Ryan Smyth on the Doorstep of History Marcy Di Michele | March 28, 2014 The Edmonton Oilers season has been, in a word, terrible. The team has failed to produce on the ice, the coaching has been called into question, some fans have essentially…
All the Kings’ Captains: The Stories Behind the “C” Jesse Weinstein | March 15, 2014 There is something to be said about players who are appointed as captains in a league of over 800 players. Specifically, thirty players have this honor. These players encompass a…
The Top 5 Los Angeles Kings Trades of All Time Walter McLaughlin | March 14, 2014 This statement won’t carry much shock value, but the Los Angeles Kings have made a lot of bad trades over their 46+ year history. It bears repeating: a lot of…
Battle of Alberta: Playoff Madness & More Mario Boucher | March 2, 2014 The Calgary Flames and the Edmonton Oilers have faced each other in hockey battle for four decades. The Battle of Alberta has seen its share of classic games. The teams…
How the West is Lost Peter Chau | January 26, 2014 At one time, the teams in Western Canada were the darlings of the NHL. Opponents have traveled through this unforgiving land of mountain and prairie without any guarantee of victory.…
The Week of January 20 – 26 in Los Angeles Kings History Walter McLaughlin | January 22, 2014 History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it — Winston Churchill With the historic Dodger Stadium game between the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks on…
Kerry Fraser Assesses Habs at Midpoint David P. Stein | January 13, 2014 When you have worked in hockey for as long as Kerry Fraser has, you’re bound to know a thing or two about the game. However, an NHL referee not only…
IntelliGym Helping To Develop Hockey Sense THW Archives | January 8, 2014 There was one thing that made the likes of Gretzky, Howe, Orr, Beliveau, Yzerman, Crosby, etc. different from all the other NHL players. Aside from being the best to ever…
When The Northlands Coliseum Closes on the Oilers Peter Chau | December 17, 2013 To those who know me, I wasn’t originally a Canucks fan. To a fault, I will admit that I am a bandwagon jumper. Yes, I am guilty of jumping from…
The Oilers: Pattern of Failure or Impossible Precedent? Marcy Di Michele | December 10, 2013 Since their last Stanley Cup championship in 1990, the Edmonton Oilers have made the playoffs nine times out of 22 seasons, including one trip to the Finals in 2006. Since…
Q & A With Manny Malhotra of the Carolina Hurricanes Dan Rice | November 29, 2013 Manny Malhotra has played for six different NHL teams now as he begins his 15th season in the league and even though he never became a great goal scorer, the…
5 Hockey Thoughts and Oddities The Hockey Writers | October 24, 2013 Lying awake at night, listening to the snores of bedfellows and little ones in neighboring bedrooms, the mind gets to wandering. The ‘whys’, ‘hows’, whos’, and ‘whens’ of the night…
