Posts About "Teemu Selanne"
Anaheim Ducks' 50-Goal Scorers
January 7th, 2020 Ever since Maurice "The Rocket" Richard became the first to do so in 1944-45, scoring 50 goals in one season has been the pinnacle plateau for NHL goal scorers. The magic 50-number has distinguished the true "snipers" of the league. While Wayne Gretzky once scored 50 in only 39 games - an NHL record - many Hockey Hall of Famers never...
Top 5 Jets 1.0 Draft Picks of All Time
December 7th, 2019 Winnipeg Jets' general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff is often heralded for his deftness at the draft table, and deservedly so. Through a patient draft-and-develop strategy, he's turned the second incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets from a team nearly no assets and laughable depth into a legitimate contender. He's largely avoided...
Top 5 Paul Kariya Moments With Ducks
October 16th, 2019 Anaheim Ducks greats Teemu Selanne and Paul Kariya were finally inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in what was an appropriate recognition of everything each player achieved in his career. I highlighted the top five moments Selanne had with the Ducks. Now, let's take a look back at Kariya's career. The speedy left winger played for...
Top 10 All-Time European-Born NHL Forwards
October 13th, 2019 Europeans are having a bigger impact in the NHL now than ever before. Of the 985 players to play in at least one game this season, 268, or 27 percent, were born in Europe. Europeans have been at the pinnacle of success in recent seasons, winning five of the past 10 Hart, Art Ross, and Norris Trophy winners. But European success in the...
Top-10 Finns of the 1990s
August 17th, 2019 The 1990s were a time when Finnish hockey players became more prevalent throughout the NHL. By the time that the decade had gotten underway, three Finns already had their names inscribed upon Lord Stanley's Cup, while a total of four had been NHL All-Stars. While the Finns of the decade prior certainly found NHL success, it was the...
5 Greatest Moments in Jets 2.0 History
August 3rd, 2019 Winnipeg Jets fans waited 15 long years for the NHL to return. Yet here we are, already looking ahead to the Jets’ ninth season back in Winnipeg. Where has the time gone? Related: Jets 2.0: By the Numbers There have been a lot of big moments in the last eight seasons, some happy and exciting, others sad and disheartening....
