’s always subjective as to which hockey playing nation is better than the rest, since results in important tournaments usually vary from year to year, sometimes month to month. However,…
Paul Henderson: Career, Accolades, Cancer Mark Ascione | June 10, 2012 The news has recently featured reports that former NHL, WHA and Team Canada player Paul Henderson’s cancer has advanced to the point where he is likely going to have chemotherapy or clinical…
Time heals hostility of ’72 Summit Series James Gazzale | February 26, 2012 Moscow. 1972. The Canadians had just defeated the Soviet Union in the Summit Series, proving themselves, they believed, as the class of international hockey. Forty years later, legends of both…
Pavel Bure, Russia win Summit Series rematch with Canada James Gazzale | February 25, 2012 Pavel Bure scored three goals while four other Russians netted one goal each as Russia defeated Canada 7-5 at Megasport Arena in Moscow in the 40th anniversary rematch of the…
Book Review: Summit Series ’72 Rebecca Dobrinski | November 25, 2011 Summit Series ’72: Eight games that put Canada on top of world hockey By Richard Brignall. (2011, Toronto: James Lorimer & Company, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 151. $9.95. ISBN 978-1-55277-883-8.) Like…
Hockey — Not Cancer — On Henderson’s Mind: Anniversary Of THE Goal Christopher Ralph | September 28, 2010 Christopher Ralph is a senior sportswriter here at THW specializing in covering NHL prospects and the entry draft. Either I have forgotten or somehow the news eluded me…