Posts About "Wayne Gretzky"
Los Angeles Kings: The Foundation of Royalty
April 9th, 2018 The Los Angeles Kings built a legacy that did not start until professional ice hockey had been around for over six decades. Many people who follow their respective hockey teams may be able to cite starting rosters, prospects, team history, and recent play; however, how many people can cite when and where the birth of professional...
ICYMI: Oilers, McDavid Come up Big in NHLPA Players Poll
March 14th, 2018 The NHLPA recently released their 2017-18 player poll last week and the Edmonton Oilers got some kudos from the league. When you're on vacation (like myself), sometimes you have to catch up on content you might've missed. The player's union held a survey covering an array of topics with the caveat that only the players themselves could...
The 600-Goal Club
March 13th, 2018 For most hockey players, winning the Stanley Cup is the ultimate goal. From being drafted to helping a team through the regular season, playoffs and eventually Stanley Cup Finals, hoisting the cup is always the end-goal. Along the way, however, players all seek to play the best they can for a variety of purposes. While players always...
10 NHL Oddities We'll Never See Again
March 11th, 2018 The saying is that records are meant to be broken, but in certain cases, they simply won't be broken. Barring radical changes to the playing style and rules of the NHL, it's highly unlikely that we'll ever see anything like the below occurrences. Some relate to scoring, others awards, and a few singular oddball events that are...
Remembering What Made Mario Lemieux Greatest
January 13th, 2018 Equal parts exhilarating and devastating, sports are quite simply unpredictable. Ask the city of Pittsburgh. This week 25 years ago, Penguins fans experienced both emotions at the same time. Riding back-to-back Stanley Cup championships and looking like a team destined to three-peat, Mario Lemieux stepped to the podium at a sudden press...
Wayne Gretzky: The Great One's 10 Most Unbreakable Records
December 24th, 2017 Wayne Gretzky spent his entire professional hockey career (20 seasons in the NHL and one in the WHA) rewriting the record books. When 'The Great One' retired following the 1998-99 season, he held 61 NHL records. Gretzky's stats have set the benchmark so high that it appears that many -- if not all -- of his records appear to be...
