Posts About "Wayne Gretzky"
The Strangest Superstitions in NHL History
January 18th, 2020 As professional athletes, NHL hockey players will do whatever it takes to be successful on the ice. On top of their on and off ice training and preparation, many players throughout NHL history have adopted strange, often disturbing superstitions in order to ensure their on-ice success. Oddly enough, some of the best players to...
The Day the Mark Messier Era Ended in New York
January 14th, 2020 A decade of futility for the New York Rangers that started in the late 1990's began with one event in July of 1997. It wasn't a game the Rangers lost, a trade they made, or a free agent they signed (although there would be many to follow). No, the day that led to seven straight non-playoff seasons for the Broadway Blueshirts was the...
The Canucks' Elias Pettersson: Even Better in 2019-20
January 12th, 2020 The Vancouver Canucks' Elias Pettersson picked up an assist during each of his team’s last three games against the Buffalo Sabres, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Florida Panthers. What a disappointment. Or so it seems this season. The sophomore center now has 12 points in his last 10 games, which includes four multiple-point...
McDavid Chasing Oilers Legends
January 10th, 2020 In what Connor McDavid has done in four and a half seasons, he is already being spoken about as a legend in the making. One thing that will always loom over his once-in-a-generation-talent is that Wayne Gretzky was also an Edmonton Oiler who just happened to win four Stanley Cups in his nine years wearing the same jersey (10 seasons if...
'Drop the Puck: Hockey Every Day, Every Way' - Book Review
January 2nd, 2020 "Drop the Puck: Hockey Every Day, Every Way" is the fifth installment in Jayne J. Jones Beehler's The Official Adventures series. The focus of Beehler's work is to demonstrate that hockey is indeed for everyone, no matter what challenges an individual might be confronted with. "Drop the Puck: Hockey Every Day, Every Way" is the...
10 NHL Oddities We'll Never See Again
December 24th, 2019 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...
