Phantom Sniper Fires Up Red Wings’ “Terrible Ted” THW Archives | March 24, 2022 Back in the 1950s, the Detroit Red Wings were nearly unstoppable. That is, until Jack Adams broke up the band. But before Adams could attempt his own rebuild, the franchise…
100 Greatest NHL Players by Team Tony Wolak | May 27, 2021 In 2017, the NHL announced its top 100 players of all-time as part of its 100th anniversary celebration. The players that comprised the list represented 32 NHL franchises, including three…
Best NHL Team of All-Time Brackets: 1951-52 Detroit Red Wings Tony Wolak | May 5, 2021 The Detroit Red Wings have featured a handful of extraordinary teams over the years, but the 1951-52 team stands out as one of the best … in NHL history. Back…
Red Wings 12 Days of Hockeymas: 8 Retired Numbers Devin Little | December 17, 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…
Jack Adams, the Man and the Award Tony Wolak | November 18, 2020 Few people have had a more transcending impact on the NHL than legendary coach and general manager Jack Adams. For 36 years, Adams led the Detroit Red Wings organization in…
A Look Back at the Career of Jimmy Thomson THW Archives | May 19, 2020 This article was originally published in August, 2012. James Richard ‘Jeems’ Thomson (also ‘The Gold Dust Twins’ with Gus Mortson)#2, 20 Defenceb: 23 Feb 1927 Winnipeg, MBd: 18 May 1991…
Countdown to Puck Drop – Day 52 – 1951-52 Red Wings the Best Ever? Tony Wolak | August 11, 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…
THW Podcast – Ep. 14 – One-on-One w/ Former NHL’er Sean Brown Jim Parsons | March 7, 2019 On the 14th episode of The Hockey Writers Podcast, Brandon Share-Cohen stops in to chat about what has so far been a bit of a slower news week in the…
NHL News & Notes: Lindsay, McCabe & More Brandon Share-Cohen | March 4, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, NHL Legend Ted Lindsay has passed away, Jake McCabe is out for five to six weeks with an upper-body injury and Kevan Miller is considered…
Remembering Gus Mortson Rick Cole | November 30, 2017 Gus Mortson, the man they called “Old Hardrock” (as much for his playing style as for his origins in Northern Ontario mining country) was known as one of the toughest…
DeBrincat Cut, Stastny and Animisov on IR & More News Dustin L. Nelson | December 22, 2016 It wouldn’t be an international tournament if there wasn’t a roster controversy with Team USA. This month’s World Junior camp roster was surprisingly without significant controversy for the Americans. But…
The Production Line: Our Fondest Memories of Gordie Howe Jacob Messing | June 13, 2016 In this week’s The Grind Line, we pay special tribute to Gordie “Mr. Hockey” Howe and share some of our greatest memories of number 9. Summing up the life of…